cloudy
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| posted on 26/11/07 at 12:47 PM |
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Solidworks sketching help needed!
I've got this far with a solidworks version of my 3d studio max model:
The trouble i'm having is adding the top curved tubes (photoshopped in red on the solidworks still), they have components in both the top and
left planes. Anyone have any idea how they would go about doing them? Do I need to create planes? Would 3D sketch help me?
Thanks all,
James
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Moorron
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| posted on 26/11/07 at 01:17 PM |
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First off are you doing the chassis as one part or are you doing it as an assembly of individual parts?
also, you do know that you can mirror parts or details. Looking from what you have done already i would say its going to be easier to draw one side
and then mirrot the lot near the end.
To answer your OP i would creat a plane as you said, draw a 2D sketch (one side for now) then create another sketch intersecting your
'path' sketch and then do a 'sweep boss' along the path.
Sorry about my spelling, im an engineer and only work in numbers.
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cloudy
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| posted on 26/11/07 at 01:32 PM |
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It's all as one part...
OK will try that....
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tks
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| posted on 26/11/07 at 02:13 PM |
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every part wich you draws has his own origin planes.
you can ofset and fixate those planes easyly given you a garantee that is all square..
Tks
[Edited on 26/11/07 by tks]
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Anman
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| posted on 26/11/07 at 03:00 PM |
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I think the best way(altough i've never done something like this) is to make 3 planes. 1 for the begin point at the front, 1 for the end point
at the rear and 1 at the highest point. On each of these plane you draw a point where the tube is to intersect the plane. Then you connect the three
point with a 3Dsketch. And finally sweep the required profile along this 3Dsketch...
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kb58
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| posted on 26/11/07 at 03:25 PM |
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LOL, when I saw the top picture, I though, "Man, this guy's really good with Solidworks!"
Mid-engine Locost - http://www.midlana.com
And the book - http://www.lulu.com/shop/kurt-bilinski/midlana/paperback/product-21330662.html
Kimini - a tube-frame, carbon shell, Honda Prelude VTEC mid-engine Mini: http://www.kimini.com
And its book -
http://www.lulu.com/shop/kurt-bilinski/kimini-how-to-design-and-build-a-mid-engine-sports-car-from-scratch/paperback/product-4858803.html
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 26/11/07 at 03:48 PM |
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He's certainly good with 3D Studio Max! 
How long did it take you to do that? Awesome! 
[Edited on 26/11/07 by Confused but excited.]
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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cloudy
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| posted on 26/11/07 at 05:13 PM |
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Taken a month or so of pondering and maybe a day or two of doing
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 26/11/07 at 09:05 PM |
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You are a God!
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 26/11/07 at 09:39 PM |
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Dare you to post it on the atom forum
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cloudy
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| posted on 26/11/07 at 11:02 PM |
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the side bracing is the best solution for stiffness - If you want a tubular middy with a nice rounded side aspect to the body, this is one of very few
designs that aesthetically work - believe me i've tried many!
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kreb
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| posted on 27/11/07 at 06:53 AM |
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I daresay it's prettier than the Atom!
https://www.supercars.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/1966_FiatAbarth_1000SP1.jpg
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CD-5
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| posted on 27/11/07 at 07:46 PM |
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mangogrooveworkshop you are not funny.... they gonna say it's a copy....and probably ugly...
It is loking verry good i like it alot!!!
Just change the side brace orientation to match thoes of the atom 3 and you're going to get sued for copyright 
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Doug68
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| posted on 27/11/07 at 11:00 PM |
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A couple of things...
Anyone building a "7" just cannot take the pee about anybody copying anything, period.
If you look at Cloudy's build thread you'll see the enormous amount of
effort to date he's put into this design which has changed and progressed radically over time, so if he did set out to build an Atom clone
he's gone about it in a very hard way.
Doug. 1TG
Sports Car Builders WA
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