Unicycle
The idea for the unicycle came from a friend who thought it would be a cool thing to make using SolidWorks. After making it, I think I have to agree that it was a good choice. I figure that if later on I want to make a bicycle, I can use some of the same parts like the wheel and the pedals. I used circular patterns on the wheel for the spokes and the treads. For the grip on the pedals, I used fill patterns in order to fill the area. This model was created in SolidWorks 2011; if you have an earlier version of SolidWorks you can go here to 3D Content Central to download the model for your version. I hope you enjoy.
Ian Jutras
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Mechanical Engineering 2013