Gingerbread House in SolidWorks
This was quite a fun assembly to make. The gingerbread man was outlined using splines and a sketch picture. The model was decorated with liberal use of linear component patterns. The only difficulty was in creating the candy canes, but
... ContinuedFire Sprinkler
For this post I made a fire sprinkler thanks to the suggestion of one of my friends who is studying fire protection. The base sprinkler head was made using some boss extrudes. The threads were made by using a helix
... ContinuedWeldment Tutorial in Balsa Wood for Bridge and Structures
To create a Balsa Wood bridge or other wood structures, use a SolidWorks Library Feature, a SolidWorks 3D Sketch and SolidWorks Weldments, Here are the steps, video and model files to create a Balsa Wood Structure: 1. Create a cross
... ContinuedW16 Engine: Intake Manifold
In this post about the W16 engine I will present the build of the intake manifold through top-down design.
See detailed explanations in the extended entry at the end of the post.
Thank you for reading about this build and stay tuned for the next post which will detail the build of the exhaust manifolds, turbo compressors and their integration with the intake manifold.
George Bucsan
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Aerospace Engineering, 2014
... ContinuedRobot CAD Tutorial in SolidWorks
Need a CAD tutorial to learn how to create a Robot model in SolidWorks? It's competive robot season again and time to get prepared by understanding how to create and assemble parts in SolidWorks. 1. Start with best practices review our
... ContinuedDoing things Different by Breaking the Mold
HSMWorks Breaks the Mold. By Richard Williams aka Corporal Willy December 2nd 2011 Really good things don’t happen all that often these days but today the news came out that I want everyone to know about especially those
... ContinuedThanksgiving Dinner
This is part two of Dave and my joint project. We finally put dinner on the table for Thanksgiving. We had a few challenges to overcome when designing the food. This was due to the difficulty of designing natural shapes.
... ContinuedDining Room in SolidWorks
For this post, Dave and I decided to do a joint project. With the American holiday of Thanksgiving fast approaching, we thought it might be fun to create a Thanksgiving dinner in SolidWorks. This is the first of two
... ContinuedMotor W16: Blocul Motor si Chiulasele
The English version of this post can be found here.
In acest post despre motorul W16 voi arata cum am calculate unghiurile de faza ale axelor cu came si apoi voi detalia cuplarea componentelor din chiulase cu restul motorului.
O alta animatie care permite vizualizarea componentelor in miscare dintr-un cadru fix poate fi gasita aici.
Vezi explicatii detaliate in extended entry la sfarsitul postarii.
La rugamintea unui cititor voi atasa un fisier zip cu intregul motor si dar voi ascunde (hide) piesele care nu au fost prezentate inca. Descarca aici.
Va multumesc pentru ca ati citit despre aceasta constructie. Continuati sa cititi urmatoarele postari in care voi detalia crearea galeriei de admisie prin design top-down.
George Bucsan
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Aerospace Engineering, 2014
... ContinuedHand Drill in SolidWorks
I found an antique hand drill lying around my house and I thought this would be a fun project. I used revolve features extensively, as well as the obvious gear mates, to create an accurate representation of this mechanism. I
... ContinuedCarved Pumpkins
For this post I carved a number of different pumpkins that I based off the model that I made for my last post. To create the pumpkin eating the other pumpkin I used the scale feature to reduce the size
... ContinuedW16 Engine: Block and Cylinder Heads
In this post about the W16 engine I will show the calculation of the camshaft phase angles and then detail the mating of the components in the cylinder heads with the rest of the engine.
Another animation that better allows to see the full movement of the engine can be found here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ci7m0j5iCAQ).
See detailed explanations in the extended entry at the end of the post.
At the request of a reader I will upload the complete assembly but hide the parts that I have not presented yet. Download Engine.
Thank you for reading about this build and stay tuned for the next post which will detail the build of the intake manifold through top-down design strategy.
George Bucsan
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Aerospace Engineering, 2014
... ContinuedMechanical Rocking Chair in SolidWorks
Form takes a bit of a backseat to function today as we explore a practical application of linkage design. This linkage-operated (and motor-driven) rocking chair allows people with physical disabilities to experience the healing and comforting motion of a traditional
... ContinuedPumpkin 3D CAD Model in SolidWorks
For this post I decided in the spirit of Halloween to make a pumpkin. My thought is that you can download this model and carve your own virtual Jack-O-Lantern for Halloween. For my next post I will show what I
... ContinuedIndia Engineering Students Win Big at BWIR Design Ace Competition
Engineering students from southern India were challanged with BWIR(Barry Weymiller International Resources) Design Ace Competition. The exciting finals took place last week in Chennai, India and I was fortunate to be a judge. Why? because I got to see first
... Continued