1.0SOLIDWORKS Education Bloghttps://blogs.solidworks.com/teacherGeorge Bucsanhttps://blogs.solidworks.com/teacher/author/george-bucsanrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="6tRnFTfZle"><a href="https://blogs.solidworks.com/teacher/2011/04/w16-engine-piston-conrod-assembly.html">W16 Engine: Piston-Conrod Assembly</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://blogs.solidworks.com/teacher/2011/04/w16-engine-piston-conrod-assembly.html/embed#?secret=6tRnFTfZle" width="600" height="338" title="“W16 Engine: Piston-Conrod Assembly” — SOLIDWORKS Education Blog" data-secret="6tRnFTfZle" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://blogs.solidworks.com/teacher/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://blog-assets.solidworks.com/uploads/sites/3/6a00d83451706569e2014e87da90a9970d.png490670In this post I will continue with the building of my W16 engine by introducing the piston rings, the connecting rod parts and assembly, and finally, the whole assembly with the proper movement restricting mates.   Download Piston-rod See detailed explanation 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 include the engine block and the math behind it.   George Bucsan Worcester Polytechnic Institute Aerospace Engineering, 2014