1.0SOLIDWORKS Education Bloghttps://blogs.solidworks.com/teacherGeorge Bucsanhttps://blogs.solidworks.com/teacher/author/george-bucsanrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="8o4yTvCtA6"><a href="https://blogs.solidworks.com/teacher/2011/05/w16-engine-the-crankshaft.html">W16 Engine: The Crankshaft</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://blogs.solidworks.com/teacher/2011/05/w16-engine-the-crankshaft.html/embed#?secret=8o4yTvCtA6" width="600" height="338" title="“W16 Engine: The Crankshaft” — SOLIDWORKS Education Blog" data-secret="8o4yTvCtA6" 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/3/6a00d83451706569e2014e61029011970c.png1038806In this fourth post about the W16 Engine I will introduce the Crankshaft and detail its build. Download Crankshaft 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 Block-Crankshaft-Pistons assembly and its animation.   George Bucsan Worcester Polytechnic Institute Aerospace Engineering, 2014