{"id":16430,"date":"2017-05-23T11:00:47","date_gmt":"2017-05-23T15:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/?p=16430"},"modified":"2017-05-22T11:18:56","modified_gmt":"2017-05-22T15:18:56","slug":"solidworks-drift-trike-frame-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/2017\/05\/solidworks-drift-trike-frame-design.html","title":{"rendered":"SOLIDWORKS Drift Trike &#8211; Frame Design"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In our latest SOLIDWORKS tutorial series, Cadtek Systems&#8217; Stuart Wortley combines\u00a0his passion for the outdoors to guide you through creating your very own Drift Trike. This latest gravity sport is rising in popularity both in the US and in the UK. It comprises of a single wheel at the front with two, often Nylon, wheels at the rear to allow &#8220;drift&#8221;. The 3D modelling techniques in this series cover a wide range of skills useful to any SOLIDWORKS\u00a0user.<\/p>\n<h1>Frame Design<\/h1>\n<p>The first of a four part series Stuart will guide you through frame design in SOLIDWORKS\u00a03D CAD. Not only is a frame the most important structural member it is also the biggest part and shapes the feel of the Trike. This video tutorial\u00a0contains the step by step process for creating the frame and structure of the whole Trike. Using a layout sketch to drive all the features, your model will be smart in relation to other components. This makes it very easy to update and make changes if you need to in the future.<\/p>\n<p>The topics covered in this part of the series include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Introduction to the series<\/li>\n<li>Layout Sketches<\/li>\n<li>Multi Body Design<\/li>\n<li>Lofts<\/li>\n<li>Sweep Feature<\/li>\n<li>Sheet Metal<\/li>\n<li>Using End Conditions and References<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div class=\"entry-content-asset\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pUQ03TYSL0E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>See Cadtek\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cadtek.com\/tutorial-drift-trike-frame\/\">original article here<\/a>. Look out for the second part in this series in the coming weeks covering fork design. This will go into Layout Sketches, Lofts,\u00a0Sweeps and Complex features, other skills that every SOLIDWORKS user should have under their belt. For more hints, tips and content head over to our <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cadtek\">Twitter page<\/a>\u00a0or our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/CadtekSystems\/\">YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Cadtek Designer Profile \u2013 Stuart Wortley<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"colorbox-16134 alignleft\" title=\"SolidWorks Support Engineer - Cadtek Systems\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/CadtekSW_Profile2.jpg\" alt=\"Cadtek Application Engineer\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Stuart has been with Cadtek Systems for 18\u00a0years and is key part of our application team. His passion for the outdoors, his VW Camper-van and SolidWorks is clear. It has seen him produce some great, easy to follow SOLIDWORKS tutorials around Paddle Boarding, Cabinet Design and now Drift Trikes! This year saw Stuart\u00a0achieve the accolade of Elite Application Engineer at SOLIDWORKS World 2017 in LA, the highest level achievable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In our latest SOLIDWORKS tutorial series, Cadtek Systems&#8217; Stuart Wortley combines\u00a0his passion for the outdoors to guide you through creating your very own Drift Trike. 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