James' Train Project!
I'm sorry for the bad quality. I was taking this on my phone, at night, in a dark room :)
Define Problem.
My classmates and I had to 3D model a train using specific instructions. We had to do all of this in Inventor, and we had to model the pieces, dimension them, and use different views for each piece.
Generate Concepts.
I first started out this project by modeling the Train Body. I basically went in order that the parts were listed on the paper. Reading the dimensions was kind of tough, since they were all so close together. I got mistaken on the length of the train body in the beginning, so I had to redo that, but other than that, I didn't have any problems.
Develop a Solution.
Construct and Test Prototype.
Here is my Isometric Assembled Train, and my Exploded View of my train, with the balloons. In the top left, there is a part list for the exploded view.
Evaluate the Solution.
Not applicable, nobody suggested anything, they said it looked fine.
Present the Solution.
I started off this project thinking it was going to be extremely hard, given the short time limit, but I was slowly proven wrong. I started off this project by actually modeling my parts. I went in order that the parts were in on the packet we got. I went from the train body, all the way to the straight track. I then put them into the .idw file and dimensioned them, and got all of the views I had to get. After that, I worked on getting my train assembled, and put on the track to move. After I had attached it to the track, I got it to move using the rotation constraints. Finally, I recorded the animation, and started to work on my Weebly site, and that is where I am now! I learned a lot about problem solving, because I didn't have any instruction from my teacher the last couple of days. The purpose of a sectional view, is to see the inside of a product, and to see it's interior features. The purpose of an auxiliary view is to show the true size and shape of an object. The purpose of a broken view is to basically display the drawing of a large object on a small sheet. Symbols are used to identify holy types instead of words to basically shorten down everything by a lot. We need tolerances so we don't have parts colliding with each other in the part, and it gives some parts degrees of freedom. This was my Train Project. Thank you very much!
Extra Credit.
Please note: My train was in ABS Plastic, but I just changed it to Gold for the video. Thank you :)