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[TimS]

I have been working on modeling up the Mini Sport 4 pots. This is totally acurate but you can gather what they are. Hopfully by the end of today I shall have the discs and drive flanges done too.

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[urbantricker]

looks good, what program are you using to do that?

[minimad998]

looking pretty good is that inventor or pro desktop your using there

[Jammy]

I think its ProEngineer, but could be Solidworks, am pretty sure its not Inventor.

[miniman86]

whatever it is, looks pretty impressive!! anyone had a go at doing a full mini engine?!?! that would be VERY impressive!!

[TimS]

Iv used Solidworks to do these. The problem I have with doing an engine is bringing it into my office with no one noticing. I am though bringing my computer home in around a month so might be able to do it then. Doing the engine engine would be really usefull for using Finite Element Analysis to figure all the forces taking place.

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[Jammy]

I think my computer would blow up trying to work out all the forces at work when an engine is running! In fact I think my computer would die a horrible death just trying to display an engine with every nut and bolt modeled and constrained!

Anyone want to lend me a farm of workstations?

Your modeling is really nice, by the way, some shapes I'd struggle to work out how to model! Spose its all practise and experience though.

[TimS]

I had exactly the same problem with the calipers jammy, they are actually different from my model as I couldn't quite get the right form. its good fun though.

[minimad998]

just watched the demo for the program must be said it looks a lot easier to use than pro desktop or inventor am i right or wrong?

[Xiao_Bin]

just watched the demo for the program must be said it looks a lot easier to use than pro desktop or inventor am i right or wrong?

solidworks is very user friendly
one of our subcon here in Malaysia, who has low education and a very poor English is using it pretty well

[Mini 360]

That package looks amazing! Im hopefully goin to be using it in my art project at school as Im designing a Ferrari showroom and it has PLENTY of curves!