Looking For A CAD Model (1 Viewer)

[destin]

damn looking good bro

 

[myquestoyota]

That is too cool and will be an invaluable resource to MUDders for a long time. Keep up the good work and if anyone knows of a frame in his area have the owner contact him. For the good of every forum member.

 

[ouroutdoorfamily]

I might add if you have a rolling frame and do without it for a week or 2, feel free to bring it over. I have a garage it can be stored in, that way I wouldn't be rushed to get every dimension in one visit, or do a lot of driving to get more... just a thought

 

[3doghouse]

Very nice. Keep up the good work, and thanks for sharing.

This project could open the door for lots of future product/project development.

 

[davegonz]

It would be cool if we could divvy up parts/sections of the 40, model them, and then create an open-source model of a complete 40.

 

[ouroutdoorfamily]

That would be dificult, as not everyone will be modeling the same way, using the same format, or the same level of detail.

I like the idea, I just dont see it working without some "rules" in place first

However, I can tell you that the model I am making forntge frame is as close as I can get it without using a CMM or F-arm.

I am pulling tape and cross referenceing with available dimension, of course there are going to be some radii that dont match, but the critcals will and the cosmetic ones will to the best of my measuring capabilities

 

[davegonz]

Most modeling packages can spit out generic file formats that can be used by any other package (STEP, IGES...etc).

I've used Inventor and really liked it. I'm currently running UG NX7.5.

 

[ouroutdoorfamily]

Thats fine, but as you know with a step, iges or sat file, it's pretty much a "dumb" model, it has no history and is not easily changed or modified if need be, and maybe that doesn't matter to much, but if your talking about building a detailed model, you will need that functionality. Of course things like brackets and such could be imported as dumb models and perhaps even other components, but if for some reason something major changed like a rail or body panel, those other things would need to be adjusted by the original designer and reposted or simply recreated.

 

[rutbeer]

I have Inventor and Solidworks. I haven't tried passing files between them, but it would make sense that Solid would play with inventor, but not the other way around. In the old days, I did a lot of work in Microstation, and you could import Acad files, but not the other way around. Acad likes the Apple approach to sharing. Grrr...

If you really want to crowdsource, maybe using Google Sketchup is an idea if the pro version will export to a more advanced program. Sketchup is free and easy to learn the simple modeling and you can share easily. But it's really just a "sketch" program from what I have seen. Solidworks is WAY more detailed.

 

[ouroutdoorfamily]

Moved reply to another post, I'll keep this one to show progress instead of asking for help with dimensions

 

[ouroutdoorfamily]

A very basic idea of where I might be going with this CAD model, I know it won't be an "exhuastively" accurate model of the FJ, but I am hoping the major panels, frame and "attachment" points will be 100%... anyways

 

[ouroutdoorfamily]

A few more renders

 

[Enigma]

That is some great work. I have Inventor 2011 at home, but after doing mechanical design all day at work (acad & inventor) I have been really lazy to tackle modeling my 80 series.

It seems from most of the replies in this thread, that Inventor seems to be pretty common ground. The last few releases have made some great strides in overall usability.

 

[ouroutdoorfamily]

Ayeah work is a little slow here so I can build a bracket here and there and save some renders. I have 2010 at home, but I seem to get busy when Im there, although I got a lot
done last night and forgot to copy over some of the files, so my assembly is not complete

 

[yzftaco]

Great Work Outdoor! Now model some oem steelies

 

[ouroutdoorfamily]

Id need some dims or some very good pictures. A good trick is to take a picture as flat as possible, which means to back way up and zoom in instead of being close and to either show a tape measure in the pick or supply some basic dims, from that I should be able to build something

 

[76 PTO]

I run Pro-E and have been wanting to model some oem soft top bows. This coould be done with a faro arm. We could send them out for quotes or try to tackle them our selfs.

 

[ouroutdoorfamily]

If anyone in the houston area has a pakitop or soft top bows and can bring them over, I can model them up and make some drawing, probably dont need a arm to do that, the bends seem to be in one plane. I would want to measure and model thie poles seperate, then if that person had time, assembly them and take the final assembled measurements as a secondary check, but that is not needed to model the poles, if they are already dis-assemblied

 

[ouroutdoorfamily]

Just to make ya'll free a little better about the modeling and precision

(Go ahead and check it against your frame rail pic in your manual/book

 

[eleblanc]

Nice,

I also work with inventor everyday! i have many thing i've designed myself.