Well, work has been REALLY slow, so I've been playing around learning on some new software. My bread and butter is the UGS NX series, but I did this stuff in Solid Edge ST. This all started out as something to keep me busy in between time, but its turned into a bit of an obsession. Not all of the details are right, but the main geometry (bore, stroke, rod length, bore spacing, bolt hole diameters, etc) are all correct. As you can see, its nowhere near completion. I was hoping to get it closer to completed before I showcased it here, but I'm getting shipped off tomorrow, so I won't be able to work on it for the next few months. I know some things look out of place (belt-style timing chain cogs, wimpy little water neck, etc) but keep in mind this was a work in progress. As you can see, some of the valvetrain is in place. I actually had it really close to animating it all, which includes valve events and what not, but I won't have time to finish that now. Also, the cam specs are super top secret. Anyway, nuff talk. Enjoy the pics.
Couple of the intake with the side cover off. Had I more time, I would have softened all the edges and made it look like it was cast aluminum. There was also a method to the staggered runner madness, but I never got that far. Oh well.
Well then I will have ta patiently await for its completion. I hope when its done you have a high res wide screen version because I will make it my desk top back ground. Think it would bee cool as hell!
Ah the wonderful world of 3D modeling haha, are you using Solidworks? Thats my favorite program but Master Cam isnt bad eigther. What kind of work do you do? My final project in college I did a full model of my Hurst shifter in my car, the animation is awsome when you can watch everything work as in real life . but looks great cant wait to see it finished.
Well, Like I said in my post, I typically use UGS NX series, but I did this stuff in Solid Edge ST. I'm a design engineer at a engineering services consulting company, so I have access to all sorts of software, including Solid Works and Pro-E.
Thats way cool man! I took a class that had to deal with stuff like that, but never got anywhere close to being as good as that! Thats awesome!
From the title I was expecting to have to go get my nieces 3-D glasses! But seriously, that is very cool. Can't wait to see more.
Most people believe that if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Engineers believe that if it ain't broke, it doesn't have enough features yet.
Haha, tru dat. I've been taking stuff apart and trying to make it better since I was 6, but I think most car guys are like that anyway. I just get to do it with big-boy things now.
