First Plan then do something!Designing robots,mechanical part,cars,plane was taken to whole next level when computer entered the world arena. Then started coming new software which would specialize in specific task. Likewise solid-works is basically a powerful software to design all these stuff and I was lucky enough to lay my hands on a licensed version(Thanks to my college!!). It had remained unused in my laptop for quite a while since I had not come across any serious projects. Recently, I started working for one robotics competition and its pretty huge. In an attempt to make a design I started using solid-works with my past memories of engineering drawing and after quite a lot of help from seniors and fellow friends I was able to accomplish a basic design for base in one of the bots to be constructed. It would be unwise to go for a really complex design and me being a beginner here would make it almost impossible. So make why not make it simple !!Here is my first ever design in solid-works. I used the Tyre designed by someone else and just assembled it with my base. The link to the page for the Tyre used is (http://blogs.solidworks.com/teacher/2011/05/not-an-ordinary-tire.html). The Tyre I made was nothing more than a solid cylinder which did not quite felt like a Tyre so I switched into this idea. Although I was really happy when everything was assembled and some immature sketched finally turned into a model which would later be implemented to real life!!
base with fillets and holes drilled in for shaft
Shaft created as separate part
Snapshot of Design
Another view
Model of my design
body with carbon steel and shaft attached
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