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SolidSmack: SolidWorks Line to Part in 60 Seconds

  • Bruce Buck · 2 years ago
    Well, some of the stuff I've done requires MUCHO lines, but the concept is the same:
    http://www.60hzproductions.com/Temp/Forums/Merc...

    End Result:
    http://www.60hzproductions.com/Temp/Forums/MERC...
  • K. Mason · 2 years ago
    Wow, Nice Work Bruce. Is that rendered in photoworks?
  • Josh · 2 years ago
    MUCHO cool Bruce. Do you use Sketch layouts to create your stuff? Cause it looks an awful lot like the sketches I layout for things I create. That rendering is nice and smooth looking. you have fun don't you?
  • Devon T. Sowell · 2 years ago
    Hello Bruce-

    That's very nice work. thanks for sharing.

    Devon
  • gale · 2 years ago
    Now I see that I can do the Revolve from one line :)
  • Bruce Buck · 2 years ago
    Thank you for all the comments. Yes, it's rendered in Photoworks. Not sure about sketch layouts, you mean the ones you do for Top-down assemblies? This was just sketches and manually created planes. The client had the drawing for it (dating back to the 1920's), so I simply created those views in sketches, then started to create the features.
  • Devon T. Sowell · 2 years ago
    Hello Bruce-

    Is that a combo intake/exhuast manifold for an inline 8? told us more about that part.

    Devon
  • Josh · 2 years ago
    yeah, you got it, sketch layouts for top-down assemblies. That is an interesting story. I understand how you did the model now. very cool.
  • Bruce Buck · 2 years ago
    Devon,

    The engine itself is a Mercer 4-cylinder engine. Whether or not the intake manifold was also be used on an inline 8, I have no idea. All I know is that this is REALLY OLD. This guy creates patterns for engine parts needed by car restoration aficionados.

    This guy still does everything by hand, paper, etc. I've tried to explain to him that he could do some wicked pattern design using SolidWorks and CNC machines. He doesn't want anything to do with it. He just likes the pretty pictures. If one of you out there could do what he does, but using CAD, you could probably put him out of business. You can see more of his stuff at http://empiremotorsinc.com/

    More of my renderings for this guy here: http://www.60hzproductions.com/index.php?option...
  • Bruce Buck · 2 years ago
    Correction, the curvy part is the exhaust manifold. Oops.