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How to design Complete Drone Overview
Rugved Chavan
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Modeling
91
9
Intermediate
Complete Drone design with 1. raspberry pi 4 extension 2. pixhawk 3. landing gears 4. drone frame 5. telemetry module 6. gps module with stand 7. Battery 3300 mAh 8. antivibrator 9. Brushless Motor (BR4114) Please give it a like.
Fusion 360
fusion360
telemetry
raspberrypi
drone
Fatigue Crack Growth Analysis of Modified Compact-Tension Specimen - ANSYS Workbench
Semih Tinmaz
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FEM
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15
Intermediate
This tutorial includes step-by-step fatigue crack analysis of Modified Compact-Tension Specimen.
spaceclaim
computer aided engineering
finite element analysis
fracture mechanics
paris law
ansys workbench
fatigue crack
fatigue life
Convert STL (or OBJ) Mesh to SOLIDWORKS Model (NURBS)
FredSWUG
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Modeling
72
12
Intermediate
Need to convert an STL (or OBJ) file into a "real CAD model"? There are several tutorials which already exists for this topic. I'm making a new tutorial to give additional information.
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part
convert
model
sldprt
mesh
stl
LEGO - 01 Basic Dimensions & Bricks Explained
dk
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Modeling
71
9
Intermediate
I get a lot of questions about how I create LEGO parts. This is Part I - The Basics. Most "standard" parts can be created using only simple math. Standard parts consist of square, circular, and angled blocks - regular geometric blocks. I will refer to BrickLink (www.bricklink.com/), but many others use similar methods: Peeron: http://www.peeron.com/ BrickOwl: http://www.brickowl.com/ Brickipedia: http://lego.wikia.com/wiki/LEGO_Wiki etc.
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dimensions
lego
SOLIDWORKS TUTORIAL : DESIGN A NISSAN GTR.
Rare Mechanic
in
Modeling
62
4
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Hey designer, Hope you going well in your designing Journey. I've made a complete step by step tutorial in which you're going to design a 'NISSAN GTR" in solidworks. . Start this tutorial series & enhanced your surfacing skills by completing it.
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tutorial
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advancedsurfacing
solidworkstutorial
design
nissangtr
automobile
cad
Side Pole Test - High Speed Impact - Explicit Dynamics - ANSYS Workbench
Semih Tinmaz
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FEM
54
0
Intermediate
Explicit dynamics is a time integration method used to perform dynamic simulations when speed is important. Explicit dynamics account for quickly changing conditions or discontinuous events, such as free falls, high-speed impacts, and applied loads. Because these “nonlinear dynamics” are integrated into the simulation, explicit dynamics is the preferred choice for simulating highly transient physical phenomena. Some side impacts involve a vehicle travelling sideways into rigid roadside objects such as trees or poles. Often this is the result of a loss of control on the part of the driver, owing to speeding, misjudgement of a corner or because of a skid in slippery conditions.
high-speed impact
impact
finite element analysis
explicit dynamics
ansys workbench
side pole test
crash test
Topology Optimization of Triangular Bracket - ANSYS Workbench
Semih Tinmaz
in
FEM
53
2
Intermediate
Topology optimization is a mathematical method which spatially optimizes the distribution of material within a defined domain, by fulfilling given constraints previously established and minimizing a predefined cost function. Main aim of this tutorial is optimizing and decreasing the material density of the triangular bracket as 50% by topology optimization.
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Planar Seal Simulation with Hyperelastic Experimental Data (Mooney-Rivlin Hyperelastic Model)
Semih Tinmaz
in
FEM
47
0
Intermediate
The seal which is used in the door of applications from automotive industries. The seal is a long strip of rubber and it will be modeled as a plane strain problem. A series of material tests has been conducted, including the uni-axial tensile test, the bi-axial tensile test and the shear test. A series of trials of data fitting shows that, for these material testing data, the two-parameter "Mooney-Rivlin Hyperelastic Model" fits the data better than other models. It is decided to use Two-Parameter Mooney-Rivlin Model. The unit system used in this tutorial is "U.S. Customary (in-lbm-lbf-s)".
finite element analysis
ansys workbench
mooney-rivlin model
planar seal
test
hyperelasticity
How to make a rendering with SolidWorks
Miguel De Haro
in
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46
1
Intermediate
How to make a rendering with SolidWorks
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rendering
solidworks
Static Crack Growth Analysis of ARCAN Specimen - ANSYS Workbench
Semih Tinmaz
in
FEM
45
0
Intermediate
This tutorial includes step-by-step static crack growth analysis of ARCAN Specimen.
ansys workbench
fatigue life
fatigue crack
fracture mechanics
finite element analysis
computer aided engineering
spaceclaim
Fastest way of drawing car rims
Valentino Les
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43
2
Intermediate
Folow these steps to really quickly create awesome looking car rims for any car . Have on mind these rims won't match 1:1 scale because we will use pictures as references. Also these rims will only look good but won't be functional and usable for real life appliance. Only for renders. Goal of this tutorial is to create a good looking car rim as fast as possible.
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wheel
rim
car
Seat Cowl Modeling
Xray
in
Modeling
43
2
Intermediate
I was asked how to make the my Ducati seat cowl in Catia. Unfortunately, I haven't worked in Catia for years, the model was made in Solidworks. Having worked in ProE, CATIA and Solidworks - though menu pics and verbiage may be different, they and other systems, are all capable of creating the same features with similar steps. I created a simplified PDF that shows the basic - steps taken to create this seat. These steps can be used as a frame work to design a wide variety of parts and on several CAD platforms. There are a lot of ways to do things, hopefully you find some of this useful. The model can be downloaded from GrabCAD. It is named: Ducati 996 / 998 Cafe Race Seat.
SOLIDWORKS
ducati
modeling
how
surfacing
cafe
seat
motorcycle
Solidworks Car Tutorial :Model a NISSAN GTR.
H.J. Bhatt
in
Modeling
42
0
Intermediate
Hey designer, Hope you going well in your designing Journey. I've made a complete step by step tutorial in which you're going to design a 'NISSAN GTR" in solidworks. . Start this tutorial series & enhanced your surfacing skills by completing it.
SOLIDWORKS
solidworks
advancedsurfacing
tutorial
automobile
cad
How to create spur gear in Siemens NX?
Hegedűs György
in
Modeling
41
6
Intermediate
This tutorial presents the modeling of an external spur gear in Siemens NX. The detailed modeling process is demonstrated on this video: https://youtu.be/pVPjDyOn6R4 UPDATE: At ~ 2:40 leave the Limit options at default (At Point). See the errata video for the reason: https://youtu.be/PUpdlyQcaOs
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gear
spur
Chassis Design Using CATIA
Jasper Aaron
in
Modeling
39
1
Intermediate
Chassis Design using CATIA Wireframe > Surface > Solid
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