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Modeling a Motorcycle Engine with SOLIDWORKS

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Overview

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Practice your SOLIDWORKS design skills in this project-based course on modeling motorcycle engine parts.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
  • Using the exercise files
  • SOLIDWORKS user interface: Quick review
  • Workflow tools frequently used during the course
  • Design intent: A quick overview
1. Flywheel Design
  • Sketching the flywheel
  • Sketching the dimensions of the flywheel
  • Extruding the flywheel
  • Capturing the design intent of the flywheel
  • Building the shafts of the flywheel
  • Cutting the shafts of the flywheel
  • Cutting the back of the flywheel
  • Shaping the arc
  • Filleting the flywheel
  • Configuring the splines of the flywheel
2. Connecting the Rod, Piston, and Sprocket
  • Before we begin
  • Starting to build the connecting rod
  • Building the details of the connecting rod
  • Splitting the connecting rod
  • Roughing out the piston
  • Detailing the piston
  • Creating the valve
  • Building the sprocket
  • Creating additional gears
  • Modeling the camshaft
3. Assembly
  • Assembly overview
  • Top-level assembly
  • Piston and camshaft assembly
  • Adding subassemblies
  • Adding camshaft gears
  • Chain assembly
  • Adding appearances
Conclusion
  • Goodbye

Taught by

Leon van den Heever

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