Solidworks Projects
Gear Pump
The gear pump was an assigned project that consisted of about 10 main parts, not including the hardware (nuts/bolts/dowels), that had to be created based off of given drawings and assembled in Solidworks.
Finished Assembly
Cutaway View
Exploded View of the Assembly
Detailed Drawing of the pulley created in Solidworks.
Bill of Materials for the Gear Pump. Most of the parts making up the structure are made of ductile cast iron. The hardware such as nuts, bolts, dowels, and woodruff key are stainless steel AISI 304.
.308 Winchester Cartridge
Side View of Finished Cartridge
Dimensions of a .308 Winchester Cartridge
The .308 Winchester Cartridge was created in Solidworks using a drawing shown here found online. A rear 3/4 view as well as a transparent view of the assembly can be seen below.
Rear 3/4 View of the Assembly
Transparent View of the Assembly
Support Bracket - Sheet Metal
Creating sheet metal solid models was also introduced in both Solidworks and Creo. Operations such as creating corner reliefs are displayed in this created support bracket.
Folded Support Bracket
Unfolded Support Bracket
Predator Drone
The predator drone project was one of the more in-depth assignments we were given. All parts were created from scratch except for the missiles themselves which were provided. The body of the drone was made by importing sets of data points to create curves that formed a frame of the body. The Lofted Boss/Base tool then created the complex shape along the imported curves. The wings were created using the Clark YS airfoil shape by also importing those data points and using the Loft tool.
View From Above
View From Below
Clark YS airfoil Shape was used for the wings
DRONE ASSEMBLY.aviShort animation of the propeller spinning
Tire Assembly
The parts in the tire assembly were created using a series of revolved extrusions and cuts. The rim pattern was left for the students to create on their own. The small hub cap inserted in the center where a car manufacturers logo usually goes was embossed with our initials instead.
Wheel Assembly
Exploded View of the Assembly