Modeling The Rack.

[Eric Scheuing]

This is going to be next to impossible to CAD. I could see doing the frame and spider legs, even the light and decaling the numbers and whatnot on, but with that many chains? Forget it.
Spoonfeeds: How are you guys going to do this?

[Jake McCluskey]

We're going to CAD each and every link! To create the best assembly ever!

[Conor Ryan]

This is going to be next to impossible to CAD. I could see doing the frame and spider legs, even the light and decaling the numbers and whatnot on, but with that many chains? Forget it.
Spoonfeeds: How are you guys going to do this?
Try using the CAD files they posted for field construction, it might not be inventor but it's a great startup point.

[Dan Zollman]

For the chains, you could just make cylinders and texture them with a repeating image.

[Cyberguy34000]

My Advice? Print the field drawings out because it's virtually impossible to alt-tab through all those random pages. Oh and save the chains for last.

Good luck making this thing! The race is on to see who can CAD up a full model first.

[Taylor]

In a slightly connected idea, has anybody seen a bill of materials for the rack, more specifically, the low-cost one? I realize I could just add up all the like parts and do it like that, but knowing me I'd probably make a mistake somewhere.

[CraigHickman]

Frame generator in Inventor 11 FTW! I'm already half way done... When I finish I'll post the models.

[pmax]

Hi folks,

Autodesk looks forward to seeing how you choose to represent the chains. Don't forget about Flexible assemblies.

If you beat me to finishing a model, we'd be happy to post the data along with the Kit of Parts (and offer recognition).

Best of luck to all the teams!

-Pete
Autodesk Inventor Award coordinator

[Bill_Hancoc]

Hi folks,

Autodesk looks forward to seeing how you choose to represent the chains. Don't forget about Flexible assemblies.

If you beat me to finishing a model, we'd be happy to post the data along with the Kit of Parts (and offer recognition).

Best of luck to all the teams!

-Pete
Autodesk Inventor Award coordinator

this sounds like a competition now

[=Martin=Taylor=]

Done.

Do you really need more then that?

[SamC]

Just wondering... But why do you even need to model the field? Is it going be used in an animation?

[Daniel Brim]

Just wondering... But why do you even need to model the field? Is it going be used in an animation?

Here's why I would model the field, even though it's a pain.
1. Strategy. A real field will let you play with various game scenarios, among other things.
2. Aesthetics. Screenshots of the robot accomplishing real tasks on the inventor field looks very good in your award submission. Also, past Cybersonics submissions have had the robot animated and accomplishing the tasks in Inventor.

[Curt Studebaker]

I did my best with the inventor mock-up...I didn't put on the number decals or make any of the innertubes, but the rest of it is there. Only problem is that the alliance wall is completely solid. Program wouldn't let me make the wall half glass, half non-transparent. I can only include a pic, because the inventor file is too big. To see the actual inventor file, you can visit my team's website. It should be up in a couple of days. The url is www.precisionguesswork.com

[Eric Scheuing]

I did my best with the inventor mock-up...I didn't put on the number decals or make any of the innertubes, but the rest of it is there. Only problem is that the alliance wall is completely solid. Program wouldn't let me make the wall half glass, half non-transparent. I can only include a pic, because the inventor file is too big. To see the actual inventor file, you can visit my team's website. It should be up in a couple of days. The url is www.precisionguesswork.com

That's a rather impressive rack. Did you just extrude a cylinder in the middle and build off that one?

[GMAdan]

What i am going to do it make two links one on the XZ plane and one on the YZ plane. Then in assembly i will join the two links. Then do a pattern compont to then length of chain i need. I think its pretty simple

[Ryan Dognaux]

I did my best with the inventor mock-up...I didn't put on the number decals or make any of the innertubes, but the rest of it is there. Only problem is that the alliance wall is completely solid. Program wouldn't let me make the wall half glass, half non-transparent. I can only include a pic, because the inventor file is too big. To see the actual inventor file, you can visit my team's website. It should be up in a couple of days. The url is www.precisionguesswork.com

As seen in the post above, Curt Studebaker of team 1646 created this model in Inventor and you can download it here: Link! (http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~rdognaux/Playing Field.ipt)

[Daniel_H]

there are several parts required to design the official rack that are not described in the sheets, most of them required in the sub assemblies pdf, does anybody know where can i get their measures or even the design files?

[Kligotti]

In a slightly connected idea, has anybody seen a bill of materials for the rack, more specifically, the low-cost one? I realize I could just add up all the like parts and do it like that, but knowing me I'd probably make a mistake somewhere.

Hey, I have created a list of the part materials for the low cost rack. I have checked it over with other teams and we finially figured it out. If you or anybody else would like this spread sheet please email me at Kligotti@comcast.net and I will send it out to you!

[Don Wright]

Can someone save this whole field model, or even just the rack, in Inventor 10 for me? That is what we have on our team computer right now and we could really use the model of the rack for tonights meeting (and updating Inventor is not something I think I'll be able to get to before tonight because I don't want to have to make sure it all works correctly before the meeting so that the students can use it).

Thanks.

[Drew]

possibly by tonight i will start 3d modelling the rack for anyone in MAX format. I will also convert it to 3DS and DWG. I will try and include the chains. It will be posted on the www.Team302.com site unless otherwise posted. PS. I will try and get it for inventor too

[team 888]

thats a good idea

[Robert Thacker-]

Here you go:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y242/Skywalker2D/Field.jpg

[A.Lathrop]

WOW! :ahh: Very nicely done!