Ok so this is somewhat of a puzzle I think..
Even though my team has never used mecanums, I've been thinking about them and the design challenge they pose.
So it got me thinking about making a CAD model, and while running the model through my head, the most obvious problem was the rollers.
so this is a puzzle for you: how would you model the rollers of a mecanum wheel?
to give everyone a chance, please post your method in a white font, requiring someone to highlight it in order to read it:
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1)create a cylindrical roller, and a giant tube with an ID of the desired wheel OD. extrude cut with the tube (or use boolean subtraction: result=roller-tube). now the roller has a profile on it which can be used in order to revolve cut the rest of the roller.
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this method is still somewhat convoluted in my opinion and I'd like to hear something easier and/or cleaner (or just any other creative idea!).
Ready? set. CAD!
-Leav