pic: Wheel Idea 1

[R.C.]

Originally Posted by Formerly Famous

Yes, it was indeed made in SolidWorks. (Which I am finally getting the hang of.) I forgot to change the resolution.. Ill post a link to a bigger one.

Honestly I don't know the difference between "live" and "dead" axles. Could you possibly explain that RC?

On spoke thickness.. Not very thick. I'll probably end up changing the whole spoke design. Right now its still in the design stage.

Weight.. I can't find were SolidWorks says that yet. I'm going to keep looking. But as I said. it's not final yet.

Sounds Great.

The difference between dead and live

Dead is where there is a bearing in the wheel and it freely spins on a shaft.

Example 1 - Wheels freely spin on the axle and power other wheels through sprockets which are connected to the wheels.

Live is where the wheel has some sort of spline (such as key) or hex so that the wheel turns the shaft.

Example 2 - The Gearbox powers the shaft through sprockets, which turn the shaft, which turns the wheel aka "Live" Axles.

Weight is found by going Evaluate -> Mass Properties. But you have to set your material on the feature tree. If you confused on material, just plug in aluminum t6 6061.

-RC

[Rion Atkinson]

Originally Posted by Pikat

Next to "Linear Pattern" there should be a small arrow. Click it, and it shows "Circular Pattern."

Well that was easy.. Thanks alot! Going to make my life so much easier.

Originally Posted by Pikat

A "live" axle is when the axle is connected to the wheel in a way that it spins with the wheel (key/hex), and the sprocket is attached to the axle (key/hex). So the sprocket spins the axle, which spins the wheel. The axle is supported by bearings.

A "dead" axle is where the sprocket is attached directly to the wheel, and bearings are on the wheel. The axle doesn't spin.

Ah. Ok. That makes sense. Our robot last year had dead axles. Thanks for the explanation.

Originally Posted by rc_cola1323

Sounds Great.

The difference between dead and live

Dead is where there is a bearing in the wheel and it freely spins on a shaft.

Example 1 - Wheels freely spin on the axle and power other wheels through sprockets which are connected to the wheels.

Live is where the wheel has some sort of spline (such as key) or hex so that the wheel turns the shaft.

Example 2 - The Gearbox powers the shaft through sprockets, which turn the shaft, which turns the wheel aka "Live" Axles.

Weight is found by going Evaluate -> Mass Properties. But you have to set your material on the feature tree. If you confused on material, just plug in aluminum t6 6061.

-RC

Ah. It says mass is .50 pounds... (Akash beat you to the material. )

[Akash Rastogi]

Great start Rion, you're definitely getting there. 1st smart move- learning Solidworks haha.

RC and Eugene already gave any suggestions I had, so all I can offer is help with rendering if you need it. Let myself or RC know if you have SW questions.

A good way to learn about good and strong wheel designs is to search through CD and also features on AndyMark wheels. The Performance Series wheels are some of the best designed you can find out there.

Keep it up dude.