BUTTERFLY BLUEPRINT
This was actually a 3D blueprint I created for a class project: constructing mechanical butterflies. I decided to make it in CAD, partly because I thought that it would be better than anything I could make by hand, and partly because I could actually make a working model, but mostly because I just like CAD. Below, you can find my blueprint assembly, as well as a .zip file containing all of its parts.
This was actually a 3D blueprint I created for a class project: constructing mechanical butterflies. I decided to make it in CAD, partly because I thought that it would be better than anything I could make by hand, and partly because I could actually make a working model, but mostly because I just like CAD. Below, you can find my blueprint assembly, as well as a .zip file containing all of its parts.
butterfly_cad_assembly_revised.sldasm | |
File Size: | 392 kb |
File Type: | sldasm |
blueprint_revision.zip | |
File Size: | 1447 kb |
File Type: | zip |
SCREW DRIVE EXPERIMENT
This was an experiment to see if I could create a working screw drive. It was successful, otherwise I wouldn't have put it on here. (In case you're wondering about my honesty in this whole affair, I'll say right now that I have had several failed experiements, as well as other successes that I did not post.) I think that this is pretty cool, so here it is.
This was an experiment to see if I could create a working screw drive. It was successful, otherwise I wouldn't have put it on here. (In case you're wondering about my honesty in this whole affair, I'll say right now that I have had several failed experiements, as well as other successes that I did not post.) I think that this is pretty cool, so here it is.
screw_drive.sldasm | |
File Size: | 1333 kb |
File Type: | sldasm |
screw_drive_parts.zip | |
File Size: | 4971 kb |
File Type: | zip |
ETCH-A-SKETCH
None of the next several CAD creations are at all useful. Really, I only made them for fun, and because I had nothing better to do with my time. This creation is an etch-a-sketch. No, it doesn't actually draw lines - I'm not sure how to do that, if it's even possible - but it does move a stylus just like an etch-a-sketch does. This was the first in a small series of CAD creations where I basically re-invented the wheel; I took creations where I didn't know how they worked, and I made them in SolidWorks the way I think they should work.
None of the next several CAD creations are at all useful. Really, I only made them for fun, and because I had nothing better to do with my time. This creation is an etch-a-sketch. No, it doesn't actually draw lines - I'm not sure how to do that, if it's even possible - but it does move a stylus just like an etch-a-sketch does. This was the first in a small series of CAD creations where I basically re-invented the wheel; I took creations where I didn't know how they worked, and I made them in SolidWorks the way I think they should work.
etch-a-sketch.sldasm | |
File Size: | 443 kb |
File Type: | sldasm |
etch_a_sketch_parts.zip | |
File Size: | 670 kb |
File Type: | zip |
DRILL PRESS
This is the CAD creation that I am most proud of. It is the second creation in my series. I made a working drill press. The downloads are below.
This is the CAD creation that I am most proud of. It is the second creation in my series. I made a working drill press. The downloads are below.
drill_press.sldasm | |
File Size: | 754 kb |
File Type: | sldasm |
drill_press_parts.zip | |
File Size: | 1229 kb |
File Type: | zip |
MEDIEVAL WEAPONRY
Here, I got tired of re-creating the wheel (or etch-a-sketch, or drill press), so I decided to have a little fun and create some medieval meelee weaponry. They're rather fun, and each one is only a part; there's no assemblies.
Here, I got tired of re-creating the wheel (or etch-a-sketch, or drill press), so I decided to have a little fun and create some medieval meelee weaponry. They're rather fun, and each one is only a part; there's no assemblies.
halberd.sldprt | |
File Size: | 198 kb |
File Type: | sldprt |
broadsword.sldprt | |
File Size: | 387 kb |
File Type: | sldprt |
rapier.sldprt | |
File Size: | 228 kb |
File Type: | sldprt |
mace_and_chain.sldprt | |
File Size: | 888 kb |
File Type: | sldprt |