Define the Problem
For the train project, we were given a packet full of train parts to model and assemble on inventor. We then had the opportunity to choose our own colors for each part of the train to make it look realistic or funny.
Generate Concepts
I started with the easiest looking parts by reading the diameter and radius dimensions to get length dimensions to revolve a sketch. After I did a few this way, I went on to YouTube and searched for each part, then I followed the steps in the videos to construct the rest of the parts.
Develop the Solution
Construct and Test the Prototype
Evaluate the Solution
I asked my dad how it looked and he said that it would look better if there was a silver color on the roof to balance out the silver on the wheels. I also think that I could have put some red on the wheels and roof.
Present the Solution
The first challenge I faced came after I assembled my train and colored each part. I went home and got on inventor to find that the rust color on my wheels stopped working. I tried a few different things and the wheels just kept coming out as a white color. I eventually gave up and just changed the color to silver. I wish that I could have had time to change another part of the train to this same silver to make it match, but that would have meant that I would have to redo the whole assembly. The other major challenge I faced was with getting the train to move along the track. I was able to get the train on the track, but I was not able to sync the wheels on both sides to move at the same time so therefore I did not animate my train to move on the track.
The purpose of a sectional view is to show the interior of an object that could not be shown clearly by looking at the outside of the object. The purpose of an auxiliary view is to better show slope or inclined surfaces. The purpose of a broken view is to cut down a larger or longer object to save space when dimensioning. Symbols are used instead of words to identify hole types because symbols are shorter and more simple. Finally, tolerances are needed to show that machines make errors when making parts and the designers are allowing a certain amount of error by giving tolerances.
The purpose of a sectional view is to show the interior of an object that could not be shown clearly by looking at the outside of the object. The purpose of an auxiliary view is to better show slope or inclined surfaces. The purpose of a broken view is to cut down a larger or longer object to save space when dimensioning. Symbols are used instead of words to identify hole types because symbols are shorter and more simple. Finally, tolerances are needed to show that machines make errors when making parts and the designers are allowing a certain amount of error by giving tolerances.