I just started using it, when I need to do something that I dont know how to do I just google it, because it's free there is TONNES of vids on youtube, forums and the like on every little detail of Sketchup
On Oct 18, 12:05 am, "Doug Conn" <[email protected]> wrote: > Yeah, really good Sketchup work. I tried Sketchup but my results were not > nearly as impressive. How did you go about learning the software ? > > Thanks, > Doug > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > > On Behalf Of Steve Tyng > Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2009 8:07 AM > To: R/C Tank Combat > Subject: [TANKS] Re: M113 design progress > > Nice Sketchup work. I've just ordered Rhino so maybe someday I'll be > able to do stuff like this. > > Steve Tyng > > On Oct 17, 6:36 am, Modena <[email protected]> wrote: > > I will be building an M113 as my next vehicle and have been playing on > > and off with designing and now have a fair bit of measurement detail > > on drivetrain components. I have found it immensely helpful to the > > design process to draw components to exact size in sketchup, such as > > bearing housings and wheels, it really helps with visualizing and > > determining available space for bolt heads and the like, rather > > important where tolerances are small. > > > Here are some pics of the external suspension components, springs will > > be torsion bars on the inside. The vehicle body, drivetrain and > > suspension will be all steel. The bearing housings are steel with > > bronze bushings, 12mm for swingarms and 16mm for driveshafts. The > > idler will be on a small swingarm, with a turnbuckle for track tension > > adjustment. > > > Drivetrain 5.jpg > > 358KViewDownload > > > Drivetrain 4.jpg > > 374KViewDownload > > > Drivetrain 3.jpg > > 343KViewDownload > > > Drivetrain 2.jpg > > 539KViewDownload > > > Drivetrain 1.jpg > > 342KViewDownload > > > Drivetrain 6.jpg > > 422KViewDownload --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
