I belong to a non-designing background so I am not that good at designing. I have started with a few softwares I felt comfortable with, which are, Rhino, sketch-up, Inkscape and solidworks.

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As I started using them I found out that each software has its own pros and cons. I find Rhino very useful for 2-D designing and conceptual mapping,sketching and brainstorming. Inkscape is also good to begin with to draw simple ideas. Solidworks can be used to draw 3-D parts of our designs but It took me a lot of time to get used to it and also it consumes a lot of space in the Ram.

 

I first did a brainstorming of my idea on paper by making sketches of my idea with a rough design of the idea.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the sketches above I have proposed the idea of gesture controlled car which. I have always loved cars and toys which have something new and unique. Such a car would be very interesting for young kids. All of us have played with RC(remote controlled) cars in our childhood. I want to make something different from orthodox toys and hence I have this idea of making the gesture controlled car wherein the operator will have to wear the remote as a glove( I want to make it like Iron man's glove) and then control it through gestures.

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Inkscape file

 

After completing my brainstorming on paper and inkscape, I switched to Rhino 5for preparing further plans on 2-D and 3-D design of my final project.  I also used e-drawing of solid works to make the 3-D file of my car chassis. Finally I used 3-D  assembler to make the final 3-D model of my final project after I made the complete design in Rhino and sketch-up. I did so because Rhino does not have the 3-D assembly tool so you can only make 3-D and 2-D models in Rhino.

 

RHINO

Rhinoceros is a computer-aided design (CAD) application. Rhinoceros is based on the NURBS mathematical model, which focuses on producing mathematically precise representation of curves and free-form surfaces in computer graphics.

To download software refer to the LINK.

 

Rhino can be used to make 2D Layouts and plans just as used below to showcase my final project proposal.

 

RHINO

I have used rhino to design the car chassis . The rest of the body(wheels) is made in sketch-up as I wanted to learn multiple CAD tools.

I have tried various combination and designs such as shadow, wirframe, x-ray in making my car chassis.

1- MAKING THE 2-D DESIGN FOR CHASSIS.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STEP 2- COMPLETING THE 2-D DESIGN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2-  MAKING AND JOINING THE MESHES TO FORM A 3-D MODEL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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A rough sketch of my final project body chassis, in Inkscape

AFTER DOING THE FOLLOWING I CONVERTED THE MODEL INTO .STL FILES SO THAT IT CAN BE 3-D PRINTED.

 

I have made the design for wheels in sketch-up so as to experience a new cad tool. I found it easier than rhino but the range of tolls was not that high.