With no Internet access for the weekend, I decided to explore Sketchup a little more. After going through one of SketchUp's tutorial which left my jaw on the floor last night, I decided to try something. Its a basic wheel but I still have yet to learn how to make it into those Off-Road wheels, the ones with those chunky rubbers sticking out.
SketchUp is free, by the way.
SketchUp is free, by the way.
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/76/5027/320/Picture%281636%29A.jpg)
You start with the basic shape of the wheel
I did one here, which looked as if I had taken a slice off the wheel
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/76/5027/320/Picture%281637%29A.jpg)
Then you rotate it 360ยบ. Because I have made the wheel into three
parts, I have to rotate them one by one
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/76/5027/320/Picture%281638%29A.jpg)
I did this halfway so I can show you how the three parts looked like
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/76/5027/320/Picture%281639%29A.jpg)
Looking a bit like some CAD design........
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/76/5027/320/Picture%281640%29A.jpg)
This is how it looked when completed
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/76/5027/320/Picture%281641%29A.jpg)
In colour
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/76/5027/320/Picture%281642%29A.jpg)
And, well, a bit more realistic
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/76/5027/320/Picture%281643%29A.jpg)
Here is the other side of the wheel
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/76/5027/320/Picture%281644%29A.jpg)
Oh, did I mention how big it was?
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/76/5027/320/Picture%281645%29A.jpg)
So, I placed it next to my other design, and this is where
my Notebook starts to struggle due to insufficient RAM
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/76/5027/320/Picture%281646%29A.jpg)
There you go, like something from a technical manual
"How to crush a bus with an Aeroplane wheel"
![](http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/76/5027/320/Picture%281647%29A.jpg)
"Hey, let's get out of here! Some crazy guy just went through with his Lightsabre!"
1 comment:
interesting stuff... i think i should download and play with it too :P
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