SOLIDWORKS 2010 Model Boat Tutorials
Welcome to cudacountry SOLIDWORKS 2010 and Mastercam X4 Model Boat Tutorials. We use SOLIDWORKS 2010 to design our boat and Mastercam X4 to create CNC toolpaths to cut the hull. The following tutorials with the PDF icon and MP4 icon are available for viewing. Download the free reader from Adobe.
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1. Hull. Create plane, two sketches and loft. |
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2. Hull with Midplane. This tutorial uses hull from Chapter 1 and adds a mid plane. Then, add section to loft and scale down back sketch. |
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3. Base. |
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4. Motor. Same motor used in all our projects. |
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5. Motor Mount. Sheet metal that flattens |
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6. Switch. Now, with cool jog. |
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7. Wedge. |
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8. Battery AA. |
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9. Battery Holder AA. New Battery Holder featuring: cool cuts, sweep helix for spring, tangent lines, power trim and Shift clicking to select Features for Fillets! |
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10. Power Train Sub-Assembly. The Sub-Assembly can be thrown into any hull design. |
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11. Screws from Toolbox. |
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12. Assembly. |
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13. Drawing. 11” by 17” paper. |
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14. Coupling. 1/8 Rubber tube. Connects the motor shaft to the propeller shaft. |
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15. Propeller Shaft. 1/8 dowel rod sharpened in pencil sharper to point. |
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16. Propeller. |
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17. Bushing. 1/4 copper tubing that fits in hole in hull and guides the propeller shaft. |
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18. Hull Decal. |
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19. Analyze Hull in flow tank! Analyze design using Flow Simulation and create animation of flow trajectories. |
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20. Cat Hull. First, complete Chapters 1 and 2 to set up planes and sketches. Use Chapters 22 and 24 for toolpaths, Rough Pocket and Finish Blend. |
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21. Hydro Hull. The video is updated with cool lofted cut using guide curve. First, complete Chapters 1 and 2 to set up planes and sketch. Use Chapters 22 and 24 for toolpaths, Rough Pocket and Finish Blend. |
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22. SW to MCX4. Move hull file from SOLIDWORKS 2010 to Mastercam X4. This tutorial rotates solid into the correct Mastercam XY planes and creates a wireframe centered around the solid. |
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23. Toolpaths for Mid Plane hull. Toolpaths to cut hull from 2 by 4 block of wood. Use as mold in vacuum forming machine to make plastic boat. The wood 2 by 4 stock is cut to 1.5 by 3.2 by 9.3. Create a Rough Pocket and Finish Contour toolpaths. |
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24. Toolpaths for Cat and Hydro hulls. Create a Rough Pocket and Finish Blend toolpaths. Blend is great toolpath! |
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25. Mastercam X4 for SOLIDWORKS Hull Toolpaths. Toolpaths to cut hull from 2 by 4 block of wood. Use as mold in vacuum forming machine to make plastic boat. The wood 2 by 4 stock is cut to 1.5 by 3.125 by 9.3. Create a Rough Area Clearance and Finish Waterline toolpaths. |
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