SOLIDWORKS
Junior
Solar Sprint Car Tutorials
Welcome to cudacountry's SOLIDWORKS 2014 Junior Solar Sprint Car Tutorials. The JSS tutorials are written for SOLIDWORKS 2014.
The car is designed to meet the TSA Junior Solar Sprint rules.
All units are metric.
Thanks to the Junior Solar Sprint organization for permission to model the JSS car.
Special thanks to SolarMade for providing detailed drawings of several parts.
Kits and parts are from SolarMade.
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1. Chassis. 3/16 Foam Core Poster Board (Form Board). Click here to download bitmap decal. |
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2. Bearing. Includes tangent Mate Reference to Chassis and concentric Mate Reference to Axle. |
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3. Axles. Includes concentric Mate Reference to Bearing. |
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4. Rim. Includes concentric Mate Reference to Axle. |
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5. Tire. |
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6. Wheel Sub Assembly. |
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7. Motor. |
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8. Sheet Metal Forming Tool. |
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9. Motor Mounting Bracket. Sheet metal with sketched bends, jogs and forming tool. |
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10. Self Tapping Screw. #2-32 x .1875 from Toolbox. |
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11. Motor Sub Assembly. Assemble Motor, MMB and Self Tapping Screw. |
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12. Machine Screw #2-56 x .3125 and Nut. Use to mount Mount Mounting Bracket (MMB) to the Chassis. |
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13. Gear 10T. Spur gear 10 teeth with pitch diameter 5mm from Toolbox. |
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14. Gear 64T. Spur gear 64 teeth with pitch diameter 32mm from Toolbox. |
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15. Gear 12T. Spur gear 12 teeth pitch diameter 6mm from Toolbox. Extra credit part - not required for our assembly. |
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16. Gear 12T-48T Double or Combined gear from Toolbox. Create gear 48T from toolbox, then insert gear 12T into 48T as part. Extra credit part - not required for our assembly but included to show one method to create a double combined gear. |
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17. SolarMade Panel with Decal. Includes C Points for Electrical Routing. Click here to download bitmap decal. |
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18. Ping Pong Ball. You have to mount the solar panel so you might as well mount it to rotate. |
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19. Socket. Ping bong ball sits in Socket to hold solar panel. |
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20. Machine Screw Assembly. Machine Screw #5-40 x .5, Nut and Washer to mount Solar Panel and Ping Pong Ball. |
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21. Battery AA. |
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22. Battery Holder 2 x AA. Includes C Points for Electrical Routing. |
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23. Spring for Battery Holder. |
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24. Rivet for Battery Holder. |
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25. Battery Holder 2 x AA Sub Assembly. |
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26. Switch AB. Includes C Points for Electrical Routing. Click here to download bitmap decal. |
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27. Assembly. |
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28. Drawing. |
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29. Terminals. Terminal from Toolbox scaled to fit our JSS. One terminal with single C Point and a second terminal with two C Points. |
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30. Cable/Wire. |
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31. Harness 1. Switch AB to Motor. |
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32. Harness 2. Battery to Motor. |
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33. Harness 3. Battery to Switch AB. |
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34. Harness 4. Motor to Solar Panel. |
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35. Harness 5. Switch AB to Solar Panel. |
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| Motor Mounting Bracket as sheet metal and the use of a forming tool. | |||
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| Use Gears from SOLIDWORKS Toolbox to create SolarMade kit gears. | |||
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| Angle Mate limits Ball to slide in slot and allowing Ball/Solar Panel to tilt and rotate. | |||
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Rotate panel to access batteries and motor. |
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