American chopper

Objective :

• This project is about modeling the chopper using solidworks
• Modeling several parts of the chopper and making the assembly for the same
• Creating a photorealistic model of the chopper ad render the model using solidworks visualize

Parts to be modeled for american chopper :

1. Transmission belt
2. Kick stand
3. Front fender
4. Rear fender
5. Oil tank
6. Chain
7. Pedal
8. Front wheel
9. Rear wheel
10. Front fork
11. Chassis
12. Engine
13. Gas tank

Features used :

• 2D and 3D sketch : Sketches are to be drawn using available planes or in any dimension using sketch tool
• Extrude : Helps to convert a 2D sketch to solid 3D model
• Extrude cut : Helps to remove features in 3D model
• Revolve : Used for producing revolved parts using centre line as axis
• Projected curve : Helps to create 3D curves using two 2D curves
• Pattern : Linear/Circular pattern helps to duplicate required number of features produced in required path
• Trim : Helps to delete the sketch or features that are needed to be
• Shell : To create thick/thin inside wall with hollow space for the solid body
• Dome : Helps to make the centroid of the face/faces project
• Combine : To manually combine two or more solid bodies
• Mirror : Helps to produce a reflected feature/face/bodies that are to be mirrored
• Fillet/Chamfer : Helps to change the sharp edges to smooth surfaces and inclined faces
• Mate : For assembly of the parts several different mates such as coincidence, concentric are useful

Some parts and assembly :

Frontfork :

Rearwheel :

Engine :

Assembly :

Rendering :

• In this process photorealistic model was created
• Solidworks visualize helps to perform rendering with applied environment feaures and views

Conclusion :

• Parts of the chopper were modeled using solidworks software
• Assmebly of the parts made to model the american chopper
• Photorealistic model was rendered using solidworks visualize software