Objective:

The objective of this project is to sketch and create 3D model of individual parts of an American Chopper by using SOLIDWORKS from scratch, assemble the parts and to render Chopper. The following components were designed and assembled in this project.

• Transmission Belt
• Kickstand
• Front Fender
• Rear Fender
• Pedal
• Oil Tank
• Chain
• Rear Wheel
• Front Wheel
• Chassis
• Engine
• Front Fork
• Gas Tank

The rendered American Chopper bike is set in the environmental surrounding by using PhotoView 360. The above components mentioned will be explained detailed below.

Transmission Belt:

Transmission Belts are used for the transfer of rotary motion of the camshaft of the engine to the gearbox. The following tools were used in the sketching of the transmission belt.

• Line
• Arc
• Offset

The feature given for the Transmission Belt is Extrude and Fillet. The appearance given for the Transmission Belt is Matte Rubber.

Kickstand:

Kickstand is used to support the Chopper from falling down and gives support to stand. The following tools were used to design the Kickstand.

• Spline
• Line
• Circle

The Features used in designing the Kickstand are

• Loft
• Dome
• Extrude
• Extrude Cut
• Fillet
• Split

The Appearance used in the Kickstand is Polished Chrome.

Front Fender:

Front Fender is used to prevent the vehicle and the driver from getting splashed from dirt, mud or water from the front wheel while driving. The following tools were used in sketching the component.

• Line
• Arc
• Dynamic Mirroring

The features used in this model are

• Revolve
• Split
• Revolve Cut
• Fillet

The appearance used in this component is Painted (Siena).

Rear Fender:

Rear Fender is used to prevent the vehicle and the driver and the person driving behind form getting splashed from dirt, mud, or water from the rear wheel. The following tools were used in sketching the component.

• Sketch
• Offset Entities
• Trim Entities

The Feature used in modeling this component is Revolve

The appearance used in this model is Painted (Siena).

Fire shaped decal is applied in this model.

Pedal:

Pedal is used to rest the foot of the driver while driving. The following tools were used in sketching the component.

• Line
• Circle
• Arc
• Spline

The following Features were used in modelling this component.

• Extrude
• Fillet
• Offset Entities

The appearance used in this component is Polished Chrome.

Oil Tank:

Oil Tank is used to store for the lubrication of the engine. The following tools were used to sketch the component.

• Line
• Arc

The following tools were used in modeling the component.

• Boss Extrude
• Combine
• Fillet
• Shell

Scorpion shaped decal is applied on the oil tank.

The appearance used in this component is Painted (Siena and White).

Chain:

Chain is used to transfer the power from the gearbox to the sprocket connected to the wheel. The following tools were used in sketching this component.

• Arc
• Circle
• Line

The following Features were used in modeling this component.

• Extrude
• Extrude Cut
• Dome
• Chamfer

Rear Wheel:

Rear Wheel consists of rim, sprocket, disc and caliper. The sprocket rotates along the wheel as the power from the gear box is transferred to the sprocket through the chain. The tools used to sketch the rear wheel are

• Arc
• Line
• Circle
• Mirror
• Trim
• Fillet Entities

The following Features were used in designing this model

• Extrude
• Circular Pattern
• Extrude Cut
• Combine

The Appearance used for the rim, disc and sprocket is Polished Chrome for caliper is Siena and for the tyre is Matte Rubber.

Front Wheel:

Front Wheel consists of the same parts except sprocket and the wheel is narrow compared to rear wheel. The following tools were used in sketching the component.

• Arc
• Line
• Circle
• Mirror
• Trim
• Fillet Entities

The following Features were used in designing this model

• Extrude
• Circular Pattern
• Extrude Cut
• Combine

The Appearance used for the rim, disc is Polished Chrome for caliper is Siena and for the tyre is Matte Rubber.

Chassis:

Chassis is the skeleton for the Chopper where it helps to place the engine for the chopper and gives shape to the bike. The following Features were used in modelling the component.

• Sketch
• Offset
• Convert Entities
• Project Curves
• Trim
• Sweep
• Split
• Revolve
• Cut Extrude
• Fillet
• Combine

The appearance used in this component is Painted (Siena).

Engine:

The engine is the important part in the vehicle were it gives the power to run. It consists of two combustion cylinders and two exhausts. The following tools were used in sketching the component.

• Convert Entities
• Extrude
• Fillet
• Revolve
• Circular Pattern
• Chamfer
• Composite Curve
• Fillet
• Mirror
• Split
• Sweep

The appearance used in this component is Polished Chrome.

Front Fork:

Front Fork Is used to change the direction while driving as it is connected with the handle bar. The front fork is connected with the wheel. The following features were used in designing the component.

• Revolve
• Cut Revolve
• Linear Pattern
• Fillet
• Dome
• Combine
• Extrude

Gas Tank:

Gas Tank is used to store the fuel for the engine to run the vehicle. The following Features were used in designing the component.

• Surface Trim
• Boundary Surface
• Sweep Cut
• Fillet
• Shell
• Surface Loft
• Surface Knit
• Mirror

The Decals were applied on the sides and the top of the Gas Tank.

The Appearance used in this model is Painted (Siena).

Assembly of the American Chopper:

First the chassis is fixed to the Top Plane and the Engine is fixed into the Chassis. Then the Rear Wheel is added to the axial of the Chassis by using Concentric mate and Coincide mate with Planes. Then the chain is added by connecting the Rear Wheel Sprocket and the Gear in the engine by using width mate. The Transmission Belt is attached to the engine by using the Width Mate and Concentric Mate. The Front Fork is also connected to the Chassis by using Width Mate. The Pedal is connected to the chassis by using Concentric Mate and Coincide Mate. The Kickstand is connected to the Chassis by using the Coincide Mate and the Concentric Mate. The Front Wheel is added to the Front Fender by using Concentric Mate and Coincide Mate with Planes. The Front Fender is added to the Front Wheel by using the Coincide Mates with the Front Plane and the Mid Plane of the Front Wheel. The Rear Fender is added to the Rear Wheel by using the Coincide mate with the Mid Plane and the Front Plane of Rear Wheel. Angel Mates were used to limit the movement of the Kickstand and the Front Fork. The Tangent Mate is given to the Surface of the tyres to the Top Plane to make the vehicle stand on the plane and fot the Kickstand to tilt the vehicle.

Rendering of the Chopper:

Rendering of the Chopper is done by using PhotoView 360. Here is the rendered image of the American Chopper.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1GXnshkVilhfqs0uQP8BRGgVXU52B_ycs?usp=sharing