Photo Realistic Rendering

     American Chopper

Aim:

• To create and sketch each parts of a American Chopper and assemble all the parts using solidworks.

Objectives:

• To create the parts of an American Chopper and assemble them to get a chopper using solidworks and to know about different rendering options available in solidworks.

Procedure:

Transmission Belt:

• It is the medium to transmit power from the engine to the wheels.

Tools used:

• Fillet
• Extrude

Kick Stand:

• A swivelling metal bar for holding a chopper upright when it is not being driven.

Tools used:

• Splain
• Loft
• Split
• Extrude
• Cut Extrude
• Dome

Front Fender:

• Its primary purpose is to prevent sand, mud, rocks, liquids, and others from being thrown into the air by the rotating tire.

Tools used:

• Splain
• Fillet
• Extrude
• Split
• Revolve

Rear Fender:

• Its primary purpose is to prevent sand, mud, rocks, liquids, and others from being thrown into the air by the rotating tire.

Tools used:

• Splain
• Fillet
• Extrude
• Split
• Revolve

Oil Tank:

• Its primary function is to store the oil for pumping it into the engine chamber.

Tools used:

• Splain
• Fillet
• Extrude
• Combine
• Shell

Pedal:

• A pedal in a vehicle is used to shift gears and apply brakes when necessary.

Tools used:

• Splain
• Extrude
• Extrude Cut
• Mirror
• Dome
• Chamfer

Chain:

• Chain drive is a way of transmitting mechanical power from one place to another.
• It is often used to convey power to the wheels of a vehicle.

Tools used:

• Extrude
• Fillet
• Curve driven pattern
• Mirror

Front Wheel:

• The front wheel is steer-able, which means that the power to be transmitted has to be at variable angles.
• As the steering can turn as much as 45 degrees in some 2 wheelers.

Tools used:

• Revolve
• Extrude
• Cut Extrude
• Circular Pattern
• Chamfer
• Fillet
• Combine

Rear Wheel:

• The entire weight of the bike is on the rear wheel, and it's here that power is best applied.
• Weight transfer to the rear on acceleration improves rear wheel traction while reducing front wheel traction.
• So it makes more sense for the rear wheel to be driven.

Tools used:

• Revolve
• Extrude
• Cut Extrude
• Circular Pattern
• Chamfer
• Fillet
• Combine

Front Fork:

• The forks can be most easily understood as simply large hydraulic shock absorbers with internal coil springs.
• They allow the front wheel to react to imperfections in the road while isolating the rest of the motorcycle from that motion.

Tools used:

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

Engine:

• Motorcycle engine are typically two stocks or four stock internal combustion engine, but other engine type such as winkle’s and electric motor have been used in small number.

Tools used:

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

Chassis:

• A chassis serves as the basic foundation on which all the parts of a machine rest. In any two wheelers, the chassis acts as a skeleton on which the engine, gearbox, driveshaft, transmission, driveshaft, differential, and suspension are mounted.

Tools used:

• Curve
• Sweep
• Mirror
• Extrude
• Cut Extrude
• Chamfer
• Fillet
• Split
• Combine
• Mirror

Chopper Assembly:

• The parts of an chopper have been designed individually and combine together in a assembly.
• Each part requires a different mate option.
• So each parts got assembled by doing the following mate procedure.

Tools used:

• Mid plane mate
• Tangent mate
• Coincident
• Parallel
• Perpendicular
• Distance mate
• Angle mate
• Concentric
• Width mate
• Mating of planes

Rendering:

• Rendering is the process involved in the generation of a two-dimensional or three-dimensional image from a model by means of application programs.
• Rendering is mostly used in architectural designs, animated movies and simulations.

Tools used:

• Edit appearance
• Edit scene
• Edit decal
• Integrated preview
• Preview window
• Final render
• Option
• Schedule render
• Camera
• Light

Conclusion:

• During the construction of chopper, I have gained useful knowledge about many new features in solid works which helped me to complete the parts easily. Some new commands that I have learned were;
• Projecting curves
• Dome
• Spilit command
• Different kinds of mates
• Combine command
• Importance of reference planes
• Short cut keys and commands
• Overall I have improved my skill in solid works using these 7 challenges.