Photo Realistic Rendering
MODELLING AND RENDERING OF AN AMERICAN CHOPPER BIKE
American chopper has been on television since 2003 and is one of the most popular motorcycling shows around. The series focuses on Paul Teutul Sr (known as Senior), his son Paul Teutul Jr (known as Paulie or Junior), and their motorcycling brand and company, Orange County Choppers.The company, which is located in Orange County,New York, was founded in 1999 by Paul Senior and focuses mainly on the restorations and customizations of US-built choppers.In fact, in 2008 the pair got into a huge argument which eventually led to Paul Junior's termination. Secondly, the show has produced some great work, with the Chopper style bike one of the most infamous designs in motorcycling history.
AIM&OBJECTIVE
- To create different parts of an a American chopper in Solidworks using various types of sketches and features tools
- To assemble the different modelled parts to create the chopper
- To create photorealistic rendered images of the chopper using Solidworks visualize
INDROUCTION
The 3D part is the basic building block of any large scale design.Features are the individual shapes that,When combined, make up the part,one can also add some types of features to assemblies.part documents can contain multiple solid bodies that we can manipulate the same way as single solid bodies.The chopper was modelled using part modelling.once after all the parts were modelled seperately they were assembled to create the chopper.It consists of following parts.
- Chain
- Chassis
- Engine
- Front fender
- Front fork
- Front wheel
- Fuel tank
- Kick-stand
- Oil tank
- Pedal
- Pedal LHS
- Rear fender
- Rear wheel
- Transmission belt
DESIGN METHODLOGY/APPROACH
CHAIN
Motorcycle chains are part of the drive train to transmit the motor power to the back wheel.Properly lubricated chains can reach an efficiency of 98% or greater in the transmission.Unlubricated chains will significantly decrease performance and increase chain and sprocket wear
Commands used:Following were the commands used to model the part
- 2D sketch
- Fillet
- Smart Dimensions
- Appearances
- Extruded boss/base
Image of the modelled part:
TRANSMISSION BELT
A belt is a loop of flexible material used to link two or more rotating shafts mechanically,most often parallel.Belts may be used as a source of motion,to transmit power effciently or to track relative movement.Belts are looped over pulleys and may have a twist between the pulleys,and the shafts need not be parallel.
commands used:Following were the commands uded to model the part
- 2D sketch
- Fillet
- Smart Dimensions
- Appearances
- Extruded boss/base
- curve driven pattern
- Mirror feature
- Body-Delete/Keep
Image of the modelled part:
FENDERS
A fender is the part of a vehicle that protects and frames its wheels and keeps mud from splashing it.Most modern vehicles have fenders on their front and back wheels.
FRONT FENDERS
it is for the front wheel
commands used:Following were the commands uded to model the part
- 2D sketch
- Fillet
- Smart Dimensions
- Appearances
- split
Image of the modelled part
REAR FENDERS
it is for the rear wheel.it also comparises of a decal
commands used:Following were the commands uded to model the part
- 2D sketch
- Fillet
- Smart Dimensions
- Appearances and decals
- split
- Revolve
- Shell
Image of the modelled part:
KICK STAND
It is a metal rod attached to a bicycle or motorcycle,lying horizontally when not in use,that may be kicked into a vertical position to support the vehicle when it is stationary
commands used:Following were the commands uded to model the part
- 2D sketch
- Fillet
- Smart Dimensions
- Appearances
- split
- Lofted boss/base
- Extrude boss/base
- Extrude cut
- Dome
Image of the modelled part:
PEDAL
It is a foot lever or tredle by which a part is activated in a mechanism.
commands used:Following were the commands uded to model the part
- 2D sketch
- Fillet
- Smart Dimensions
- Appearances
- Chamfer
- Revolve boss/base
- Extrude boss/base
- Dome
Image of the modelled part:
PEDAL LHS
It is the mirrored part of the pedal across the mid plane
commands used:Following were the commands uded to model the part
- Mirror feature
Image of the modelled part:
OIL TANK
It is a container for holding or storing oil.
commands used:Following were the commands uded to model the part
- 2D sketch
- Fillet
- Smart Dimensions
- Appearances
- Extrude boss/base
- Combine
- Shell
Image of the modelled part:
WHEELS
It is a circular object that revolves on axle and is fixed below a vehicle or other object to enable it to move easily over the ground
FRONT WHEEL
It is a front of a vehicle.it consists of following components in it
- Rim
- Disc Brake
- Tyre
- caliper
commands used:Following were the commands uded to model the part
- 2D sketch
- offset entities
- Smart Dimensions
- Appearances
- Extrude boss/base
- Trim entities
- Fillet
- Chamfer
- Mirror entities
- Extrude cut
- Revolved cut
- Combine
- Circular pattern
- Revolved boss/base
Image of the modelled part:
REAR WHEEL
It is a Back of a vehicle.it consists of following components in it
- Rim
- Disc Brake
- Tyre
- caliper
- Sprocket
commands used:Following were the commands uded to model the part
- 2D sketch
- offset entities
- Smart Dimensions
- Appearances
- Extrude boss/base
- Trim entities
- Fillet
- Chamfer
- Mirror entities
- Extrude cut
- Revolved cut
- Combine
- Circular pattern
- Revolved boss/base
Image of the modelled part:
FRONT FORK
The front fork is asuspension component for either a bicycle fork motor cycle fork.The forks can be must 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.
commands used:Following were the commands uded to model the part
- 2D sketch
- Fillet
- Trim entities
- Smart Dimensions
- Appearance
- Dome
- Mirror Entities
- Body -Move/copy
- Combine
- Extrude cut
- Revolved cut
- Circular pattern
- Linear pattern
- Projected curve
- Reference Plane
- Extrude Boss/Base
- Swept Boss/base
- Revolved boss/base
Image of the modelled part:
FRONT FORK
A fuel tank is a safe container for flammable fluids.Though any storage tank for fuel may be so called.The term is typically appplied to part of an engine system in which the fuel is stored and propelled(fuel pump) or relesed(pressurized gas)into an engine.Fuel tank range in size and complexity from the small plastic tank of a butane lighter to the multi-chambered cryogenic space shuttle external tank.
commands used:Following were the commands uded to model the part
- 2D sketch
- Sketch picture
- Fillet
- Trim
- Smart Dimensions
- Appearance
- Shell
- Mirror
- Split-Line
- Projected curve
- Reference Plane
- Surface trim
- Swept cut
- Lofted surface
- Boundary surface
- Swept surface
- Extrude surface
- Knit surface
Image of the modelled part:
ENGINE
A motorcycle engine is an engine that powers a motor cycle.Motorcycle engines are typically two-stroke or four stroke internal combustion engines,but other engine types,such as Wankel and electric motors, have been used.
commands used:Following were the commands uded to model the part
- 2D sketch
- Sketch picture
- Fillet
- Trim
- Smart Dimensions
- Appearance
- Chamfer
- Mirror
- Split
- Combine
- Dome
- Extrude cut
- Circular pattern
- Linear pattern
- Projected curve
- Composite curve
- Reference Plane
- Extrude boss/base
- Revlved boss/base
- Swept boss/base
Image of the modelled part:
CHASSIS
It is a vehicle frame. the underpart of a motor vehicle,on which the body is mounted;if the running gear such as wheels and transmission,and sometimes even the driver's seat,are included,then the assembly is as a rolling chassis.
commands used:Following were the commands uded to model the part
- 2D sketch
- Sketch picture
- Fillet
- Trim
- Smart Dimensions
- Appearance
- Chamfer
- Mirror
- Split
- Combine
- Dome
- Extrude cut
- Linear pattern
- Projected curve
- Reference Plane
- Extrude boss/base
- Revlved boss/base
- Swept boss/base
Image of the modelled part:
ASSEMBLY
All the modelled parts were inserted one by one in the assembly.The parts were inserted randomly in the assembly environment and were given manual mates by taking chassis as the reference so that all the parts move with respect to chassis only when the chassis floats.
Images of the assembly:Following are the images of the chopper assembly in diffrerent views.
Front view
Back view
Top view
Bottom view
Left side view
Right side view
Isometric view
Camera view
PHOTOREALISTIC IMAGES OF AMERICAN CHOPPER BIKE
CONCLUSION
All the parts of the American chopper were modelled and the assembly was created using solidworks and photorealistic renders of the the chopper were created using solidwork visualize.