Radar Mast & Final Assembly of Yacht

Modelling of Sunseeker Predator Yacht using SOLIDWORKS Software

1.Objective:

The objective of this product was to successfully model the Sunseeker Predator Yacht and to learn how to use the SOLIDWORKS software fluently while doing so.

2.Introduction:

The objective of this report is to describe the process of modelling the Sunseeker Predator Yacht using the SOLIDWORKS software.

3.Approach of design:

The designing of the yacht was done using the following steps:

• Step 1: The first step was to design all the parts of the yacht as per the give instructions.
• Step 2: The second step was to assemble all the modeled parts.
• Step 3: The third step was to create camera set up light settings etc.
• Step 4: The fourth step was to do the rendering of the yacht.

There were various features of the SOLIDWORKS software used while modeling the bike. The list of the features used is as follows:

1. 2D-Sketches: This feature helps you create any geometry which is 2D and the created 2D geometry can be controlled by applying relations and these sketches can be modifies using various sketch tools.
2. Boss Extrude: This feature allows us to take our 2D sketch and convert it into a 3D solid body by adding a third dimension of height/thickness to it.
3. Revolved Boss: This feature allows us to create a 3d object about an axis to create a solid body.
4. Sweep: This feature creates a base, boss, cut, or surface by moving a profile (section) along a path, according to these rules:

• The profile must be closed for a base or boss sweep feature; the profile may be open or closed for a surface sweep feature.
• The path may be open or closed.
• The path may be a set of sketched curves contained in one sketch, a curve, or a set of model edges.
• The path must intersect the plane of the profile.
• Neither the section, the path, nor the resulting solid can be self-intersecting.
• The guide curve must be coincident with the profile or with a point in the profile sketch.

5. Extrude cut: This feature helps us remove unnecessary material from the part.
6. Trim: This feature helps us remove the extra 2D geometry which is unnecessary.
7. Offset: This feature helps us offset the selected sketch entities by a given distance.
8. Convert entities: This helps us convert the edges or faces of a 3d model to a 2d sketch for our further use.
9. Loft: This feature helps us create a transition between profiles.

10.Dome: This feature helps us create a dome like structure on the selected faces of the sketch,

11. Fillet: This feature helps us create an external or internal rounded part on the component.
12. Knit: This feature helps us combine two or more faces and surfaces into one.
13. Combine: This feature helps us combine two or more solid bodies into one.

14.Shells: This feature helps us create a hollow part out of a solid body.

15. Surface Trim: This helps us remove the unwanted material of the surface.
16. Split: The Split Line tool projects an entity (sketch, solid, surface, face, plane, or surface spline) to surfaces, or curved or planar faces. It divides a selected face into multiple separate faces.
17. Chamfer: This feature helps us creates a beveled feature on selected edges, faces, or a vertex.

The yacht consists of 9 parts:

• Propeller:

The features used to model this part were:

1. 2D sketch
2. Revolve
3. Cut extrude
4. Loft
5. Fillet
6. Circular pattern

• Radar:

1. 2D sketch
2. Extrude
3. Mirror
4. Cut extrude
5. Fillet
6. Sketch driven pattern

• Hull:

The features used in this part are:

1. 2d sketch
2. Projected Curve
3. Sweep curve
4. Loft surface
5. Extrude surface
6. Surface knit
7. Mirror
8. Cut extrude
9. Fillet
10. Pattern
11. Split feature
12. Shell

• Garage door:

The features used to model this part are:

1. 2D sketch
2. Chamfer
3. Fillet
4. Extrude cut
5. Text
6. Mirror

• Front Seat:

The part was modeled using the following features:

1. 2d sketch
2. Surface sweep
3. Surface trim
4. Surface fill
5. Surface loft
6. Surface knit
7. Chamfer
8. Fillet
9. Revolve
10. Cut revolve
11. Dome

• Middle Seat:

The features used to model this part were:

1. 2D sketch
2. Cut extrude
3. Boss extrude
4. Fillet
5. Chamfer

• Rear seat:

The features used to model this part are:

1. 2D sketch
2. Fillet
3. Boss Extrude
4. Cut extrude
5. Surface offset
6. Surface trim

• Super structure:

The features used to model these parts were:

1. 2d sketch
2. Projected curve
3. Surface trim
4. Surface trim
5. Surface fill
6. Extended surface
7. Lofted surface
8. Boundary surface
9. Deleted surface
10. Fillet
11. Swept surface
12. Surface knit
13. Boss extrude
14. Cut extrude
15. Split
16. Mirror

• Radar Mast:

The features used to model this part were:

1. 2d sketch
2. Revolve
3. Boss extrude
4. Fillet
5. Mirror
6. Swept boss base
7. Shell

Assembly:

The last step was to take all these parts and assemble them in the assembly page of SOLIDWORKS where we apply different mates to the parts to assemble them and form a yacht.

Rendering: