solidworks project

Introduction
The goal of this project is to produce a model of a real world product or machine. You will need to create a Solidwork model that will model the product or machine with appropriate complexity and accuracy. The model needs to be appropriate to be presented in an academic environment. This project is an opportunity to exercise your creativity and to further explore the use of SolidWorks as a design tool. The emphasis of this project is on the proper consideration of design intent in building your part models. Ambitious and creative projects are encouraged but it will have to be appropriate for the given time and tools that you have learned.
Design Specifications
Your design should conform to the following specifications:
Modeling Considerations
* Your model must consist of at least 3 and no more than 7 unique interlocking parts. Remember, your final design is going to be assembled from these parts. Repeated uses of the same part do not count in the part total.
* Part modeling complexity/difficulty must be consistent with current homework assignments. Specifically, you will need to include at least 3 types of the following features/geometries in your entire design: Sweeps, Lofts, Shell, Patterns, Reference Geometries, Equations. You should also consider the scope of your model details based on the time constraint that is given.
* Assembly modeling will require the application of Mates that will fit the Design Intent of the overall model.
Drawing Specifications
* You will need to produce a Detail Drawing for ONE Part that will include the Standard Views, Isometric View. You will also need to include one of the following view: Detail View, Section View, and/or Auxiliary View for the Drawing. The Detail Drawing will also need to include Tolerance and Fit specifications for a Feature that is interconnecting with another Part (e.g. Tolerance and Fits for Holes or Shafts)
* Drawings will need to follow ANSI standards and conventions introduced in the class (ie: Dimension Convention, Centerlines, Centermarks, Annotations, proper Title Block usage)
* You will also need to produce an Assembly Drawing for your Assembly. The Assembly Drawing should include the Exploded View (with Exploded Sketch Lines) of the Assembly, appropriate Balloon labels and the Bill of Materials)
Project Requirements and Grading Breakdown
Project Deliverables (100 points)
* (45 pts) Submit a zip archive of your project files to the Final Project Assignment on Canvas by the deadline. You will need to include:
* All of the Part Files
* The Assembly File
* Drawing File for ONE Part
* The Assembly Drawing File
Make sure all features/sketches in all models are fully defined according to YOUR design intent (with some exceptions).
* (45 pts) You will need to submit a PowerPoint presentation that includes the following:
* Introduction of what you modeled.
* Image of product modeled. Brief history of product (who/when invented, version history of device).
* Include comparisons of any revisions you have made to the original design.
* Modeling methodology: Select the MOST complex part and use the model tree/history to highlight the various steps /methodology used to create complex features.
* Describe the tolerance/fit specification that you have assigned in your Part Drawing and explain the design decision.
* Assembled isometric view drawing of product .
* Exploded isometric view with Bill of Materials List (including types of materials used for each part, balloon tags, etc). See textbook/notes for example of drawing.
* Isometric or trimetric views of major parts and pictures of actual part(for comparison).
* Summary/Conclusions: What did you do? How did it turn out? What would you have done differently? What are the major challenges that you faced when modeling your project. What did you learn?
* Place all of the deliverables into the compressed zip folder and submit it on this page.
* (10 pts) Oral Presentation.
Extra Credits
* Please annotate / describe the extra credit you have completed for your project in the presentation or submission comments.
* You can earn up to 2 points in extra credit for the project if you use at lease one Advanced/Mechanical Mates in your assembly.
* You can earn up to 5 points in extra credit for the project if you can create a motion study / animation for your project that includes the following:
* View Rotation (1pt)
* Exploded View Animation (1pt)
* Simple part movements (1pt)
* Use of at least one Motor component (1pt)
* Appropriate application of the Mate Controller in Motion Study (1pt)
* You can earn up to 5 points in extra credit for the project if you include multiple configurations for 1 part or the overall assembly. The configurations must not produce errors in your part(s) and/or interference in your assembly.
* 2 or more configurations for a Part or Assembly (3 pts)
* Design Table to control the configurations (2 pts)

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