Define a problem
To complete this train project I had to model pieces in inventor and then had to put all of them together to make the toy train. To start off I had to make all the parts in inventor then assembly them together. After completing the assembly of the train I had to start developing the solution and had to make different views including a section view to show more dimensions of each part of the train. Then to construct and test the prototype I had to make a presentation drawing to show how many and which part was which on the train. In the end I had a fully assembled and dimensioned toy train.
Generate concepts
To start the modeling I decided to do the train body first. I thought I should get the hardest part done first. Reading the dimensions was easy but not having the steps to make the parts was hard because on most of our worksheets it says how to do it step by step. While modeling the train body when I got to a part I didn't understand how to do I would use youtube to help me. After I finished the modeling of the train body I moved onto all the other parts I needed to model.
Develop a solution
Construct and test prototype
Evaluate the solution
I showed my train to one of my brothers and he thought it looked very cool overall and he really liked when I turned the linkage arm the wheels moved. My mom loved the colors I chose for my train and she thought they were very unique. My dad didn't really get the point of the cow catcher but he liked how the train looked.
Present the solution
At the start of this project it seemed not to hard until I started making the train body on inventor. That's when I realized this project wouldn't be as easy as I thought. The hardest part of the train to make was the train body which took a while to make but then I finally got it. When I assembled the train the linkage arms were causing me some trouble so I had to work with it a little bit. During the project I faced A LOT of problems with the laptop including losing work and not being able to turn the computer on. With these problems it made me work a lot harder and longer on some things. Once I started doing all the dimensions in the idw. file, I learned more on how to apply a sectional, auxiliary, and a broken view. A section view can be used to show interior details and can show components of a shape that are not necessarily seen from the orthographic view. An auxiliary view is a view on the slanted surface of an object and is perpendicular. A broken view can be used to make the object in a larger scale or you can create a gap in the view using break lines. These views were all used while dimensioning each part of the train. I also had to use a detail view, and a half section view. I also had to use different tolerances in the dimensioning part which included bilateral, unilateral, and limit tolerances. When you identify a hole type you use symbols because it does not take up as much room on the object when writing it for the hole and the symbol also is easier to read when you quick glance at it you know what kind of hole it is. Tolerances are needed because it gives an object an acceptable amount of dimensional variation so the object can work correctly. In the end, with all of the obstacles I faced I feel like I have successfully completed my train project.