“So, we had to use my all-time favorite: The Artec Space Spider!” said Rappard.
The broken distributor cap was sent over one rainy Sunday, from southern Bergen op Zoom to northeastern Emmen, where 4C is based.Īnd even though the part was small, it was full of detail. While his company typically deals with reverse engineering, their solid connection with 4C gave this challenge an easy solution. The motorcycle’s distributor cap is essential for the ignition to start and the engine to run “He searched all over the world to find the replacement part,” van de Rijzen said, “and then, he came to me.” The part is not in use anymore but is essential for starting up the engine. “A part from this 1919 Harley Davidson was broken,” he explained, “and the man who owned it had been working on the bike for about 50 years!” Given the vintage nature of the bike, two problems presented themselves: The replacement piece needed isn’t in circulation any longer, and even if sourcing from resellers was an option, it would come at a steep price and without any guarantee it would work adequately or fit perfectly.
“I send something to Edwin, he scans it, and sends it back!” said van de Rijzen. Living on opposite ends of the country, the two have never met in person. The conundrum was one day brought to Carl van de Rijzen of Visual First in the Netherlands, who has been working with Edwin Rappard of Artec Ambassador 4C Creative CAD CAM Consultants for over two years.
On the contrary, it was a straightforward solution to a question that had been on the mind of one man for decades: How to get his vintage motorcycle ready to start and ride the streets with. What’s delightful about this project isn’t how challenging it was, or how much expertise it required. Results: A functional bike that is fully restored and rides like a dream! Solution: Artec Space Spider, Artec Studio, 3D printing For more tips and tricks check out the links below.Challenge: To replace a broken and unavailable part of a vintage Harley Davidson motorcycle, essential for the vehicle to operate To keep the original component in addition to the mirror copy, just click Copy after clicking Symmetrize. (Optional) Deselect the primitive from the Assembly tab to hide it from the view just like you would with any other componentĬreating a mirror and keeping the original.Select the face on the Primitive that you want to use for the mirror.Select Merge to convert this primitive to an object that we can select.You can add a face or axis to use for the mirror anywhere you want, which is especially helpful when you want two views of the same components in your SOLIDWORKS Composer project. What if the plane or axis I want to use doesn’t exist?
Select the face or axis to create the mirror (selecting an axis will rotate it 180 degrees).Highlight the components you want to mirror in the graphics area (or select them under the Assembly tab on the left).Symmetrize is in the Geometry workshop and requires two items from you: a model to mirror and a surface or axis to flip it on. Want to show an assembly from two sides at the same time? It can do that too. Want to flip an smg component to show a different angle? Done.
The tool we want to use is called Symmetrize, and it lets us create a mirror copy that either replaces the original component or sits directly across from it. SOLIDWORKS Composer makes it easier than ever to mirror parts of a part or assembly.