Steam Engine Model Along!

[TheOnlyAaron]

Hi all! we are doing another Model Along! Today we are going to model the parts for a small steam engine! Images below. Download and be ready to model a bunch of small pieces!

2020-05-13T18:00:00Z

Join me on YouTube, Facebook, or Twitch!

[Tigger]

Awesome! Can’t wait.

[Solo]

How about going a step further and use MS Physics to animate it too?

[andybster]

got this far on the flywheel - WHILST watching you intently at the same time!!

[DaveR]

Screws not done but all those holes match.

[Cotty]

@TheOnlyAaron:

• install “AddCenterPointAll”
• add shortcut (e.g. “+” at numpad)
• use it 2-3 times
• say “can’t model without anymore”
• make a quickwin from it
  

[DaveR]

[DaveR]

[TheOnlyAaron]

[nanim3d]

This one is my model, done in the last seconds of the stream.
rendered with Enscape.

[DaveR]

Needed something to keep my hands busy while “watching” a movie with my wife that I wasn’t really interested in. (The movie, that is. Nothing wrong with my interest in my wife. )

Animation is entirely native SketchUp using tags and scenes. I inadvertently set it up so it was running backward but the timing was off. Simple fix. Might get a bit better performance out of it by adjusting the valve cam position but I think it really needs a slightly different cam geometry so the exhaust vale completely clears the port to allow steam in faster.

[coldcanuck]

@DaveR

Nothing wrong with my interest in my wife

Nice save :-}

[Jon_357]

This was a fun project. I also did an animation of the engine rotating, done with native tools.
Posted on YouTub Steam Engine - ONE LUNGER - YouTube

[DaveR]

Nice! You put a lot into the video. Very good work.

[mhp1]

This is my Steam Engine model. thank you