I would like to make a 3D model of a B16 for a cad class I am taking, but I cannot find the dimensions of the engine parts. I have seen some drawings like this on honda tech so I thought somone here may know where I could find out the dimensions to use to draw this. I thought maybe my helms manual, but I dont have it up at school right now so I need another source. If anyone can help I would appriciate it.

Thanks
Craig

 

Bump

 

Actual dimensions of engine parts is probably not going to be something you can find too easily, if at all. There are a lot of contours that are not easy to put a dimension on.

 

I understand that the exact dimensions will be tough, but I figured someone may know at least the basics...Piston heights...diameters are obvious, wrist pin diameters...that sort of thing. I figure I can get the basics and fill in the rest on my own.

Thanks,
Craig

 

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Everything gets a dimension. They had to cut the parts for the tooling of the rods and things, so there is a dimension. It's not blind luck, otherwise there's no telling how much the rods would weigh, and all the finite element analysis they did for the redline would be poop.

The actual drawings themselves are done in a program that probably costs as much as most people houses. What program are you using for this?

 

I am going to be doing the modeling in Pro/E and the animation of the assembly in 3D Studio Max.

Craig

 

to Pro|E, that's what I use. Why don't you want to use the kinetics in Pro|E though, to make it move? Other than it's usually terribly annoying to assign all the relationships and not have parts flailing around.

 

I would use that feature, but my teacher is requiring that we also make a movie using 3D Studio, or do a FE Analysis on the model. Any other ideas of something fun and interesting to model?

Thanks

 

Undoubtedly there are dimensions, however do you expect the people whom designed and built the casting forms for honda blocks, intake manifolds and heads to have all that information on a piece of paper that anyone on this board can get their hands on?

You can get a piston, mic it amd get the exact dimensions, as with many parts in a honda engine. However good luck finding everything!

 

man i would do FEA on it before ever animating it.
FEA is MUCH easier and less time consuming. stick a part in, add constraints, add forces, select material, and RUN!