love it well done, red bull with a hint of mclaren , did you really model it using sketch up? iv tried and cant get anything near as good as what you've got there, how long did it take?
I've literally taken a few months on this car, and plan on updating it throughout the season. Skethcup isn't the most advanced software for doing it, but I think the end product is pretty good.
I would love to see some tutorials if possible? step by steps etc? and also is it built to any regulations? I'm curious as to weather the 'wing' on the end of the crash structure would be legal in 2011, as it isn't technically part of the diffuser, therefore should break the DDD regs, but is within the 15cm of technical freedom. really though, amazing result on a programme as simplistic as sketchup.
I'll see what I can do maybe in terms of tutorials, but yeah that's the idea I was thinking about with that wing on the crash structure, I figured with it being in the central 15cm, it shouldn't really be a problem...
Yeah it's not really that hard, I taught myself the software, and began work straight away, and have gone through loads of shapes to get to the current launch car. As soon as its auto-smoothened, it begins to look pretty good. I've tried to keep within the regulations, but I've tried to use some risky design ideas, so some things probably will be illegal. As for the diffuser, at that acngle you probably can't see, but that area there at the back of the sidepods is completely closed off, slightly further inwards, but should be classed as single.
As long as it doesnt have an hole in its floor that is fed by air from the underbody that is legal.
About the beamwing though i do not know if it is legal, there is an section in front of this beamwing which is allowed whom i do not understand though LegendaryM made use of this section.
The sharkfin stays illegal as it is in forbidden area.
Ok there is no hole in the floor there, to make it a DDD, and as for the shark fin, it says it cannot reach the rear wing, so surely having a bit of a fin like that would be ok, as it does not reach the rear wing itself?
As the rule for that area states;
´3.9.1 No bodywork situated between 50mm and 330mm forward of the rear wheel centre line may be more than 730mm above the reference plane.´
That makes your idea illegal too, I did similair on my car until the 2011 rules where released and this was proven to be illegal.
Nice job mate ! There was one thread where someone was asking about CAD software, I think you proved that using this free software can get really great results !
, did you really model it using sketch up? iv tried and cant get anything near as good as what you've got there, how long did it take?