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I've developed this aluminium wheel with Rhino, rendered it with C4D and enhanced it for a poster with XARA X.
Enjoy,
jens
jens g.r. benthien
designer
http://www.sacalobra.de
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I've developed this aluminium wheel with Rhino, rendered it with C4D and enhanced it for a poster with XARA X.
Enjoy,
jens
jens g.r. benthien
designer
http://www.sacalobra.de
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If you don't know how to dream you'll never be a designer.
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Nice work jens [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]
Stu.
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Good job Jens. I have a question. Shouldn't the arms (for lack of a better word) of the rim be in the center, instead of the front? I really don't know just asking.
--Randy R
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almost right ;-}
The spokes are on a curved surface, so the center is placed 1/3 inside the wheel - that's enough because the aluminium is cut from one 'air bubble free' large block. The center of gravity (and masses) is in the center, but there is no problem to shift it 15% to either direction.
The the critical joint or connection is where the center or hub joins the axle - the surfaces must be 100% plain so the srews will 'combine' the wheel with the axle - it's like welding them together to one single piece.
For example the steering wheel in a car features an extremely strong connection with the steering axle: the end of the axle has a male conical shape, while the steering wheel feature the female counterpart. When they assemble the steering wheels on the axle, the just let them drop onto the axle - no human will ever be able to pull the steering wheel off again, unless he uses a disk puller - a very powerful tool specifically for these tasks.
If the spokes fulfill a certain specification they won't break. However, this type of wheel is only for normal cars, not for fourwheelers (I prefer steel wheels on my 4x4 because I torture that truck too much).
jens
jens g.r. benthien
designer
http://www.sacalobra.de
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OK, here we go with twisted spokes. This one is especially for Randy who likes to see the hub in the center ;-}
jens
jens g.r. benthien
designer
http://www.sacalobra.de
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wheel designs---I like the first as my favorite!!!! [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]
---As The Crow Flies!---
Maya [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img]
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I like the 2nd one also [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img]
Thanks for the detialed explanation.
--Randy R
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Nice design, I see there is no place to inflate the tire, is it a solid rubber tire? they tend to ride kinda ruff.
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Mike, did you ever design and develop wheels? Then you would know that the hole for the valve will be drilled as the last part in the manufacturing process, before the surface finishing will be applied. **NO** wheel design includes the hole for the valve - it's up to the programmer of the CNC machine to define the place, based on the specifications of the tire manufacturer. At least in Europe each combination of tires and wheels needs an official approval.
Before you submit another wanna-be-funny comment you might consider to start your brain for some thoughts or connect to the internet to start a research ;-}
Suggestion: post some of your stuff - I've never seen any product development from you in this forum - as a moderator you should have something great in your drawer for us!
Oh, btw, before you will comment the tread on the shoulder of the tire: that's a new development in Europe, not yet available in the market.
jens
jens g.r. benthien
designer
http://www.sacalobra.de
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