New to Combat Side Of Roboteering so here goes my list of most likely Newby Questions

[harry hills]

Why do you make my shiny metal baby dress like some neon fueled scene rave bunny?

Looks like it should drive super nice now though

[RogueTwoRobots]

I can confirm that the Banebots wheels fit onto Ranglebox motors, so long as you have the correct hubs. It's what I use on Flatulence and now Spin Cycle.

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[Albear]

The CAD looks fantastic! Keep up the good work! Doesn't look like they do, but im not the best person to comment im afraid! Im sure if its just an issue with your shaft there may be someone who can suggest a method of making it fit!

[TheYorkshireProject]

Just drafting up the motor/wheel design and with dimensions it looks like the banebot wheels wont fit properly on the Ranglebox 1000rpm motor.........can someone confirm if its just me going crazy and they do actually fit on the motors shaft with the hub please. :P

[TheYorkshireProject]

Its beginning to take shape :P http://prntscr.com/9wsfcr

[TheYorkshireProject]

Gid up and went to sketchup for the 3d picture of the damn thing. Its all coming together (on paper) nicely. just looking at a couple motors and stuff today.........yeey more research :P

[TheYorkshireProject]

Nearly done with the cad, then will look at the materials. Thanks for letting me know about the lifting platform material Jamie and how it coped. Still in the mist of watching countless BW fights on youtube to see whats best thickness and stuff xD

[Duffman]

Jamie, while you're here...

How well does Flatulence cope with big hits across the flipper arm, given that it's bolted directly to the servo horn? I realise you've supported it from both sides of the servo; has that proved enough to keep the servo from taking too big of a shock?

[RogueTwoRobots]

The lifting blade/flipper on Flatulence is 3mm steel, and the Hardox blade on Lynx (now First Lefts) got most of the way through it in a few areas, and all the way through by a mm or so. But if it's nice and angled, it should deflect the majority of the blows.

And I'm glad it's been a bit of an inspiration. The whole robot has pretty much been a lucky accident, with no serious design having gone into it yet winning almost every battle/event it has been in (damn you FHQWHGADS!). The key though is simplicity and reliability, that seems to have gotten it through. Almost no maintenance required at events

[TheYorkshireProject]

im just trying to make it into a body shell so i know where im going from there for the positioning of stuff

[SJJMcGhee]

Are you trying to make your "wireframe" into a body-shell or monocoque of sorts? I can't get the file to open on my solidworks but if that's what you're trying then you'd be looking for the surface tools. Fill surface or boundary surface will probably do it, but be warned, surface can be a massive pain to make work properly. From there thicken would turn it into a model of a certain thickness and a representation of your body-shell but your best bet is to watch the tutorials, have a look on YouTube and then have a play.

[TheYorkshireProject]

I knew id be finally using the tuts for something. Just sempt all plain sailing doing the 3d sketch then i was like hmm im stuck

[epicentre]

Solidworks has built in tutorials which are really useful for learning the basics, and I would definitely recommend running through the early ones at least. That "wireframe" you've got is a 3d sketch, and there's no magic "make this 3d sketch into a solid object" button (to the best of my knowledge).

To simplify, the general way of making solid objects in Solidworks is to sketch in a 2d plane, extrude that 2d sketch to be a 3d solid object, and then repeat that on further surfaces and planes to add or remove parts from that 3d object. The tutorials will teach you how to do all of this.

I don't mean to be flippant; once you've got a general idea of how it works I'm sure people will be more than willing to help with any specific queries. I'm not an expert in Solidworks by any means, so if anyone disagrees with me feel free to pipe in.

[TheYorkshireProject]

Instead of creating a new thread thought id chuck it in here to save spam. Im really struggling getting my wireframe as an actual solid object so i can start positioning motor, servos etc to get a sense of the best size for chassis. Ive tried googling around to no luck at all.

Im using solidworks for the cad

The file is in my dropbox if anyone could have a mess around with it please . https://www.dropbox.com/s/lvm4p3fkbx...is.SLDPRT?dl=0

[TheYorkshireProject]

So bit of research was done while solidworks was playing up and ive come to these items to add:

Adding to list:
BaneBot wheels looking at prob smallest one 1-7/8" with the hubs from robotshop.com
Mini 1000rpm motor from ranglebox
Armour Material - HDPE
Flipper - Aluminium (Thickness TBD)
got my ideas for the battery too...........but expect all this too change as Ill be trying to stick to least shops as poss as im a tight arse when it comes to postage fees etc :P. Im a Yorkshireman what ya expect