A Work in Progress: Robo Insect



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This is a highly simplified SBS. If you are interested then please contact me and I will make a Solidworks Basics Tutorial.
In this first step I sketched out the shape of the leg in 2D

Creation of Robo Insect: Step 1

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I then used revolves, extrudes and lofts the begin forming the 3D leg

Creation of Robo Insect: Step 2

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This is the completed leg

Creation of Robo Insect: Step 3

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To create the claws I followed the same steps as for the leg. Highlighted in blue you can see the 3 sketches that make up that portion of that loft.

Creation of Robo Insect: Step 4

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The body was a simple shape

Creation of Robo Insect: Step 5

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The mechanical bit in the middle was created as a separate assembly. This is the combination of many individual parts.

Creation of Robo Insect: Step 6

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Final step was to assemble all the parts, apply materials, background and lighting etc.

Creation of Robo Insect: Step 7

Final result

Creation of Robo Insect: Final Result

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