A Work in Progress: dump trike



This guide was made for entry:
dump trike
In Contest:
april 2012 mania


step 1 of 6

I drew the frame and forks in 2d first because I didn't know the requirements for what I wanted

Creation of dump trike: Step 1

step 2 of 6

After a few changes to my initial design I decided I had the style I wanted. I swept the centerlines of my frame drawing w/2 circles 1 1/2" dia. and 1 3/8"dia. then subtracted the the smaller dia. sweeps from the larger to create 1/8"thick 1.5"dia. tubing for the frame work.
The forks I extruded the 2d drawing an eighth inch then offset a copy the distance for the front wheel then I conected the two forks by extruding a closed arc from an end view. i finished the forks by extruding two circles from the center of the arch and subtracting the smaller

Creation of dump trike: Step 2

step 3 of 6

The handle bars were created by joining swept circles

Creation of dump trike: Step 3

step 4 of 6

I wanted something a little different from a conventional trike seat. this is what I came up with

Creation of dump trike: Step 4

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the front wheel I made by drawing the cross section of the rim and revolving it around the center axis of the axle. the spokes I made by sweeping a circle from the the shaft to the rim and angling it to get the width then I patterned it to comlete on side then mirrored them to create the other side. the joined all into single part.

Creation of dump trike: Step 5

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the rear wheels are scaled copies of the front wheel without the pedals

The bed I created by drawing a rectangle then filleting the corners. then I converted the lines and arcs into polylines and joined them. I then offset a copy of the closed polyline 1/8" inside. I then extruded the outer polyline 5.5 " and used the shell command to leave the sides and bottom 1/8" thick. then I drew a circle connecting to the inner polyline at the quadrant and offset a copy 1/8" then trimmed the circles to make the curved lip at the top of the sides. After joining and closing them I swept the results around the inner polyline then joined the two solids to create the bed

Creation of dump trike: Step 6

Final result

Creation of dump trike: Final Result

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