DMP230 - Solid Works 2010 Projects

In the Spring of 2011, I studied the software package Solid Works 2010 which is used for 3-D modeling on the computer. I took the DMP230 course at the Advanced Technology and Education Park (ATEP) in Tustin, California. The DMP230 course covers the basics of the Solidworks program and is part of the Design Model Making and Rapid Prototyping Program at ATEP. ATEP is part of Irvine Valley College.

The models shown below are projects from the DMP230 class that I completed. Mixed in with them are a few Solid Works drawings that I did on my own just for fun.

(above) Shamisen: Japanese 3-String Musical Instrument (class - Final Project). Further down on the page I have included some detail views of this Solid Works drawing/assembly.

(above) Simple part (class assignment).

(above) Air Brake Cyclinder as used on Narrow Gauge Trains in the early 20th Century (self initiated drawing).

(above) Face Plate (self initiated drawing).

(above) Space Station (self initiated drawing).

(above) Component Part (self initiated drawing).

(above) Salt Shaker (class assignment).

(above) Skateboard (class assignment).

(above) Road Bicycle Crank (class assignment).

(above) Las Vegas Poker Table (class assignment). Notice the little embossed Dollar Signs ($) located around the edge of the table.

(above) Piston (class assignment).

(above) Guitar Head (class assignment).

(above) Faucet (class assignment).

(above) Computer Speaker (class assignment).

(above) Candle and Holder (class assignment).

(above) Alien Twister (class assignment). According to our instructor, Eric Fairbanks, this is some kind of an amusement piece that aliens play with.

(above) A ring (class assignment).

(above) Wire-formed Part (class assignment).

(above) Bench Vice Assembley (class assignment). This project was different in that we were given all the parts already drawn and then we had to assemble them in the correct positions to make the completed bench vice. It looks easier to accomplish than it actually is to do!

(above) Queen Post (self initiated drawing). This is a metal fitting that was used on railroad cars that use trussrods for strengthening their underframes.

(above) Pressure Plate (This is one of the Solid Works Tutorial Drawings that I practiced).

(above) Reference Plane Practice (self initiated drawing). These are just abstract forms from my own imagination.

(above) Detail view of the Shamisen's Head (final project).

(above) Detail view of the Shamisen's body (final project).

(above) Top view of the Shamisen with the Bachi (final project). The bachi is the pink "pick" object that is used to play the shamisen.