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wesley123 wrote: I have one it was originally ment for a game but it is complete to 2008 rules and has modern aerodynamics, i can send you it but in what file extension do you need it?

Any solid model will work, but if I could have it my way, Parasolid or ACIS (sat) files would be best. They seem to be the most robust for solid modeling. Most gaming models I've seen have been in funky formats, though.

Which formats can you export?

I can open the 3ds file with rhino at school, than save it in the rhino format, go home and open it with solidworks and save it again in some of the formats SW exports in. I think it would work

tomislavp4 wrote:Sorry guys but, unfortunatly, I wasn´t able to export the file from Rhino

Here´s what happened: I oppened the file and saved it in rhino´s format (3dm) and then tried to export in STEP (as I usually do) and it said that it can´t export meshes. Then I tried IGES and same thing happened, I use these 2 formats when importing to SW from Rhino and they work for me but I´ve never exported a mesh before

I, then tried to export in every god damn format Rhino can export in and got the same message untill I went for the DWG So I have the file in 3dm and DWG, If you can work with some of those 2....

I´m sorry once again

wesley123 wrote:I already sent it to soundman, he could import almost every file and can run a cfd test.

SoundMan wrote:

wesley123 wrote:I already sent it to soundman, he could import almost every file and can run a cfd test.

yes, thank you for the model.

opening and editing the file is not an issue at all.

have isolated the front wing and nose section and imported it for analysis, haven’t got round to running it yet however. i'm still learning this subject so i'm worried that any simulations i run will be irrelevant. Still, i will give it a go when i get time.

Conceptual wrote:Anyways,

Manchild, I was looking at your picture and thinking about what you are trying to do, and a VERY out-of-the-box idea came to me... I am working on the CAD drawing now, and when it is done, I'll post it here for one of the local CFD guys to run through.

Well, the jist of it is that while the slot through the nose is cool, I think you may have opened the door for something else.

Follow me on this, its hard to explain in type:

First: take a normal nose, and cut it horizontal to the ref plane about 60% of the length, then curve towards the top adding a nice downforce generating surface. Then slice the removed part longways....Then flip those two pieces outward 180 degrees and attach to the side of the already cut nose.

Second: Take BMW's new wings (the ones near the antennas), spin them around to sweep forward, and mount them right on the very front of the nose with the bent up tips protruding forward of the nosecone. The flat part of this wing would be made of the now flat nose, and extend side to side on the attached pieces.

Third: Now attach a bridge wing from endplate to endplate with midpoint connections to the swept forward nosewing flip-ups.

Fourth: Now include your pressure relief slot in the nose right AFTER the cutout made above and cut slots through into the TOP of your slot, because the diffusor effect as the lowered/flattened nose passes over/through (Gotta see my dwg to understand this) will actually EXTRACT the air up from below and just draw it away like a chimney.

I know that it is difficult to grasp what I am talking about, but I am working on the CAD file as we speak. Pretty busy this week, but I may have it done by Saturday!

PS: CFD guys, please PM me with an email and what format you need it exported to if you are interested in doing some analysis.

Thanks!

Chris