Backpacker Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Right now it's with all 1" square tubing but I'll probably make it with something smaller. The side panels will be cut out of 1/8" sheetmetal on a plasma cnc table. I originally had the cut out on the side see-through but the vertical support bars made it look weird peeking through so I put the red plate behind the cut out parts. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backpacker Posted March 12, 2017 Author Share Posted March 12, 2017 I'm thinking about doing a plate on the rear with "Nissan" on it Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citron Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 (edited) What did you make this on? I have tried solid works and fusion 360 for making designs and got frustrated with both. Fusion 360 can do much more, but the learning curve on both is so steep that the amount of time invested doesn't seem to be worth it. Everytime I start to make a peice of furniture I try to do a mock-up like this, get frustrated and build it out of my head. Design looks very nice by the way. I like the pathfinder cut out. And if you plan on mounting lights on the back like a lot of people, it might cover up the Nissan. Something to think about. Edited March 12, 2017 by Citron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backpacker Posted March 12, 2017 Author Share Posted March 12, 2017 What did you make this on? This is on solidworks 2015b. I've had access to it for years, but just finally started taking the time to learn it. It can be very frustrating!! This was my 4th or 5th attempt at it. I tried doing round tube at first but it was not as easy. The tutorials are good for it, they teach you pretty much everything if you do all of them. I've only done the beginner ones to get the gist of it and it helped a lot. My buddy has been using fusion to do some thermo simulation for a research thingy, and he agrees that there is much more to that program for modeling than solidworks. He is having a very hard time with it, and he got his certification for solidworks last year so that definitely says something. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onespiritbrain Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Dude... that looks awesome. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backpacker Posted March 12, 2017 Author Share Posted March 12, 2017 Dude... that looks awesome. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I think it will look really cool once it's made and on the truck. Shouldn't be too hard or expensive to make with my not the best welding skills haha. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarekG Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Hey, you're that nerd on reddit! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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