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Designing and drawing a classical
(and for ever) wood propeller.
SolidWorks aircraft propeller modeling. Wooden propeller style
modeling tutorial for CNC machining finality. Jose Luis Corts,
2004.
Propeller design .
This is a aerodynamic correct design, it isnt a beautyfull
propeller for 3D rendering, the objetive of this work is CNC
machining a 80 inch diameter wooden propeller.
The start point of current propeller design is in my page:
Designing, Drawing a classical (and for ever) wood propeller.
We going to modelate a propeller from only 3 cross sections, you
can make more precise shape control with more cross sections. We
going to use the Autocad propeller drawings from previous page. We
only use 3 propeller sections, this sections have been streched to
fit to correct chord/thickness dimensions and rotate to get correct
pitch distribution along blade.
Starting with SolidWorks.
First, create 3 planes parallel to "front plane" with the create
plane tool , in my design the first plan is 20% of prop radius,
second is 70% and third is 100% (tip). You have to select front
plane then click and specify "equidistance" from front-plane.
Next, select first plane and open a sketch , then, copy first
airfoil (20% radius) from autocad and paste in solidworks sketch.
then, you have to coincide the gravity center to origin (there are
a tool for get G.C. in Tools menu - Section properties).
Repeat with all sections.
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Using Cover tool the airfoil secctions are transform into
solid.
Next, Duplicate the first sketch to a "front-plane" and size it
to 5 times the original size. Then use another time Cover tool to
make blade root.
Cutting root blade to definitive shape.
Next, we draw a cut matrix based in Autocad propeller top
view.
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