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lgold(at)quantum-associat
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Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 7:25 pm Post subject: 3D CAD 701 cockpit drawing

Has  anyone completed a 3D CAD drawing file of the panel and cockpit area of a  CH701??   I want design the  seating and instrument layout for my 701 to my liking. The best ways of doing  this are either by making a cockpit mockup or a 3D drawing.  

My choice  would be the drawing (no room in my garage for the mockup and more difficult  making mockup changes).  

I have  done 3D CAD drawings before. While they are very time consuming, 3D CAD drawings  are generally worth their effort. I could  view the cockpit from any angle and eye-level, and test instrument placement  before cutting the panel. Before starting this project I thought that I would check if  anyone has already produced a 701 cockpit 3D CAD file… Why reinvent the wheel if  someone out there in Zenith-List land has already done it? 

Les

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rjscep(at)yahoo.com
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Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 8:19 pm Post subject: 3D CAD 701 cockpit drawing

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		   Theres a website called "Emachine" I beleive its a

 free cad download. Try that, I think its 3D but I'm

 not sure. Good Luck, RS < do not archive > 

--- Les Goldner <lgold(at)quantum-associates.com> wrote:
	




 	  Quote: 	
		   Has anyone completed a 3D CAD drawing file of the

 panel and cockpit area of

 a CH701??   I want design the seating and instrument

 layout for my 701 to my

 liking. The best ways of doing this are either by

 making a cockpit mockup or

 a 3D drawing. 

 

 My choice would be the drawing (no room in my garage

 for the mockup and more

 difficult making mockup changes). 

 

 I have done 3D CAD drawings before. While they are

 very time consuming, 3D

 CAD drawings are generally worth their effort. I

 could view the cockpit from

 any angle and eye-level, and test instrument

 placement before cutting the

 panel. Before starting this project I thought that I

 would check if anyone

 has already produced a 701 cockpit 3D CAD file. Why

 reinvent the wheel if

 someone out there in Zenith-List land has already

 done it?

 

 Les

 

 


	


 

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lgold(at)quantum-associat
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Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 9:31 pm Post subject: 3D CAD 701 cockpit drawing

Robert,

Thanks for the advice, but I have good 3D-CAD software. 

The issue is making the 3D drawing of the inside of the cockpit so that I

can play with alternative layouts and view it as if I were sitting in the

701 before I build it. 

Trying to figure out dims and angles of the inside surfaces from the Heintz

drawings is not too easy. In addition, it will take a few days to accurately

draw the cockpit on my Turbo-CAD PC software after I have the dimensions.

These are the processes I am trying to short-circuit.

Les 



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