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This was an exercise started while teaching SolidWorks at UIC fall '10. It was done to demonstrate key SolidWorks features and capabilities. It also to show how to extract information to build form and mechanisms from orthographically placed images of the real toy.
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If you tilt the cab the wheels turn.
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Original workspace with placed images and mechanical layouts.
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So dorky its cool!
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View highlighting the bin piston.
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Left view shows the frame assembly.
Right view shows steering linkage and piston.
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