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Members involved

1 (FSU + foot compartment)

Brittany Jin Kevin Hu

2 (Occupant Cell: Side Collisions)

Kevin Tu Damon Yang

2 (Occupant Cell: Rollcage)

Joy Ge Joy Jia Kelvin Huynh

3 (Battery box)

Jeremy Siu Samual Wong

4 (RSU + Aerobody integration)

  • subject to change

  • Section 4 currently combined with Sec 3

  • Note: occupant cell is also split into rollcage and side collision cases, so members will be split up further in parts they are responsible for

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  1. Each person updates their full chassis assembly (from Bild) per week in the design sprint period

    1. except for people responsible for only the rollcage

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titleGetting Updated Files from Bild

When you are on Bild, these are the available files for you

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Open the CHA000 top level assembly - you should be prompted that the file is read-only, continue opening the file but do not check it out on Bild

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If you are prompted that the space claim file is missing, you will have to download that as well

  • Go into MSXVI → misc → Space claim and download MSX6-FUL001-Space claim assembly

  • DO NOT DOWNLOAD MS16-FUL002, that is the WRONG file

  • Close and reopen the CHA000 assembly, your file should be updated with the space claim file

  • If its still missing, choose “browse for the missing component” and choose the location where you downloaded the space claim assembly in your documents

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  • The Bild version is the version with accepted changes to the final assembly, do not check it out and update unless prompted with proper version control

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Once you have the file open, you can make a local copy in your computer for development using pack and go

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Choose a directory to save your development file that is not your Bild folder

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Now open the new assembly in your directory and work in that assembly!

Remember to update your assembly with the updated chassis when you are prompted to do so!

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  1. Make changes to your section, rerun the FEA simulations on your newest configuration of the chassis, document the changes you made and why you made them in your confluence page

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titleWeldment Profiles

By default, Solidworks has provided some standard weldment profiles when you create a structural member - you will soon realize the chassis files do not use them and refers to some external files!

To download the weldment profiles used for the chassis, go to Bild → MSXVI → Internal Structures → Chassis Development → Weldments and download the VR3 Weldments profile folder, save it in a place in your computer

You will have to tell Solidworks where they can find the new weldment profiles you want, so go back to Solidworks → options → system options → file locations

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Show folders for weldment profiles

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Add the directory where you saved your weldment profiles

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That’s it! You should be able to use VR3 weldments for your chassis development files from now on!

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  • The changes doesn’t have to necessarily be due to less stress concentrations! If it’s a change for integration efforts of the chassis - that is something that should be proposed too!

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