Contest Projects

Mars rover Mars rover

Mars rover
The target was to design an autonomous Mars rover capable of overcoming obstacles both in radio-controlled mode.

«YADRO» Mars rover «YADRO» Mars rover

The target of the project was to design an autonomous Mars rover capable of overcoming obstacles both in autonomous and radio-controlled modes.

Tiger Ausf. E tank model in 1:16 scale Tiger Ausf. E tank model in 1:16 scale

The project consists of a 3D model and detailed drawings of a late version of the Tiger tank in 1:16 scale, created in T-FLEX CAD Student Edition.

Stephenson’s Rocket steam locomotive Stephenson’s Rocket steam locomotive

Project target was to recreate the design of one of the most famous locomotives with max precision and authenticity.
Student Edition.
Project is made in the T-FLEX CAD 17 Student Edition.

Racing Car Racing Car

The aim of this project is to create a Lego-style sports car model and use this model in the development of a racing simulator game
The project was created in the T-FLEX CAD 16 Student Edition.

3D Printer 3D Printer

The author designed and assembled a 3D printer in the T-FLEX CAD 16 Student Edition.

Guitar Guitar

The project is a model of blanks that will be made on a CNC machine (body and neck of an electric guitar)
This model is made in T-FLEX CAD 16 Student Edition.

Turbojet Engine Turbojet Engine

A model of a turbojet engine made in T-FLEX CAD 16 Student Edition.

SRAV-01 Scout Robot All-terrain Vehicle SRAV-01 Scout Robot All-terrain Vehicle

A feature of creating the presented model is the organization of the design of the model according to the "top-down" principle.
The project was created in the T-FLEX CAD 14 Student Edition.

Spider-Tank Spider-Tank

The 3D model of the assembly is made on mates: the tower rotates, it is possible to open the cockpit, change the angle of the gun, change the position of the paws in 3 planes with the simulation of robotic hydraulic cylinders.
The project was created in the T-FLEX CAD 14 Student Edition.

Tank TK-1000 Tank TK-1000

Model of a futuristic tank made in T-FLEX CAD Student Edition 14.

Bubble Ship Aircraft Bubble Ship Aircraft

Prototype for the model served as an aircraft ship from the Oblivion movie, 2013.

Eiffel Tower Eiffel Tower

The Eiffel Tower in Paris is the most famous monument of the city and all France. Today, the Eiffel Tower in Paris is a 300-meter building (with antennas - 324-meters), weighing more than 10 tons.

Add-on for Calculating Form Cutter Add-on for Calculating Form Cutter

Parametric model of shaped cutter made in T-FLEX CAD.  Add-on application for calculations was programmed using Delphi.

Piston Crown Piston Crown

Three-dimensional model of the piston head, piston assembly and fixture device for drilling holes on the drilling-milling-boring machine.

Add-on for Calculating Spiral Drills Add-on for Calculating Spiral Drills

Parametric model of the drill made in T-FLEX CAD.  Add-on application for calculations was programmed using Delphi.

 Frame Part Frame Part

3D-model is implemented on a good professional level using not only basic modeling operations such as extrusions and rotations but also quite complex blends.

Gearwheel with Vaulted Tooth Profile Gearwheel with Vaulted Tooth Profile

Parametric modeling of gears made in T-FLEX CAD. Add-on application for calculations was programmed using Delphi.  The presented model uses pre-pole engagement of gear teeth.

 Rotor Unit Assembly Rotor Unit Assembly

3D models of components and assembly unit used for the main rotor assembly modeling. Advanced modeling operations were used when modeling parts. Assemblies and subassembly use mates.

Kinematic Control System for Glider Kinematic Control System for Glider

The project goal is to show cockpit controls operation by means of T-FLEX CAD mates and transformation options. 3D model of glider with cockpit controls was designed within this project. Using this model, wing mechanization has been shown.
Now this project is used within educational process for the course “Construction and design of aircraft”. Students study glider cockpit , control elements, transversal and longitudinal stability of glider using virtual 3D model.

3D Models of Forged Parts 3D Models of Forged Parts

3D models of garden house and chandelier – products of artistic forging - are presented at competition.

Military Hardware Military Hardware

3D models of “Robot”, “Plane”, “Tank” and “Minigun-Vulkan ” are presented at competition. The project goal is to show T-Flex CAD as system for design purposes. These are 3D models of high-level , designed by means of different 3D operations with fine-detailed structure.

Parametric 3D-models of Oil Pumps for Internal Combustion Engine Parametric 3D-models of Oil Pumps for Internal Combustion Engine

This project includes several modifications of oil pumps designed with a fine-detailed structure. Parametric capabilities of T-FLEX CAD allowed to reduce time for model regeneration and make an investigation of mass-geometrical properties changes of designed models.

NC-controlled Turning/milling Machine with Linear Tooling NC-controlled Turning/milling Machine with Linear Tooling

NC-controlled turning/milling machine with linear tooling is presented at competition. The main feature of this machine is a substandard design that provides high ruggedness in comparison with the other models.

Reactor-Mixer Reactor-Mixer

3D model of reactor-mixer assembly is presented at competition. Model design is based on 2D drawings data. Each part has its own physical-mechanical properties that allowed getting mass-inertial properties of the whole reactor-mixer assembly.

Parametric Double-Reduction Gear-Box Parametric Double-Reduction Gear-Box

A parametric model of double-reduction gear-box is presented at competition. This is a high-level 3D model using all advantages of T-FLEX CAD parametric capabilities.

 Modeling Ferrule of Wheel Machine Modeling Ferrule of Wheel Machine

The launch engine and jet cover are intended for creating thrust with required impulse and direction vector of the product during product's service life. The design of the element of the real engine for the given product is realized in this project. Modeling of all elements was carried out in the T-FLEX CAD system.

Launch Engine and Jet Cover Launch Engine and Jet Cover

The launch engine and jet cover are intended for creating thrust with required impulse and direction vector of the product during product's service life. The design of the element of the real engine for the given product is realized in this project. Modeling of all elements was carried out in the T-FLEX CAD system.

Stand of Front Block of Diesel Engine Cylinders Stand of Front Block of Diesel Engine Cylinders

The stand included in the structure of the block case, which is the component of the block of cylinders and a universal element of the diesel engines 26/26, is presented at the competition. The stand has quite complicated geometry.

Sealing Valve Faucet Sealing Valve Faucet

3D models of parts and assemblage of sealing valve faucet, intended for shutting pipes of refrigerating plants, were presented at the competition. In addition to models, technical documentation of the design consisting of assembly drawing, bill of materials, draft drawings of parts was presented.

Modeling Body of Opening Device Holder Modeling Body of Opening Device Holder

The model of body of opening device holder, intended for stationing PU on the transport, was presented at the competition. Parametric models of all design elements were developed, and the body assemblage was carried out. The design of the existing product was realized.

 Program of Calculation of Geometrical Parameters of Chip-Free Thread Cutter and Thread Roller Integrated into T-FLEX CAD Program of Calculation of Geometrical Parameters of Chip-Free Thread Cutter and Thread Roller Integrated into T-FLEX CAD

In the framework of the project, parametric models of the chip-free thread cutter, thread roller and program of calculation of geometrical parameters were developed. In addition, the module of designing the tool for high precision manufacturing of threads by means of plastic deformation was realized.

Modeling of Support, PU frame and End Scrape Mill Cutter for High Precision Machining of Support's Surfaces Modeling of Support, PU frame and End Scrape Mill Cutter for High Precision Machining of Support's Surfaces

The model of a real product was created. Parametric modeling of all elements of the design was executed in the T-FLEX CAD. When designing the mill, the real process of developing tools of such class "from removable many-sided plates" was modeled.

Stop Valve Stop Valve

The purpose of the stop valve is to maintain pressure in an operating chamber. 3D models of parts and component assemblage, and also a package of technical documentation: assembly drawing, bill of materials, draft drawings of parts were presented at the competition.

Tower Crane Tower Crane

The purpose of this work is a visual demonstration of structure and operation principles of a tower crane. Structurally, the crane represents a system of trusses. In the absence of drawings, quite a lot of time was spent on creating the given model.

Ring Ring

Jewelry piece "Ring" was implemented in the T-FLEX CAD system for the sake of one's own pleasure. An advertisement in one of the popular journals served as a prototype of model.

Chandelier Chandelier

The author came up with an idea of a chandelier model during a room renovation, when it was necessary to replace an existing chandelier by a new one. Unfortunately, at the time of a purchase, only a poor collection of chandeliers was offered for sale, which made the author invent an individual model of a new chandelier.

Tutorial "Modeling and Assembling of "Motor Boat" Meccano Toy" Tutorial "Modeling and Assembling of "Motor Boat" Meccano Toy"

Student tutorial describing the process of 3D modeling and assembling the meccano toy "Motor Boat" in the system T-FLEX CAD was presented at the competition.

Tutorial on Assembling "Roller Skate" Model Tutorial on Assembling "Roller Skate" Model

Student tutorial describing the process of assembling the product "Roller Skate" was presented at the competition. While studying the tutorial, the student learns, in detail, operations of insertion of 3D fragments, transformations of 3D fragments, and also the process of creating the mates.

 Principles of 3D Design and Assembling of "Meat Grinder GOST 4025-78" Model Principles of 3D Design and Assembling of "Meat Grinder GOST 4025-78" Model

Methodical student tutorials describing the process of 3D modeling and assembling in the T-FLEX CAD system were presented at the competition. While studying the tutorial, the student learns the main operations of 3D modeling, operations of insertion and transformations of 3D fragments, and also the process of creating the mates.

Fuel Pump Fuel Pump

3D assembly of a fuel pump is presented at the competition.

 Formula 1 Bolide Model Formula 1 Bolide Model

Bolide model BMW Sauber was created by using educational version T-FLEX CAD 10. The model was implemented from photographs.

Automobile Peugeot Model Automobile Peugeot Model

The model of automobile Peugeot is created in approximate manner, from pictures of a journal. Besides a frame of an automobile, an engine and suspension are designed.

Automobile UAZ Model Automobile UAZ Model

A simplified model of the automobile UAZ (standard) was created in the scale 1:5, by approximate measurements of a real car dimensions. The design method "From Bottom to Top" was used. The model UAZ (tuning) was created on the basis of UAZ (standard).

Automatic Annotation of Graphics in T-FLEX CAD Automatic Annotation of Graphics in T-FLEX CAD

The fragment "Master of graphics annotation" allows the T-FLEX CAD user to quickly and easily annotate the graph constructed in Cartesian coordinate system. By using the "Master of graphics annotation", it is possible to significantly speed up the process of annotating the graphs. The user can just place the fragment on the drawing field, modify required parameters of the fragment and graph annotation will be completed at that.

Universal Tilter Universal Tilter

Universal tilter is intended for assembly and disassembly of engines of different sizes – large, medium, and small. The versatility of tilter reveals itself in the fact that only the right and left support brackets (individual for each type of engine) are replaced.

 Technological Process and Processing Site for Part "Shaft" Technological Process and Processing Site for Part "Shaft"

At the competition the diploma project on the topic "Design the site for mechanical processing of part, develop efficient technological process, evaluate economical efficiency of the design of the part "Shaft 25-15" was presented. The design of the real part "Shaft 25-15", used in the mechanism of back-blow in the plant FGUP PO "Barrikady", was implemented. Drawings of the part, blank, tools and accessories were performed in the program T-FLEX CAD 2D and T-FLEX CAD 3D.

Casting Mold Casting Mold

The internal database for every part of the assembly unit was created in the computer model. While designing the 3D model, the user can select the desired elements of the structure from the internal database.

GWater Pump GWater Pump

Water pump presented at competition is designed for cooling a ship engine with outboard water. Pump's frame belongs to the category of shell structures with a geometrically complicated space shape.

Generator of Toyota Carina Automobile Generator of Toyota Carina Automobile

In the framework of the project a detailed development of the automobile generator's structure was performed, 3D parametric models of parts and the component assemblage were created. Moreover, the technical documentation package was developed: assembly drawing, bill of materials, draft drawings of parts (selectively).

Designing Mechanical Workshop of Machine-Tool Plant Designing Mechanical Workshop of Machine-Tool Plant

Technological and structural aspects of design of mechanical shop of a machine-tool plant are presented at the competition. 3D models of the main parts of the design were worked out for a diploma project. All drawings included in the project were also created in the T-FLEX CAD system.

Main Motion Gear-Box Main Motion Gear-Box

The model allows the user to specify main parameters of the gear-box and automatically obtain a kinematic scheme, structural net and the plot of rotation frequencies, the plot of power and torque, assembly drawing of the gear-box, 3D assembly and the bill of materials.

Highly Productive Technological Process Planning for Sun Pinion Highly Productive Technological Process Planning for Sun Pinion

The graphical part of the project includes drawings of the workpiece, parts, measuring and cutting tools, lathe accessories, setup cards on machining operations, the site plan. In the technological part selection of  workpiece, datum, machining plan, equipment, fixtures, cutting tools has been made; allowances  have been calculated; all operations of technological process have been numbered; the control program has been generated.

Autotruck, autobus Autotruck, autobus

Initially, the original model of DONG FEND truck was design in the form in which it is sold -  “chassis” variant. Later, booth, dropside body and vehicle platform were created. All of these options are presented in video that was recorded using animation functionality of T-FLEX CAD.

Gasoline Engine Fuel Pump Gasoline Engine Fuel Pump

Parameterization has been widely used when creating the model and exploring the design. The project included teamwork, allowing students to get teamwork skills and extend libraries of parts for engine systems developed by the department.

Turning-revolver Machine Tool Turning-revolver Machine Tool

Initially, the model was divided into a number of sub-assemblies, which on a later stage were combined into a single assembly. The lack of the original drawings sometimes led to inconsistency in the dimensions of some contact surfaces, but this problem was easily resolved due to the parametric features of T-FLEX CAD.