Had the privilege of working with Ansel as my FAA counterparty when negotiating licenses for @USCRPL's spaceshots. He has deserved recognition for a long time!
Ben’s Build Log #09
To finish up the wing structure, I first refined the stringers to make them more representative of a real aircraft.
On top of that, I modelled two different spar angle designs and gave Zookeeper the placement logic for each of them.
He then positioned and duplicated all 45 angles across the wing structure.
Welcome to the neighborhood, @lucasmuseum 📍
The Lucas Museum, founded by legendary USC alum George Lucas and his wife, Mellody Hobson, is now officially open! ✌️
Ben’s Build Log #08
For the valve mechanism, I needed to add compression springs, but wasn’t sure about the best way to model them in Zoo Design Studio.
So I asked Zookeeper which approach he would recommend. He suggested using a helix, which turned out to be exactly what I needed for the spring geometry.
Ben’s Build Log #05
A wing obviously has more than just one rib, so I let Zookeeper duplicate the rib along the entire wingspan.
Then I had him extend the spars and stringers through all the ribs to complete the internal wing structure.
I'm doing a podcast!
@aiworthusing is a new show from me and @sodio about AI workflows that actually hold up. Guests help me install their tools on my machine, live, so I can try them for real.
First two episodes out today: @obra on Superpowers, @wesmckinn on Roborev!
⬇Links.
How a 1636 clavichord won our first Zoo Design Studio Makeathon 🏆
Meet @masonmalone, whose winning project changed how we think about what modern CAD platforms can preserve.
Read the full blog post → https://t.co/TZj3IEGC5x
Ben’s Build Log #04
To model the aircraft wing, I first needed to define the rib and its spar geometry.
I sketched out the rough profiles I wanted by hand and gave them to Zookeeper to size them properly.
A hollow-forged bicycle crank arm with a continuous load path between the spindle and pedal bosses. Sculpted front and rear relief pockets reduce mass while retaining material around the primary interfaces. Made with Zookeeper.
Hey, Ben the intern here! 👋
I’m an aeronautical engineering student and recently joined Zoo to explore what practical engineering looks like in Zoo Design Studio.
Over the next few months, I’ll be designing a small single-engine aircraft piece by piece and sharing the process along the way.
Excited to see where this ends up ✈️
- Ben (@benwithhat)
Ben’s Build Log #02
For the wheel rims, I needed some info on how the bolt assembly is typically constructed on aircraft wheels.
I asked Zookeeper for some technical context and it gave me a breakdown and technical drawings to support my modelling.