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    • T Offline
      twharvey
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      Thanks, Ash. I'll start snooping this afternoon.

      Here's the Dragon Runner model: http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=21145f3a959b5250e58ffa234975fda

      By the way, here's what the real robot looks like.Dragon Runner

      Tom

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        ashscott
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        So you work with these things in real life?

        Just some stuff I do with Sketchup.

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          twharvey
          last edited by

          I don't have a joystick so I changed the clamp to keyboard control and I was able to work the machine quite well. Also I get the idea of the camera positions now. Thanks.

          Oh, and the robot is the one on the right in the picture.

          Tom

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            twharvey
            last edited by

            @ashscott said:

            So you work with these things in real life?

            No, I'm retired. I just saw a video on YouTube of these robots and decided one would make a good SP model. The company, Qineteq, is a British company with manufacturing in the USA as well. They sell robots to both the British and American militaries. A Google image search turns up a lot of pictures of the machines. There are also some cool videos on YouTube.

            Tom

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              ashscott
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              Nice,

              Next project? Make a working model of "Big Dog"

              http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xd0ZHnmkoe0/Tq1rwDX_xpI/AAAAAAAACgk/OFSjneo8vR0/s1600/LAND_Robot_BigDog_and_Controller_lg.jpg

              Check it out on youtube

              Just some stuff I do with Sketchup.

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                olishea
                last edited by

                really cool application of sketchup! enjoyed watching it in action. πŸ‘

                the Big Dog has a feline friend....the cheetah, very quick robot!!! robots are seriously progressing now.

                oli

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                  ashscott
                  last edited by

                  DARPA's stuff is real nice - I wonder if they are using a physics simulation environment to rapidly test their ideas in a low cost environment....

                  It amazes me that SketchyPhysics isn't utilized more.

                  I rigged up a proposed piece of machinery recently for an engineer with decades of experience under his belt - when he saw me driving the machine on the screen it clarified a lot for him in terms of control, balance and just a better understanding of the dynamics of the machine - he was amazed.

                  To impress a seasoned design engineer with only a few days work indicates a couple of things:

                  1. You're using a great tool
                  2. Knowledge about its use has not been disseminated well enough

                  Just some stuff I do with Sketchup.

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                    pilou
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                    Very cool result of a crazzy plugin 3D SketchyPhysics! πŸ‘

                    An another cool Physics one (and very easy)but in 2D (and not Sketchup) is Algodoo! πŸ˜‰
                    free for Mac and PC , 5 $ for Ipad)

                    But you can reload all your 3D (and 2D) Sketchup models by a simple PNG image with a transparent background in one click!

                    Of course the 3D SU models linked at the end of the post works also in SketchyPhysics! πŸ˜‰
                    You can play with them in Sketchy Physics or Algodoo! πŸ˜‰

                    24 positions by Sdmitch

                    • Random Painter by Chris Fullmer
                    • Stepped Extrude by Rami_lpm
                      [sketchfab:ygkvl5ni]mk2edba[/sketchfab:ygkvl5ni]

                    You can use directly my little image πŸ˜‰

                    http://s6.postimg.org/pqg6vhw0h/for_algodoo.png


                    24_modumodu.zip

                    Frenchy Pilou
                    Is beautiful that please without concept!
                    My Little site :)

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                      ashscott
                      last edited by

                      Cool 2D simulation - whats the sketchfab example about?

                      Just some stuff I do with Sketchup.

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                        pilou
                        last edited by

                        @unknownuser said:

                        whats the sketchfab example about?

                        If SketchFab don't work for you, it's just the visualisation of the 24 objects above
                        for show how it's easy to manipulate in real time any Sketchup view of volumes! β˜€
                        For any subject, Artistic, architectural, medical, ingeeneery etc...

                        Not yet moving individual object of a group but maybe tomorrow! πŸ˜‰

                        Frenchy Pilou
                        Is beautiful that please without concept!
                        My Little site :)

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