Anyone interested in studying B-17 engineering drawings with me?

[Crimea_River]

Bad enough just putting a pipe line list together for the Mosquito (ask me how I know). Doing this for all parts of a B-17 would be a nightmare, though many hands make light work.

 

[bse7entn]

My main working scene currently has 23,800+ objects and it's split into multiple files.
The second image is the list of major sub assemblies (yellow) with individual scene files (orange). Numbers next to orange indicate number of scene files.
I've named everything according to the drawings and the scenes are searchable, though it's not CAD and can't really work like BIM.

Many hands do make light work, or one person with enough time.

 

[JBL-LL B17G]

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My main working scene currently has 23,800+ objects and it's split into multiple files.
The second image is the list of major sub assemblies (yellow) with individual scene files (orange). Numbers next to orange indicate number of scene files.
I've named everything according to the drawings and the scenes are searchable, though it's not CAD and can't really work like BIM.

Many hands do make light work, or one person with enough time.

That is truly amazing! What is driving you on this project? Are you part of a restoration team?

 

[SaparotRob]

A marvelous subject. I have the academic skills equivalent to a bowl of sphagnum but I look forward to following it, no matter how much I don't understand it.

 

[bse7entn]

That is truly amazing! What is driving you on this project? Are you part of a restoration team?

Thank you. Initially I started this as a portfolio to showcase my skills. But I've expanded it since to be a more detailed view of the aircraft and its equipment. I like things that fly, this was a good subject, and access to information was available.
I'm a volunteer with Hangar Thirteen. I assist with part research, blueprint reading, and CAD modeling.

A marvelous subject. I have the academic skills equivalent to a bowl of sphagnum but I look forward to following it, no matter how much I don't understand it.

Thanks. I mainly post on facebook and there's a link under my name <-------- where I post specifically about 3D things if you're interested.

 

[SaparotRob]

Thank you. Initially I started this as a portfolio to showcase my skills. But I've expanded it since to be a more detailed view of the aircraft and its equipment. I like things that fly, this was a good subject, and access to information was available.
I'm a volunteer with Hangar Thirteen. I assist with part research, blueprint reading, and CAD modeling.


Thanks. I mainly post on facebook and there's a link under my name <-------- where I post specifically about 3D things if you're interested.

I'm not on any social media except this Forum.
Someone I knew from middle school tracked me down via facebook two days ago through relatives. I may have implied that I live in Thailand. Am I a bad person?
True story.

 

[bse7entn]

I may have implied that I live in Thailand. Am I a bad person?

Nah. It's the World Wide Wide. We can be anywhere!