Past Projects

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Fall 2007 back to top

Howell V4 Engine, Fall 2007, Solidworks

• Video (.wmv ~175 MB)

Offenhauser Engine, Spring 2007, Solidworks

• Video (.wmv ~25 MB)

Spring 2008 back to top

Howell V4 Engine, Spring 2008, CATIA V5

• Howell CATIA Case Study Video (.wmv~40 MB)
• Crank Shaft Assembly Video (.wmv~8 MB)

Howell V-Twin, Spring 2008, CATIA V5

• Howell V-Twin CATIA Video (.wmv~25 MB)

Strutt Epicyclic Clock, Spring 2008, CATIA V5

• Strutt Epicyclic Clock CATIA V5 Usage (.wmv~25 MB)

Hybrid FSAE Car, Spring 2008, CATIA V5

• Compilation CATIA Video (.wmv~17 MB)

Summer 2008 back to top

IdeaWorks Room Render

University of Idaho Administration Building Clock

Idaho Engines

Fall 2008 back to top

International Design Project, Fall 2008, CATIA V5

3D Machine Plan Standard, Fall 2008, CATIA V5

• Machine Plan Example (.pdf)

3D Assembly, Fall 2008, CATIA V5

• Example BBQ Assembly (.pdf)

Haas Model, Fall 2008, CATIA V5

• Haas Model (.zip)
• Action Video

Spring 2009 back to top

Engineering Lounge Room Rendering, Spring 2009, CATIA V5

(Click images for video walkthroughs (.wmv))

• CATIA Approach to Room Architecture (.pptx)
• Room Rendering Images (.zip)

Mindworks Room Redesign, Spring 2009, CATIA V5

• Video Walkthrough (.wmv~52MB)

NC Lathe Workbench, Spring 2009, CATIA V5

• PowerPoint

Wiring Workbench, Spring 2009, CATIA V5

• Wiring Tutorial (.docx)
• Wiring Tutorial (zip file)

Injection Molding Workbench, Spring 2009, CATIA V5

• Handbook (.docx)

CATIA Operators Exchange (COE) Presentations, Spring 2009, CATIA V5 and DELMIA

• A CATIA Approach to Floor Plan Architecture (ZIP File)
• Use of PLM Tools in Formula Car Design, Analysis, and Fabrication (ZIP File)
• 3D Manufacturing and Assembly (ZIP File)
• Part Family Machining (ZIP File)

Summer 2009 back to top

GJ114 Room Redesign, Summer 2009, CATIA V5

• Video Walkthrough (.WMV)

CNC Lathe Simulation, Summer 2009, CATIA V5

• Lathe Motion Animation (.WMV)
• Cell Simulation (.WMV)

Hydraulic Workbench, Summer 2009, CATIA V5

• Hydraulic Tutorial (zip file)

Howell V4 Engine Kinematics, Summer 2009, CATIA V5

• Kinematics Tutorial (.docx)
• PowerPoint (.ppt file)

Fall 2009 back to top

Generative Shape Design Workbench, Fall 2009, CATIA V5

• Video Tutorial (.WMV)
• PowerPoint Tutorial (.ppt file)

Advanced Rendering Tutorials, Fall 2009, CATIA V5 and Rhino

• CATIA Advanced Rendering (.zip)
• Rhino Advanced Rendering (.zip)

Wireframe Workbench Tutorials, Fall 2009, CATIA V5

• Tutorial Video 1 (.WMV)
• Tutorial Video 2 (.WMV)

International Design Project - LEGO, Fall 2009, CATIA V5

• Final Project Report (.docx)

Spring 2010 back to top

ASME Lounge, Spring 2010, CATIA V5

• ASME Lounge Redesign (.ppt)

FSAE Car Ergonomics, Spring 2010, CATIA V5

• FSAE Ergonomics using CATIA Human Builder (.ppt)
• Human Builder Frame Analysis and Animation Tutorial (.docx)

CATIA Optimization, Spring 2010, CATIA V5

• Product Engineering Optimizer (.ppt)
• The Engineering Optimization (.docx)

CATIA Pressure FEA, Spring 2010, CATIA V5

• Analyzing Pressure Vessels using FEA in CATIA (.ppt)

DELMIA Assembly Simulation, Spring 2010, CATIA V5

• DELMIA Human and Machine Interaction Simulation (.pptx)
• Machine Interaction Simulation (.wmv)

CNC Lathe Simulation, Spring 2010, CATIA V5

• Lathe Simulation (.ppt)
• Mill Machining (.wmv)

Tool Catalog, Spring 2010, CATIA V5

• Tool Catalog Definition Tutorial (.docx)

Fall 2010 back to top

International Design Project, Fall 2009, CATIA V5

• Glider Video (.wmv)
• Design Team Report (.docx)

Kibbie Dome Inside Redesign, Fall 2010, CATIA V5

• Kibbie Dome Redesign (.pptx)

Inside a Piano, Fall 2010, CATIA V5

Tensegrity Platform, Fall 2010, CATIA V5

• Final Report (.docx)

Spring 2011 back to top

Adams - Car Tutorial, Spring 2011, CATIA V5

• Basic Tutorial (.docx)
• Adjusting Hardpoints(.docx)

Star-CCM and CATIA Interface with modeFRONTIER, Spring 2011, CATIA V5

• How to create and define geometry within Star-CCM (.pdf)
• Basic setup and optimization in modeFRONTIER (.pdf)
• Log Book (.pdf)

Kibbie Dome Outside Redesign, Spring 2011, CATIA V5

• Kibbie Dome Remodel & FreeStyle Workbench (.pptx)

Fall 2011 back to top

"BandBeesten" Marching Band Bongo Carriage, Fall 2011, CATIA V5

Metrology Lab Redesign, Fall 2011, CATIA V5

• Metrology Lab Redesign (.pptx)

Opposed Piston Engine, Fall 2011, CATIA V5

• Opposed Piston Engine (.pptx)

Suspension Kinematics, Fall 2011, CATIA V5

• Suspension Kinematics and Simulation Presentation (.pptx)

Spring 2012 back to top

International Design Lego Crane, Spring 2012, CATIA V5

Lionel Hampton Music Building Redesign, Spring 2012, CATIA V5

• Lionel Hampton Music Studio Redesign (.pptx)

ME 330 Lab Redesign, Spring 2012, CATIA V5

• ME330 Lab Redesign (.pptx)

Rotary Valve Engine, Spring 2012, CATIA V5

• Rotary Valve Engine Report (.docx)

Hybrid Car Interactive Visualization, Spring 2012, CATIA V5

• Report on CAVE Visualization of FSAE Hybrid Vehicle (.ppsx)

Application of Generative Shape Design, Spring 2012, CATIA V5

• Report on the use of Generative Shape Design in the Hybrid Car Project (.pptx)
• Generative Shape Design Tutorial (.docx)

VTD Bookend Machining Project, Spring 2012, CATIA V5

• Report on CAVE Visualization of FSAE Hybrid Vehicle (.ppsx)

Fall 2012 back to top

Gauss Johnson Computing Lab Remodel, Fall 2012, CATIA V5

Grasshopper Clock, Fall 2012, CATIA V5

HAAS 4th Axis Tutorials, Fall 2012, CATIA V5

• 4th Axis Pocket Tutorial Revised for X6 (.docx)
• 4th Axis Rotary Indexing Tutorial (.docx)
• 4th Axis Rotary Cutting (.docx)
• MasterCAM Tutorials (.pptx)

Lego Millenium Falcon, Fall 2012, CATIA V5

• Lego Millenium Falcon Report (.pptx)

V8 Scorpion Engine, Fall 2012, CATIA V5

• CATIA V8 Scorpion Engine Report (.pptx)

YZ250 Packaging Device, Spring 2012, CATIA V5

• YZ250 Packaging Powerpoint (.pptx)
• YZ250 Packaging Writeup (.docx)

Spring 2013 back to top

EP Lecture Hall Redesign, Spring 2013, CATIA V5

• EP Lecture Hall Redesign(.pptx)

Fluent Analysis with CATIA, Spring 2013, CATIA V5

• Fluent Analysis with CATIA (.pptx)

Free Style Sketching, Spring 2013, CATIA V5

• Freestyle Sketching Tool (.pptx)

Magnetic Gear Clock, Spring 2013, CATIA V5

• Magnetic Gear Clock Report (.pptx)

Examples of Using Rhino Rendering Engine, Spring 2013, CATIA V5

• Rhino Rendering Examples Powerpoint (.pptx)

Skeleton Clock, Spring 2013, CATIA V5

• Skeleton Clock Report (.pptx)

Wright J5 Radial Engine, Spring 2013, CATIA V5

• Wright J5 Powerpoint Slideshow (.pptx)

Fall 2013 back to top

DMU Walking Machine, Fall 2013, CATIA V5

•  Machine Animation (.avi)
• DMU Walking Machine (.pptx)

Simplex Engine, Fall 2013, CATIA V5

• Simplex Engine (.pptx)

International LEGO, Fall 2013, CATIA V5

• R2D2 Assembly (.pptx) 
• LEGO International Presentation (.pptx)

Machine Shop Virtualization, Fall 2013, CATIA V5

Remington Model 700, Fall 2013, CATIA V5

• Remington Model 700 (.pptx) 

Stress Visualization, Fall 2013, CATIA V5

• Stress Visualization (.pptx)

Spring 2014  back to top

Boxer Engine, Spring 2014, CATIA V5 

• Boxer Engine (.pptx)

IQ Station Cave Virtualization, Spring 2014, CATIA V5 

• Cave Virtualization (.pptx) 

• File Conversion for IQ  (.docx)

• Importing Files to IQ station (.docx)

• Importing Colors to IQ station (.docx)

CREO Clock, Spring 2014, CATIA V5 

• Creating a Title block in Creo Parametric (.docx)

• Creo Clock (.pptx)

Desktop Clock, Spring 2014, CATIA V5 

• Desktop Clock (.pptx)

FANO Arm Metrology, Spring 2014, CATIA V5

• Reverse Engineering (.pptx)  

FHSAE Rendering, Spring 2014, CATIA V5

• Final Posters (.pptx)

Kibbie Dome Expansion, Spring 2014, CATIA V5

• Kibbie Dome Expansion (.pptx)

LEGO Stop Motion, Spring 2014, CATIA V5

• Dragonframe Tutorial (.docx)

• LEGO Stop Motion Video .(mp4)

Fall 2014 back to top

FEA Analysis of Bolt Assembly, Fall 2014, CATIA V5    

•  FEA Analysis of Bolt Assembly (.pptx)

MAERSK Supership (International Lego Project), Fall 2014, CATIA V5

• Lego Supership (.pptx)

Bandbeesten with Maniken Animation, Fall 2014, CATIA V5

• Animated Bandbeesten Platform (.pptx) 
• Animation Storyboard (.docx)

Modeling Braces and Dental Forces, Fall 2014, CATIA V5

• Modeling Braces and Dental Forces (.pptx)

Optics and Ray Tracing, Fall 2014, CATIA V5     

• Optical Ray Tracing w/CATIA (.pptx) 

Sheet Metal Design, Fall 2014, CATIA V5     

• Sheet Metal Workbenches in CATIA (.pptx) 
• Snowmobile Case Study (.pptx)

Spring 2015  back to top

FHSAE Wiring Harness Design, Spring 2015, CATIA V5 

• Wiring Harness Workbench Capabilities (.pptx)

Engineering Physics Addition (Architectual Study), Spring 2014, CATIA V5 

• Traditional Layout (.pptx)

• Signature Building Concepts (.pptx) 

• Advisory Board Presentation (.pptx)

YZ250 Repackaging, Spring 2015, CATIA V5 

• YZ250 Repackaging (.pptx)

Lego CNC Mill Designs, Spring 2015, CATIA V5 

• Lego Machines (.pptx)

RHINO Rendering Study, Spring 2015, CATIA V5

• Rhino Rendering (.pptx)  

Fall 2015  back to top

4th Axis Lego CNC Rebuild, Fall 2015, CATIA V5 

• 4th axis lego cnc (.pptx)

Airfoil Design and Testing, Fall 2015, CATIA V5 

• Airfoil Design (.pptx)

International Catia Lego Project, Fall 2015, CATIA V5 

• Internation Catia Lego (.pptx)

Magnetic Gear Clock Machining, Fall 2015, CATIA V5 

• Magnetic Gear Clock Machining (.pptx)

Two Stroke Engine, Fall 2015, CATIA V5 

• Two Stroke Engine (.pptx)

Vertical Storage System Design, Fall 2015, CATIA V5 

• Vertical Storage System (.pptx)

Sig Barrel Analysis, Fall 2015, CATIA V5 

• Sig Barrel Analysis (.pptx)

Spring 2016  back to top

Landscape Architecture with CATIA, Spring 2016, CATIA V5 

• Landscape Architecture with CATIA (.pptx)

EP103 Redesign, Spring 2016, CATIA V5 

EP103 Redesign (.pptx)

Lego Mindstorm, Spring 2016, CATIA V5 

Lego Mindstorm (.pptx)

Magnetic Gear Clock Machining, Spring 2016, CATIA V5 

Gear Clock Machining (.pptx)

Scope Impact Tester Spring 2016, CATIA V5 

Scope Impact Tester (.pptx)

Spine Modeling, Spring 2016, CATIA V5 

Spine Modeling (.pptx)

Diesel Engine, Spring 2016, CATIA V5 

Diesel Engine (.pptx)

Clean Snowmobile Suspension, Spring 2016, CATIA V5 

CSC Suspension (.pptx)

Fall 2016 back to top

Drain Pan Welding Jig, CATIA V5 

Drain pan (.pptx)

ME 301 Anzani Engine, CATIA V5 

Anzani Engine (.pptx)

Exoskeleton Modeling and FEA, CATIA V5 

Exoskeleton (.pptx)

Integrated Rocket-Ramjet Video, CATIA V5 

Rocket-Ramjet (.pptx)

Handheld Scanner Video Tutorial and Wiki 

Also available at MindWorks Wiki

Scanner (.pptx)

Spring 2017 back to top

Using Abaqus with CATIA, CATIA V5 

Abaqus/CATIA (.pptx)

GJ120 Redesign, CATIA V5 

GJ 120 (.pptx)

IRR Version 2, CATIA V5 

Integrated Rocket Ramjet (.pptx)

ME 301 Whippet Engine, CATIA V5 

Whippet Engine (.pptx)

Steam Plant Modeling, CATIA V5 

Steam Plant (.pptx)

GJ 115 Desk/Monitor Solution, CATIA V5 

Ultrawide Monitor (.pptx)

Summer 2017 back to top

Morgan Aero Surface Modeling

Realistic CPU Block Visualization

CPU Block Presentation (.pptx) 

Realistic Fish Tank Animation

Fish Tank Angled (.avi) 

Sousaphone Design

Studley Tool Chest

Wincap Simulation

Wincap Presentation (.pptx)

Wincap Simulation (.avi) 

Fall 2017 back to top

Climbing Equipment Analysis

Drone Project

Drone Project Documentation

Elbow Rehabilitation Device

FEA BandBeesten

Report

Kinematic LEGO Project

PowerPoint

Lamborghini Gallardo

PowerPoint

ME 301 Tractor Project

PowerPoint 

Shelby GT 500

PowerPoint

Report 

Snowmobile Surface Modeling

PowerPoint 

Spring 2018 back to top

Boll-Aero 18 Engine

PowerPoint 

Catia Certification

PowerPoint 

Hawk 40 Glow Plug Engine

PowerPoint 

Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing in Catia

PowerPoint

Report

Honda CRV 2000 Surfacing

Lego Mindstorm

SolidWorks Flow Simulation

Report

Fall 2018 back to top

CATIA vs. Abaqus Finite Element Analysis Comparison

PPT Presentation

Report

Antikythera Rendering

Bomber Surfacing

Report

ppt presentation

Finite Element Analysis

ppt presentation

Report

Shoe Surface Modeling

Report

CRICRI Aircraft Wing

ppt presentation

Surface Modeling Cessna 180 Skywagon

ppt presentation

Report

Renders and Modeling Dr. Robertson's Mechanics Lab

Spring 2019 back to top

CATIA vs. Solidworks Finite Element Analysis Comparison

ppt presentation
Report

Arch Guitar

ppt presentation
Report

De Haviland Engine

ppt presentation
Report

9-Cylinder Radial Engine

ppt presentation
Report

Bullet Drop

ppt presentation
 

Fall 2019 back to top

3D Scanning moped

Report

FEA

Report

Formula 1 front Wing

Report

Gear Design Table

ppt presentation
Report

LEGO Crame

ppt presentation
Report

Rotary Engine

Report

 

Spring 2020 back to top

301 Project

Report



Kona Process 153 AL

Report



Computer Desk

Report



Design Suit

Report



3D-Printed Smart Filter

Report



Folding Knife

Report



LEGO Car

Report



data center

Report