F1 in Schools

Autodesk Inventor Professional 2016

Design Guide
Contents
Introduction 4
Creating a New Part in Inventor 5
Saving the Part File 6
Creating Sketches 7
Vertical Reference Plane Guide Sketch 8
Wing and Wheels Guide 10
Wing and Wheels Above Guide 11
Virtual Cargo Guide 12
Virtual Cargo Guide Vertical Reference 13
CO2 Chamber Guide 13
Car Body Side Profile 14
Extrude Side Profile 16
Model Base 17
Extrude Model Base 18
Wheel Hubs 19
Axle Holes 21
CO2 Chamber 22
Closing the Cartridge Hole 23
Rear Wing Mount 24
Front Wing Mount / Tail­stock 25
Filleting 26
Tether Line Slot 26
Drilling Axle Holes 28
Create New Assembly 29
Place Part 29
Create Part in Place 30
Axle Bush 31
Pattern and Mirror 32
Wheels 34
Rear Wing 35
Front Wing 40
Tether Line Guide 44
Exporting STL's 45
Axles 46
Calculating Weight of Model 47
Adding Material Properties 50
Adding Decals 51
Drilling Axle Holes CNC Program 52
Introduction

The aim of this guide is to illustrate a way of designing a car to compete in the F1 in Schools
Technology Challenge which complies with the rules and regulations.
The author of this guide works for Denford Ltd and has good knowledge of the machining
process.
The techniques shown in this guide are by no means the only way to create a design, but the
methods have worked well for the author and are offered as a helping hand to get you
started.

This guide uses the 2015 / 2016 Technical regulations and Autodesk Inventor Professional
2016 on Windows 10.

There is also an F1 in Schools Car Manufacturing Design Guide and a QuickCAM Pro
Training Guide available, which will also assist you in the design and manufacture of your
model.

The part files created in this guide are available as a download and can be used as a
reference.

This guide makes use of screen shots, where possible, and will use the following conventions:
Instructions will be in this format

Any software buttons to be pressed, a picture of the button will follow the instruction

This guide assumes that you are using Autodesk Inventor Professional 2016, some features
may be different if using a different version.

Denford Ltd provide Car Manufacturing training and it is recommended that you undertake
the training and use this guide as a revision after completion of the training.

The design in this guide has a weight of 64g according to Inventor. The actual car when
manufactured has a weight of 58g. This discrepancy is likely due to the 3D printed parts
being printed hollow.

This design recorded a time of 1.22 seconds, which would have been fast enough to have
won at 3 of the UK regionals last year.

Good luck!
Creating a New Part in Inventor
To start the design of your model in Inventor you will need to create a new part. You should
create a Standard(mm).ipt

Click the "Metric" folder

Click the "Standard(mm).ipt" button

Click the "Create" button

Saving the Part File
It is recommended to save your document at different stages to protect against an
accidental power off or reboot of your PC.

As you will be creating a number of different parts for your design, it is a good idea to create
a folder on your PC where you can save all those parts together.
This will make it easier to locate your components later.
Click the "Inventor" button

Move the mouse down to the "Save" option

Move across to "Save" and click the "Save" button

Set the "Save in" location

As you can see in the image on the

right, I like to save to the Desktop.

Click the "Create New Folder"

button

Name the "New Folder"

Double click on the "New Folder"

to open it

Type a "File name" for your part

Click the "Save" button

Creating Sketches
When creating a part in Inventor I like to create sketches as guides to assist in designing a
part that can be manufactured to meet the specification.

Click on the upper part of the "2D Sketch" button

Click on a plane (XZ)

Use the controls on the "View Cube" to adjust the

view

You want the X Axis running left to right and the Z Axis
running from bottom to top ­ as the icon next to the view
cube illustrates.
Vertical Reference Plane Guide Sketch
Using the sketch created in the previous step, we are going to create guide lines to ensure
our design meets the regulations.

Firstly we will draw a line for the ground plane.

Select the "Line" button

Starting from the origin (X0,Y0,Z0), draw a horizontal line to the left.
Click to place the line, then press the "ESC" key to end line drawing.

Next we will place a dimension on the line. The Dimension Tool is under the Sketch Tab
grouped under the Constrain Section
Click the "Dimension" button

Click on the line you drew.

Set dimension to 209mm

Dimension is set to 209mm as the Max Overall Length of the car is 210mm as specified in
Critical Regulation T3.3 (­6 pts) and I am giving 1mm clearance to avoid a penalty.
I am aiming for maximum length in this design, as the longer an object is the more
aerodynamic it is for the same frontal area.

Next you should draw a rectangle above the existing line. This rectangle will represent the
billet and the previous line is the ground plane.
The rectangle should be 2mm above the Ground Plane as per Regulation T3.6 (­6 pts). I
have drawn it 3mm to allow a 1mm safety margin.
The rectangle should be 50mm high as this is the height of the billet.
You should now also draw a rectangle within the billet to represent the cartridge hole. This
should be 19.5mm in height and 60mm long, the centre line should be 29mm from the
bottom of the billet.
Using the "Line", "Rectangle", and "Dimension" buttons.

Add the details shown on the sketch below to your sketch

A line can be converted to a centreline by selecting it and clicking the "Centreline" button.
Convert the centreline of the cartridge hole using the "Centreline" button.

Click the "Finish Sketch" button

It is a good idea to rename the sketch in order to keep your model organised.
Double click the sketch in the Model Browser and type in the name below:

Press the "Enter" key to save the name

Wing and Wheels Guide
We are going to add the wings and wheels later as 3D printed items for this design, but we
must plan their location before we can design the shape of the body.

Wheel Diameter
The smaller a wheel's diameter the less frontal area it will have. Critical Regulation T8.3 (­6
pts) states a minimum diameter of 26mm so I will design the wheels to have a 27mm
diameter. This gives a 1mm margin.
Regulation T10.3 (­6 pts) states that the wing surface must have a minimum of 3mm clear
space, so we will have 4mm between the front of the wheel and the trailing edge of the wing.

Rear Wing Location

Critical Regulation T10.4 (­6 pts) states that the rear wing must be behind the centreline of
the rear wheel, we will make it 1mm behind.
Critical Regulation T10.5 (­6 pts) states that the rear wing must be higher than 34mm from
the track surface. We will make it 35mm.

Front Wing Location

Critical Regulation T10.6 (­ 6 pts) states that the front wing must be in front of the
centreline of the front wheels. Our wing will be in front of the front wheel.
Regulation T8.6 (­6 pts) states that the front wheels may only be obstructed to a height of
15mm from the track. We will make it 14mm.

Wings
The longer an object is the more aerodynamic it is. Regulation T10.11 (­2 pts) states the
maximum chord length is 25mm so we will make it 24mm.
Regulation T10.12 (­2 pts) states the Max thickness of the wing is 6mm. We will make this
5mm.
Regulation T10.12 (­2 pts) states the Min thickness of the wing is 1.5mm. We will make this
2.5mm.

Create the sketch shown below and name it Wing and Wheels. It should be created on
the same plane as the Vertical Reference Plane
Wing and Wheels Above Guide
We must now plan the location of the wheels and wings from above.

Wheel Width
The narrower the width of the wheel the less frontal area it will have. Critical Regulation T8.4
(­6 pts) states a minimum width of 15mm, so we will make it 16mm.
We are aiming to get the smallest frontal area possible for our design. Critical Regulation
T8.2 (­6 pts) states that the distance between opposing wheels must be a minimum of
30mm. We will go 31mm

Wing Span
Regulation T10.9 (­6 pts) states that the minimum wing span is 40mm. We will make ours
42mm
Regulation T10.10 states that the minimum span segment is 20mm, ours will be 21mm

Billet Size
The Billet that the car will be machined from is 65mm wide. We should add this dimension
to this sketch.

Create the sketch shown below and name it Wings and Wheels Above. It should be
created on the XY Plane
Virtual Cargo Guide
Virtual Cargo
Critical Regulation T4.3 (­6 pts) states that a virtual cargo must be completely encompassed
by the body and be wholly positioned between the front and rear wheel centrelines. This
must also be clearly identified within the engineering drawings Regulation T4.5 (­3 pts). We
will make all dimensions for the virtual cargo larger by 2mm as a safety margin to avoid
penalties.

Exclusion Zones
Critical Regulation T4.5 (­6 pts) states that no part of the car body must exist in a 15mm
volume immediately rear of the front wheels. The volume is equal to the wheel width and
wheel diameter. We will have a 16mm exclusion zone.

Visibility from Top

Critical Regulation T8.5 (­6 pts) states that the wheel view cannot be obscured in any way, by
any component of the car in the top, bottom, and side elevation views. A 1mm exclusion zone
must be present in the top view. We will make this 2mm.

Create the sketch shown below and name it Virtual Cargo. It should be created on the XY
Plane

I have chosen to place the virtual cargo as far back as possible to the exclusion zone in front
of the rear wheels. This will give me more freedom in the shape of the front of the design.
Virtual Cargo Guide Vertical Reference
Virtual Cargo
Critical Regulation T4.3 (­6 pts) states that the depth of the virtual cargo should be 8mm
minimum, so we will make ours 10mm to allow a 2mm safety margin.

Exclusion Zone
Critical Regulation T4.5 (­6 pts) states that no part of the body of the car must exist in a
15mm volume immediately rear of the front wheels. The volume is equal to the wheel width
and the wheel diameter. We will have a 16mm exclusion zone.

Create the sketch shown below and name it Virtual Cargo Vertical Reference. It should
be created on the XZ Plane

CO2 Chamber Guide

Regulation T5.2 (­2 pts) states that the lowest
point of the chamber opening to the track should
be a minimum of 20mm and a maximum of
30mm.
As we are using the Official F1 in Schools Model
Block and have a ground clearance of 3mm, our
CO2 Chamber is 22.25mm from the ground
plane.

Regulation T5.4 (­3 pts)states that the thickness

of chamber surrounds must be a minimum of
3.5mm ­ ours will be 4.5mm.

Create the sketch shown on the right and

name it CO2 Chamber. It should be created on
the YZ Plane
Car Body Side Profile
To create my side profile I have started a new sketch on the XY Plane.
A set of guide lines would help us here to show the regulation dimensions. Luckily the guide
sketches we created can be made visible to help us design within the regulations.

Create a new sketch on the XY Plane

Right click on the Vertical Reference Plane sketch and make it visible

Right click on the Wings and Wheel sketch and make it visible

Right click on the Virtual Cargo Vertical sketch and make it visible

Turning off dimension visibility may make the sketches clearer to view
Using the "Project Geometry" button and then selecting the parts of the sketches you wish
to use as guides for your side profile enables you to then turn off the visibility of the sketches
and makes the sketch view less crowded.

Click the "Project Geometry" button

Select the lines you wish to use

Turn off the visibility of all sketches except the current one.

Draw your side profile

You may notice in the sketch below that I have ended my profile 2mm in front of the centre
line of the front wheel. I have done this as from this point forward will be my front wing
support and front wing.
Critical Regulation T10.6 (­6 pts) states that the whole front wing and any support structure
must be in front of the centre line of the front wheel when viewed in the side elevation.
Starting the wing support 2mm in front of the centre line gives me a 2mm margin.

Click the "Finish Sketch" button when you have finished drawing your profile
Extrude Side Profile
Now that we have sketched our side profile we will want to extrude it.

Click the "Extrude" button

If you have created a fully closed vector shape in your sketch then it should be selected
automatically.

In the Extrude dialogue box, select the Symmetric option

I have chosen to make this extrusion 15mm.
You can make it whatever size you wish, but if
it is wider than the distance between your
opposing wheels you may need to cut some of
it away later. Do not extrude further than
65mm as this is the maximum width of the
billet.

Enter the dimension of your extrusion

Click the "Green Tick" button

Model Base
Having created the side profile, we should create the model base next.

Create a new sketch, select the base of the side profile extrusion as your sketch plane.

Make the Wing and Wheels Above sketch visible

Make the Virtual Cargo Above sketch visible

Click the "Project Geometry" button and select the lines that you wish to use.

Turn off visibility of all sketches other than the current one
Extrude Model Base
When you have completed the profile for the model base, exit the sketch.

Click the "Finish Sketch" button

Click the "Extrude" button to extrude the base.

Make sure you extrude upwards.

As we have to attach a decal to the side of the vehicle, as stated in Regulation T4.6 (­6 pts)
we should extrude at least 15mm so that the decal fits. We will extrude 16mm.
Wheel Hubs
The wheels will need to be mounted. Next we will create an extrusion that will act as the
wheel hub.

Create a sketch on the XZ Plane

It will be necessary to change the view so that you can see hidden edges as this sketch is
within an extrusion.

Click the "Visual Style" button and select Wireframe with Hidden Edges

In order to place the hubs in the correct place you

should make the Wing and Wheels sketch visible

Make the Wing and Wheels sketch visible

Click "Project Geometry" button and select the

wheels and the line for the bottom of the billet

Turn off the Wing and Wheel sketch visibility

If the projected geometry is displayed with solid geometry lines, you may find the sketch
easier to view if you convert the lines to construction lines.

Select the wheel geometry

Click the "Construction Line" button

Below is my sketch for the Wheel Hubs.
I have created a circle around the axle centre as a construction line. This circle is 6.35mm in
diameter, as that is the size of the tool I will use to drill the axle holes.

The Wheel Hub is then a circle around the axle centre, which will leave 5mm of material as
the wall thickness after the axle has been drilled. I have done this, as anything under 3mm is
liable to break during machining and I have found 5mm of model board all around to be
strong enough to support the axles.

I have checked clearance between the Wheel Hub and the Model Base to ensure that my
6.35mm cutter will fit between the 2 extrusions. It is important to keep an eye on this and be
aware of the tool that will be used to machine your design from the model board billet.

When you have finished your sketch extrude the Wheel Hubs

Be sure to extrude symmetrically.

You should extrude 31mm, as this is the distance we set between opposing wheels in the
Wing and Wheels sketch
Axle Holes
We are going to use a 6.35mm tool to drill the axle holes in our model.

Create a sketch on the face of the Wheel Hub

Draw a 6.35mm circle which is concentric to the wheel hub

Extrude a hole all the way through the body

CO2 Chamber
We will now add the CO2 Chamber to our model.
This will be simple to achieve, as we already have a sketch for this.

Turn on visibility of the CO2 Chamber Sketch

Extrude the CO2 Chamber 60mm

Select the end of the CO2 chamber and create a sketch

Use the "Project Geometry" button to select the cartridge hole

Use an extruded cut to make a hole 60mm deep

Your cartridge chamber is almost complete.

It just needs closing at the front.
Closing the Cartridge Hole
To close the Cartridge Hole we will create a profile on the XZ Plane and draw a profile which
we will use for a revolved extrusion.
Create a sketch on the XZ Plane

Use the "Project Geometry" button to select the front, rear, and top of the
CO2 Chamber
Draw a horizontal centre line through the CO2 Chamber and extending beyond it

Complete your profile as I have done in the image below.

Use the "Revolve" button to create a revolved extrusion.

Rear Wing Mount
We are going to 3D Print the front and rear wings, but we must first create the mounts
onto which they will sit.
For the rear wing mount we want to create a boss on the top of the CO2 Chamber. To do
this we must first create a work­plane onto which we can draw the sketch.

Click the bottom of the "Plane" button to open the drop down menu.

Select the "Tangent to Surface and Parallel to Plane" option

Select the top of the CO2 Chamber and the XY Plane

Your new work­plane should look like the image below

Create a sketch using the new work­plane

Make the Wing and Wheels Above sketch visible

Use "Project Geometry" button to select the

wing geometry

Draw a square as per the image below

Extrude the sketch

4mm symmetrically to
create a boss for the
rear wing
Front Wing Mount / Tail­stock
We now need to create a mount for the front wing. This mount will also double as the tail­
stock for machining the car.

Create a sketch on the XZ Plane

Turn on visibility for the Vertical Reference Plane sketch

Draw a rectangle as shown in the image below and trim it so it fits around the Wheel
Hub

Extrude the sketch symmetrically 20mm

Filleting
We have almost completed the body of our car design. The only thing we need to do now is
add fillets to the points where our extrusions meet.
As we are using a 6.35mm tool to machine the car design, our fillets should be 3.175mm
or greater.
We cannot achieve fillets smaller than 3.175mm, as this is the radius of the cutting tool.

Add 3.175mm fillets to all edges where extrusions meet

Tether Line Slot

Regulation 6.1 states that the tether line slot is optional and free in length and location.
As we have designed this car to be modelled from the Official F1 Model Block, we should add
it to our model.

Create a new sketch on the bottom face of your model

Draw a 6mm wide slot running the length of your model

Make the 6mm slot an extruded cut 6mm deep.
Drilling Axle Holes
It is best to get the CNC Router to drill your axle holes. For this you will need to know the
location of them in relation to the datum point.
The datum is at the cartridge hole end of the billet and right in the centre of the cartridge
hole, when viewed from the end.

Create a sketch on the XZ Plane and find the distance to your axle holes from the datum

For the model we have created the centre line of the axles is 18.5mm down from the datum.
This is Y­18.5 in a CNC program.

The rear axle is 25mm from the end of the billet. This is X25 in a CNC program.

The front axle is 167.5mm from the end of the billet. This is X167.5 in a CNC program.

Record your values below

Create New Assembly
We now need to model the wheels, wings and axle bushes.
If you load the body of your car into a new assembly, then you can create parts in place using
the geometry of your car body as a guide when creating new parts.

Select "New" then "New"

Select "Standard(mm).ipt" button

Click the "Create" button

Place Part
We want to place our car body into our new assembly so that we can create the other parts
we need.

Click the "Place" button

Select your car body model

Click the "Open" button

Click to place your model

Press ESC to stop placing

Create Part in Place
The first part we will create is the axle bush. We will need 4 of these and they will be 3D
Printed.

Click the "Create" button

The "Create In­Place Component" dialogue box will pop up

Enter the New Component Name

Click the "Browse Templates" button

The "Open Templates" dialogue box

will appear.

Click on the "Metric" tab

Click the "Standard(mm).ipt" button

Click the "OK" button

Click the next "OK" button

We have to select the sketch plane for the

base of the feature.
As we are creating a bush for the axle holes,
we want to select the Wheel Hub.

Select the Wheel Hub

You are now back in Inventor part modelling,

but the geometry from the body of your car
can be used in the creation of your part.
Axle Bush
We are ready to create our Axle Bush part in place. Let's begin:
Create a sketch on the XY Plane

Click the "Project Geometry" button

Select the face of the Wheel Hub

Finish the sketch

Extrude the sketch 2mm away from

the Wheel Hub

Now that we have created the base of our

bush, we need another extrusion to go into the
Axle Hole of our model.

Create a new sketch on the face of the

extrusion you just created

Click "Project Geometry" to select the inside

of the previous extrusion.

Draw a circle concentric to the Axle Hole

that is 3.3mm in diameter

Extrude the sketch 7mm into the model

Click "Return"

You have successfully created a part in place.

Save the Assembly

Pattern and Mirror
We do not want to create another 3 Axle Bushes, so it would be much easier to use the
Pattern and Mirror tools.

Pattern
Click the "Pattern" button

The "Pattern Component" dialogue box will appear.

In the Model Browser, click on the Bush

Click the "Rectangular" button

Click the "Column Direction" button

Set the direction to be in X as per the image below

Set the number of Elements to be 2

Set the distance to be the distance between

your axles

Remember we asked you to record this value on

page 28.

You can type this as: Front X Value ­ Rear X Value

Click the "OK" button

Mirror
Click the "Mirror" button

The "Mirror Component" dialogue box will appear.

In the Model Browser, click on Component Pattern 1:1

Click on the "Mirror Plane" button

In the Model Browser, expand the model for the body of your car and then expand the
Origin.

Select the XZ Plane

Click the "Next" button

Click the "OK" button

Hopefully, you now have the hang of the Pattern and Mirror tools.

You will be needing them after you have created the Wheel part.
Wheels
We will create the Wheel in much the same way as we created the Axle Bush.

Create a new part named Wheel and use the face of the rear wheel bush as the sketch
plane

Create a new sketch on the face of the rear wheel bush

Turn on the visibility of the Wing and Wheels sketch in the Model Browser

Use "Project Geometry" button to select the rear wheel geometry.

Turn off visibility for the "Wing and Wheels" sketch

Draw a circle which is concentric to the wheel geometry and make it 3.1mm in diameter

Exit the sketch and extrude the wheel away from the body by 16mm.

As you can see in the image below, we now have a solid wheel.
Whilst a solid wheel will meet the regulations it is
unlikely to be the fastest. It may be a good idea to
remove some material.

How strong you make your wheels is up to you, but

regulation T3.8 (­6 pts) states that only 3 sets of
replacement wheels are allowed.

With the UP 3D Printers, the minimum wall

thickness you should design into your parts is 1mm.
Below this some features may not print.
Remove some material to make your wheels lighter

Click "Return" button to return to the Assembly

Pattern and Mirror the wheels, as we did with the Axle Bushes
Rear Wing
Now we will design our Rear Wing. This part is to be 3D Printed and as such will be created
as a separate component.

Create a part in place as you have done with the Axle Bush and the Wheel

Name the part Rear Wing and use the face of the rear wing boss as the sketch plane

Create a new sketch on the face of the Rear Wing Mount

Turn on visibility of the Wing and Wheels Above sketch in the Model Browser

Use "Project Geometry" button to select rear wing

geometry

Turn off visibility for the "Wing and Wheels Above"

sketch

Use "Project Geometry" button to select the geometry of

the Rear Wing Mount and the base of the fillets in the
model of your main body

Draw a rectangle that uses the outer edge of the Rear

Wing Mount fillets for its location.

Exit the sketch and extrude

the profile symmetrically 8mm

Create a new sketch on the

rear face of the extrusion
 Use "Project Geometry" button to
select the CO2 chamber

Finish sketch and do an extruded cut

through the extrusion

Create a new sketch on the XY Plane

of the Rear Wing

Use "Project Geometry" button to

select the top face of the Rear Wing
Mount on the model of your Main Body

You may have to adjust the Visual Style in order to

see the Rear Wing Mount as it is under the
extrusion for the Rear Wing

Exit the sketch and extrude the profile down through

all.

The mount for your Rear Wing is nearly complete.

Don’t forget to add the 3.175mm fillets to the cut­out
so it fits onto your Main Body.
Create a new sketch on the right hand face of the Rear Wing extrusion that you have
created

Turn on visibility of the "Wing and Wheels" sketch

Use "Project Geometry" button to select the Rear Wing geometry

Turn off visibility of the "Wing and Wheels" sketch

As you can see in the image on
the left, the rear wing geometry
from our "Wing and Wheels"
sketch is much lower than the
Rear Wing extrusion that we
have created.
This is not a problem, as we
drew the rear wing geometry at
the minimum height allowed in
the regulations. Just draw your
new profile higher.

When deciding the height of your wing you

should note that Regulation T10.3 (­6 pts)
states that there should be a minimum of
3mm clear air space to any other part of
the car. We will give ours 4mm clear air
space as a safety margin.

Exit the sketch and extrude the profile

21mm away from the car body

Mirror the profile around the XZ Plane

The rear wing now meets the regulations, as it has 2 spans ­ each 21mm wide ­ and the
wing surface has 4mm of clear air space around it.
It would look better, though, if the wing surface continued from one span to the other.

Create a new sketch on one of the inner faces of the wing span
Use "Project
Geometry"
button to select
the geometry of
that face

Exit sketch and extrude it to the other face

Your rear Wing is now complete.

Click the "Return" button to return to the assembly

Front Wing
We will now design our Front Wing. This part is to be 3D Printed and as such will be created
as a separate component.

Create a part in place as you have done with previous parts.

Name the part Front Wing and use the top face of the Front Wing Mount as the sketch
plane.

Create a new sketch on the XZ Plane

Turn on visibility of the Wing and Wheels sketch in the Model Browser

Use "Project Geometry" button to select front

wing geometry

Turn off visibility for the "Wing and Wheels"

sketch

Use "Project Geometry" button to select

geometry of the Front Wing Mount in the model
of your main body
Draw a curved profile that starts 1mm back from the front of your model and ends 1mm
in front of the Front Wheel Centre Line.

The profile should extend from the base of your model at the point 1mm back from the front
to 15mm above the base at the point 1mm in front of the Front Wheel Centre Line.

Revolve the profile

Create a new sketch on the XZ Plane to remove all of

the revolved extrusion below the base of the car

Exit the sketch and do an extruded cut to remove the

revolved extrusion below the car
Create another sketch on the XZ Plane

Use "Project Geometry" button to select

the Wheel Hub in the model of your main
body

Exit the sketch and make an extruded cut

symetrically through all

Create a new sketch on the rear

face of the front wing

Use "Project Geometry" button to select the geometry of the Front Wing
mount on the Main Body.

Exit sketch and extruded cut the profile towards the front of the car by 15mm
As you can see in the image
to the left, the Front Wing
Mount / Tail­stock sticks out
from the end of the Front
Wing.

This is deliberate, to assist in

machining the Main Body of
the car.

After machining, the Tail­

stock can easily be
shortened in order for the
Front Wing to fit.

To make your renderings look better, you can shorten the Tail­stock in your model after you
have exported the STL files for machining.
Now that the we have designed the base of our Front Wing, it is time to design the Front
Wing surface.

Create a new sketch on the XZ Plane

Turn on visibility for the "Wing and Wheels" sketch

Use "Project Geometry" button to select the Front Wing geometry

Turn off visibility for the "Wing and Wheels sketch

Create a profile for the Front Wing like the one below

Exit the sketch and extrude the profile symmetrically

You need to extrude the profile far enough so that you have 2 spans at least 20mm in
length. In the case of this model, the extrusion was 65mm, giving 2 spans of just over 21mm
each.
Don't forget to add 3.175mm fillets to the faces
that mate with the Main Body
The last thing we need to add to the Front Wing is
the Tether Line Slot

As we have used the Official F1 Model Block this is a

6mm x 6mm slot.

Create a new sketch on the YZ Plane and draw a

6mm x 6mm square

Use the profile to create an extruded cut through

all to get the Tether Line Slot
Click "Return" button to get back to the Assembly

Tether Line Guides

For this design we will use the 1" Screw Eyes available from Denford Ltd as they comply with
the regulations and are designed to fit in the Tether Line Slot in the base of the billet we are
using.

Critical Regulation T7.1 (­6 pts) states that the car must have 2 guides, one in front of the
Front Axle and one behind the Rear Axle.
Regulation T7.3 (­2 pts) states that the minimum distance between the inside edges of the
guides is 120mm.

As you can see below, a sketch has been created on the base of the car to check that the
Tether Line Guides can be fitted to our design within the regulation.

Check you can fit Tether Line Guides to your design.

Exporting STL's
Having created all of the parts for our car we need
to manufacture them.

The software we use for manufacturing parts

accepts STL files. We need to export our design
from Autodesk Inventor as STL's

Click the "Inventor" button

Scroll down to "Export"

Move across to "CAD Format" and click the left

mouse button

When the "Save As" dialogue pops

up, change "Save as type" to STL
Files

Click the "Options" button

It is very important to set these settings correctly. If these

settings are incorrect, your design will not machine correctly.

Units are set to CM by default, as the machines we are using to

manufacture these parts use mm. It is important to change this
setting to prevent your part being scaled incorrectly.

Set units to mm
Resolution is set to Medium by default. This affect the quality of curved surfaces mainly. If set
too low then wheels will be printed as polygons, rather than circles and we do not want this.

Set resolution to High

Click "OK" button

Select a folder to save your STL's to and click "Save"

Axles
We are going to use the Long Axles for this model. These are available from Denford Ltd.
The axles are 65mm long and 3.2mm in diameter, made of steel and they weigh 4g.

Create a part in place as you have done with previous parts.

Name the part Long Axle and use the right hand side face of the Front Wing as the
sketch plane.
Create a new sketch on the XY Plane

Use "Project Geometry" button to

select the Rear Wheel geometry

Draw a circle
concentric to the
Rear Wheel which
is 3.2mm in
diameter

Exit the sketch and extrude the profile 65mm

Click "Return" to go back to assembly mode

Pattern the Long Axle just as you have previously done with the Axle Bushes and Wheels
Calculating Weight of Model
Before manufacturing our car, we may want to know the weight of it.

The density of the Official F1 Model Block is 0.16g/cm3

For the Wings, Wheels and Axle Bushes, the density of the filament is roughly 1g/cm3

The Long Axles are made of steel and have a density of 7.850g/cm3

We can enter this density into Autodesk Inventor to find the weight of our billet when
machined.

Adding New Material

The Axles are made of steel and the "Steel, High Strength, Low Alloy" material in the
Autodesk material library has the correct density.

We will need to add materials for the Official F1 Model Block and the 3D Printer Material

Select the "Material" button (Above the Sketch tab)

The Material Browser will appear as

illustrated in the image on the right.

The Material Browser should have "Generic"

listed under "Document Material". We need
to create 2 new materials.

Click the "Create New Material" button

The Material Editor will appear, as
illustrated on the right.

The Material Editor has 3 tabs: Identity,

Appearance, and Physical.

The Identity tab will be selected first.

Enter all details as shown on the right

and click the "Apply" button

Select the Appearance tab

The Material Editor will change to show the

options illustrated on the left.

For the Official F1 Model Block, set the

colour to a shade of green and turn off
Reflectivity and Transparency

Click the "Apply" button

When you create the 3D Print material you

may wish to adjust the transparency and
reflectivity, depending on the material you
are using.
Finally the Physical tab. We want to enter the
density here, so that Inventor will be able to
calculate the weight of our model.

Select the Physical tab

We are only interested in the Mechanical

section here.

Expand the Mechanical section

Enter the density for the Official F1 Model

Block as 0.16g / cm3

When you type the density in and hit enter it

will revert back to pound per cubic inch, don't
worry about this.

Click the "Apply" button

Click the "Close" button to exit

The Material Browser will now show the

Official F1 Model Board in the Document
Materials

To add this material to the Autodesk Inventor

Material Library follow the instructions below:

Right click on the material

Select > Add to > Inventor Material Library >

Plastic

You have now added the Official F1 Model

Block to the Material Library.

Repeat the process to add your 3D print

material to the Material Library

Most filament has a density of roughly 1g /

cm3.
Adding Material Properties
To add material properties to a part, follow the instructions below:

In the Model Browser, right click on the part and select "Edit"

Right click on the part in the Model Browser again and select "iProperties"

Select the "Physical" tab

Select the Material

Click "Apply"

Now add material properties to

all parts in your assembly
After you have set material properties for all of your parts you can check the weight of your
assembly.

Right click on the assembly in the Model Browser (Top of the parts tree)

Select "iProperties"

Select the "Physical" tab

Click the "Update" button

The Mass of your model will be displayed under the General Properties section.
Adding Decals
To make the renderings of your model look more realistic for your portfolio, you may want to
add decals for your sponsors.
To do this, you first need an image to be used as your decal and it is recommended that you
save these in the same folder as your model.

Decals are placed by first creating a sketch and loading the image for your decal into the
sketch.
Positioning and resizing are all done in the sketch.
After exiting the sketch, the "Decal" button is used to project the image onto the surface.
For curved surfaces, create a work­plane above the surface to project the decal onto.

We will place a decal onto the rear wing. You must have the part open, rather than the
assembly for decals.

Open the "Rear Wing" part

Create a sketch on the rear wing

Click the "Insert Image" button

Select the image you wish to use

Rotate and resize the image to fit the rear wing

Exit the sketch

Click the "Decal" button

Select the sketch to be used as a decal

Select the face you wish to place the decal onto

Click the "OK" button

You can now apply decals to the rest of your model.

Drilling Axle Holes CNC Program
To drill the axle holes, it is best to use the Denford CNC Router, whilst the billet is still in the
fixture after machining the right or left sides.
As the Official F1 Model Block is quite low in density it can be drilled using the 1/4"
(6.35mm) Long Reach Ball Nose cutter which is used for machining the body of your car.

Type the code below into a new text document and save it as "Axle Holes.fnc"

The values in red should be substituted for the values you recorded on page 28