Little CAD help

[jp455]

Hi all...I need a bit of help locating some stuff. I just began a project with a race team to build a car from scratch. It will use a mid mounted V12! We have a lot of the CAD drawings but I was wondering if anyone knows where I could find drawings already made of the complete C6 suspension, and hubs. I know there are sites with CAD drawings of other things but haven't seen one of this suspension. Any ideas?

Thanks a bunch!
Manuel Scettri

[Brandon Miller]

If you find it let me know as I ahve been looking for similar stuff for close to a year now.

[Samckitt]

I would love to have it too.

[jp455]

I get the feeling that this is not going to be something easy to find! I'll ask over at Detroit Speed, see if they would know anything...

Manuel

[96Z28SS]

Become a member of SEMA and you can get the CAD data.

[jp455]

Really? Well, first off, how do I do that? Does it matter if I'm not in the states? And second, once I do become a memeber where do I go to get the data? Directly to GM? Or is there some SEMA data base?

Thanks!
Manuel

[TitoJones]

We have an entire Z06 modeled in CAD that we got from the Tech Transfer program offered through SEMA. You will need to become a SEMA member, and then get in contact with GM to get the data. It took us almost 4 months to get all of it to our door.

And no, I can't give it out to anyone so don't bother asking.

Tyler

[jp455]

jeje...thats ok Tyler, I wouldn't have asked if you wouldn't have offered! The big problem I see is that the race team is not in the states. Is there a way to become an individual member? And is that tech exchange program a SEMA thing or a GM thing? I mean, why become a SEMA member if you have to go to GM for the data? Also, isn't there some solidworks website to get this stuff from?


Thanks.
Manuel

[TitoJones]

SEMA has members from all over the world, you don't need to be in the US to get the benefits.

The Tech Transfer program is done through SEMA, so they will put you in contact with the correct rep at GM and you get to hassle them to provide all the data you require for a few months before they will send it to you. It is not a GM only thing, other manufacturers offer the same stuff. I don't think you are going to find any website where you can download any of that stuff, as we got ours in the form a quite a few CD roms. It took 40 minutes to open one of the engine assemblies, they modeled everything from bolts to electrical wires. Basicly, if you joined SEMA tommorrow, you might see the data you need by august.


Tyler

[Samckitt]

Tyler,

What are the requirements to join SEMA?

What CAD system do you use at ATS?

[jp455]

Thanks Tyler! Thats kind of bitter sweet...sweet that I can become a member even if I'm out of the states, and bitter cause like all things I needed it yesterday! This is definitively going to complicate things...

Thanks again
Manuel

[TitoJones]

Tyler,

What are the requirements to join SEMA?

What CAD system do you use at ATS?

Be in the automotive industry, and fill out this form:

http://www.sema.org/images/pdf/26089.pdf

PM on the CAD stuff, it is classified info. ;)

Tyler

[Samckitt]

How about an employee for an automotive company? I am onsite at Delphi, but work direct for UGS (now owned by Seimens)

[96Z28SS]

We get the data from tech transfer at Sema only once did we get Data from GM.
I have never had to wait for more than 3 days to get the Data I needed.
They send me a link to the ftp site a password to get in and start the down loading.

They can send you the data in a parasolid format or an iges format.
So they can go into pretty much any 3d software package.

I use Unigraphics which is the same package that GM uses its expensive and very powerful.

P.S.

If you ever get a file that is the headlight assembly don't open it, it takes over an hour and forget about even rotating it on the screen.
Last year we converted all our computers to 64bit and we can load alot of the vehicle and spin it around and it doesn't take as long.

[Brandon Miller]

Be in the automotive industry, and fill out this form:

http://www.sema.org/images/pdf/26089.pdf

PM on the CAD stuff, it is classified info. ;)

Tyler

Does it matter what membership category you fall under to access the CAD info?

[jp455]

So I assume it doesn't matter what category you fall under to receive the files? I'm wondering cause I'm starting the membership process now.

Thanks
Manuel

[Brandon Miller]

Can anyone answer the above 2 questions?

[96Z28SS]

I don't think the category matters.