Modeled Workout

Equipment
By Jacob Husband, Rodolfo Hernandez, and
Zala Mahavirsinh
 Introduction

● For our project we chose to model

workout equipment.
● Our main components included a
squat rack, weight bench, safety
bars, barbell, barbell holders,
clamps, and weight plates.
 Why workout equipment?
● Initially we decided to work on a RC car.
● Components were too small and basic
tools would not be able to accurately
dimension them.
● The workout equipment had advantages.
● Easily measured with basic tools.
● Many possible design improvements.
● Work could be easily divided among
teammates.
 What was the
design process like?
● One of us did dimensioning.
● Work was then sent off to be
modeled in SW by teammates.
● We helped each other whenever
we got stuck.
 How were we
organized?

● We used an organizer app called

Notion to assign tasks for the
project.
● To-Do Lists
● Color Coded
 How did we
communicate?

● We used a social app

called Discord.
● Weekly meetups.
● Problem discussions.
● New ideas.
● File transfers.
 What did we learn?
● The first difficult part we ran into
was the barbell.
● To create the grip, we had to use
the helix, cut sweep, and circle
pattern features.
● After chopping up the barbell, none
of our computers could handle it in
SW without lag.
● We learned how to map 3D
textures as a work around, but
ended up working with a simpler
barbell for the main assembly to
reduce lag.
 What did we learn?

● The next troublesome part was the weight plate.

● Mirroring the text gave an undesired result.
● Learned about derived sketch.
● Create a plane on surface you want the text on.
● Derived the original text onto that plane.
● Right click plane and flip normal to.
● Add relations to lock the derived sketch in place.
● This same process worked to get correctly flipped
clamp handles.
 What did we learn?

● Leg wrap was an irregular shape that

could not be easily dimensioned.
● Took an image of the wrap from the
side.
● Created a path around the shape in
adobe illustrator.
● Exported the shape to SW and gave it
a thickness and dimensioned it.
 What did we learn?

● FEA (finite element analysis).

● A useful technique for determining a
designs effectiveness at bearing
external loads.
● Originally tried fixing the legs and
adding an external force on the
bench top.
● Simplified the FEA to only test the
horizontal support beam, because
that would be the failure point if too
much weight was on the bench.
500 lbf vs 5000 lbf
 What did we learn?

● New camera movement technique.

● Create a spline path around the
assembly.
● Create a spline path for the camera
to follow.
● Have the camera point at the path
around the assembly.
Block Diagram
 Modification of Design

● Changed the material of most of the

bench and squat rack parts to 201
annealed stainless steel.
● Benefits of stainless steel include:
easily cleaned, corrosion resistance
from harsh cleaning chemicals, cost
effective, and high strength.
 Modification of Design

● Added a clevis pin mechanism to lock

the bench to the squat rack.
● Assures bench is perpendicular to the
squat rack.
● Reduces movement in squat rack when
re-racking weight after bench press.
 Modification of Design

● Added four poles to each of

the corners of the squat rack
to hold weights.
● Increases stability of the
squat rack.
● Organizes location of
weights.
 Drawings
● Part -> Sub-Assembly -> Main Assembly
● Pull up bar -> Squat Rack -> Workout Equipment
Thank you!

Hope you enjoyed our presentation.