XYZmaker tutorial – Airplane part 1

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Go to the Geometric figures library and create a paraboloid. Rotate the part 270 ° along the X-axis, and in the Properties window change the dimensions to X: 40,Y: 120,Z: 40 mm and position to X: 0,Y: 0,Z: 20. This part will be called the plane body.

Tip: For instructions on rotating objects refer to the beginner tutorials.

 

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Make a Capsule from the Geometric figures library, and rotate it 90° along the X-axis. In the Properties window change its dimensions to X: 40,Y: 30,Z: 40 mm and position to X: 0,Y: -70,Z: 20. This will be called the engine.

 

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Create a Cylinder and rotate it 90° along the X-axis. In the Properties window change the dimensions to X: 30,Y: 20,Z: 30 mm and adjust the position to X: 0,Y: -80,Z: 20. This will be called the cutting part.

 

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Select the engine and click on Hole, then click on the cutting part and click Hole again to cut a hole in the engine.

 

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Create a Capsule and rotate it 90° along the X-axis. In the Properties window change the part dimensions to X: 25,Y: 20,Z: 50 mm and adjust its position to X: 0,Y: -75,Z: 20. This part will be called the engine structure.

 

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Create a Cube and in the Properties window change the dimensions to X: 2,Y: 15,Z: 35 mm and the position to X: 0,Y: -73,Z: 20. This is in preparation for adding more details to the engine.

 

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Select the cube you just created and click on the Clone button to duplicate the part. Next, click on the arrow above the Z-axis and move the mouse down to rotate the cube 30° along the Y-axis.

 

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Continue cloning the cube and rotate each new part by 30° each time until you have a ring of parts around the engine.

 

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Create a half sphere, and rotate it 90° along the X-axis, in the Properties window change the dimensions to X: 15,Y: 8,Z: 15 mm and its position to X: 0,Y: -87,Z: 20. This part will be called the propeller center.

 

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Create a sphere and in the Properties window change the dimensions to X: 40,Y: 3,Z: 12 mm and its position to X: 24,Y: -86,Z: 20. This part will be called the right propeller blade.

 

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Select the right propeller blade then click the Clone button, and adjust the new part’s X position to -24.

 

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Select the right propeller blade, click on the arrow above the Y axis, and move the mouse to rotate the part 345°.

 

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Select the left propeller blade, click on the arrow above the Y axis, and move the mouse to rotate the part 15°.

 

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Create a cylinder and in the Properties window, change its dimensions to X: 23,Y: 30,Z: 20 mm, and position to X: 0,Y: -24,Z: 30.

 

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To create a cockpit, select the plane body and click on the Hole button, then select the cylinder you just created and click the Hole button again.

 

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