Check out the latest video of the cantilevered roller coaster concept model. I completed some of the fine details for the main layout including the cross-ties, support columns, and cement footers. I also attempted to add a banked track section...
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Catia Coaster Model
Well, it looks like I’m not the only one designing roller coasters in CATIA. Yunus Alapan, a student at Yildiz Technical University in Istanbul, Turkey, submitted some photos of a roller coaster he created with CATIA V5. I know from...
Continue reading...Cantilevered Coaster Concept Model
I found this paragraph in the Cantilever Coaster article to be really interesting to me: I’ve tried creating virtual models several times using the help of friends who are proficient in different 3D software systems. Unfortunately by its nature the...
Continue reading...Intamin CATIA Coaster Model Update
I had some extra time today so I decided to work a little bit on my Intamin Zac Spin/Ball coaster. I added a photo booth, queue line, and some lamps. I’ve tried to pay a lot of attention to detail-...
Continue reading...K’nex Coaster Models
As a mechanical engineer and a roller coaster enthusiast, I have always wanted to design or build roller coasters. While I may never get the chance to work on a real one, I have built several coasters out of K’nex...
Continue reading...Wicked Twister CAD Model Tutorial
If you are a frequent visitor to Coaster101, you may have seen some of my CATIA amusement park ride computer models, like this. You may also have been asking yourself or wondering how I created those computer models. Well today...
Continue reading...S&S Screamin’ Swing CATIA Model
Today I decided to attempt to model an S&S Screamin Swing thrill ride in CATIA V5 R19. Here are two pictures and the 3D xml of what I made today. It’s a little rough around the edges but you get...
Continue reading...Intamin Zac Spin CAD Model Recreation
I decided to try recreating an Intamin Zac Spin/Ball Coaster in CATIA V5 R19 the other day. After a few hours of work this is the result. Still trying to figure out a way to dumb down the model so...
Continue reading...Vekoma Computer Model
In my spare time I have been working on several amusement park attraction computer models using CATIA V5. My biggest and hardest project I have taken on is making a recreation of a Vekoma flying dutchman (Firehawk at Kings Island)....
Continue reading...CAD Waterslide Model
CATIA is a powerful computer modeling and simulation software. I have recently started on a couple projects that you can watch the progress on right here at Coaster101! The first batch of photos are of my water slide model, seen...
Continue reading...Good Gravy! at Holiday World Review: It’s All Gravy in Southern Indiana!
It’s not Thanksgiving without gravy on the table and now it’s not Holiday World without Good Gravy! in your day! The first Vekoma Family Boomerang coaster has opened in southern Indiana and Coaster101 was on hand to pour over the...
Continue reading...Universal Studios Hollywood Announces Fast & Furious Launch Coaster Opening in 2026
Universal Studios Hollywood today announced plans for Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift, a groundbreaking launched coaster with 360-degree rotating ride vehicles, that will open in 2026. Themed to the popular film saga, Fast & Furious, the new launched coaster will...
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