We’ve covered our fair share of realistic roller coaster models over the years, but this is the first time we’ve seen a fully functional 3D printed roller coaster model – and it may just be the best model yet! 3D printing is...
I recently stumbled across a website with some incredible looking theme park concepts and I just had to know more! The inventor and owner of the website agreed to answer a few of our questions. C101: Can you please introduce yourself –...
When we wanted to know more about roller coaster design, we decided to go straight to one of the most well known and respected businesses in the industry. Fortunately, we were able to speak with Andreas Wild, Managing Director of Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH...
I’ve been modeling a new chassis configuration for the cantilevered roller coaster. Here’s a quick preview video showing the range of motion of the car. Sorry for the bad quality. Hopefully, we’ll have a full track layout next time. The...
How do you keep multiple trains on a roller coaster from running into each other? In order to have the highest throughput possible, most modern roller coasters operate more than one train at a time. In order to run multiple...
Have you ever wondered how a roller coaster can operate multiple trains without having a collision? Coaster101 had the opportunity to interview Jonathon England, an amusement industry professional with experience in controls and more. Enjoy! Could you tell us a...
I created a Kuka robo coaster model in CATIA. I used the car from my cantilevered roller coaster simulations to save time. The track is created using three sketches with laws (one overhead, one side profile, and one for banking)....
Welcome to the latest edition of Coasters-101. Let’s talk about modeling a roller coaster track on the computer. There are many different 2D and 3D CAD packages you can use. This example utilizes a 3D CAD software called CATIA (which...
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