Here’s the latest video in the development of the cantilevered roller coaster model. You can really see the full range of motion, though it probably is exaggerated a bit. One of the strengths of this design is its ability to...
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Designing a Virtual Roller Coaster
Eamon Kelly, whom you may remember from our earlier interview, has been writing programs with Matlab and AutoCAD in order to create a virtual roller coaster model. The work is still in the early stages but the eventual goal is...
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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 Simulations
Our first story on the cantilevered coaster we interviewed the John Hogg, the inventor of this totally unique coaster concept. This interview inspired me to create a 3D computer model of the ride and I unveiled some screen shots in...
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...The Cantilevered Coaster
In celebration of Coaster101’s birthday, I’d like to welcome you to another Coaster101 Special Feature. This time we talk with John Hogg, inventor of the totally amazing and unique cantilevered roller coaster concept. When I ride roller coasters today I...
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...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...The Future in 3D
If you’ve been following Coaster101 you may have seen some of the amusement park ride 3D computer models we have been working on in our spare time. In those earlier posts, all we presented you with were 2D pictures of...
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...
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