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    Using solidworks to verify wing egress from basement

    I've got a basement i'm planning to turn into a workshop for a fly baby. I do want to confirm that I will be able to remove the plane without needing to build egress windows through the foundation.

    The basement has a staircase in the middle, dividing between a finished and unfinished half.

    There are non-bearing walls on the side of the staircase, which I plan to knock down one or both as needed when the wings are complete. If needed, I can remove the stairs as well.

    I'd build a mockup, but then I'd need to knock down the walls, and put them back up, to knock them down again.

    So I build a mock up in solidworks. https://1drv.ms/u/s!An4agHH7T0TFiPIn4MIuLGiXCG9kRQ

    The model has a rough version of the wing, and the basement set up with the walls removed. Once its through the stairs, it's a straight shot.

    Anyone want to give it a go? I never got good at the motion control features.
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    I'd give it a shot but I don't have 2018 installed.

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    I updated the file with an e-drawings file as well. Might be a touch more compatible.

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    I installed 2018 today.

    It's close according to your models. If they're accurate you should be OK but barely so. There will be a point where the walls and the stairwell will be just about touching the wing in three places. I did the test backwards because it seemed easier starting with the wing in the stairwell and going down. I didn't try it the other way around -- with the root up and the tip down but I doubt that's the best way.

    I had a heck of a time at first because the origin of the wing assembly model was way off the part and doing any rotations will default to the origin as the rotational center. I put the wing assembly into another assembly and put that origin around the center of the wing parts and it was then possible to control the model.

    I did some screen shots.

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    Leaving the aileron off should give you some more room.


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    Thanks! I'll play with it too later on, with a better wing model. That one was just thrown together with some dwg's for the ribs with offsets for the rib caps. I'll go measure some of the critical areas a little more carefully to be sure.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rwanttaja View Post
    Leaving the aileron off should give you some more room.


    Ron Wanttaja
    Good point! I'll include that on my more polished model.

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    Good point Ron, that will probably take the sweat out of it...

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    Was just thinking, if you wanted to be a little 'experimental', maybe a little mod to include flaps on your wings?
    I know, not really needed, but...
    But I think you better model your fuse as well, 'cause I think it's longer than the wingpanels?

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    I also don't have 2018 - could you post a STEP file of the assembly?

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