Designing tank tread
It’s typical that I pop on to Bambu Lab or Thingiverse for something to print, then quickly find myself in Blender designing the thing myself. Tank tread was no different.
I like the way one guy connected the sections, but the print looked flimsy. Another design looks sturdy, but the sides aren’t beveled, so it’s going to get caught on stuff when it pivots.
I watched a bunch of remote control tank projects, realizing… Designing a tank is tricky. That’s what the AIs had told me, advising I should stick with wheels. I’m definitely skipping tank tread suspension for version 1.
Took about 5 versions and 2 dozen tread prints before I nailed the design.
The body of the tank is quite the endeavor. So many little considerations! Just figuring out how big it needs to be to fit everything inside is complicated.
Cloned all of the parts in Blender and now I just rock it like a video game until I’m out of design concerns.
This is how my wife accuses me of working so hard, while I feel like a kid playing a video game all day. This love for Blender is also why I decided to start an augmented reality marketing platform: it’s like getting paid to play video games.