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APM SketchUp Model

I haven't found a 3D model of APM for download anywhere. So I made it on SketchUp. I used Eagle Up to generate the boards from eagle. It's still missing some parts but the connectors are there, fell free to help complete the board.

 

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The models for the MediaTek GPS, and Xbee, are on this collection: Ardupilot Mega SketchUp Collection.

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  • Does anyone have a solid model or 3D model of the new purple APM v2?

  • Developer

    Exported to autocad 2007:

    APM (dwg 2007)

  • For everybody's info, Paul and my tests with .wrl (VRML) format doesn't seem to be successful either, so far.

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    Nicely done!

  • Paul, I had a try importing the file you have there, but for some reason my SW2010 just hangs on the parsing file window.  It's a big file, but I've imported similar sized files before in other formats a lot more quickly, so I don't think I'm being impatient.  Any chance we could try first with something simple, like just a square box with a couple of random extrude-cuts or something?

  • @Andrew -- I exported the APM drawing to wrl format, which should be the same as vrml according to SketchUp.  Let me know how it works.

    Click HEREto download.

    http://www.poweredmodelairplanes.com/apm.wrl
  • Sigh!  Not even babel3d can get it into Solidworks :(

    If anyone has a full version of Sketchup, they can export to .VRML format and SolidWorks can import that.  I don't know how successful it would be, but if anyone wishes to beam me a file to try, I'll give it a go and report back?

  • I haven't tried it yet and will later this afternoon, hopefully, but here's a 3D geometry translation service on-line if someone wants to have a go. http://www.babel3d.com/
    Please make the final files you generate with this publicly available, if you can
  • Very nice model indeed!

    There is another 3d model of APM/Oilpan and a few other things at http://grabcad.com/library/ardupilot-mega in Solidworks and STEP/IGES format. Not as detailed of course, but dimensions are accurate and sufficient for a quick mockup.

  • this is cool guys :)

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