Fourteen groups of four or five students teamed up to compete in the 2011 contest, each using Creo as their design tool. Note that these aren’t first-time CAD users. Engineering students begin using PTC design tools in their second year at the university. Some use the software during extended internships as well. By the time they reach the Advanced CAD course and its modeling challenge, the students are months away from entering the profession as trained engineers.
This year’s 2011 winner was a Vosper MTB, a boat designed after those used by the Royal Navy. But, because these are engineering students, the winning design featured improvements over the original WWII-era boat.
“Our modifications included a safety rail,” says co-designer Eoghan O’Shea. “We also added a stepped hull, which increases the top speed of the boat, and armaments such as the BOFORS 40mm cannon.”
O’Shea says that the group appreciated several strengths in the Creo’s parametric design software for this project: Its ability to handle large assemblies and complex geometry, versioning control, and rendering.
He estimates the team worked 350 hours creating the model and an additional 13-15 hours on rendering. Here it is—with music and animations. Enjoy!
Credits
The University of Limerick team included
Cian Gallagher -4th Year Mechanical Engineering
Shane Greaney -4th Year Mechanical Engineering
James O’Connor -4th Year Aeronautical Engineering
Eoghan O’Shea -4th Year Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Phillip Griffin was class lecturer
O’Shea further credits his entire class for the success of his team’s model. “A number of excellent projects were created, and in my opinion that was driven not only by everybody’s willingness to help each other out but by the great atmosphere of friendly rivalry.”
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