Design of a WEC-Inspired Hypercar
CAD Surface Designer
A full-scale WEC prototype modelled in CATIA V5 and rebuilt in SolidWorks — a surface-modelling exercise on a car-sized body, with an Audi R18 silhouette and a formula-style nose.
Designed a mock-up of a WEC Prototype as a fun CAD project. This car takes inspiration from the Audi R18 TDI, the car known for the diesel ban its supremacy led to. The front end however is also inspired by Formula designs with a more pointy nose in an effort to allow for better flow management. CFD was not conducted on this car yet, and remains as a future project.
The first iteration of this design was made on CATIA V5 before switching to SolidWorks in order to get used to different CAD softwares. Screenshots were taken with Rhinoceros 3D for its more pleasant user interface and pre-rendering functions. IGES file of the prototype is available for download in the Archives section.
Side Notes
- This is one of the project that helped me most familiarize with surface Modeling, and my first attempt at Modeling a full-scale car. Although not physically feasible, or not WEC rule-compliant, it remains one of my favorite design projects.