Reply To: Collab 2020: Modeling Heavy Equipment (Backhoe)
@doulos4iesou & @artifact I have just been looking at hydraulic lines, and noticed the engine enclosure shape.
This section here is actually the chassis which might explain the strange shapes:
The engine enclosure actually stops here 👇 There is a fixing point on the chassis here, I was wondering what it was for:
Also this is the chassis 👇 , The grille at the front goes just behind the yellow bit. The side of the engine enclosure I think comes down to the chassis and is the attached with brackets. There is no base, only the 2 sides, front grille and the top, hope this helps get your shapes.
It seems to be level with the chassis at the front then tapers to the inner part of the chassis the loader arms attach to. I remember reading a post about the interaction of the loader arms with @blanchsb demo. Wish I had noticed this sooner, may have helped you all ages ago.