FreeCAD 0.18.4 - Spoke Rim / Wire Wheel / Speichenfelge - Tutorial

FreeCAD 0.18.4 - Spoke Rim / Wire Wheel / Speichenfelge - Tutorial

Construction of a spoke rim with 80 spokes.
You only need to construct two spokes.
FreeCAD Version 0.18 Revision number 4 (GitTag).

Content (h/m/s)

Part 1: The outer and the inner spoke ring 00:45
Part 2: The first two spokes (Transform) 30:00
Part 3: Copy the spokes 42:11
Part 4: Mirror the spokes 44:54
Part 5: The rim flange (Sweep utility) 47:15
Part 6: The screw holes (Polar Pattern) 55:14
Part 7: Coloring the parts (Appearance) 01:04:50

When designing the spoke rim, the focus was on good looks and not on technical correctness.

If the parts are to be printed in 3D, it is advisable to adjust the dimensions. Especially the spokes should be a little thicker.
You can also place the spokes closer together so that they touch each other, which creates more stability.
Or you choose a more robust variant, as I already described in the tutorial for the FreeCAD Roadster Model (Part 07: The wheel).