Journey with Confidence RV GPS App RV Trip Planner RV LIFE Campground Reviews RV Maintenance Take a Speed Test Free 7 Day Trial ×


Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
 
Old 07-01-2017, 12:06 PM   #1
Bus Nut
 
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Houston TX
Posts: 570
Year: 1998
Coachwork: Amtran
Chassis: International
Engine: dt466e
3d skoolie layout/floor plan

Anyone use any kind of 3d software to come up with a floor plan for their bus?

If so, what software did you use?

adic27 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-01-2017, 12:22 PM   #2
Mini-Skoolie
 
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: 14623
Posts: 30
Year: 1986
Coachwork: International
Chassis: S1800
Engine: 9.0
We used solid works to model some really complex modular furniture.

Honestly in my opinion/experience with projects, you can plan all you want down to the 1/8th of an inch but reality is going to dictate how you build. Dont get me wrong plan everything out as best you can but realize, your numbers and measurements are going to change almost as soon as you start cutting, building, trimming, etc.

Some scaled rectangles in top, side, and front orientation and a lot of tracing paper are going to be the easiest and quickest way to work through early design. Then paper or foam core models are really nice to do after days of sketching. We made a model (or diarama) of our actual bus and then made paper and foam core approximations of the furniture and were able to much more easily get a sense of the space and how everything fit together.

Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk
5speedhouse is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-01-2017, 01:14 PM   #3
Mini-Skoolie
 
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: Minnesota 56143
Posts: 53
I was just recommended Fusion 3D from auto desk apparently it's free, I tried downloading it but haven't used it yet. Website looks good and it is a reputable company. Good luck and if you manage to model a 40' Thomas please share it with us...
Steven UK is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-01-2017, 01:53 PM   #4
Mini-Skoolie
 
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: 14623
Posts: 30
Year: 1986
Coachwork: International
Chassis: S1800
Engine: 9.0
Heard good this about fusion 360, specifically that its really good at modeling complex, organic shapes. Classmates have used it to do bike helmets, human faces, etc.

I personally am a Rhino3D fan, autocad is a little to engineering heavy for me. My gf is a very competent solidworks user. She did the entire exterior of her own original car design in SW for a studio class assignment.

Maybe I forgot to mention, she's an industrial designer and I'm a furniture designer so we love model making.

We've got a 35ft BB. I'll send a pic of our foam core model shortly.

Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk
5speedhouse is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-01-2017, 01:55 PM   #5
Mini-Skoolie
 
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: 14623
Posts: 30
Year: 1986
Coachwork: International
Chassis: S1800
Engine: 9.0
Oh sketch up is also free. Google product. Pretty bare bones if I remember from the last time I played with it. Most any CAD program will get you where you need if you are at the point in design where you need to start generating accurate measurements.

Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk
5speedhouse is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-01-2017, 09:01 PM   #6
Bus Nut
 
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 722
Year: 1998
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: TC2000 RE
Engine: 8.3l Cummins
Rated Cap: 78
I have a fairly accurate model of a 40' TCRE in rhino if you want it. I've mostly used it for interior design but it has the rib spacing accurate down to about a 1/4" based on our bus.

It's a combination of nurbs and some polygons.


Quote:
Originally Posted by 5speedhouse View Post
Heard good this about fusion 360, specifically that its really good at modeling complex, organic shapes. Classmates have used it to do bike helmets, human faces, etc.

I personally am a Rhino3D fan, autocad is a little to engineering heavy for me. My gf is a very competent solidworks user. She did the entire exterior of her own original car design in SW for a studio class assignment.

Maybe I forgot to mention, she's an industrial designer and I'm a furniture designer so we love model making.

We've got a 35ft BB. I'll send a pic of our foam core model shortly.

Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk
aaronsb is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-01-2017, 09:27 PM   #7
Bus Nut
 
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Houston TX
Posts: 570
Year: 1998
Coachwork: Amtran
Chassis: International
Engine: dt466e
Thanks guys!

I have a 1998 International 3800 AmTran 71 Passenger.
adic27 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-01-2017, 09:30 PM   #8
Bus Nut
 
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Houston TX
Posts: 570
Year: 1998
Coachwork: Amtran
Chassis: International
Engine: dt466e
Quote:
Originally Posted by 5speedhouse View Post
Heard good this about fusion 360, specifically that its really good at modeling complex, organic shapes. Classmates have used it to do bike helmets, human faces, etc.

I personally am a Rhino3D fan, autocad is a little to engineering heavy for me. My gf is a very competent solidworks user. She did the entire exterior of her own original car design in SW for a studio class assignment.

Maybe I forgot to mention, she's an industrial designer and I'm a furniture designer so we love model making.

We've got a 35ft BB. I'll send a pic of our foam core model shortly.

Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk

Do you design furniture for a living. Would you model for a fee? Model "furniture" that is
adic27 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-01-2017, 10:00 PM   #9
Bus Nut
 
Join Date: Jul 2016
Posts: 543
I used Google sketchup.
https://youtu.be/PfVysbux_iQ

Sent from my SM-G530W using Tapatalk
Tootalltechie is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-02-2017, 03:02 PM   #10
Mini-Skoolie
 
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: 14623
Posts: 30
Year: 1986
Coachwork: International
Chassis: S1800
Engine: 9.0
Quote:
Originally Posted by adic27 View Post
Do you design furniture for a living. Would you model for a fee? Model "furniture" that is [emoji3]
I screen print for a living lol. I would have been willing if my computer wasn't dead. Its either a new laptop or bus parts.... And bus parts keep wining.
Quote:
Originally Posted by adic27 View Post
Do you design furniture for a living. Would you model for a fee? Model "furniture" that is [emoji3]

Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk
5speedhouse is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-02-2017, 03:06 PM   #11
Bus Nut
 
Join Date: Jul 2016
Posts: 543
You can buy a used computer / laptop online cheaper than buying new.

Sent from my SM-G530W using Tapatalk
Tootalltechie is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-02-2017, 06:59 PM   #12
Bus Geek
 
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Eastern WA
Posts: 6,401
Year: 2002
Coachwork: Bluebird
Chassis: All American RE (A3RE)
Engine: Cummins ISC (8.3)
Rated Cap: 72
Who knows... Maybe you could find someone who would barter a computer for design work.....
PNW_Steve is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-02-2017, 07:00 PM   #13
Bus Nut
 
Join Date: Jul 2016
Posts: 543
Quote:
Originally Posted by PNW_Steve View Post
Who knows... Maybe you could find someone who would barter a computer for design work.....
That too [emoji4]

Sent from my SM-G530W using Tapatalk
Tootalltechie is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-02-2017, 07:13 PM   #14
Skoolie
 
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: Marietta, GA
Posts: 192
Quote:
Originally Posted by adic27 View Post
Anyone use any kind of 3d software to come up with a floor plan for their bus?

If so, what software did you use?
I used floorplanner.com, which is free and resulted in both 2d and 3d plans for my bus. Here's a 3d top down view for reference:

mysty is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-02-2017, 07:18 PM   #15
Mini-Skoolie
 
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Posts: 25
Really like the booth near the rear. Been playing around with that idea but the only way I can get it to work is shorten the kitchen and create a modular booth. Not sure if I want to go that way.
davehearn is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-08-2017, 11:43 PM   #16
Bus Nut
 
Join Date: May 2017
Location: Houston TX
Posts: 570
Year: 1998
Coachwork: Amtran
Chassis: International
Engine: dt466e
Quote:
Originally Posted by mysty View Post
I used floorplanner.com, which is free and resulted in both 2d and 3d plans for my bus. Here's a 3d top down view for reference:


Thanks everyone...

Mysty, you didn't happen to take the image down did you? It shows as a broken link for me
adic27 is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


» Featured Campgrounds

Reviews provided by

Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v3.2.3

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 01:42 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.