Making Your Own Wheel Design

At this point in the class you have learned enough skills to start making your own drawings. In this exercise you will use those skills to draw your own wheel design. But before you can draw it you must design it. Your first task is to make a sketch of your wheel design. You will not be allowed to use CAD until you have submitted your sketch. The sketch does not have to be to scale, it just has to show your initial design.

There are only a few requirements for your wheel. Most wheels are either 13, 14 or 15-inches in diameter but you may choose to draw a larger wheel. The wheel must be to scale (there are no 13.246" wheels) so choose and appropriate size for your wheel. The wheel must have five equally spaced lug bolts located on a 6-inch circle. You may make modifications to this but your wheel must attach to the car somehow.

Your grade will be based on the your design and the detail you add to it. The best wheel designs will be posted. Be sure to pay attention to details and clean up any poorly connected lines.

Once you have teacher approval you can then begin your drawing. This drawing will NOT fit in your PROA or personal title block. You will need to choose the appropriate limits for your drawing based on the following paper sizes:

ANSI Size	Dimensions (inches)	Dimensions (millimeters)
A	8.5 × 11	216 × 279
B	11 × 17	279 × 432
C	17 × 22	432 × 559
D	22 × 34	559 × 864
E	34 × 44	864 × 1118

You will also need to create your own layers. Think about what parts there will be to your wheel and the layers that will help you with this drawing. If you plot this wheel it will be plotted in color so keep that in mind. The darker colors show up much better than the lighter colors.

Have fun and be creative.