Mold design to make Carbon Fiber Supercar Engine Cover

@alecs1

Thanks for your comment, FWIW I got EXACTLY what I wanted once I tweaked the info and clarified a few things. I had several submittals that were perfect. I was not looking for anything like OEM quality, this is for a race car. Very pleased....unfortunately I did not realize how expensive the foam would be to cut this mold when I started (face palm)

Hi erikl1. I just want to let you know, without a STEP file or knowledge of the machine that will be used to create the part, this can not be done properly.
You are asking for a tremendous task that would usually cost over $10k to do with a manufacturer who specializes in it.

Or we can talk on e-mail.

Greetings erikl1, I have attached the file in .SLDPRT format. If you need the .STEP file you can inform me here.

Hey there, I have a question. Do you need mold design to manufacture this car engine cover or you need STEP file for this Engine cover ??

Okey I will share a model with detailed dimensions at morning. It is night here.

Added a few more measurements

I am working on it.

Hi, Mr Erikl1, You don&;t need to worry, I will give you a model today because I can design.

Daza - I dont have a 3D scanner, my experience with them has not been satisfactory for angular parts. I investigated this route

AmarSource - Did you see the liink to all of the pics?

RK - not sure what you are asking?

RIchards - When I did CAD 100 years ago we used to pull images in and "trace" them and scale the part. IS that not a thing any more?

I dont want to pull a mold from the original part for various reasons, we have looked at this.

Thank You All for looking at my project!

better can you Shear the Step File Engine cover .

The provided image doesn&;t give enough information to complete the job. Can you please provide Top, Side and Front view of the component with necessary dimensions?

Could you please make a 3D digital scan of the part? This way we have the exact dimensions.

Without precise interface geometry (the 3D shape of the engine bay opening, locating/fastening pin positions, interior &;stay-out&; volumes for the engine, intake/vent sizes & locations etc) this approach will almost inevitably fail. Something won&;t fit, there will be gaps or interferences that you won&;t discover until you&;ve made the first part off the mould. This means you somehow need to make and provide a full set of 3D measurements of the existing cover and its corresponding interfaces on the car. Alternatively, have you considered making a &;splash&; mould from the existing engine cover to reproduce the geometry and going down that more traditional route?

Cost to design.

Sorry I probably need to edit some of the info, I was not clear exaclty how the contest worked initially.

I went to DM my e-mail and I realized that is not allowed. Thanks for the info.

erikl1, I&;m a bit confused. Is this a contest or a job posting? You reference cost multiple times. Do you mean the cost of the design or the cost to manufacture?

erikl1 and alizain, you both can communicate via DM on cadcrowd. Sharing personal details isn&;t allowed. Also, alizain, if you post a design, that will automatically create a chat room for you both to utilize.

Added pic with dimensions

Most welcome.
You can share other details when feel free. I am available for you.
I am highly interested in your project.

No Problem I will send you my e-mail