How to Make a Car Using SketchyPhysics

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Click on the floor icon to make the floor that your car will need.

   It is in the Solid Tools toolbar.
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   Step 2: Click on the Rectangle icon in the main toolbar and create a rectangle.

   Make it about the size you want your car to be.
   
   This one is 6' X 10' and 5' tall. ,, Make sure it is the right size for the car you are making. , Be sure to 'replace with component'. ,, When you do that, you will have to do all 4 pieces of the tire separately.
   
   Be sure to use inference to make sure they are the same.
   
   You want to make sure they are proportional to the size of your car.
   
   If the back doesn't have the lines, be sure to draw them on the back of the tire as well. ,, This should be your progress so far. , You will need to add it to all 4 tires. ,
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   Step 3: Select the cube

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   Step 4: right click

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   Step 5: and make it into a component.

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   Step 6: At the very corner of the cube

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   Step 7: draw a circle.

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   Step 8: Make the circle into a component.

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   Step 9: Double click the circle

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    Step 10: to edit

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    Step 11: and then draw two lines across the center of the tire.

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    Step 12: Push/Pull the tire.

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    Step 13: Select the 'car' component and raise it so that it is sitting on the crosshairs that you created.

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    Step 14: Once you have one complete tire component

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    Step 15: use the Move tool to create copies and put them in the proper place.

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    Step 16: Click on the Hinge icon in the SketchyPhysicsJoints toolbar.

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    Step 17: Double click on one of the tires so that you can edit the component and erase the lines that you used to position the tires.

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