# Engine Concept

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/engine-concept/3917>\
**Category:** Share your creations\
**Created:** [January 28, 2019, 3:29pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/engine-concept/3917 "2019-01-28T15:29:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Romulus369](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/romulus369/32/2871_2.png) [@Romulus369](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Romulus369)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2019, 3:29pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/engine-concept/3917/1 "2019-01-28T15:29:36Z")

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![image](https://cdck-file-uploads-us1.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/b/b0e3d2c96835e8c712547619be67cfb98e011390.jpeg) ![image](https://cdck-file-uploads-us1.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/6/65a71e1dfd0bb12f2259810411769fa6b2e3c995.jpeg) ![image](https://cdck-file-uploads-us1.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/8/8b317fe81df5ac6dc208b5e9e8b81f8d93ff2cec.png) ![image](https://cdck-file-uploads-us1.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/f/f52f1185a3fabb1a3e1ccbc662a20e19487c7e4a.jpeg) ![image](https://cdck-file-uploads-us1.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/b/b00b33b8f45df3362cd02f88bd3e0f4a0adbe511.jpeg) ![image](https://cdck-file-uploads-us1.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/c/ca5618edf1eb5f44ae30ced8f08a5295339cb02b.jpeg)

I was doodling on a 4 cylinder engine concept that was going nowhere so I tilted the engine 9 degrees, did a mirror image and it’s now an 8 cylinder engine concept in process going hmmm, not sure… 🤪

I thought throwing the engine into an environment it might be used in might speed the creative process up so I started laying out some components in what was going to be a tubular concept car with 36 inch tires…

I decided to doodle 3 individual boxes on the side view around some components I threw together instead for a body reference.

No curvature to the body parts at this stage. Added a radius to the edges for a visual start.

Anyhooo that’s my unorthodox approach to roughing out a layout concept and have found Shapr3D to be very effective accomplishing everything I’ve tried out…

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**Author:** ![hamedtopic](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/hamedtopic/32/3371_2.png) [@hamedtopic](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/hamedtopic)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2019, 5:07pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/engine-concept/3917/2 "2019-01-28T17:07:22Z")

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Hammer and tongs !!!

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**Author:** ![tommyn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/tommyn/32/1714_2.png) [@tommyn](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/tommyn)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2019, 6:02pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/engine-concept/3917/3 "2019-01-28T18:02:27Z")

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Nice work! I often use the ‘big blocks to start’ approach also.

Best,

Tommy

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**Author:** ![Romulus369](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/romulus369/32/2871_2.png) [@Romulus369](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Romulus369)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2019, 9:04pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/engine-concept/3917/4 "2019-01-28T21:04:06Z")

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Thank You Tommy!!! I learned the technique watching YouTube tutorials… 🕶