Omega S1 ("Small Car") CAD Page

I woke up this morning with the urge to update my usumbs.com/cad page with the Omega S1, or "Small Car," I had created last fall at work on AutoCAD. See "About One Real Week of Work."

I had intended to put up step-by-step drawings of my progress. Then I realized all my files were on the Lenovo netbook that my sister took with her to Taiwan. I guess it'll have to wait. In the meantime, though, it might go something like this. Most of these were taken on the iPhone.

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Omega UT1

Having completed the Omega SE1 about one month ago, I have decided to continue on drawing the Omega UT1, the first SUV of the series.

I plan the Omega line-up to look like something like this:

SE for Sedan (a 4-door car)
SP for Sport (a "nicer", slightly larger version of the SE)
CP for Coupe (a 2-door car)
UT for Utility (a compact SUV)
LT for Large (a full-size SUV)
W for Special (the special-edition vehicle)

(I do not yet know if the Omega brand will carry the VN for Minivan and TR for Truck. Probably not.)

Sadly, I have given up on three-dimensionalizing the car because I haven't drawn the original car to take into account extrusions (which is still probably the wrong way of making the car 3-D). I will stick with Front-Side-Rear views for now.

About One Real Week of Work

After two week or so of work at National Grid, I have very little to show for it. Aside from the rings under my eyes from the lack of sleep, I only have the following:



The SmallCar was made in AutoCAD, with a length of a little under 10 inches. It was drawn largely by eye, using rounder numbers and the overuse (and abuse) of OSNAPs.

As for my inspiration: it was Taylor's 3-D flying car from this past Spring. As for the model, it was the current Nissan Altima Coupe and Toyota Camry, as well as the Honda Accord of the past.

It is a prototype and is meant to be a proof of concept of sorts. I plan to make a "nicer" car in due time.