Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
🎥 Welcome to the Fully Defined Build & Learn Series.
In this instalment, we tackle four small but essential drivetrain parts: three axle lengths, a pin-connector hub, and the tiny Technic bush. Follow along as we reuse geometry, speed-clone colour variants, and add injection-moulding details without over-building the feature tree.
🏫 What you'll learn
🔹 Sketching an accurate cross-shaped axle profile with contour selection
🔹 “Save-As” & appearance tricks for fast colour / length variants
🔹 Reference-plane techniques for perfectly centred modifications
🔹 Delete Face vs through-cuts — choosing the cleaner option for complex hubs
📦 LEGO Set: Volvo Wheel Loader set 30433
📐 CAD Software: SolidWorks 2023
💬 Got questions as you go? Drop them in the comments or come join me in my brand new Discord channel: discord.gg/qYPKPVrAvT
🔔 Don’t forget to subscribe to catch future streams and edited tutorials.
🚨 NEW IN 2025 🚨
SolidWorks for Designers: Foundations to CSWA
7-Hour Guided Course - Hosted by me, on Udemy
udemy.com/course/solidworks-for-designers-foundations-to-cswa/?referralCode=72203B375E1FB455DFBA
📝 References
🔽 LEGO VOLVO WHEEL LOADER - FREE DOWNLOAD 🔽
Download the files that you've missed or need for reference - along with all the others!
Subscribe to our emailing list, and you can download SolidWorks files (2023 version) or 3D STEP files
fully-defined.kit.com/23e9f7758e
🕰️ Timestamps
00:00 Intro & episode roadmap
00:37 Modelling the 5-stud axle (cross sketch + extrude)
04:45 Adding the end-stop & ejection-mark detail
07:00 Fast colour / length variants (yellow & grey axles)
10:48 Building the pin-connector hub from the axle base
15:12 Clean cuts vs Delete Face — which is better?
17:45 Revolve-modelling the tiny Technic bush
21:00 Final fillets, materials & wrap-up
🎥 Welcome to the Fully Defined Build & Learn Series.
In this instalment, we tackle four small but essential drivetrain parts: three axle lengths, a pin-connector hub, and the tiny Technic bush. Follow along as we reuse geometry, speed-clone colour variants, and add injection-moulding details without over-building the feature tree.
🏫 What you'll learn
🔹 Sketching an accurate cross-shaped axle profile with contour selection
🔹 “Save-As” & appearance tricks for fast colour / length variants
🔹 Reference-plane techniques for perfectly centred modifications
🔹 Delete Face vs through-cuts — choosing the cleaner option for complex hubs
📦 LEGO Set: Volvo Wheel Loader set 30433
📐 CAD Software: SolidWorks 2023
💬 Got questions as you go? Drop them in the comments or come join me in my brand new Discord channel: discord.gg/qYPKPVrAvT
🔔 Don’t forget to subscribe to catch future streams and edited tutorials.
🚨 NEW IN 2025 🚨
SolidWorks for Designers: Foundations to CSWA
7-Hour Guided Course - Hosted by me, on Udemy
udemy.com/course/solidworks-for-designers-foundations-to-cswa/?referralCode=72203B375E1FB455DFBA
📝 References
🔽 LEGO VOLVO WHEEL LOADER - FREE DOWNLOAD 🔽
Download the files that you've missed or need for reference - along with all the others!
Subscribe to our emailing list, and you can download SolidWorks files (2023 version) or 3D STEP files
fully-defined.kit.com/23e9f7758e
🕰️ Timestamps
00:00 Intro & episode roadmap
00:37 Modelling the 5-stud axle (cross sketch + extrude)
04:45 Adding the end-stop & ejection-mark detail
07:00 Fast colour / length variants (yellow & grey axles)
10:48 Building the pin-connector hub from the axle base
15:12 Clean cuts vs Delete Face — which is better?
17:45 Revolve-modelling the tiny Technic bush
21:00 Final fillets, materials & wrap-up
