Create Wheels for Your Car
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Create Wheels for Your Car
![Wheel.png](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/FFG/MXXT/JA36KGRK/FFGMXXTJA36KGRK.png&filename=Wheel.png)
The car body looks beautiful, but without wheels your car isn't going anywhere.
Let's get that taken care of by creating some wheels for your car.
Instructions
- Place a cylinder on the workplane and size it to 20mm in diameter and 10mm tall.
- Place a second cylinder on the workplane and size it to 10.5mm in diameter and 10.5mm tall.
- Remember: Set the grid snap to 0.5 to size the cylinder to the 10.5mm.
- Change the second cylinder to a hole.
- Select both cylinders and align them vertically.
- Group both shapes into a single item to cut the hole through the wheel.
- Continue to the next step.
Create Axles for Your Car
![Axle Created.png](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/F5G/60UG/JA36KH36/F5G60UGJA36KH36.png&filename=Axle Created.png)
We need a way to connect the wheels to the car.
This is exactly what the axles do. We can create them quickly with a couple cylinders.
Instructions
- Place a cylinder on the workplane and size it to 10mm in diameter and 45mm tall.
- Select the cylinder and wheel and align them vertically.
- Continue to the next step.
Add the Other Wheel
![Complete Axle.png](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/FJR/K5HS/JA36KIVE/FJRK5HSJA36KIVE.png&filename=Complete Axle.png)
Let's duplicate the first wheel and move it to the other end of the axle.
Instructions
- Select the wheel.
- Duplicate the wheel.
- Use the black arrow on top of the shape to lift it off the workplane
- Align the Wheel the the other end of the axle.
- Continue to the next step.
Position the Axle
![Rear Axle.png](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/FZY/S0MM/JA36KJHN/FZYS0MMJA36KJHN.png&filename=Rear Axle.png)
Let's position the first axle before we duplicate and position the second axle.
Instructions
- Select both wheels and the axle and group them into a single object. This is a temporary group to help while positioning the axle.
- Rotate the axle and wheel 90 degrees to line up with the axle hole.
- Position the axle through the axle hole.
- Once the axle is in the proper position, select all the shapes in the design, including the body and the axles and press D on the keyboard to lift them to the workplane.
- Continue to the next step.
Create the Front Axle
![Axles Positioned.png](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/FMX/G4ZK/JA36KK8J/FMXG4ZKJA36KK8J.png&filename=Axles Positioned.png)
Now we can duplicate the rear axle and move it into position on the front axle hole.
Instructions
- Select the rear axle group and click duplicate on the toolbar.
- Move the new axle into position on the front axle hole.
- When in position select both of the axle groups and select ungroup.
- Continue to the next step.
Congratulations!
![Car Complete.png](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/FV3/FDYK/JA36KKVA/FV3FDYKJA36KKVA.png&filename=Car Complete.png)
Congratulations! You made it. Time to test your car.