Arrow Dynamics 4D Coaster

Functional Train Model

Charlie Wickham
wickham@iastate.edu
(651) 324-9730
Fall 2019

All files are modeled in Fusion 360 and sliced in Cura 3.5.1
 Infill  Wall Thickness  Bottom, Top  Support 
All Parts  Thickness  Overhang 

  50%  1mm  0.8mm  55 degrees 

Sub-  Part  Orientation  Left and  Layer Height  Supports  Brim 

assembly  Right Mirrors  [mm] 

Chassis  Chassis V3  Upright  Symmetric  0.2  Yes  Yes 

Chain Dog  Flat  Symmetric  0.2  N/A  N/A 

Zero Car Chassis  Upright  Symmetric  0.2  Yes  Yes 

Zero Car Hitch  Vertical  Symmetric  0.2  Yes  Yes 

Bogie  Slewing Plate  Flat  Symmetric  0.15  No  No 

Main Bogie  Flat  Symmetric  0.1  Yes  Yes 

Road Wheel  Flat  Symmetric  0.1  N/A  Yes 

Guide Wheel  Flat  Symmetric  0.1  N/A  Yes 

Upstop Wheel  Flat  Symmetric  0.1  N/A  Yes 

Follower  Rack  Flat  Symmetric  0.15  Yes  Yes 

Follow Bogie  Flat  Symmetric  0.15  Yes  Yes 

Follow Wheel  Flat  Symmetric  0.15  N/A  Yes 

Seat  Pinion  Side  Symmetric  0.15  Yes  Yes 

Seat Frame  Side  Mirrored  0.2  Yes  No 

Seat Bottom  Flat  Mirrored  0.1  Yes  Yes 

Seat Back  Vertical  Symmetric  0.1  Yes  Yes 

Restraint  Flat,  Mirrored  0.1  Yes  Yes 

Vertical 

Theming  Theming  Flat  Symmetric  0.1  Yes  Yes 

Ties  Ties  Flat  Symmetric  0.2  N/A  No 

 
Print Orientations 
 Assembly
Bogie:
1. Assemble Guide Wheels by threading M3x8 bolts downward into the Main Bogie.
2. Thread an M3x6 or longer through the Upstop wheel and into the Main bogie’s lower
plate.
3. Thread an M3x10 or longer into the Main Bogie and Road Wheel.
4. Thread an M3x10 or longer through the center hole of the Main bogie and through the
Slewing plate.
Follower:
1. Thread M3x10 Bolts through the Bogie and Follow wheels from the outside. These will
thread into the Bogie Plate without protruding out.
2. Do the same to connect the Rack to the Follow Bogie with the teeth facing in the
direction of travel/
Seats:
1. Align the Pinion (gear) with the seat frame with the two alignment pins and connect with
an M3x6 bolt threaded into the pinion.
2. Align the Seat bottom tilted in the rider’s forward direction with the right angle ridge
aligned with the corner of the seat frame. Push the part back until it clicks into place. It
may be able to vibrate but ensure that shaking the seat frame does not remove the seat
bottom.
3. Attach Left hand and Right hand restraints to the seat back. Be careful as both mounting
points are fragile, once the nubs are seated correctly, the restraint should rotate freely
while staying in place.
4. Slide the seats down onto the seat frame in the slots. Friction will hold them in place.
Chassis:
1. Insert 2 Chain dogs into the chassis spine and secure with a M3x12 bolt with nut.
2. Align the Main Bogie assembly with the Chassis and insert from above an M3x6 bolt and
thread it into the slewing plate. Tight enough to stay aligned but loose enough to allow
free rotation.
3. Insert the seats into the sides of the chassis and ensure that it rotates freely.
4. Hold seats facing directly upwards, this will align the rotation correctly with the follow
rails.
5. Insert the Rack from below into the chassis, meshing with the pinion gear and holding
the seats into the chassis.
6. Ensure that all parts are moving smoothly ensuring that the seats can be rotated by
pressing on the follow bogie.
7. Press the Theming piece onto the chassis
Train Assembly:
1. Attach the Zero Hitch over the Ball end of the First Car.
2. Insert an M3x6 bolt through the Zero Hitch into the Chassis spine.
3. Connect Zero Chassis with 2 Main bogies to Zero Hitch with M3x12 Bolt.
4. Connect additional Cars by locking the Ball into the front of the previous car.
Track:
1. Connect Ties to each other with K’nex Classic Roller Coaster Rails (6.5mm Diameter)