Computer Aided Design was a special interest of mine while completing a degree in mechanical engineering from Bucknell University and I wanted to fully understand the design in Ron's book before cutting any steel or welding any joints. The best way for me to understand the design was to model the entire chassis (for starters) using the CAD software that I happen to have at my disposal.
Along the way, I found a very simple way to publish the 3D models to the web. This web publishing technique uses the "Viewpoint Experience Technology" and it requires a browser plug-in from http://www.viewpoint.com. The download and installation of the plug-in will begin automatically when you click to view the 3D models. Unfortunetly, the system requirements for the plug-in do not accomodate Netscape 6 (Internet Explorer is preferred).
