Ceiling fan assembly

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This is an assembly based on a ceiling fan I had at home, done as an assignment for a CAD subect at my local university. It's done with Solidworks 2019, and it includes a dynamic simulation in which drag is simulated based on the rotating speed of its blades. Techer graded it with a 3.5/4, so I guess it shouldn't have major flaws.
Most of the fasteners come from Toolbox. Bearings, some nut and some bolts are based in some models from catalogues in pdf attached in the folder "Grabcad". In case of not being able to open screws and nuts from Toolbox, you can model them with the info in the pdf's, knowing the drill diameter and depth.

Simulation: This thing was meant to have the motor working at 250 rpm, achieving that speed in around 45 s (solidworks motion, motion analysis). Feel free to play with material properties, speeds, etc.

Ok, let's go with the translation. "Spanish" -> English.
"Acople" -> Couple
"Arandela" -> Washer
"Aspa" -> Blade
"Bombilla" -> Bulb
"Carcasa" -> Carcass
"Eje" -> Shaft
"Ensamblaje" -> Assembly
"Estator" -> Stator, that static thing in electric motors
"Pasador" -> Nut
"Perno" -> Nut
"Soporte inferior bombilla" -> The lower "bracket" for the lamp holder. "Soporte bombilla" are the pieces that make the lamp holder
"portalámparas" -> Lamp holder
"Tornillo carcasa exterior" -> Screw for the outer central carcass
"Tubo soporte" -> Downrod
"Tuercas eje" -> Nuts for the shaft
"Union aspa" -> Piece that connects the blades with the engine carcass
"Union tubo silentblock" -> Piece that connects the downrod with the silentblock
"Ventilador" -> The ceiling fan assembly
"Partes moviles" -> It's the assembly with the rotating parts
"pasador" -> Fastener
"Rodamiento" -> Bearing

IMPORTANT NOTES:
1. If you want to play with different blade thicknesses or number of blades, don't forget to modify the function in SOLIDWORKS Motion. Otherwise you'll get wrong results for the desired thickness and blade number (I assume that you know what you're doing if you've read this far and understood this).
2. This is not intended to be commercialized, I'm not responsible for anything that might happen, in case that you manage to manufacture this product with the very same specifications of this model uploaded to Grabcad.