Lego 8808 F1 Racer and Buggy

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This is the model files for the Lego F1 racer and Buggy created in Autodesk Inventor.
The components I am using are table driven. I have used them previously as a lesson on generating intelligent components. The parameters in the parts contain a number of units length and width as well as switches determining, height, whether it was a Technic or standard piece, and whether it was flat topped.

I did have to re-save the file for each component and change the colour, but the for almost all the bricks and plates I didn't have to do any modelling after the first one. These components are also accurate enough that if you 3D printed them they would fit the standard LEGO components. They have the same tolerances and clearances as the real things. This actually makes assembly more difficult. for example the centre distance between pieces is 4mm, but the width of a single 1x1 block is 3.8mm. This makes it impossible to assembly models face to face, it requires the centre positions are used instead.
I have packaged the 2 cars separately, but if you happen to download both you can combine the directories as most parts are the same.