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rv:build:cardboard [2021/06/07 21:40] frater_secessus [arranging objects] |
rv:build:cardboard [2023/10/19 14:29] frater_secessus [Cardboard Aided Design] |
Cardboard Aided Design((a play on Computer Aided Design, or CAD)) is a method to **model a van's living space**((cargo area)) at actual scale. It is a mock-up you can stand in, sit in, //live// in. it does not require one to actually own a van yet. The area is marked off and actual objects or cardboard mock-ups are moved into the space. | Cardboard Aided Design((a play on Computer Aided Design, or CAD)) is a method to **model a van's living space**((cargo area)) at actual scale. It is a mock-up you can stand in, sit in, //live// in. it does not require one to actually own a van yet. The area is marked off and actual objects or cardboard mock-ups are moved into the space. |
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A similar scale model idea is expressed by lennyflank when he, perhaps jokingly, advises mildly interested newcomers to "live in your bathroom for a month." | A similar scale model idea is expressed by lennyflank when he, only half-jokingly, advises mildly interested newcomers to "live in your bathroom for a month, but without using the toilet, running water, or grid power." |
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===== defining the space ===== | ===== defining the space ===== |
{{ https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91GBchGYUfL._AC_UL320_ML3_.jpg?75}}The first step is to mock up the van's cargo area((your new home!)) on the floor using [[https://amzn.to/2FJobhE|painter's tape]] or other non-permanent method. The tape will prevent cheating and wishful thinking about what will actually fit in the space -- the tape edge is the steel walls of your van. Mark the cab pass-through, side door[s], and rear doors as applicable and only enter the space through them. | {{ https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91GBchGYUfL._AC_UL320_ML3_.jpg?75}}The first step is to mock up the van's cargo area((your new home!)) on the floor using [[https://amzn.to/2FJobhE|painter's tape]] or other non-permanent method. The tape will prevent cheating and wishful thinking about what will actually fit in the space -- the tape edge is the steel walls of your van. Mark the cab pass-through, side door[s], and rear doors as applicable and only enter the space through them; no cheating! |
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**Full size cargo vans** usually have living spaces ~10ft for regular wheel base(("RWB")) and ~12ft for long wheel base(("LWB")). Extended body vans can be even longer. The cargo area is typically ~6ft wide. | **Full size cargo vans** usually have living spaces ~10ft for regular wheel base(("RWB")) and ~12ft for long wheel base(("LWB")). Extended body vans can be even longer. The cargo area is typically ~6ft wide. |