Rojas Sola, José IgnacioDe la Morena de la Fuente, Eduardo2024-05-132024-05-132016-12-26Rojas-Sola, J.I.; De la Morena-de la Fuente, E. Agustin de Betancourt’s Wind Machine for Draining Marshy Ground: Approach to Its Geometric Modeling with Autodesk Inventor Professional. Technologies 2017, 5, 2. https://doi.org/10.3390/technologies50100022227-7080https://doi.org/10.3390/technologies5010002https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7080/5/1/2https://hdl.handle.net/10953/2764The present study shows the process followed in making the three-dimensional model and geometric documentation of a historical invention of the renowned Spanish engineer Agustin de Betancourt y Molina, which forms part of his rich legacy. Specifically, this was a wind machine for draining marshy ground, designed in 1789. The present research relies on the computer-aided design (CAD) techniques using Autodesk Inventor Professional software, based on the scant information provided by the only two drawings of the machine, making it necessary to propose a number of dimensional and geometric hypotheses as well as a series of movement restrictions (degrees of freedom), to arrive at a consistent design. The results offer a functional design for this historic invention.engAtribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 Españahttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/Agustin de Betancourtwind machine for draining marshy groundgeometric modelingvirtual reconstructionAutodesk Inventor Professionalcultural heritageinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess