Yeah man, you should - it would be great to see more custom parts made for the Phantom! I use various Autodesk programs. For this kind of work, I use Autodesk Inventor Fusion and Fusion 360. I have 3DSM, but I am on a Mac, and don't want to work multiplattorm any more (3DSM is only for PC), so I'll transition to Maya now, for doing animation stuff.
The add-on parts works really well. I don't really fly much with dual batteries, and I do not like the droopy handling of the Phantom with all that weight (I didn't bother adjusting the gains for the test I've done with dual batts, as they were mostly just time trial testing). The video I made was just to show how easy it is to mount, and how the modular design works. Here are some details from tests with dual batts I did last week:
I got just under 12 minutes hovering/light flying time, with a total weight of roughly 1250 grams.
- Phantom
- Simensays Foldable Landing Gear
- QF gimbal
- GoPro Hero3
- LayerLens protector
- 2 x nano-tech batteries
- carbon props
- + some extra wires and mounts
When first red flashes started blinking I landed it. I fear the batts are not in the best condition, but will do more tests when I get fresh packs next week. The Phantoms manage the weight ok, but I don't like how slow and droopy it feels, but I guess it works for filming. Note, I did not adjust the Low Voltage settings in the Naza Assistant before flying.
I got close to 7 min with one battery (about 1060 gr), and that was much more aggressive flying, not just hovering.
Edit: right click the image and open in new window to view full size, this forum should have a filter for large images...