Looks like you figured out how to turn off the blue boxes in your images.
The design looks very nice.
Yes, I did. I can hide the various planes and axis. 
Thanks. 
Here is a picture of it with all legs down, in walking mode from the front. I think it looks pretty impressive. I have since shortened the two front legs a bit by removing the AHC-01 square hub.
http://www.thedynaplex.org/robotics/octabot/img/octabot-legs-down-walk-front.jpg
8-Dale
One suggestion with the renderings:
Can you make the background a dark color? Black would probably be to dark for the servos to show up. Perhaps a dark navy blue? this will be easier on the eyes when looking at your design images.
I wish I could modle like you do. It would make designing ideas a little easier.
I will look into doing this. I can always change the backgound for taking snapshots and then put it back to what I use when modeling stuff.
I have only been doing 3D CAD for a couple months now, so I am a newbie to all this. It’s all a matter of having good software and support. I got sick and tired of having to depend on trial versions or limited functionality in CAD packages I could afford. When I found Alibre Design and discovered they would let me pay for it in monthly installments over a year, I took the leap and went for the Expert package ($1995.00 full price). I also got a nice discount and an extra year of paid support in my deal. I have been wanting a good CAD package for so long and now I have it.
I just learn what I need as I go along, and I got some great training video CDs with my software (set of 4 CDs).
8-Dale
Wow, that sounds like a CAD program that is worth getting. The training CDs alone is a good selling point.
That’s exactly what I thought when I discovered Alibre Design. They have a base package that is just $995.00 and the Professional package which is $1495.00 if I remember correctly. The training CDs can be purchased separately for $295.00 and are included only in the Expert package.
8-Dale
(Corrected the price of Alibre Design Professional)
I received my Basic Atom Starter Kit yesterday afternoon! I now have Octabot all wired up, including the IRPD, but nothing is fastened down yet. I thought I had a serial cable, but I don’t, so I need to get one ASAP so I can play with Octabot. I’ve posted some pictures and a short video on my website.
8-Dale
I have designed the main decks for my long Octapod hybrid/crawler. So far, after checking hole alignment between the decks, they look good. I have not yet tested leg alignment or other part connection. These decks are just under 12" long.
Bottom deck -------- Top Deck
http://www.thedynaplex.org/robotics/walkroll/img/octapod-long-body-decks.jpg
wow, they look nice. so this is your real desing, because I saw a lot of versions from you
looks real nice , gonna be made out of some lexan? if so, may i ask whish color?
This is a real design, the one I will be building my long octapod on. I just added holes on the front and back of the bottom deck to allow easily mounting an IRPD.
8-Dale
If I go with Lexan, it will be laser cut in some shade of blue (if I can get that color) for the final version.
8-Dale
I have been looking seriously into the Open Servo project, and have now committed to using Open Servos through out my robots as much as possible. By January I will be able to purchase 6 assembled Open Servo boards to replace the electronics in 6 HS-475HB servos. I should be able to build two complete legs for the Octapod by then and will be looking to have my custom Octapod body fabricated.
8-Dale
awsome work guys ,cudos
has anybody checked with hitec to see if u can get the servos in a kit form ( without pcb) and could you scale up the the pcb to handle a 400 size motor (with a pot and gears) ??
You can find out more at the Open Servo project. I am just an observer of the project right now and am not actually involved in it.
I don’t think anyone has checked into this, but am reasonably sure it would not be attractive for Hitec to do something like this. Some of the Open Servo guys are talking about the possibility of building Open Servos from the ground up though, without modifying stock servos. Somebody has found a source that sells all the Hitec parts, except for the actual servo motors. - gears, cases, etc.
8-Dale
Actually I think I remember a post by Jim a few weeks ago (at least I think it was Jim) about where he had asked and the price break they were willing to give him was not much… $3 off is what sticks in my head.