Best Free or Low Cost Marine Design Software? (2008-2010)

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Continued from http://www.boatdesign.net/forums/showthread.php?t=15679

Which is the best Free or low cost marine design software package for hull design?

Bearboat

BioDesign (URL now not reachable)

Boat Express

Carene

Carlson Design Hull Designer

DelftShip Free

Free!Ship

HullCAO

HullForm

PolyCAD

jSDN

 

[Leo Lazauskas]

Same as the other category. I use Michlet, Flotilla and an extended version of the Gnu Scientific Library.

 

[lazeyjack]

Same as the other category. I use Michlet, Flotilla and an extended version of the Gnu Scientific Library.

I sure as hell would not recommend Rhino to any beginner(me) what the heck is this C plane bizz and how do you set it, the bloody line snaps all over the place and I mean i have been trying for months YUK!!

 

[BarendGrobler]

lazeyjack, just press F7 and the C plane will dissapear.
if things are snaping everywhere, click "disable" (very bottom)

 

[marshmat]

Freeship is still king.... currently trying to keep up with the rapidly evolving Free!ship Plus which is now at version 2.9something.

 

[lazeyjack]

thanks Marsh, but then you cant free draw, between points, and then how do you turn grid back on

 

[masalai]

I have been using DelftShip, FreeShip and now FreeShip-Plus via "wine" on Linux all present with issues for drawing a cat...
I have a 2D cad running on Linux as well as Blender 3D, which is Bloody brilliant if I could figure out how to use it or print out the web based manual... - it works on Windows - free to download & use - It is apparently designed to create "movies" from cartoons inserting actual footage and drawn objects. Those into rendering - have a look, learn it and teach me please???

 

[DickT]

Bearboat

I've fooled with bearboat a little, but haven't been able to figure out how to change midship beam and draft.

 

[BOATMIK]

How is "low cost" defined?

I understand "free" completely.

Best wishes
Michael

 

[masalai]

BoatmiK, for me "low cost" is when you feel embarrassed to pay, or "I thought this stuff was FREE what am I paying for???"

 

[cekuhnen]

masalai

I am some month later responding but I am a designer using Blender for organic modeling and also rendering of course. I feed Rhino the obj files through utilizing t_splines for converting polygon meshes into perfectly fitting NURBS patches.

if you have questions about Blender feel free to contact me

info@ckbrd.de

or simply go to the blender user forum
http://blenderartists.org/forum/

 

[Javaid Hosany]

Michlet

Leo

I am an electric and electronic engineering student. And I am actually learning Michlet to predict the thrust needed for a solar boat that I am doing the electrical installation.

Can somebody help me please in understanding and calculating the ship loading type.

Thank you lots.

Regards

 

[Manie B]

Blender

hi guys i see that some of you are using it
i am still learning

i get a message "no installed python found" some scripts may not run

any ideas?

i cant open any help menus

www.blender.org doesnt work????

 

[masalai]

Yes You gotta install the Python script/language as well...

 

[Manie B]

Mas if you are online can you please see if you can get to
www.blender.org

no luck this side