Best Marine Design Software for Hull Design? (2001-2005)

[Simon Ita]

Hi, I'm a new member! Do you know Think3 Thinkdesign software? It be used by some boat constructor in Italy like AZIMUT-BENETTI... it's great!

[Simon Ita]

sorry... the link to the program site is: www.think3.com

[thomas mattson]

For the guy that likes to screw around with design HullForm is the best.

Thanks

[L.DOSSO]

Well,simon ,I did a practica by a yacht designer here in france.He uses think 3 for modeling decks ,cocKpits and cabin roofs.His boats are cruiser racer sailboats betwween 10 and 17m and fast sailing cats.I tried the demo and I do really think it is a good software.You can find work of this architect www.lerouge-yachts.com .The only problemis without doubt the price(more expansive than rhino,without beeing sure of this).lucas

[Simon Ita]

Yes, think3 is more expencive that rhino... so the architect where I work uses Rhino and autocad for boat components and maxsurf for the hulls, but I think Think Design is better for something... for example is parametric!

[lordrailie]

try to compare it eith CATIA

[Simon Ita]

Catia is fantastic... but for the price it's intouchable!!!!!

[lordrailie]

Actually that is not true, you can get a catia v5 license below 10000€, which actually is not expensive if you compare the capabilities of catia against any of the others. The only softs comparable are Pro/E (not user frindly and very restrictive) and UG.

[lordrailie]

Rhino is a good drawing tool, but is not a production oriented package while those i siad before are all design and production softs

[lazeyjack]

Most of my adult life I've been a boatbuilder and sailed since age 12
I have met many designers and know many builders
I have never read anyone as clever, if that iis the correct word, as you are.You remind me of that bloke who first did this, father of cad programmes aero hydra
Most of the words you use I have never heard of, and those that I have heard of, I've absolutely no idea what they mean, like "layers" snap etc
Of course until 8 years ago I did all my lofting, long lines, body plan, transom development on my knees, it would take about 100 hours to draw the lines, prove them, lift the offsets, draw the body plan and then draw the structure, so I know what spline and stiffness are,
I get so fed up, I simply cannot get to grips with CAD.
Anybody can buy software and design a boat, does'nt make em' a designer though , seen some great um er, stuff ups launched, being involved all my life I can just glance at lines and know what the boat will do at sea,
So question, if I gave some competant CAD walla, offsets, profile measurements, how long should it take to get up a set of lines> given that the offsets are fairly fair iIn this case she is two chine sailing boat? And then how long to produce cut files of the hull plates in this case only 6 plates per side,
Anyone can answer this if they please
regards Stu (you can see some of my finished work in gallery,) At present writing a book on hands on practical yachtbuilding, how to build the machinery as well as use it. Who wants to do the chapter on how CAD can be of use---smile

[vpkumar]

Hi!

I would use TRIBON

[yokebutt]

Just get off the bloody computer and go out in your shed and build something, for Gods' sake, it'll do you good, you might even discover a couple of things about yourselves, Ya bloody wankers.

Yokebutt.

[ARGO]

I use Solid works for everything after i build the shell in Rhino

[urushira]

I'm currently trying to find software that will allow me to recreate in 3D the UMS Lady Elgin. I'm not a boat designer, and to be honest i'm no great expert with splines or nurbs and especially not lofting. Is there any software I can use that will generte a hull shape with surfacing so that i dont have to go nutstrying to figure out how to attach a surface to it thats inexpensive (i raly only plan on using it maybe once at the most) that i can download?? I tried downloading maxsurf, but i'm on a phoine line here and it was just plain huge (prolines) also, I dont have any need for sql server so it's not on my machine either.. any help or guidance would be greatly appreciated..
Thank you
Pam

[lazeyjack]

I can GIVE you my copy of RHINO as I cant possibly learn it, you are welcome