You make a good point about rounder hulls getting up to speed easier in the pre-foiling stage, but the reality is that this is a very minor...
Hi Doug, I originally thought wally was just a made up name until I got an email from Bruce Nelson (one of Stars & Stripes designers) who told...
Full AC62 model with rig now complete:
First modelling of new AC62 class, see: http://blog.virtac.com.au/ac62-initial-modelling
Sorry Doug, try https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/giroptic/the-worlds-first-full-hd-360-camera
Hi Doug The technology for Virtual Reality is developing so fast it is sure to be feasible at relatively low cost on a high end game console...
Thought this might be of interest to those on this board. Although I'm no longer involved in the development of Maxsurf, I have remained busy...
Have a look at the bibliography starting on page 193 of http://optimar.com/index.php?option=com_weblinks&task=view&catid=13&id=9 Other than the...
The variance in the win ratio is directly related to the diversity in the population, hence the need for techniques that promote diversity such as...
Thanks Michael, I hadn't heard of the Trade Space Exploration approach before, it looks quite interesting. I'll have to do some reading. Dr....
Thanks Leo Although you are not directly cited in the thesis I do owe you a debt of gratitude for providing some of the initial inspiration for...
No, Workshop parts still need additional detailing in downstream CAD packages. Workshop is a parametric parts generator that quickly creates the...
For those interested in developments in yacht design technology, I have uploaded a copy of my PhD thesis on "Stochastic Optimisation of America's...
Maxsurf does not directly generate parts for production of steel or aluminium vessels, but its companion product Workshop does. For smaller...
As I understand it, and maybe Martijn can clarify this, is that this problem is because Freeship uses subdivision surfaces, which are not the same...
How many control point columns does your trimming surface have? i.e. does it have three columns and order 2, or 4 columns and order 3....
Steps are: 1. Make sure the surface normal direction is set correctly for each surface. Maxsurf doesn't know which is the inside and outside...
Maxsurf has a skin thickness deduction option in the contours display dialog. To get this to work you need to specify a projection direction (i.e....
Chaser If you hav problems such as this it is best to contact Formsys support directly, they are experts and can sort out such problems very...
Have you tried switching to highest precision when you calculate the sections? This may fix the problem.
