In my experience solid model/mechanical design packages are great for systems and structural design but most (not all) are limited in their...
I generally recommend Rhino or Solidworks but for inexpensive mechanical design 3d software you might want to read this:...
I certainly understand that. I just thought the information might give you some ideas.
I have sponsored a Quick & Dirty Boat Building Competition for the local maritime festival for 9 years. Contestants are given (4) sheets of 1/4"...
Nice routine. The only minor quibble I have with it is that the hull is oriented with Y up instaead of Z being up, but a simple rotation solves that.
Welcome admiraltom. A good book on the general boat design process is Cyrus Hamlin's "Preliminary Design of Boats and Ships". It is a good start...
Rhino alone only has rudimentary hydrostatic capabilities. There are plug-ins for Rhino, most notably Orca3d, which provide better hydrostatics...
Professional BoatBuilder has an on line course on marine design with Rhino. It might be what you need for learning to create complex curved...
Rhino has a usable OS-X version which is currently a Work In Progress. Until the final program comes out you can download it for free....
Very nice David.
Boston, try the free WIP (Work In Progress) of Rhino OS X at http://mac.rhino3d.com/. It is free untill they release the final version, and they...
You can try taking your single surface and rebuilding it to 3 points in the vertical direction (degree should be 2) and 5-7 points in the fore and...
Actually you do have straight line flare in the bow because your lower chine is inboard of your upper chine. It looks like this boat will be...
Your comments are spot on Eric.
This brings up a pet peeve of mine: Engine manufacturers provide either too little data or too much data in their 3D models. Some provide nothing...
Well, as they say, different boats for different folks. :)
Well, I must respectfully disagree with you. Thousands of Alaska/Bering Sea fishboats stand as evidence that fwd sloping windshields work, and...
That forefoot will catch in a heavy following seas and will contribute greatly to broaching in those conditions.
Forward sloping windshields are not the law. They are there to minimize reflections from the wheelhouse on the glass. Just about every fishing...
Sponsoning a boat does not necesarily result in a good hull form afterward. If you will be building a new boat you should consider a clean sheet...
