Hi CptScott, I've read several of your posts. Glad you started your program. I do agree with you that manual drafting has a nice feel. I did...
CAD Only option Hi There, YDS encourages CAD only. Mr. MacNaughton lives aboard and is the head designer and instructor. The space limitations...
FreeShip Thanks LP, I am working on it. In fact I have a question for anyone looking at this thread. I have a hull close to what I want but I...
Hi All, Thanks for your replies! I had looked at Rhino with a plug in but I was hoping not to need to purchase two pro-level cad packages. Shark...
Hi All, I am trying to figure out a workflow for hull modeling. My primary MCAD is Shark Fx by Punchcad. It has a full set of tools to go from...
Hi Again everyone. I got an email from McNeel - I had also submitted my question to them as well. They say it looks like a bug in Rhino v5. They...
One more post and to bed. I inserted Dean's flat patterns onto my patterns. They are virtually identical. I think I got it. I'm still not sure why...
Success - I think Hi Again. Okay, I looked at the hull with gaussian on. The plates showed uniformly green gaussian curvature with the range from...
Wow, guys. Thanks for all the input. I was away from the computer today or I would have answered sooner.... I developed the surfaces a couple of...
"did you try the squish or smash commands" Hi Dean, Don't those commands change the shape? I thought that the flatten commands other then unroll...
Hi All, I am building a plywood sailing canoe. I am also learning Rhino. I thought I would build a 3D model of the canoe from the plans and...
Where can I buy a bound paper copy of ISO12215? Or electronic if bound is not available.
A quicks update. I tried to install Rihno for windows under Crossover Mac today. It didn't work. So it looks like Rhino Mac or another windows on...
Mac CAD Software Hi All, You may have already purchased your PC and windows software, but incase you haven't you do have some mac options for...
Thanks guys. It is great to get this feedback from all of you. I was actually approached by Gunderson about their position. At the time I started...
Good Day All, I am a Mechanical Engineer with a B.S in Engineering and 13 years of engineering experience outside of the marine field. My career...