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Ah - that's a clever little trick. I'll have to give that a go. Cheers

 

Yes, I'd seen that had come out - not had chance to see what it did new. How does it changes things with respect to the changes in the levels that came out in the summer (pre-hobby editions etc.)? Can you upgrade to that without loosing the functionality? That's it, I typically use Rhino for getting a good IGES surface out from, SW isn't great for it either I've found.

I see, I suppose it's a bit off your machine how much it can process - I don't like to disconnect things, because like you say, it often becomes a pain down the line. I suppose you could break your vessel into smaller units but you'll stuck when you come to view it all together.

 

I remember maybe 20 years ago some boatbuilders here (Norway) had a complete 3D model of a small steel ferry in AutoCAD, with all parts as xrefs. It took 40 minutes ot open the complete assembly and then the rest of the day to produce a plot with "hidde lines"..