3D model help

Hello all
I currently use AutoCad and Sketchup and have not had any experience with any of the marine design software.

From what I have read here, Freeship seems to be the program to use - I'll download as soon as I have made this post.

This is my first post - hopefully I have posted it in the correct topic area.

Attached are some photo's of a hydrofoil that I recently inherited.
(Sorry for picture quality)
Will be soon stripping paint etc.
I would like to model this accurately in 3D.
I have attached a DWG file with plan + elevation views that I have created.
Have only modelled 3D object in Sketchup previously.
Tried to model it in 3D but am stuck on the hull - especially the bow (refer photo's)

What's the best way to tackle it ?

Regards and thanks



Background: The craft is an AQUAVION 10P (10 passenger) built by Fokker Aircraft for Aviolanda in Holland. Most were exported to Australia. This particular one is serial # 31. Aluminium deck, hull and foils. Fibreglass cabin top. Powered by twin Volvo Penta sterndrives.

Anyone know anything about these craft - I have a bit of historical info and a photo of the production line - should I post these + what category ? ..... thanks

 

For this kind of modelling I think Rhino is easier to use than Freeship, BUT that's maybe because I'm more familiar with it.
Whit Rhino you could measure som points along the edges (keel, chine etc) and then model those curves as accurate as you like. Then you have several methods to create surfaces between the curves.

see www.mcneel.com

 

Thanks RT

Been away for a few days. Only got to install FreeShip a few minutes ago.
Will see how I go - otherwise will have to check out Rhino.
I'll see if Rhino have a downloadable demo prog.

Regards

 

Old Thread Warning -- the posts above were from 2006​

Sorry for resurrecting this, but I am desperate to get in touch with the original poster, "Paul J".

I have been trying to trace the history of an Aquavion 10p named, at some point, "Darwin Hostess". In the late 70's she ran between Darwin and Mica Beach in NT, Australia. As far as I can tell, there were only four 10p's in Australia, all imported by Sydney firm Macdonald Hamilton in 1965. I can rule out hull V029 which is accounted for, but OP indicated his hull is V031, which I have no records for.

This is a long shot, I know, but I can find no "private message" function on this board so I am hoping OP is still using his original email address and will get a notification of this post.

 

No worries -- it's a long shot, but if Paul J is still checking the same email address, he will have a thread reply email -- 19 years though, so it's a long shot. Will leave this thread open in case he sees the email.

And sorry I didn't see and jump on his offer to post Aquavion 10p historical info and photos in another thread at the time. If you want to start a new thread in the Powerboats forum with some info/photos and requesting additional info on the Aquavion that would be great. The same way you found this thread, possibly others would find a thread on the Aquavion 10p who might have the threads of info you are looking for.