Hi Guys,

how would you model this kind of ship hulk (like in
the attached image) without having proper blueprints?




Haven't used MOI very much the last times!
any tips?

thanks
Mike

It's not hard to model it. There is no any complex shapes, but without blueprints, you have to have good eye.

Andrei:you are "the Star" now :) so give a hand to him ! (i'm joking)

M-dynamics, I can give a hand if the model has some kind of challenge.
But this has no any tricky parts. A lot of simple geometry)

..nooo..you are really a TRUE star :) :)
(you remind me Dr.House....)

:)

else you have a very cool prog specialized in Boats (maybe not so ergonomic than moi ;)
with subdivision of surfaces!
http://www.delftship.net/delftship/index.php/delftship/delftship-free

M-Dynamics in every your post that applies to me I see some kind of sarcasm. Сorrect me if I'm wrong.

Hi Mike, is it the hull that you're focused on first?

There are some links to different discussions on ship hull modeling gathered here:
http://moi3d.com/forum/index.php?webtag=MOI&msg=3814.1

Some of that information may help.

- Michael

Hello Mike,

While it is Rhino specific you might pick up some good pointers and tutorials from this link:

http://rhinocentre.blogspot.com/search/label/15%20Marine%20Design

Hope it helps.

Andrei no sarcasm :) ...it's opposite !
I just have thought to use your energy and enthusiasm to give some tips quickly,you're very fast with your method
That's why i invite you ;)

Pace-Mir !

M

A long time ago, pre-MoI useage, with Alibre, I arduously did a canoe with gunnel curves, keel curves, estimated cross sections,
and loft(s). Google has deck plans.

thanks all for your tips! (almost all)

Usually I'm modelling in C4D and can handle well all kind of shapes normally!

But I never built a ship-hull and without having exact blueprints
the tricky part for me is to get a "clean" surface in the area, where the curvature/bend
starts from the straight side to the nose. This bend is along a diagonal line and
always looks inaccurate.

I have a reference which I have to rebuild as exact as possible, but only from the side view.


I'll keep on trying!

thanks
Mike

These may help: (found on net - searched for "Holland America Ossterdam Deck Plans")

Not sure their in proportion or even of the same ship...











Oooh, a good side view:

Hull - 5 Minutes work)

Have no blueprints, just made it to show you the mehtod.
If you are not going to build real ship from this model, but made it for render or 3D printing this method for you)!



Loft (loose, exact)

Project:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9EKfPF6omtHTEtrd19wYjZQTjA/edit?usp=sharing


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Portfolio: www.samardac.tumblr.com

Cool!
Lofting in the sea!

In French "lofer" is to luff on the waves! :)

Pilou, cool analogy :))

Hi Andrei,

cool! Thanks very much!

I tried all the time with loft-curves in the other direction (from rear to front)
Maybe that made me such troubles. Your workflow seams to produce
smoother results in that bulge areas.

thanks

MIke

Hi Mike,

thanks for the images!

I got deck-plans for my ship, but they don't cover
the ship hull entirely like in your example (only to the middle of the hull)
They are helpfull for the building, but not for the hull.


thanks!
MIke

For the Vista class cruise ships, of which there are about 17, searching google for "(sister ship names) dry dock photos,"
brings up some nice pictures of the bow, a few of the stern, some aerials, and scads of interiors.
The bulbous thing on the bow, bow thrusters, and stern are impressive.

Mike, no problem)