Hull Lofting Experiments and Issues

 From:  Mark Brown (MABROWN)
3002.23 In reply to 3002.22 
Hi Michael,

Many thanks for your continued efforts with this. I've decided to go with my networked hull for this model. It has a hollow which I didn't notice before which is bothering me now but much additional work has been done on it (plate extrusions etc) which I've decided I don't have time to redo.

This has been a very worthwhile exercise with some water still to flow under the bridge (ship?). I have another one to do which I will attempt with a loft and trim mindset from the beginning.

Jean-Paul, I eagerly await your thoughts on this. I have already referred to several of your threads for ideas.

>In my experience, it is better to work with longitudinal curves
>(waterlines) than with vertical sections (stations) and to use
>only as few as absolutely needed to generate the shape you
>want.

Unfortunately, longitudinal curves are almost never given in the plans I have so I have had to work from stations.

I couldn't resist attaching latest progress render and a two minute scene render (with some odd coloured water!).

Cheers

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Mark
http://www.homepages.ihug.com.au/~mabrown/index.html

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