[Rhodes22-list] Rhodes 22 computer model

Tue Mar 9 14:24:36 EST 2010

Ed,

I'm also impressed with your son, but what do I know.  I thought a Cad
was the opposite of a Gentleman.

Lee

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Not bad for only being a second semester freshman
The kid's got talent.............
(Sorry for the parental bragging)
Ed

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Your son's (in) tuition is right on.  I spent about 1/2 hour drafting
three
schematic hull sections and then used the "loft" command, imported the
hull
resultant hull shape into google earth, added a mast and boom and wala I
have a goofy looking Rhodes 22 shape.  Now tell your son you have a
summer
project for him to measure your boat and create a more accurate computer
model.

Enclosed is a pdf file with three images.

http://old.nabble.com/file/p27786391/r22.pdf r22.pdf 

Edward-58 wrote:
> 
> Chris & Mike:
> I forwarded your emails about the free Cad program to my son who is a
> Mechanical Engineering student (He has used the Google program
before.) 
> He also responded on how to mold a 3D hull on a Cad program
> I'm going to cut & paste what he said because I have no idea what he
is
> talking about (I sell empty bottles for a living) If his suggestion
> works its nice to know he is actually learning something at school
> I would love to see if someone can do it using this method
> Keep me informed
> Good Luck
> Ed A
> Here is his response:
> 	"You can tell them the easiest way to get the boat curves
> accurately is to make a few section cuts in 2D (using polylines),
align
> them in 3D space, and then use the LOFT command in autoCAD so that you
> can accurately reflect the fact that both the XY and XZ planes of the
> boat are curving simultaneously at different angles (ie the hull
curves
> both downwards towards the water and backwards from the bow to the
> stern)"
> 
> 
> 
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> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of cowie
> Sent: Sunday, February 28, 2010 2:20 PM
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] The best little drafting program and it's
> free!
> 
> 
> Mike:
> 
> I have been using AutoCad, AutoCad Architect and more recently
Autodesk
> Revit for architectural design and drafting in addition to Sketch up
for
> design illustrations.  AutoCad Architect tried to be a 3D design and
> drafting tool but Revit has taken this idea much further.  Revit
allows
> us
> to build a virtual model in 3d and test relationships of various
design
> elements and  create a set of construction documents and renderings
from
> the
> single model file.  The various components within the model such as
> doors,
> windows, walls etc... have smart dynamic attributes that can be linked
> to
> various tables, charts, product web sites, quantity tables, contractor
> cost
> estimates etc...  
> 
> We used to use 3d studio max to create 3d renderings but this was much
> too
> complicated a program.  Sketchup is a great product.  I think Google
has
> the
> right idea in providing this univeral, easy to use product to a mass
> market
> for free.  Autodesk robs us every year with a mandatory subscription
> that
> cost me over $700 per each of my five liscenses.  Sketchup does not
> produce
> the same level of documentation as Revit however so I am stuck
> supporting
> Revit.
> 
> I would love to see if anyone has success in creating a 3d model of
the
> Rhodes 22 in sketchup or any other program.  I explored this a bit but
> the
> complex hull curvature makes it a real challange.  My goal is to map
out
> electronic and other components in a 3d model of our boats.  Let me
know
> if
> anyone has success in this.  It would be pretty easy to share sketchup
> models and collaborate.
> 
> 
> Google warehouse is a good place to look for existing models.
Enclosed
> is
> an imgage from a sailboat model found in the google warehouse.
> 
> http://old.nabble.com/file/p27737330/sailboat50.jpg sailboat50.jpg 
> 
> Chris Cowie
> Opus R22 2009
> 
> 
> R22MikeW wrote:
>> 
>> Hi fellow Rhodies,
>> 
>> I got tired of trying to do diagrams in Windows Paint program and
> didn't
>> feel like purchasing a license / copy of AutoCAD ($$$$) for simple
>> documentation drawings for the boat and home.  I turned to Google
> search
>> and found a product that I still cannot believe is FREE!  It is
called
>> Google SketchUp (http://sketchup.google.com/).  I doubt any of us
need
>> SketchUp Pro ($495.)  I downloaded a copy of SketchUp 7 and watched
> the
>> video tutorials.  The product is outrageous!  3D perspective drawings
> are
>> a breeze.  Auto-dimensioning, textures, everything that I could ask
> for! 
>> Very intuitive and forgiving (love the infinite undo levels!)  Try it
>> before they raise the price!
>> 
>> Mike
>> s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
>> Nissequogue River, NY
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