Lord_James Posted November 29, 2018 Report Share Posted November 29, 2018 Not 100% sure where to put this, so this is going to the naval section for now. So, I’ve decided to challenge myself, give me something to do, and enhance my skills with Autodesk Inventor. As you can guess, I want to model a warship, perhaps a destroyer, or something of comparable size. Only problem is: the hull. How on earth would I model this? Would I make the general shape, then a butt load of fillets? Or maybe cut the hull into segments and loft each segment, then constrain them end to end? I think I will have a similar problem with the smoke stack, but the hull is larger and has more curves. Any suggestions or advice? Thank you in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrappyHead Posted November 29, 2018 Report Share Posted November 29, 2018 ever heard SIGMA Class frigate ?? 59 minutes ago, Lord_James said: cut the hull into segments just model it per block , like a plug and play model . i think its better to design 2d version of the ship then translate it to a block design Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_James Posted November 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2018 46 minutes ago, chandieka said: ever heard SIGMA Class frigate ?? just model it per block , like a plug and play model . i think its better to design 2d version of the ship then translate it to a block design Welcome to SH! No, I’ve never heard of the Sigma class frigate. *googles* ok, new ship. Not what I was looking for, I was thinking of modeling a DD from WWII; I’m partial to the Italian Soldati class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrappyHead Posted November 29, 2018 Report Share Posted November 29, 2018 ouh im not aware that u were looking for a WW2 DD design in that case modeling a whole block off hull would be nicer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xlucine Posted November 29, 2018 Report Share Posted November 29, 2018 Plans are typically given as a series of profiles (in x and y) that get faired into an entire hull, so I think lofting is the way to go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_James Posted November 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 15 hours ago, Xlucine said: Plans are typically given as a series of profiles (in x and y) that get faired into an entire hull, so I think lofting is the way to go This is what I was thinking, but was unsure if that was the best way. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_James Posted December 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2019 I just read something about modeling the hull lines with equations? It’s not making too much sense to me; can anyone explain it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFJN Posted January 15, 2021 Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 (edited) Hi,DelftSHU Depending on how complex and detailed you want to get there is a free hullform design tool called DelftSHIP that you could use to develop a hullform and export to a CAD friendly format. ( DELFTship ) There are also numerous sample files that you could download from the internet for use in the program. Pat Edited January 15, 2021 by PFJN Changed Link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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