lofting

Discussion in 'Pro/Engineer & Creo Elements/Pro' started by Harry Kingsbury, Jul 31, 2003.

  1. I am in the process of designing and later building a yacht. Is there
    a freeware or shareware CAD application which will make the lofting
    process easier on my few remaing brain cells.
    Harry
     
    Harry Kingsbury, Jul 31, 2003
    #1
  2. Harry Kingsbury

    David Janes Guest

    Apparently, a fair number are into building their own yaghts and doing their own
    fairing. Judging by this link, anyway:

    http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~fsinc/yachts/indsoft.htm

    Happy sailing, come and see us in San Diego, when it's shipshape and seaworthy.

    David Janes

    : I am in the process of designing and later building a yacht. Is there
    : a freeware or shareware CAD application which will make the lofting
    : process easier on my few remaing brain cells.
    : Harry
     
    David Janes, Aug 1, 2003
    #2
  3. Harry Kingsbury

    Doug Guest

    One of the services I provide is to loft boats.
    The program I use, "Ship Constructor", costs about the same as Pro/e and
    interfaces with AutoCad. The Pro/e shipyard package is even more.
    Be careful with so called "free software" for lofting. Remember you get what
    you pay for,--- so if you pay nothing don't expect much more.

    Doug
     
    Doug, Aug 1, 2003
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  4. Harry Kingsbury

    David Janes Guest

    Yes, caveat emptor is always advised. It might be more helpful if you could steer
    him away from any that you know to be junk, so he doesn't waste his time on
    'obvious' duds. On the other hand, for things other than CAD/modelling, I've used
    some pretty professional shareware programs. Recall when McAfee VirusScan was
    shareware? When Mosaic was freeware? Freeware or Open Source or GNU doesn't equate
    to junk. It equates to using a little caution combined with a lot of
    investigation, evaluation and discernment.

    David Janes

    : One of the services I provide is to loft boats.
    : The program I use, "Ship Constructor", costs about the same as Pro/e and
    : interfaces with AutoCad. The Pro/e shipyard package is even more.
    : Be careful with so called "free software" for lofting. Remember you get what
    : you pay for,--- so if you pay nothing don't expect much more.
    :
    : Doug
    :
    : : > Apparently, a fair number are into building their own yaghts and doing
    : their own
    : > fairing. Judging by this link, anyway:
    : >
    : > http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~fsinc/yachts/indsoft.htm
    : >
    : > Happy sailing, come and see us in San Diego, when it's shipshape and
    : seaworthy.
    : >
    : > David Janes
    : >
    : > : > : I am in the process of designing and later building a yacht. Is there
    : > : a freeware or shareware CAD application which will make the lofting
    : > : process easier on my few remaing brain cells.
    : > : Harry
    : >
    : >
    :
    :
     
    David Janes, Aug 1, 2003
    #4
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