I am in the process of wrapping up my first boat from start to finish in Fusion 360. The start being my interpretation of the design brief, and the finish being the G code for the CNC machine (and of course construction drawings for the floor). And as we are all so much cleverer inContinue reading “Fusion 360 for Boat Design Pt2”
Category Archives: New Boat Design
My introduction to PolyCad
One again my never-ending quest for top notch free software led me to PolyCad, a hull design, hydrostatics, (and now hydrodynamics) software package. I am not a Naval Architect, and don’t pretend to be one. I am more than happy to leave the number crunching to the experts and to spend my time solving geometricContinue reading “My introduction to PolyCad”
Working with Class
My first experience in dealing with Class was a steep learning curve, and one that took the communication and collaboration aspect of my job to another level. On this particular project, the structural design and drawings for the aluminium cat were supplied by a world-class naval architecture firm, but it was up to me toContinue reading “Working with Class”
Developing hull plates
A few years ago I found myself in a new job, in the drawing office of a boatyard (again) but for the first time in an aluminium boatyard. I had just spent a couple of years in the drawing office of a composite boatyard, and had to improve my modelling skills to work with theContinue reading “Developing hull plates”
When a project fails – part 1
It is so true that you learn ten times more from your failures than successes, and I have had the experience of being involved in two big projects that fell flat. The first one was for a luxury yacht builder. Everything was looking good on paper, the company had a few of their 60ft yachtsContinue reading “When a project fails – part 1”
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