Hopefully, that I can extract all of my finished designs from old hard drive in my fried PC..
Waiting for Anti-virus program finish scanning the whole disk, I mean it is in a deep, deep scanning mode..
Those programs I use for drawing up designs are very handy to have, I just wish there an inkjet printers that can handles large papers up to 34" X 44" or 841mm X 1189mm and uses non-water soluble inks...
That way I can print out my plans and sell..
Wide or Large Format printers ain't cheap for small guys like myself..
I ended up printing multiple 8.5" X 14" pages..
Back to topic on CAD and Hull Designer..
I find it so much fun creating my own designs.. At a scale of 1-1/2" to 12", I can prints out some patterns to build test models.. Yes, boat models that is.. I almost got a roomful of them..
Here is one, playing with it in our pool
And few other test models
Building a model help save money, griefs and embarrassment getting caught "sitting in a moanin' chair".. Not once I sat in one, I'll walk away for a moment like a day or two.. then come back to it freshly full of ideas..
More later...
Here is few of my line drawings
Boyle,
ReplyDeleteI am an architectural draftsman. Currently freelancing from the home office. I too need large prints an a regular basis. I create a PDF and email them to a local blueprint house in PDF, they print, and I go pick it up, and they are pretty reasonable; 24x36 is less than $3 bucks. . Of course nothing is blue anymore. It's all black and white. Of course they produce color boards as well.
There should be a local print shop with these capabilities near you. If not, I know they will ship them back to you in a tube. Places like Kinko's have large format printers, but are just too expensive in that medium.
Kruez
Thank Kruez,
ReplyDeleteI may check into it..
I ain't much of draftsman/architectural type.. I wished that I am...
All it take is mathematical knowledge, creative mind, and very good eyes..
Which CAD program do you use?
I use CadStd pro by Apperson updated with 16 layers.
Got a lot of neat features, even format drawings into PDF.
I also work with DELFTship and Carlson Hull designer.. These two create DXF format.. DELFTship let you see how you work looks in 3-D.. Awesome, but it take a lot of practice to get a hang of it... 100 or pages of manual involved..
Please note; FREEship and DELFTship are about the same programs
Boyle,
ReplyDeleteI use AutoCAD and AutoCAD Architecture at work. Been working with AutoCAD for over 25 years. Not familiar with your version, I am sure it works nicely. Your right about the eye, I notice all sorts of details whenever I walk into a building of any kind. I'm a walking, talking, punch list...
I may have to look at Delft ship and your Carlson Hull designer a little closer. I have not put much thought into designing my own lately.
Also, I would like to see more of your models. Sounds like you have quite a few. It's something I am interested in, creating more models.
Kruez,
ReplyDeleteI'll keep ya posted, and get some more snapshots of models I built..
Boyle I certainly like that little Pram/Jon boat you have there. I've been scribbeling on napkins for a year trying to figure out what I want to wind up with and why.
ReplyDeleteI like that adjustable seat for rowing. Does it slide as you row or does it stay in place till the operator changes it?
I'll use yoru idea and make some changes for my needs. Do you want to see them?
Dick
Thank for question..
ReplyDeleteNo, seat is not sliding type, rather it is adjustable and can be fastened down, because it is part of floatation system.. Napkins is quite handy where's no other paper around, till it gets wet..
Jonboats I built, have boxed in center seat.. with liftable seat for storage or live well.
I even thought of floodable livewell, where you pull a plug to allow water from the lake to flood the well. Don't worry it doesn't sink or swamp the boat, since it is contained..
There is many configurations of Jonboat, sometime it is confusing what's what, and where it is gonna to be use. Just can't have one boat to do it all. A simple Jonboat is all one's needs for ponds, creeks and small lakes..
Sometime some day, I like to try modifying my Jonboat design with V bottom fore with flat bottomed aft.. like a garvey.. Great for smoother ride on rougher lake, river..
Keep watch of this later
Thank for question..
ReplyDeleteNo, seat is not sliding type, rather it is adjustable and can be fastened down, because it is part of floatation system.. Napkins is quite handy where's no other paper around, till it gets wet..
Jonboats I built, have boxed in center seat.. with liftable seat for storage or live well.
I even thought of floodable livewell, where you pull a plug to allow water from the lake to flood the well. Don't worry it doesn't sink or swamp the boat, since it is contained..
There is many configurations of Jonboat, sometime it is confusing what's what, and where it is gonna to be use. Just can't have one boat to do it all. A simple Jonboat is all one's needs for ponds, creeks and small lakes..
Sometime some day, I like to try modifying my Jonboat design with V bottom fore with flat bottomed aft.. like a garvey.. Great for smoother ride on rougher lake, river..
Keep watch of this later