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Ed Huntress wrote:
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Drawing boats is not the only think I do,

But assembling something from primitives certainly won't produce a hull
shape.

Take a look here, Winston.

http://www.home.earthlink.net/~cavelamb/draft.htm

This drawing took me two hours from starting the lines.

Do it with Rhino and compare?

Fair challenge, don't you think?


Drawing the lines of a hull isn't easy, but good NURBS modelers today
make it a lot easer. Those are very nice work, Richard.

Take a look at the marine applications of Rhino. It's become popular for
drafting hulls:

http://www.rhino3d.com/marine.htm

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Ed Huntress



Oh man, oh man!
I have drooled all over my keyboard!

Rhino can do it.
I suspect that's professional work though.


I bought DC version 18 at Frys for $69



Yes, the price of Rhino is a real problem unless you have a professional use
for it. I used it for making 3D magazine illustrations, after it passed out
of its multi-year, free beta stage, and I paid what was then the full price
for it. At the time I was covering CAD for a couple of magazines and the
original math geek for Rhino, Michael Gibson, became my teacher about 3D. So
I was into it early on.

However, it's raced past what I used to do with it, and I'm really amazed at
what it can do now. If I didn't have to work I'd spend a *lot* of hours with
it. It's an exciting tool.

But there are a lot of cheaper programs around now. I'm out of touch, so I
don't know how the cheaper ones stack up against Rhino.

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Ed Huntress




I bought Autocad - way back at version 10 - for DOS.
I hated it. Slow, clunky, took HOURS to print.

When I found Design CAD all that changed.
It's not Rhino, I know.
I'd like to have a chance to play with that one.

But it's awesome at 2D drafting.
Easiest to use package I've ever found.

Models in 3D - well above average for a drafting package.
(as you saw)

The animation isn't bad - as good as the animator anyway...
Example Bender Rodrigues movie that I drew for Dorothy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUWZO2HVuBA



Winston,
take a look here...

http://imsidesign.com/Products/Desig...6/Default.aspx
http://www.designcad.com/Products/Ot...5/Default.aspx

DOWNLOAD PRICE for V 18 - $49???
http://www.designcad.com/Products/Ot...2/Default.aspx

Review...
http://manufacturing.cadalyst.com/ma....jsp?id=325058


Plus - tutorial CD - $49
http://www.upperspace.com/products/training/

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Richard

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