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    • david_hD Offline
      david_h
      last edited by

      There are a couple of tools for doing this. . .

      SoapSkinBubble and SubSmooth Tool. Check around the forum and you'll find links.

      D

      If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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      • soloS Offline
        solo
        last edited by

        easy sail 1

        easy sail1.skp

        http://www.solos-art.com

        If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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        • david_hD Offline
          david_h
          last edited by

          There are a couple of tools for doing this. . .

          SoapSkinBubble and SubSmooth Tool. Check around the forum and you'll find links.

          D

          If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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          • S Offline
            skaught
            last edited by

            The last step of the tutorial you posted has a call-out..."using FFD, shape according to needs"...

            What is FFD?

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            • S Offline
              skaught
              last edited by

              Thank you both.

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              • soloS Offline
                solo
                last edited by

                Easy sail 2


                http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/9567/easysail2ce9.jpg

                easy sail2.skp

                http://www.solos-art.com

                If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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                • soloS Offline
                  solo
                  last edited by

                  Those are plugins, FFD and Subdivide in the last one.

                  Do a search for 'sketchy FFD' and 'sub divide and smooth', they are two plugins of many that one needs (yes, needs) for SU to be powerful.

                  http://www.solos-art.com

                  If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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                  • S Offline
                    skaught
                    last edited by

                    awesomeness. I will post the results. thanks again.

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                    • boofredlayB Offline
                      boofredlay
                      last edited by

                      Here is a sail using the Sandbox tools that come with SU. No plugins.

                      As was said before, there are many ways to do this.


                      Sandbox Sail.jpg


                      Sandbox Sail.skp

                      http://www.coroflot.com/boofredlay

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                      • david_hD Offline
                        david_h
                        last edited by

                        The little stars represent the FFD points. Used Carpet is not the best material for a sail . ..but I'm poor. 💚carpet sail.jpg

                        If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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                        • GaieusG Offline
                          Gaieus
                          last edited by

                          This was made with Soap Skin and Bubble a while ago:
                          http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=a5ba1c856e92ac33ebdf91bf2ffe7e7

                          Gai...

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                          • V Offline
                            vieucaillou
                            last edited by

                            Hello !

                            This typically the case where plugin SSB is appropriate. You may even adjust the windforce into the sail. 😉

                            http://escargot-archi.eu

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                            • Jean LemireJ Offline
                              Jean Lemire
                              last edited by

                              Hi Skaught, hi folks.

                              Continuing on Solo's first idea, you can punch a triangular shape in a spherical surface instead of a cylindrical one.

                              Just ideas.

                              Jean (Johnny) Lemire from Repentigny, Quebec, Canada.

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                              • R Offline
                                ridix
                                last edited by

                                Technically sail is an airfoil. So, one of the way to model it is to lay down base airfoil section first. Copy it number of times along the height of the sail. Scale down each section and connect it all. Well, if you want to model it to real shape, sail needs to twist as it go up too; the unsupported side of sail tends to get pushed away with wind load. It all works out as airfoil, because wind aloft is stronger than at the boom. If you are racer, this airfoil needs to be in prefect form to get the maximum power out of wind.

                                http://www.designonme.com/sketchu/sail.gif

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                                • david_hD Offline
                                  david_h
                                  last edited by

                                  I think with all of the input Skaught is getting on sails (s)he could've modelled Old Ironsides by now. 😄

                                  If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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                                  • S Offline
                                    skaught
                                    last edited by

                                    http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3150/3085425922_c8eb8e8940.jpg?v=0

                                    Much quicker and much cleaner...

                                    I used the FFD plug-in on a flat shape (some horizontal lines across the shape helped to make it a little smoother across the middle when distorting).
                                    Although, it took a few tries to get it smoothed out right, it was much faster than my previous attempt. It's actually not a sail.... (air foil lol), but a piece that will be formed out of resin and attached to a larger display (to promote that "sailing feel")....hopefully.

                                    I was going to try the Sub Devide and smooth tool (watched the tutorial on smustard.com...looked really cool) but it costs $22 bucks. Will check out the rest...

                                    This is the second time I have asked for help in these forums and the second time i have been amazed at the response. Thanks to all....a lot.

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                                    • pilouP Offline
                                      pilou
                                      last edited by

                                      You have a free Version of Subdivide at Smustard by Rick Wilson 😉
                                      Less elaborated but useful too ☀

                                      Frenchy Pilou
                                      Is beautiful that please without concept!
                                      My Little site :)

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