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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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          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. ๐Ÿ’šcarpet 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. ๐Ÿ˜‰

                    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
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                          I think with all of the input Skaught is getting on sails (s)he could've modelled Old Ironsides by now. ๐Ÿ˜„

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

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                            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 ๐Ÿ˜‰
                              Less elaborated but useful too โ˜€

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

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