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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. 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
                        last edited by

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

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

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