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    • C Offline
      Cubcrafter
      last edited by

      Attached is a file of an airplane that I am working on. It has a tail cone and I am at a loss of how to draw this. I don't know which plugin to use to make this.
      Also a photo is attached of the tail cone on the aircraft.

      Any help would be appreciated.

      Thanks,
      Larry

      Master375ScaleSTA - Copy.skpTailCone2.JPG

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      • numbthumbN Offline
        numbthumb
        last edited by

        Fredo´s Curviloft?
        Btw it is a very dense mesh 😕
        Master375ScaleSTA - Copy.skp

        Comfortably numb...

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        • TIGT Offline
          TIG Moderator
          last edited by

          It is TOO dense! I suspect that even the real aircraft will not be so 'smooth' !
          7000+ facets in each half of half of the tail-cone!
          My ExtrudeEdgesByRails will also make the two pieces for you.
          It would benefit from all Profiles and all Rails in 'a set' having the same number of segments...
          The single edge must be divided and welded into a straight cure to match its partner on the other side...CaptureUnsmoothed.PNGCaptureSmoothed.PNG

          TIG

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          • C Offline
            Cubcrafter
            last edited by

            Thanks TIG,

            I was able to reproduce what you did. With the central rail the shape seemed to flatten out to much at the point so I did one without the central rail and it looks better.
            Seems that the key is that all sections have the same number of segments and determining just how many segments are required to get a smooth surface.

            I will probably make a mold for this piece and make it out of fiberglass.

            Thanks,

            Larry

            NewTailCone.JPG

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