Curve Help

Cubcrafter · 10 Mar 2012, 03:36

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.skp

numbthumb · 10 Mar 2012, 07:49

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

TIG · 10 Mar 2012, 10:26

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...

Cubcrafter · 10 Mar 2012, 14:45

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