| Creating a YachtLINES hull surface |
The following example illustrates the process of creating a YachtLINES
hull surface which is normally generated immediately. The example
then goes on to show how changing the parameters effects the shape
of the surface produced by the algorithm. The commands and operations
used to generated Yachtlines surface are shown in more detail in
the help.
The YachtLINES hull surface produced in this example can be downloaded
here: yachtlines.geo |
The YachtLINES surface is initially displayed showing only the construction
geometry.
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Turn on the interactive update to have the hull surface update after
every parameter change.
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Display the hull contours to show the hull surface shape in more
detail.
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Increasing the maximum beam, from 3.25 to 4.0.
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Increating the waterline beam (Bwl), from 3.17 to 3.5.
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Increase the transom beam, from 2.0 to 3.0.
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Now controlling the hydrostatic parameters, changing the LCB to
50% shifts the waterlines forward.
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Changing the LCB to 55% shifts the waterlines aft.
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Increasing the Cp to 0.6 make the waterline much fuller.
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The hull surface can be converted to a BSpline surface to allow the
control points of the surface to be manipulated directly. |
