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Re: To stretch the ends or not to stretch the ends
By:Shawn B
Date: 5/11/2000, 5:55 pm
In Response To: Re: Finally started glassing the Guillemot 18 (pete czerpak)

: Much thanks for info on your design changes. what was your thinking in the
: only stretch the forms for the middle section?

I did that too. Main rationale: it's a lot easier to move forms you've already plotted out an additional 3/4" from each other than to scale all the offsets and re-plot the end forms. Not that it's impossible, but it's not convenient. I think you could put the offsets into an Excel spreadsheet and have it spit out the "stretched" end form offsets with relative ease. If I had my offsets in a spreadsheet in the first place, I'd have done that, but I plotted points directly in cad, so I didn't have that luxury. I also couldn't do a 1-axis scaling in the CAD package I was using. I have ACAD 2000 now, so it would be easy! heh heh

Shawn Baker Missoula, MT

Hey--it's still cold here--somebody send us some of that 90*F heat! I need my rolling pond to warm up in anticipation of the launch of my new boat!

Messages In This Thread

Finally started glassing the Guillemot 18
Shawn B -- 5/9/2000, 11:42 am
Re: Finally started glassing the Guillemot 18
Kent LeBoutillier -- 5/9/2000, 5:18 pm
Re: Finally started glassing the Guillemot 18
pete czerpak -- 5/10/2000, 9:28 am
Re: Finally started glassing the Guillemot 18
Kent LeBoutillier -- 5/10/2000, 7:05 pm
Re: Finally started glassing the Guillemot 18
pete czerpak -- 5/11/2000, 12:07 pm
Re: To stretch the ends or not to stretch the ends
Shawn B -- 5/11/2000, 5:55 pm
Re: To stretch the ends or not to stretch the ends
pete czerpak -- 5/12/2000, 8:09 am
Re: Linear scaling with ACAD
Shawn B -- 5/12/2000, 10:48 am
Re: Finally started glassing the Guillemot 18
Kent LeBoutillier -- 5/11/2000, 5:10 pm
Re: Finally started glassing the Guillemot 18
pete czerpak -- 5/9/2000, 11:48 am
Re: Finally started glassing the Guillemot 18
Shawn B -- 5/9/2000, 12:04 pm
Re: Finally started glassing the Guillemot 18
pete czerpak -- 5/9/2000, 12:26 pm
Re: Guillemot model comparisons (long)
Shawn B -- 5/9/2000, 1:14 pm
Re: Guillemot model comparisons (long)
pete czerpak -- 5/10/2000, 9:34 am
Re: Guillemot roll characteristics.
Shawn B -- 5/10/2000, 9:48 am
Re: Finally started glassing the Guillemot 18
Ray Port Angeles -- 5/9/2000, 11:58 am
Re: Raka 'poxy
Shawn B -- 5/9/2000, 12:12 pm