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Re: List ettiquette
Posted By: John Winters In Response To: Re: List ettiquette (Nick Schade)
Date: Sunday, 23 May 1999, at 7:55 a.m.
> For example: I don't like the "Surface Points" editing method of
> the surfaces used in Nautilus. Contrary to what Mr Hollister says, I find
> it makes it more difficult to fair out the hull than the "Vertex
> Points". The Surface method tends to introduce more
> "inflection" points into the surface. Inflection points are
> where a curve changes from concave in one direction to convex in that
> direction.The method one finds most easy to use may depend upon how one "sees" the boat. When I first tried out design software the use of points on the hull appealed to me because of my years of lofting. The lack of clutter on the screen (vertex lines plus isolines) made veiwingt eh scren a bit of a struggle since I had no experience with CAD programs. The DOSversion of Nautilus only used points on the hull.
When the Windows version surfaced I tried using vertex points and, like Nick, found them easier to use in fairing the hull. I still use points on the hull when digitizing old designs etc. and also find them easier to use for stems and some detail work but hull fairing just seems to go easier with vertex points.
Cheers,
John Winters
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