Thanks Mark and Jim. I really appreciate your assistance. I'll make a start and update this post with my progress.
TK
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- Tue Jan 07, 2014 7:45 am
- Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
- Topic: Designing a Surfboard Fin
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- Tue Jan 07, 2014 4:45 am
- Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
- Topic: Designing a Surfboard Fin
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Re: Designing a Surfboard Fin
Thanks Mark and understood. Do you have quick suggestions on the best way to get started, what features to use, etc? I've been looking through video and written tutorials and I can't seem to find much on this type of modelling. Any help would be appreciated.
TK
TK
- Mon Jan 06, 2014 9:00 pm
- Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
- Topic: Designing a Surfboard Fin
- Replies: 105
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Re: Designing a Surfboard Fin
Hi Mark,
Yep. That looks like it.
TK
Yep. That looks like it.
TK
- Mon Jan 06, 2014 10:38 am
- Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
- Topic: Designing a Surfboard Fin
- Replies: 105
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Re: Designing a Surfboard Fin
Hi Mark, Thanks for the reply.I have FreeCAD 0.13 Rev 1828 installed on W7. The import airfoil feature is available and I have managed to import a NACA 0012 DAT file. I'm unsure as to how to "loft" the foil to the plan shape in the attached image and the thickness. Do you think this can be...
- Mon Jan 06, 2014 2:52 am
- Forum: Help on using FreeCAD
- Topic: Designing a Surfboard Fin
- Replies: 105
- Views: 34342
Designing a Surfboard Fin
Hi Folks, I am wanting to design surfboard fins as 3D objects in FreeCAD for export to CFD systems for flow modelling and CNC machines for building models. The fins are similar to an aircraft wing. They have an outline (like a dorsal fin of a dolphin), a foil cross section (typically a symmetrical N...