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On 06/10/14 16:52, Bald Eagle wrote:
> That, and these boat people need to be introduced to POV-Ray... :D
>
On topic! [Covers eyes so he can't see the blasphemy]
Your penance is to provide a virtual beer token to all the elders of
this group.
John the Elder
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On 06/10/14 17:18, scott wrote:
> I would have assumed that all ships were
> designed and simulated in CAD anyway today and optimised for minimum
> drag etc.
Nah. They're designed by bearded, pipe-smoking, old men on the back of
envelopes (usually in a pub) ;-)
John
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On 06/10/2014 19:18, Doctor John wrote:
> On 06/10/14 16:52, Bald Eagle wrote:
>> That, and these boat people need to be introduced to POV-Ray... :D
>>
>
> On topic! [Covers eyes so he can't see the blasphemy]
> Your penance is to provide a virtual beer token to all the elders of
> this group.
>
People will start to think that you're a lush.
> John the Elder
>
Ah! Btw Susanna sends her regards and said.
Expect a visit from Operation Yewtree.
I can't think what she means. :-S
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Am 06.10.2014 17:52, schrieb Bald Eagle:
>
> From post # .... 13 :O
>
> http://forum.woodenboat.com/showthread.php?181405-Lofting-A-Dragon
>
> "I don't know much about CAD programs, but it is said that there is no CAD
> program on the market that can generate or replicate a set of ship's curves."
>
> Like any unsupported claim where "it is said" [by WHO???], I view this with
> great skepticism, especially since given what computers and CAD are capable of
> doing, _reproducing_ an existing set of curves seems... trivial.
> I mean, someone had the design and means to make them in the first place, right?
I'm pretty sure that technically he's perfectly right: No CAD software
can reproduce these *exactly*.
Aside from that... well, 'nuff said.
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On 07/10/2014 00:05, clipka wrote:
> I'm pretty sure that technically he's perfectly right: No CAD software
> can reproduce these *exactly*.
What degree of tolerance is applied to *exact*?
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On 6-10-2014 17:52, Bald Eagle wrote:
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> From post # .... 13 :O
>
> http://forum.woodenboat.com/showthread.php?181405-Lofting-A-Dragon
>
> "I don't know much about CAD programs, but it is said that there is no CAD
> program on the market that can generate or replicate a set of ship's curves."
>
Then go here:
http://www.delftship.net/
I have used this program for building ships...
Thomas
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Am 07.10.2014 02:12, schrieb Stephen:
> On 07/10/2014 00:05, clipka wrote:
>> I'm pretty sure that technically he's perfectly right: No CAD software
>> can reproduce these *exactly*.
>
> What degree of tolerance is applied to *exact*?
None ;-)
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> On 06/10/14 17:18, scott wrote:
>
>> I would have assumed that all ships were
>> designed and simulated in CAD anyway today and optimised for minimum
>> drag etc.
>
> Nah. They're designed by bearded, pipe-smoking, old men on the back of
> envelopes (usually in a pub) ;-)
>
I thought they used beer coasters for that. That's why they call it
CAD: Coaster Assisted Design.
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/* @ */{P(0,a)P(a,b)P(b,c)P(2*a,2*b)P(2*b,b+c)P(b+c,<2,3>)
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On 07/10/14 13:55, Francois Labreque wrote:
> I thought they used beer coasters for that. That's why they call it
> CAD: Coaster Assisted Design.
>
LOL
John
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On 07/10/2014 13:37, clipka wrote:
> Am 07.10.2014 02:12, schrieb Stephen:
>> On 07/10/2014 00:05, clipka wrote:
>>> I'm pretty sure that technically he's perfectly right: No CAD software
>>> can reproduce these *exactly*.
>>
>> What degree of tolerance is applied to *exact*?
>
> None ;-)
>
Perfect. ;-)
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