edbardet Posted January 17, 2020 Share #1 Posted January 17, 2020 Cheers, I'm Just returning to modelling after several years off. I am 'forced' due to age, etc. to no longer build POF in wood so I am going 'Virtual'. My model will start with scantlings taken from historical references and finish with a walk-thru 3-D model. I'm looking at a working class boat 1700's era. Now looking at a collier. Any reference recommendations as to using blender in this type of environment? Should I develop my lines in cad (frames etc) or do it all in blender? Should be a multi year project. I love the research necessary. I've looked at several posts and this seems to be the most active forum around - great members. Matrim and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matrim Posted January 17, 2020 Share #2 Posted January 17, 2020 Blender is an open source 3d model engine. If a 3d model engine then the POV can move through the project hence 'walk-thru' mtaylor 1 Quote ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edbardet Posted January 17, 2020 Author Share #3 Posted January 17, 2020 No problem- If you are a 1"tall person and someone placed you in a completely finished POF model, you could 'walk-thru' it. I want to the same in a 3d ,model. Have the camera location move through the completed virtual model. My bad - re blender - should have been capitalized. It is a graphics package similar to Cinema4D or any of the others, but Free. Ed mtaylor and Matrim 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaager Posted January 17, 2020 Share #4 Posted January 17, 2020 Ed, Before I left 3DCG and returned to wood, I had Blender on my look into list, being free. It has polygon and NURBS modelers. I do not see any purpose in adding a program like CAD into your process. I suspect that CAD has a steeper learning curve for modeling. I am betting that any additional precision that CAD offers will be lost when translated into something that Blender uses. The rendering and lighting will be a whole nuther thing. I suspect that actual physical modeling may be a faster process, especially if a wood model does not involve the hidden innards. mtaylor 1 Quote NRG member 45 years Current: HMS Centurion 1732 - 60-gun 4th rate - Navall Timber framing HMS Beagle 1831 refiit 10-gun brig with a small mizzen - Navall (ish) Timber framing The U.S. Ex. Ex. 1838-1842 Flying Fish 1838 pilot schooner - framed - ready for stern timbers Porpose II 1836 brigantine/brig - framed - ready for hawse and stern timbers Vincennes 1825 Sloop-of-War - timbers assembled, need shaping Peacock 1828 Sloop-of -War - timbers ready for assembly Sea Gull 1838 pilot schooner - timbers ready for assembly Relief 1835 ship - timbers ready for assembly Other Portsmouth 1843 Sloop-of-War - timbers ready for assembly Le Commerce de Marseilles 1788 118 cannons - framed La Renommee 1744 Frigate - framed - ready for hawse and stern timbers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edbardet Posted January 19, 2020 Author Share #5 Posted January 19, 2020 Jaager; Some good ideas. The virtual model will have all the frames and their various joints and I was thinking that doing the parts in CAD and then having them as a 'stack' of parts in blender, then showing how they went together. I did all my drawings for a 1:24 Morgan in TurboCad, then made individual patterns for each futtock for cutting and installation. I was thinking of doing the same, except importing the parts into Blender for rendering and assembly. I think I'm going to spend some time with Turbocad and look at what it can do for high quality rendering and developing a walk thru. Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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