3-d digital modelling

Post by **JIM BAUMANN** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 5:24 am

Hi guys
I posted this in the main forum also--but thought perhaps this may be a more specific target audience with answers...

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3-D digital modelling.

I have seen over the years various versions of this, some plain some incredibly intricate of various famous ships

From a solids modelmaking viewpoint; I guess to make the shapes and sizes work in a digital 3-d digital format with rotational options all the dimensions have to work and be therefore accurate-otherwise the 'structures' would be 'bent/illogical'...

So... how reliable/trustworthy are perspective views as guide to us solids modellers/kit assemblers/ scratcbuilders when the 2-d views found in plans do not give the information sought or I the photographs to hand are unable to give a view of the exact area!

Maybe I am being too pernickety--my current project-and Armoured cruiser of the late 1880's is so full of grey areas-despite having plans and photo images that have spent more time poring over photos and creating 'feasibilty sketches' than actually building the wretched model!!!

so had there been a 3-d model rendering i would have gladly used it!

anyhow--I am now at the stage of rigging the model--so it is a bit late now for this project--but I would be intersted to hear your views

here are some example links

http://www.viribusunitis.ca/

this looks excellent--and inspires me to build YET another tegethoff class battleship

http://maxserver.personal.engin.umich.edu/

interesting perpective views that usually elude one in 2-d plans

JIM BAUMANN

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 3:49 am

the two main CAD packages i use can give a good plan views ie suitable for use as a plan to work from.

the angled shots can be be done in isometric which means circles and rounds will appear different to what the actually look like. A circle on a flat top will appear more like an Ellipse.

but it is possible to control the angle of views so it is always possible to tell the angle!

I hope this is some help to you