There's always the technique the designers of the Cord used. A framework
with a vertical height adjustment and two rigid "sticks" pointing down from
it. They put a model on a grid so they could position the framework
accurately, the two sticks were set at equal distances from a center line
and the bottoms touched the body as they desired, allowing them to check
from one side to the other. Obviously not the most sophisticated way to do
it but a very practical way and quite inexpensive. You can build it to the
size you need. I have pictures on a video I bought at the ACD Museum in
Auburn, IN and they have the actual model with the arrangement on display in
an upstairs studio.
Wes
on 3/13/03 2:40 PM, Waldron, James at James.Waldron@CWUSA.COM wrote:
> Gentlemen,
>
> I've got my drawings done and am trying to figure out how
> to go about fairing the fiberglass body curves. I have
> sections at various points, and I can cut patterns for
> these points. The rub is getting the compound curves between
> the stations. I've got access to a large plotter and could
> plot waterlines and make templates. What I need is some
> software that would take my cross sections and create a
> 3D skin that I can tweak, section, and plot. I'm not sure
> I trust my eyeball to get the left side and the right side
> the same, or to get the curve I want. Any affordable options?
>
> Thanks,
> Jim W.
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