Google sketchup is looking pretty good to me. Is it easy to use?
Good project! Do you have a 3D printer? Sent from my XT1563 using Tapatalk
Could an item printed on home 3D printer actually handle such loads? If so, I just might need one.
Why it ruds of course..... what a silly question!
The rudder must be subject to some pretty big side loads when turning, otherwise you wouldn't turn. Add in the chance (quite likely, I guess) of whacking it on the river bed and it'll need to be pretty strong. Needs moar ribz.
Nice design! I have no knowledge about kayaking but great idea. Have you fixed your 3d printer and made a prototype yet? Very interested in your process and result. I've been making some parts through 3d printing but i mostly sand it down again to make sure the parts align and couple together.
That's too bad. Well i'm excited in this project of yours and im tuning in. I'm curious on how the parts will perform against exposure to water.
I had thought about that, but one weakness of Sketchup is that it does not do curves very well, especially not compound curves. I would need to learn better software to do a honeycomb that would follow the lines of a rudder blade.Def
Have you tried using autocad it should work better for curves and contours. IMO typing your design and measurement in the cmd line is better than the WYSWYG setup of sketchup.