I am modeling a sailboat hull. I began by drawing the vertical sections then used curviloft to create the smooth hull shape of half the hull. Next I added a surface representing the (half) transom. I grouped the hull and transom together, copied and flipped it, and moved the two halves together. Now I’m stuck on two things.
First, how do I join the two halves together to form one continuous surface? Initially, just the two transom halves are touching – but after I get them joined together I will hit the second question…
How do I fill in the bottom of the keel? As you can see, the bottom of the keel will be flat. This is by design. If you look closely at the tip of the bow, you will see that it has a tiny wineglass shaped opening. This is also by design. What I need is a way to create the surface for the keel and the tip of the bow. Imagine it like this: the finished product should be a hollow hull that would hold water (well, keep water out!).
Hull curviloft1.skp (289.1 KB)
I selected each half and exploded them then selected all and made one group then just drew lines to connect the two halves it is now a solid.
Thanks for the suggestions. I exploded the two transom halves, selected them, grouped them, then erased the verticaldividin line. I then used curviloft to create the face for the keel. I now have a perfect hollow hull. Tx again.
How do I give the hull some thickness – say, 0.25"?
How can I create a floor inside the hull? When you step into a large sailboat, you stand on a flat floor that extends to the inside edges of the hull. The floor would be, say, 1" thick.
I have tried creating a large rectangular floor, p-p it to an inch thick, then make it a group. Then I move it to intersect the hull, like this:
When I try to use the solid tools, it complains that the hull is not a solid. Will this problem go away once I have made the hull solid (see question 1 above)?
SketchUp has never had a native tool like this. Solid Tools have an Outer Shell command that creates a single “Shrinkwrap” type object with no thickness. Joint Push Pull has existed for quite a long time.
