Yacht Design School - Lesson 1 |
Introduction to Yacht Design |
Revised 08/08/2020 - Copyright 2020
Recommended Reading
For This Lesson
- Yacht Designing and Planning by Howard 1. Chapelle
- Skene's Elements of Yacht
Design ed. by Francis Kinney
- Basic Math Primer by Thomas A. MacNaughton
(available free upon request to those having any problem with the math in
this lesson)
- Khan Academy
www.khanacademy.org (A
wonderful way to learn math concepts, and other subjects, for free using
simple blackboard style video lectures. Especially useful for those
needing to brush up on their math skills.)
Minimum
Tools for This Lesson
Rhinoceros® (commonly called “Rhino”) Either Educational or Commercial
License.
If your budget
allows you should also get at least the “Flamingo nXt” and “Penguin”rendering
plug-ins for Rhino. The "Bongo" animation plug-in is useful too.
We recommend that you use Rhino with the “SpaceNavigator”
3D motion controller from
www.3dconnexion.com
What You Receive With This Lesson
- Lines of the Crown Jewel 36
- Outboard Profile of the Maddy 24
- Accommodations Plan of the Maddy 24
- Outboard Profile of Blue Horizons 30
- Accommodations Plan of the Blue Horizons 30
- Outboard Profile of
Firedrake
- Accommodations Plan and Inboard
Profile of Firedrake
- The Course Outline of Yacht Design School
- Bibliography
- Designer's Dictionary
What You Will Learn in This Lesson
- Why This Lesson Is the Way It Is
- Defining the Profession
- How One Becomes a Designer
- School's Philosophy & Approach to Testing and Grading
- How to Study
- Using Linewidth Shading and Line Patterns in CAD
- Use of the Basic Drafting Techniques to Produce Beautiful Drawings
- Basic Drawing Layout
- Lettering Drawings
- Setting Up a New Model or Template
for Work
- Emotional Impact in Drawing
- Computer Assisted Design Tools
- Review of Basic Math
- Review of Opportunities for Designers and Draftsmen
- A Caution on What "Everybody Knows"
- Appendix 1: Making Sure Your
Lessons Can Be Corrected Quickly
- Appendix 2: Manual Drafting Material of Historical
Interest Only
- Test