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Andrew Walters

Be sure to take a look at Andrew Walters' new Sketchup extension - AW Hull Builder:

AW Hull Builder is a paid specialist SketchUp extension with a full 7-day free trial. It supports the early design and drafting of small plywood hard-chine boats by converting corresponding profile and plan curves into an editable three-dimensional hull, with optional deck, transom and internal plywood parts. It can also create developed panels, labelled key drawings, part schedules, stitch-reference marks and suggested 8 ft x 4 ft plywood cutting layouts.

The Hydrostatics workspace provides preliminary fixed-waterline calculations. For a symmetrical monohull it can also combine entered or estimated lightship data with loads assigned to visible SketchUp groups and components to estimate loaded immersion, heel and fore-and-aft trim.

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