Modelling and rendering of a Sunseeker Predator Yacht.
AIM & OBJECTIVE
- To create different parts of a Sunseeker Predator Yacht in Solidworks using various types of sketches, features and surfacing tools.
- To assemble the different modelled parts to create a Yacht.
- To create photorealistic rendered images of the Yacht using Solidworks Visualize.
INTRODUCTION
The yatch was modelled using both part modelling as well as surface modelling. Most of the parts in yacht were made by surface modelling and then after were converted into a solid body. Once after all the parts were modelled separately they were assembled to create a Sunseekeer Predator Yacht. It consists of following parts;
- Hull
- Superstructure
- Garage door
- Front seat
- Middle seat
- Back seat
- Radar
- Radarmast
- Propellers
- Part Modelling: The 3D part is the basic building block of any large scale design. Features are the individual shapes that, when combined, make up the part. One can also add some types of features to assemblies. Part documents can contain multiple solid bodies that we can manipulate the same way as single solid bodies.
- Surface Modelling: It plays a major role in modelling a yacht. Most of the parts in the yacht are surface modelled. Surface modelling is a more complex method for representing objects than wireframe modelling, but not as sophisticated as solid modelling. Surface modelling provides the ability to build out a visual representation of an object’s exterior and its contours.
BLUEPRINT SETUP
- A blueprint is a guide for making something — it's a design or pattern that can be followed.
- Here various blueprints were created for different views of the yacht, i.e., front view, back view, top view, bottom view and side view.
Commands used: Following were the commands used to setup the blueprints,
- Sketch picture
- Reference plane
- 2D sketch.
Image of all the blueprints:
RADAR
It is used to detect the object’s position, signals, etc. relative to the position of the yacht. Put simply, radar will show what is around the yacht, seeing through darkness, precipitation and poor visibility. Whether the yacht is crossing a busy shipping channel in thick fog, looking for squalls offshore, or identifying a harbour entrance in the dark, radar offers a significant aid to navigation and safety.
Commands used: Following were the commands used to model the part,
- 2D sketch
- Fillet
- Spline
- Smart Dimensions
- Appearance
- Mirror
- Cut Extrude
- Split line
- Point
- Text
- Sketch-driven pattern
- Extruded boss/base.
Image of the modelled part:
PROPELLER
Its rotary motion through the air creates a difference in pressure between the front and back surfaces of its blades. It transforms rotational power into linear thrust by acting upon a working fluid such as water or air.
Commands used: Following were the commands used to model the part,
- 2D sketch
- Fillet
- Spline
- Smart Dimensions
- Appearance
- Circular pattern
- Cut Extrude
- Reference Plane
- Revolved boss/base.
Image of the modelled part:
HULL
It is the watertight enclosure of the yacht, which protects the cargo, machinery, and accommodation spaces of the yacht from the weather, flooding, and structural damage. The hull may open at the top (such as a dinghy), or it may be fully or partially covered with a deck. At the top of the deck may be a deckhouse and other superstructures, such as a funnel, derrick, or mast.
Commands used: Following were the commands used to model the part,
- 2D sketch
- 3D sketch
- Insert part
- Spline
- Smart Dimensions
- Appearance and decals
- Reference Plane
- Projected curve
- Trim surface
- Extruded surface
- Lofted surface
- Filled surface
- Knit surface
- Shell feature
- Extruded boss/base
- Extruded cut
- Fillet
- Chamfer
- Swept boss/base
- Revolved boss/base
- Linear pattern
- Delete face
- Split feature
- Split line
- Mirror feature.
Images of the modelled part:
GARAGE DOOR
A garage door is a large door on a garage that opens either manually or by an electric motor. It covers the opening through which automobile and other vehicles enters and leaves a garage.
Commands used: Following were the commands used to model the part,
- 2D sketch
- Insert part
- Spline
- Smart Dimensions
- Appearance
- Extruded cut
- Shell feature
- Fillet feature
- Mirror feature
- Reference plane
- Text.
Image of the modelled part:
SEATS
The entire Yacht consists of three different seatings on it, i.e., front seat, back seat and middle seat which were modelled as separate parts.
FRONT SEAT
The front seat was built on the front part of the yacht.
Commands used: Following were the commands used to model the part,
- 2D sketch
- Insert part
- Spline
- Smart Dimensions
- Appearance
- Reference Plane
- Trim surface
- Extruded surface
- Lofted surface
- Filled surface
- Knit surface
- Extruded cut
- Fillet
- Dome feature
- Chamfer
- Swept surface
- Revolved boss/base
- Mirror feature.
Image of the modelled part:
MIDDLE SEAT
The middle seat was built in the centre of the yacht.
Commands used: Following were the commands used to model the part,
- 2D sketch
- Insert part
- Spline
- Smart Dimensions
- Appearance
- Reference Plane
- Extruded boss/base
- Extruded cut
- Fillet
- Chamfer
- Mirror feature.
Image of the modelled part:
REAR SEAT
The rear seat was built on the rear part of the yacht.
Commands used: Following were the commands used to model the part,
- 2D sketch
- 3D sketch
- Insert part
- Spline
- Smart Dimensions
- Appearance
- Reference Plane
- Trim surface
- Offset surface
- Ruled surface
- Extruded surface
- Extend surface
- Lofted surface
- Knit surface
- Extruded cut
- Fillet
- Chamfer
- Swept surface
- Swept boss/base
- Extruded boss/base
- Revolved boss/base
- Mirror feature.
Image of the modelled part:
SUPERSTRUCTURE
A superstructure is an extended construction of any building or platform that rises above the rest of the building or platform in a distinct manner. Thus, superstructure means to add construction to an already existing structure. In ships, this is the name given to the part of the ship that emerges from the deck.
Commands used: Following were the commands used to model the part,
- 2D sketch
- 3D sketch
- Insert part
- Smart Dimensions
- Appearance
- Reference Plane
- Trim surface
- Projected curve
- Extruded surface
- Ruled surface
- Lofted surface
- Extend surface
- Filled surface
- Knit surface
- Offset surface
- Extruded cut
- Fillet
- Dome feature
- Chamfer
- Swept surface
- Delete face
- Thicken
- Split line
- Swept boss/base
- Extruded boss/base
- Mirror feature.
Image of the modelled part:
RADAR MAST
Radar mast is a tall pole used to support and hold up the sails and radar on a ship. They are electronic navigation instruments that use a rotating antenna to sweep a narrow beam of microwaves around the water surface surrounding the ship to the horizon, detecting targets by microwaves reflected from them, generating a picture of the ship's surroundings on a display screen.
Commands used: Following were the commands used to model the part,
- 2D sketch
- 3D sketch
- Insert part
- Smart Dimensions
- Appearance
- Reference Plane
- Trim surface
- Projected curve
- Extruded surface
- Ruled surface
- Lofted surface
- Extend surface
- Filled surface
- Knit surface
- Offset surface
- Extruded cut
- Fillet
- Dome feature
- Chamfer
- Swept surface
- Delete face
- Thicken
- Split line
- Swept boss/base
- Extruded boss/base
- Mirror feature.
Images of the modelled part:
ASSEMBLY
All the modelled parts were inserted one by one in the assembly. The first part that was inserted in the assembly environment was the hull. Since some parts (superstructure, front seat, radar mast and middle seat) were created by taking hull surface as a reference, they got automatically fixed over the hull while they were being inserted in the assembly environment.
The parts radar, garage door and propellers were not fully fixed since they need to have rotary motion. So these parts were given the mates manually to allow them to move along a particular axis only.
The rear seat was also given the manual mates so as to fix it just before the ending of the deck surface.
Images of the assembly: Following are the images of the Yacht assembly in different views,
Front view
Back view
Left side view
Right side view
Top view
Bottom view
Isometric view
PHOTOREALISTIC RENDERED IMAGES OF YACHT
Image 1
Image 2
Image 3
CONCLUSION
All the parts of the Yacht were modelled and the assembly was created using Solidworks and the photorealistic renders of the Yacht were created using Solidworks Visualize.