Challenge

Radar Mast & Final Assembly of Yacht

VVishal Gallay25 Sept 2021

Title: Modeling, Assembly & Photorealistic Rendering of Sunseeker Predator Yacht.

Objective: To model (mainly surfacing) parts of the Sunseeker Predator Yacht using SOLIDWORKS. Later assemble all the parts together, give the proper appearance (color & material) to the parts, adding decals, set up cameras, lights & environment, etc. In the end, render realistic photos of the Yacht using SOLIDWORKS Visualize.

Introduction: This report is about the 3D modeling of the Yacht using SOLIDWORKS. SOLIDWORKS is a 3D CAD software that is used to create 3D CAD models of different types of products which consist of solid modeling, Surfacing, Sheet Metal, Weldments, etc. The modeling of different parts of the yacht is done using various features and given an appropriate appearance individually. Later all the parts are assembled together using proper mates. Then the assembly is rendered with a realistic environment.

Design Methodology/Approach: It is explained by the following flowchart:-

Description:

COMMANDS USED IN MODELING OF AMERICAN CHOPPER BIKE
Sr. No.	Comand Name	Function
1	Boss Extrude	Boss Extrude is a feature tool that allows adding materials to closed sketch profiles or closed drawings.
2	Extrude Cut	Extrude Cut tool is used to remove material by projecting a sketched section normal to the sketching plane. You can use open or closed sections to create a cut.
3	Fillets	Fillet creates a rounded internal or external face on the part. You can fillet all edges of a face, selected sets of faces, selected edges, or edge loops.
4	Lofted Boss	Loft creates a feature by making transitions between profiles. You create a loft using two or more profiles.
5	Split	It divides a selected body into multiple separate bodies using sketch or surface.
6	Revolve	Revolve is a feature tool that is used to create a solid 3D model around an axis. You can revolve the sketch around an axis to add materials to it.
7	Shell	The shell tool hollows out a part, leaves open the faces you select, and creates thin-walled features on the remaining faces. If you do not select any face on the model, you can shell a solid part, creating a closed, hollow model. You can also shell a model using multiple thicknesses.
8	Mirror	The mirror feature can be used in part and assembly files. it allows you to mirror sketch entities, features, faces, bodies, and components about an axis in sketch and about a plane or face for body and assembly.
9	Sketch Driven Pattern	Using sketch points within a sketch, you can specify a feature pattern. The seed feature propagates throughout the pattern to each point in the sketch. You can use sketch driven patterns for holes or other feature instances.
10	Sketch Picture	Sketch Picture includes Insert pictures (.bmp, .gif, .jpg, .jpeg, .tif, .tiff, .wmf, .png, .psd) on a sketch plane, Use pictures as an underlay for creating 2D sketches and Convert raster data to vector data using Autotrace.
11	Chamfer	The chamfer tool creates a beveled feature on selected edges, faces, or a vertex
12	Linear Pattern	It is used to pattern a feature or a part along a straight line.
13	Surface Loft	Surface Loft is surfaces generated by multiple 3D Curves or existing edges creating a smooth tangency between the selected curves. Match Points are created between each selection denoting the orientation and path of the loft surface.
14	Circular Pattern	It is used to pattern a feature or a part along a Circular path.
15	Sweep	The Sweep tool is used to create solid/surface features by sweeping closed-loop sketches along the selected trajectory. This tool is generally used when we need to create tubes/bars following a curvature.
16	Project Curve	You can project a sketched curve onto a model face to create a 3D curve. You can also create a 3D curve that represents the intersection of two extruded surfaces generated by creating sketches on two intersecting planes. You can create multiple closed or open-contour projected curves from a single sketch. You can also use 3D sketches as input for the Projected Curve tool.
17	Surface Extrude	You can create extruded surfaces from models that include 2D or 3D faces and knit the extruded surfaces to surrounding features.
18	Surface Fill	The Surface Fill feature constructs a surface patch with any number of sides, within a boundary defined by existing model edges, sketches, or curves, including composite curves. You can use this feature to construct a surface to fill a gap in a model.
19	Surface Trim	You can use a surface, plane, or sketch as a trim tool to trim intersecting surfaces. You can also use a surface in conjunction with additional surfaces, as mutual trim tools.
20	Boundary Surface	The boundary surface feature lets you create surfaces that can be tangent or curvature continuous in both directions (all sides of the surface). In most cases, this delivers a higher quality result than the loft tool.
21	Surface Knit	Use the Knit Surface tool to combine two or more faces and surfaces into one.
22	Surface Offset	The Offset Surface tool creates a new surface body from an existing set of faces. The faces may be solid or surface faces.
23	Surface Extend	You can extend a surface by selecting an edge, multiple edges, or a face.
24	Surface Cut	You can cut a solid model by removing material with a surface or plane. With multibody parts, you can select which bodies to keep.
25	Dome	It is used to create Concave or Convex Dome by selecting one or more planer or non-planer faces.
26	Helix and Spiral	You can create a helix or spiral curve in a part. The curve can be used as a path or guide curve for a swept feature, or a guide curve for a lofted feature.
27	Split Line	The Split Line tool projects an entity (sketch, solid, surface, face, plane, or surface spline) to surfaces, or curved or planar faces. It divides a selected face into multiple separate faces. You can split curves on multiple bodies with one command.
28	Surface Sweep	Surface Sweep is the feature that helps sweep a profile as a surface along a closed or open path.
29	Ruled Surface	The Ruled Surface command creates surfaces that extend out in a specified direction from selected edges.
30	Thicken	Creates a solid feature by thickening one or more adjacent surfaces.

1. Propeller: A propeller is a fan-like structure that propels the ship by rotating on its axis using the power generated and transmitted by the main engine of the ship.