Challenge

Radar Mast & Final Assembly of Yacht

KKarthikeyan Sriram V7 Oct 2021

SURFACE MODELLING OF AMERICAN PREDATOR YACHT

OBJECTVE

The objective of this project is design and model all the parts of an American Predator Yacht and assembling it and create the photo realistic rendering of yacht Project

INTRODUCTION

In this project will learn the entire yacht modelling tutorial about Solid Works and visualize Solid Works.

The different components of the yacht we deal with are:

Propeller
Radar
Blueprint setup
Hull
Garage door
Front seat
Middle seat
Rear seat
Superstructure
Radarmast

Design approach:

Let we start with propeller and end with rendering as shown in

below flow chart.

1.PROPELLER:

A propellor could be a device with a rotating hub and radiating blades that are set at a pitch to make a helical spiral, that, once rotated, exerts linear thrust upon a operating fluid, corresponding to water or air. Propellers are wont to pump fluid through a pipe or duct, or to make thrust to propel a ship through water or an aircraft through air. The blades are specially formed in order that their movement motion through the fluid causes a pressure distinction between the two surfaces of the blade by Bernoulli' principle that exerts force on the fluid. Most marine propellers are screw propellers with whorled blades rotating on a propeller shaft with an approximately horizontal axis.

In this modelling a lot of features are used shown in below.

REVOLVE

To create a revolve feature: Create a sketch that contains one or more profiles and a centre line, line, or edge to use as the axis around which the feature revolves. Click one of the following revolve tools: Revolved Boss/Base (Features toolbar) or Insert > Boss/Base > Revolve.

LOFT

Can use the Loft feature in SOLIDWORKS to generate complex geometry in a single operation. It does this by interpolating surfaces between different cross-sections of a model. These cross-sections can be sketches, surfaces, or edges. In the transition interface, these cross-sections are referred to as "loft profiles".

FILLET

Fillet/Round 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.

CUT EXTRUDE:

To create an extruded cut:

1) Sketch the profile for cut.

2) Click Extruded Cut on the Features toolbar or select Insert, Cut, Extrude on the menu bar.

3) Under Direction 1, do the following: · Select an End Condition. Examine the preview and if necessary, click Reverse Direction to extrude in the opposite direction.

CIRCULAR PATTERN:

To create a circular pattern:

Create one or more features to replicate.
Click Circular Pattern (Features toolbar) or Insert > Pattern/Mirror > Circular Pattern.
Set the Property Manager options.
Click ok

MODELLING OF PEOPELLER:

2.RADAR:

It does this by detecting other ships and land obstacles, to provide bearing and distance to avoid collisions and navigate the water. A marine radar serves as an important navigation aid for boaters. Helps detect boats, birds, land and weather systems even if visibility is below normal.

In this modelling boss/base extrude, cut extrude, fillet, mirror, sketch pattern, split line etc.

Boss extrude:

Extrude Property Manager

Create a sketch.
Click one of the extrude tools: Extruded Boss/Base. on the Features toolbar, or click Insert > Boss/Base > Extrude. Extruded Cut. on the Features toolbar, or click Insert > Cut > Extrude. Extruded Surface. on the Surfaces toolbar, or click Insert > Surface > Extrude
Mirror:

To mirror a feature: Do one of the following: In a part, click Mirror (Features toolbar) or Insert > Pattern/Mirror > Mirror. In an assembly, click Assembly Features (Assembly tab on the Command Manager) and click Mirror or click Insert > Assembly Feature > Mirror.

Sketch driven pattern:

Solid works Pattern a Sketch

To build a sketch driven pattern:

Open a sketch on the face of a part.
Create a seed feature on the model.
Click Point or Tools > Sketch Entity > Point, and add multiple sketch points to represent the pattern you want to create, based on the seed feature.
Close the sketch.

Modelling of radar:

3.Blueprints setup:

How to setting up blueprints in solid Works?

So, Let's Start the tutorial with New Part.
start a sketch on the front plane by right click in the front plane Nd click sketch's icon.
click in TOOLS after that click in Sketch Tools and after that

click in sketch Picture.

4.HULL:

The hull of a ship is the ship's most visible structural element. To define the hull, it is the ship's waterproof enclosure that protects the ship's cargo, machinery, and accommodation spaces from the elements, flooding, and structural damage.

project curve:

To project a curve: Click Project Curve on the Curves toolbar, or Insert > Curve > Projected. Use this selection to project a sketched curve onto a model face. Under Sketch to Project, select the curve in the graphics area or from the flyout Feature Manager design tree. Tools & Features used:

Tools & Features used:

Sketch: To create required sketches

Line: To drawing lines and construction lines

Circle: To draw circles

Arc: To draw arc

Spline: To draw curves through interpolation of points

Convert Entities: To convert edges or curves into lines

Offset Entities: To offset edges or lines to duplicate the edges

Intersection curve: To get an intersection curve obtained from projection of two curves

Boss-Extrude: To obtain 3d solid from 2d sketch

Boss-sweep: To obtain a solid body along the profile path

Surface-loft: To create surface along the profiles

Surface-extrude: To create an extruded surface

Surface-fill: To create a surface between the edges/curves/sketches

Surface-knit: To combine adjacent non intersecting features

Surface-sweep: To sweep along the sketch to obtain surface

Cut-Extrude: To subtract a solid portion from a solid using 2d sketch extrusion

Fillet: To convert sharp internal or external edges into smooth or round edges

Chamfer: To convert sharp edges into bevel edges

Helix/spiral: To create helix or spiral sketches

Mirror: To mirror features or sketches along the selected reference

Split line: To separate or split solid bodies

Linear Pattern: To create a pattern of feature or body along a linear reference

Reference plane: To construct a reference plane if existed references are not suitable or far away

Smart dimensions: To add or edit dimensions of sketches

Surface loft:

To create a lofted surface:

Create a plane for each profile section of the loft. The planes do not need to be parallel.
Sketch the section profiles on the planes. ...
If necessary, create guide curves. ...
Click Lofted Surface (Surfaces toolbar) or Insert > Surface > Loft.
Set the Property Manager options. ...
Click OK.

surface trim:

surface extrude:

Extruding Surfaces from a 2D or 3D Face

Click Insert > Surface > Extrude.
Select a face: ...
Select other faces to define the extrude as required. ...
Select the end condition.
For 3D faces, select a plane, edge, 2D face, or sketch line to define the direction of extrusion.

CHAMFER

To create a chamfer:

Click Chamfer (Features toolbar) or Insert > Features > Chamfer.
Under Chamfer Parameters, select an item and set parameters. ...

Sweep:

To create a sweep:

Sketch a closed, non-intersecting profile on a plane or a face. If you use guide curves: ...
Create the path for the profile to follow. Use a sketch, existing model edges, or curves. ...
Click one of the following: ...
In the Property Manager: ...
Set the other Property Manager options. Click Ok.

HULL

5.Superstructure:

In the last hull modelling I covered many tools and features and showed how to use them, and the rest are shown in this body modelling and models that follow.

Surface sweep:

Surface (Surfaces toolbar) or Insert > Surface > Sweep. Set the Property Manager options. Click OK.

Surface knit:

Use the Knit Surface tool to combine two or more faces and surfaces into one.

Ruled surface:

To create a ruled surface: Click Ruled Surface on the mold Tools toolbar, or click Insert > molds > Ruled Surface. Ruled surface is tangent to the surfaces that share an edge.

Surface fill:

To create a filled surface, click Filled Surface on the Surfaces toolbar, or click Insert > Surface > Fill

Modelling of superstructure:

6.Front seat:

In this modelling already use the tools and feature in last model.

Modelling of front seat:

Middle seat:

Modelling of middle seat:

8.Rear seat:

Modelling of rear seat:

9.Radar mast:

modelling of radarmast:

10.ASSEMBLY

An assembly means in which parts, features, and other assemblies are mated together. Assembly commands are Smart mate, Insert Components, sub assembly.

Assembly procedure are import all the parts manually by using insert components option. Then fix the hull part by applying the coincident mate to the top, right and front plane of the assembly. Then for each part apply the necessary mate required by the blueprint using coincident mate, angle mate,distance mate.

FRONT VIEW