Radar Mast & Final Assembly of Yacht

Challange: Radar Mast and Final assembly of yacht

1) Radar Mast:

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2) Final Assembly:

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Title of Project: Modelling of Sunseeker Predator yacht

OBJECTIVE:

To learn to sketch and build an entire Predator yacht using Solidworks. To learn curve generation, surface creation from curves and sketches, different types of surfaces - boundary surfaces - lofted surfaces - filled surfaces - ruled surfaces- reference planes - surface trims - surface knit - move/copy surfaces - mirror surfaces.

INTRODUCTION:

Solidworks is 3D modelling CAD and CAE computer program than runs on Microsoft windows. It is created by DASSULT SYSTEMS. Solidworks provide dedicated tools and workflows that streamline the design and development of your product from concepts through to reality. Intelligence is baked into solidworks making it simple to create winning design in record time.

SUNSEEKER PREDATOR YACHT:

Sunseeker International is a British luxury performance yacht brand. Originally named Poole Power Boats, the company was founded by brothers Robert and John braithwaite in 1969. The company changed its name to Sunseeker International in 1985 and has since become a global icon. Its headquarters and main assembly facility is in Poole Harbour, at Poole in Dorset, England. It is the largest UK-based luxury yacht maker measured by 2012 revenues. Yet, though a Sunseeker yacht is made with physical craft and materials, at its heart it is made with a true spirit of excellence. Only with this unique essence can create yachts that deliver such an enduring possibility for escape.

DESIGN METHODOLOGY:

SUNSEEKER PREDATOR YACHT IS THE ASSEMBLY OF FOLLOWING PARTS:

1. Propeller
2. Radar
3. Hull
4. Garage door
5. Front seat
6. Middle seat
7. Rear seat
8. Superstructure
9. Radar mast

1) Propeller:

Propeller is a device with rotating hub and radiating blades that are set at pitch to form a helical spiral, that, when rotated, performs an action which is similar to Archimedes' screw. It transforms rotational power into linear thrust by acting upon a working fluid, such as water or air. The rotational motion of the blades is converted into thrust by creating a pressure difference between the two surfaces. A given mass of working fluid is accelarated in one direction and a craft moves in opposite direction.

Sketch tools: Line, spline, rectangle, circle, etc.

Feature tools: Revolved Boss/Base, Lofted Boss/Base extrude, Cut extrude, Fillet, Circular pattern, etc.

Appearance: Custom Brown

Rendering: Photoview 360

2) Radar:

Radar-Radio detection and Ranging, is used to detect objects and their position relative to your current location. It works by sending signal. When the signal hits an object, it gets reflected back to radar, which can then calculate a rough estimate of the object. It does so by detecting other ships and land obstacles, to give bearing and distance for collision avoidance and navigation while on water.

Sketch tools: Line, arc, polygon, circle, point, text, sketch pattern, etc.

Feature tools: Boss/Base extrude, cut extrude, mirror, split line, fillet, etc.

Appearance: White and custom dark grey

Rendering: Photoview 360

3) Hull:

A hull is the watertight body of a ship or yacht. The hull may open at the top such as a (dinghy), or it may be fully or partially coverd with a deck. Atop the deck may be a deckhouse or other superstructures, such as a funnel, derrick, or mast. The line where hull meets the water surface is called the waterline.

Sketch tools: Line, spline, circle, arc, rectangle, slot, elipse, curve, etc.

Feature tools: Surface extrude, surface loft, surface trim, surface knit, surface fill, project curve, shell, boss extrude, cut extrude, sweep, revolve, delete face, Helix/spiral, split, splitline, mirror, fillet, chamfer, combine, linear pattern, dome, etc.

Appearance: White, Black, dark blue, dark grey, light grey, grey, Decals.

Rendering: Photoview 360

4) Garage door:

A garage door is a large door on a garage that opens either manually or by an electric motor (a garage door opener). Garage doors are frequently large enough to accommodate automobiles and other vehicles.The operating mechanism is spring-loaded or counterbalanced to offset the weight of the door and reduce human or motor effort required to operate the door. Less commonly, some garage doors slide or swing horizontally. Doors are made of wood, metal, or fiberglass, and may be insulated to prevent heat loss.

Sketch tools: Rectangle, circle, text, etc.

Feature tools: Cut extrude, mirror, fillet, shell, etc.

Appearance: Custom dark blue, white.

Rendering: Photoview 360

5) Front seat:

Front seat is located on the front side of the yacht. It is used for sitting purpose and take the experince of incredible front view of ocean from yacht.

Sketch tools: Line, spline, arc, rectangle, etc.

Feature tools: Surface extrude, surface sweep, surface trim, surface loft, surface fill, surface knit, Cut extrude, revolve, fillet, mirror, dome, etc.

Appearance: White and light grey.

Rendering: Photoview 360.

6) Middle seat:

Middle seat is located under the back edge of superstructure behind back window at the back side of the hull.

Sketch tools: Line, rectangle

Feature tools: Boss extrude, cut extrude, fillet, mirror, chamfer.

Appearance: White, light grey, Custom grey, custom light brown.

Rendering: Photoview 360

7) Rear seat:

Rear seat is located at the back end of the hull over the garage block.

Sketch tools: Line, circle, rectangle, spline, etc.

Feature tools: Surface sweep, Surface trim, surface offset, Ruled surface, surface knit, surface extrude, surface extend, surface loft, boss extrude, etc.

Appearance: White, grey, red, light grey, custom yellow.

Rendering: Photoview 360

8) Superstructure:

A superstructure is an upward extension of an existing structure above a baseline. This term is applied to various kinds of physical structures such as buildings, bridges or ships having the degree of freedom zero (in the terms of theory of machines). On water craft, the superstructure consists of the parts of the ship or a boats, including sailboats and yachts that project above her main deck.

Sketch tools: Line, spline, circle, rectangle, arc, etc.

Feature tools: Boss extrude, cut extrude, sweep, Surface extrude, surface knit, surface trim, surface sweep, surface loft, surface fill, surface extend, ruled surface, delete surface, thicken, split line, mirror, fillet.

Appearance: White, light grey, light cyan, custom black, custom dark blue, grey, custom dark grey, decals.

Rendering: Photoview 360.

9) Radar Mast:

Radar mast is a vertical structure of yacht that is placed on top of the bridge towards the ship's bow. It holds some equipments like radar, navigation light and ship horns in the case of foremast.

Sketch tools: Line, arc, circle, rectangle, spline, etc.

Feature tools: Boss extrude, cut extrude, revolve, sweep, mirror, fillet, Chamfer, shell

Appearance: White, custom dark grey, custom light grey, custom light yellow.

Rendering: Photoview 360.

DESCRIPTION OF ALL COMMANDS USED IN DESIGN:

1. line : It is used to draw a line (horizontal, vertical, inclined)
2. circle : It is used to create cicular drawing by defining a centre point and radius.
3. Arc : It is a part of a circle with starting and ending point with definite radius.
4. Spline : It is used to create curve line with minimum 2 endpoints.
5. Ellipse : It is used to create oval shape drawing.
6. Extrude : It is used to add material to the object perpendicular to sketch.
7. loft : It is used to add material according to our profile.
8. Sweep : It is used to add material along the path provided with profile to sweep.
9. Revolve : It is used to add material by rotating around the refrence axis according to its shape.
10. Fillet : It is used to create rounded corners.
11. Trim : It is used to remove unwanted part of our object.
12. construction line : It is part of the line which has same significance as a line but acts only as refrence.
13. Split : It is used to cut our part in refrence to a line and selected parts.
14. Centerpoint straight slot : It is used to create slot like geometry by defining mid point center line and slot radius.
15. Circular Pattern : It is used to pattern our objects or features in circular form in refrence to some circle.
16. Project Curve : It is used to create 3D curve projected with the help of two different 2D curves in different planes.
17. Extrude cut : It is used to remove material.
18. Revolve cut : It is used to remove material by rotating around refrence axis.
19. Mirror : It is used to create similar, opposite copy of the object with refrence to the mirror face (face, line, plane).
20. Combine : It is used to add or remove two or more bodies to create onle solid single body.
21. Shell : It is used to convert solid body into hollow body.
22. Dome : It is used to add material by creating ellipticle or spherical shape by adding some dome value.
23. Chamfer : It is used to cut corners by giving ditance, angle or vertex.
24. Linear Pattern : It is used to pattern our object or features along axis or some refrence edges.
25. Move/copy body : It is used to move/copy objects, drawings, features from one place to another with or without any angle.
26. Composite curve : It is used to combine 2 or more projected curves into single curve.
27. Surface Knit : This feature is used to combine 2 or more surfaces which are not intersected properly and can control gaps between them.
28. Surface Trim : It helps to remove unwanted part of the surface with the help of other surface intersecting completely.
29. Split line : It helps to divide our surface in two parts with the help of projection.

ASSEMBLY OF SUNSEEKER PREDATOR YACHT:

Assembly includes parts such as hull, front seat, middle seat, rear seat, superstructure, propeller, radar, radar mast. These parts are inserted in assembly with proper mates and relations given to them.

RENDERING:

This is a process of creating a photorealistic look of model.

This can be done in two ways:

1. Photoview 360
2. Solidworks Visualize

Photoview 360:

It is a visualization and rendering solution which is included in solidworks. It provides highly interactive enviornment for viewing designs and creating photorealistic renderings.

Solidworks Visualize:

It is a standalone application from solidworks which helps our 3D cad data to create photo quality content from images to animations, interactive web contents and imersive virtual reality to bring our product to life.

Rendered images:

CONCLUSION:

Different components of yacht are modelled and learned to knit the surfaces. These components are assembled together with the help of mates. Finally rendered to provide photorealistic view with the help of solidworks visualize and photoview 360.

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