Using 3-D software
January 1st, 1970
PhotoModeler The owner of the Swan 601 boat requested Custom Marine Canvas create a sunshade that didn’t look like a conventional bimini. Using the 3-D program PhotoModeler, Custom Marine Canvas took pictures from different angles. The orange stickers are distinct points for PhotoModeler. Once you take pictures, you then tell the program that orange sticker […]
Automated vs. manual processes
January 1st, 1970
Five-panel, three-sided rigid enclosure for a 74-foot Viking Manual Process pattern: 6 hrs. Cut parts and draw glass: 6 hrs. Total: 12 hrs. Automated Process pattern: 1 hr. Process parts and glass: 30 min. Cut parts and draw glass: 1 hr. Total: 2 hrs. 30 min. Three-bow bimini for a 13-foot Boston Whaler Manual Measure: […]
3-D Software and Hardware Options
January 1st, 1970
Some of the more popular 3-D design packages, for both Mac and Windows operating systems. AutoCAD www.autodesk.com/autocad Initially released in 1982, AutoCAD is one of the most well-known CAD programs available. It offers: Efficient user interface Annotation scaling Dynamic blocks Parametric drawing PDF integration Autodesk ImageModeler This image-based modeling and photogrammetry software enables architects, designers […]
Branding and networking for small businesses
January 1st, 1970
Veteran marketer Rod Means of San Diego claims that he was the first to put jump suits on auto-racing pit crews back in the 1970s, when T-shirts and jeans with a rag hanging out of the back pocket were standard. Such jump suits now blossom with brands in NASCAR pits, and also on small-business workers […]
Identifying boat covers
January 1st, 1970
Boat covers are typically identified by their primary purpose. Mooring covers are intended to protect a stationary boat at its mooring or while it’s stored on a trailer or hoist; travel covers are intended to provide protection when the boat is traveling down the highway on a trailer. Mooring covers may be weighted down rather […]