Ship models

[Indusign]

Hello,


I know this isn't maybe the best place to put this, but can't think of a better one.


I'm using sometimes ship models to make simulations on how to discharge them with our E-Cranes.


I did model some of them, but find it realy difficult to get something that looks real enough. Not many exact drawings to find.


Now I'm needing a handymax size vessel, like in the picture.


So if somebody has something that could be shared, then feel free to send it

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Thanks for ....

 

[prohammy]

Indesign,


Don't know how much use this will be to you (saw it in another post the other day, therefore not sure what the models are like and how they will import into ProE) but you may find something of use.....


http://www.turbosquid.com/Search/Index.cfm/stgSEK_MT/3D%20Mo dels/stgSEK_CA/Watercraft/FuseAction/processSmartSearch/intC ategory1/212


Kev


EDIT


PS I never checked this, but go to the home page and see if there are any free models
Edited by: prohammy

 

[Indusign]

Hi Kev,


Thanks for the link, but the files there are almost exclusive for 3Dstudio-max I think (3ds extension) .


The free files are just some exotic stuff, nothing workable.

 

[prohammy]

Sorry about that......


Better luck finding something.


Kev

 

[design-engine]

If you want to use a ship for simulation I would think a couple hours effort you would have a ship that you could use. Anything more complex might take a way from you simulation of what your selling. The crane.


to make the model look real enough ...


If we at deeplabs or design-engine were to come up with tha model and only had 24 hrs which is the case for our advertising agency costomers....


I would go to google earth and find a ship parked someplce on earth and also do searches on google with 'large' images selected to use for modeling references.

 

[design-engine]

medium imagesfrom google searching for 'handymax vessel'


large imagesfrom google searching for 'handymax vessel'





looks like these Chinese guys are doing the same thing you are doing....

 

[Indusign]

Picture enough, but that wasn't what I as looking for, just asked if somebody had a model they wanted/could share.


And those chinese, well didn't found any modelof thier ship.


Besides, we make the one and only E-Crane

 

[scott100]

Hi, try http://www.the-blueprints.com/


I have not looked specifically for the type you are after but these are great for using as image planes. Hope it helps.

 

[slh300z]

You will find that the Chinese are mostly using PTC's CADDS 5i product for ship design, NOT Pro/E. CADDS is still quite prevalent in the rest of the ship building industry (such as shipbuilders Daewoo and Hyundai Heavy Industries in S. Korea). PTC is (supposedly) still marketing CADDS 5i toward that industry.


We have some sample ship files from Bath Iron Works in Maine(another CADDS user), but they are proprietary. Anyway, if you find some container ship CAD files, they will probably be CADDS 5 designs which you would then need to import into Pro/E.


Our office is on the Ohio River, and we are familiar with your E-Crane. I've seen them used for loading/unloading barges. We develop viewing software for CADDS which also has a DXF translator: www.draftware.com