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elliptical sidecut
Posted: Fri Jul 05, 2013 8:52 am
by gketcham
Does anyone know a good way to create an elliptical sidecut on SketchUp (which is what I'm using).
Posted: Fri Jul 05, 2013 1:34 pm
by Richuk
There's a sketchup tutorial on that issue, but I think you might struggle to acheive a meaningful result. Have you looked at Draftsight? You can trade files between the two applications with a ruby script.
Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2013 9:49 am
by gketcham
I found that tutorial. I think making more contact points on the ellipse will enable a good shape.
Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2013 4:33 am
by vinman
Consider using 3 point arcs that. Meet at the waist of the ski. This gives you a nice shape with a slightly smaller radius up front than in back. This also solves placing the waist of the ski in the right spot.