SnoCad Mixed Camber Design
Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2020 8:20 am
Hey all, newbie here in the VERY early stages of ski building. I am working on getting a few different design ideas fleshed out in SnoCad. The current design I'm working on is a symmetrical flex/shape park ski, with a Rocker-Camber-Rocker profile. From reading through the forum, I see that SnoCad doesn't really support this kind of profile in a single file, but you can do it using two files, one for the ski shape and one for the profile. I took this advice and I've came up with the following design that I've attached to this post. It seems to be okay, but I have a few questions/concerns.
1. Do the running lengths and the tip/tail lengths of both the profile design and the shape design have to be the same? That's how I did it and it makes sense to me... The contact points of the skis will now be the end of the camber, and the rest of the tip/tail will be rockered.
2. Is it possible for me to determine the amount of rocker with this design?
3. This profile makes it look like there won't be a definitive tip/tail curve. If you look at other skis in this shape (ARV 96 for example), there is rocker but there is also a definitive tip and tail curve still. Is this possible to do in SnoCad?
I guess I'm wondering if SnoCad is going to be enough, and if I have done this technique properly. Any help is appreciated!!
1. Do the running lengths and the tip/tail lengths of both the profile design and the shape design have to be the same? That's how I did it and it makes sense to me... The contact points of the skis will now be the end of the camber, and the rest of the tip/tail will be rockered.
2. Is it possible for me to determine the amount of rocker with this design?
3. This profile makes it look like there won't be a definitive tip/tail curve. If you look at other skis in this shape (ARV 96 for example), there is rocker but there is also a definitive tip and tail curve still. Is this possible to do in SnoCad?
I guess I'm wondering if SnoCad is going to be enough, and if I have done this technique properly. Any help is appreciated!!