Tom Barnes's profile

Whitewater Canoe

Being a whitewater kayaker and a designer I've always wanted to Join the two and design my own boat.
 
I didn't want to just make a copy of an interpretation of what already exists, so I created my own concept. "The Party OC1". I call it the Vortex
Sketches shows the journey from idea to sketch and technical drawing ready to enter Solidworks
The CAD Involved building up multiple sketches in 3D and producing Surface lofts between them. Building these up to create the final shape. Them adding in the details and shelling the part
High Rocker
Planning Hull
High volume bow
Low volume Tail
5 Grab Handles
 
With the CAD Produced I created a 3D print to get a full representation of the design. This allows people to get a 360 view of the model that and an understanding that a rendering can not give
Whitewater Canoe
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Whitewater Canoe

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