Americas Cup: TNZ AC75 Platform study III
Te Rehutai cad here —
Click images for larger orig size and slideshow. Still pending on many accurate details for hull & foils and rudder which has split winglets like the TNZ AC50, the main foils lower taper plus wing planshape, also the bulb its a bit more rounded and marked and many more details, but you get the idea by now. Drawing a 3D Cad its a great asset to learn actual shape. Also you learn about how to manage the cad soft too.
Attempting to replicate AC platforms is pretty fun and didactic, with the added ingredient this time around on being able to print them at home. Will continue refining and will go for the American Magic AC75 and the rest when launched.
Are you making it rule compliant or just “sketching”?
Hi Ncik , its being drawn out directly on the few pics from the launch I have. scaled to the cm to rule compliant.
It looks say rather good cause it is proportionally correct to the original, give or take a cm here and there right now, but with more shots and more details it will be full rule compliant as I check vs real rule dimensions too.
Hull LOH in CAD above is 2070. With more hours will make a more accurate version, thus as noted I remark its a draft.
These are awesome! I’m totally impressed. You mentioned printing, do you post to Thingiverse or any other platform? Would love to have a go at printing these….
Thanks for posting your platform studies – they rock!
I want to build a AC-75 at 1:12 scale Would love to start from your 3D model!
What software did you do the Model in?
Would you share this model?
Did you say 2070 MM in length?
John X
Hi! Same here, want to print a 1:20 version for a non RC kids race this summer in Sweden with some 50+ participants. Would you consider to share the igen file or similar format? Cheers Carl-Joahm
I’m interested in a 1:20 as well. Thanks
I am so totally interested. No we have thousands of images on internet, se could almost use photogrammetry… But best would sliced profiles, foot after foot from front to back…
Hi Phil , I have Te Aihe almost there , see some renders here https://catsailingnews.com/2020/04/team-new-zealand-ac50-ac75-3d-print-phase-ii.html just need to sit down again and finish more details. Will be doing latest versions later from all teams.
Interesting project and then even more because you are replicating it with a 3d printer
Can you share the STL file to replicate AC75 to create the static models ??