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Open SolidWorks

Go to: Start > Programs > SolidWorks

Open the file: Blueprint-Setup.prt

NOTE: You can also use the YachtTutorial model: Hull_Starting_File_eBook_1.sldprt

Go to: File > Save As

Give your file the following name: Hull

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Select the sketches BLUEPRINT_FRONTVIEW / BLUEPRINT_BACKVIEW and BLUEPRINT_TOPVIEW
and hide them by clicking on the glasses

We start with the blue contour line as shown in the picture below.

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Create a new sketch on the Bottom Plane

Select the Bottom Plane in the Feature Manager

Click on the 2D Sketch icon to make a new sketch

Click on the Normal To option to rotate and zoom the model normal to the selected Plane.

Draw a horizontal line as shown in the picture

Connect the endpoint of the line with the Back Plane

Add the two dimensions and the horizontal relation as shown in the picture

NOTE: The Top Views of the yacht are 90 degrees rotated in order to have more space at the page.
If you want to rotate your views as well you can use the arrow keys on your keyboard for this.

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Draw a three-point spline with one mid-point as shown in the picture and connect the endpoint of the spline with the origin

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Select the Horizontal Line and the Spline, hold down the Control button and select the “Equal Curvature” option

Click OK

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Zoom in on the left endpoint of the spline

Select the Arrow as shown in the detail

Add a vertical relation to the arrow as shown in the picture

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Pull at the two arrows and the midpoint of the spline to create the exact curve of the blueprint as shown in the picture.

This spline is the most important contour line of the hull so it must perfectly match the blueprint.

Close the sketch

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Create a new sketch on the Mid Plane

Select the Mid Plane in the Feature Manager

Click on the 2D Sketch icon to make a new sketch

Click on the Normal To option to rotate and zoom the model normal to the selected Plane.

Draw the straight line as shown in the picture

Change the dimensions of the straight line

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Create the second part of the edge with a spline with two midpoints

Draw the spline as shown in the picture

Change the dimensions of the spline

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Create the third part of the edge with a straight line

Draw the line as shown in the picture

Make sure that the right endpoint of the straight line is connected to the Back Plane and the left side is connected with the previous Spline

Change the dimension of the line

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Connect the endpoints of the spline with a tangency relation

Select a straight line, hold down the control key, select the spline and click on the Tangency icon
in the Add Relations bar.

Click OK

Add another Tangency relation to the other side of the Spline

Close the sketch

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Transform the two 2d sketches into one 3d sketch

Create a Projected Curve

Go to: Insert > Curve > Projected

Select the two sketches to project : Sketch1 and Sketch2 in the Feature Tree

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Click OK

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The following double-curved sketch line is the blue line in the picture

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Create a new sketch on the Mid Plane

Select the Mid Plane in the Feature Manager

Click on the 2D Sketch icon to make a new sketch

Click on the Normal To option to rotate and zoom the model normal to the selected Plane.

Draw the straight line as shown in the picture

Connect the endpoint of the line with the Back Plane

Add the dimensions of the straight line

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Create the second part of the edge with a spline with one midpoint

Draw the spline as shown in the picture

Change the dimensions of the spline

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Select the horizontal line, hold down the Control key and select the spline

Click on the Equal curvature option

Close the sketch

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Create a new sketch on the Bottom Plane

Select the Bottom Plane in the Feature Manager

Click on the 2D Sketch icon to make a new sketch

Click on the Normal To option to rotate and zoom the model normal to the selected Plane.

Draw a spline with three midpoints as shown in the picture

Connect the right side of the spline with the Back Plane

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Connect the Spline with Sketch3

Rotate your model and select the left endpoint of Sketch3 as shown in the picture

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Hold down the Control key and select the left endpoint of the Spline

Click on the Coincident option to connect the Spline with Sketch3

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Change the Horizontal dimensions of the spline as shown in the picture

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Change the Vertical dimensions of the spline as shown in the picture

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Click on the Arrow point on the rightside of the spline and add a horizontal relation

Click on the Arrow point on the leftside of the spline and add a vertical relation

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Click on the Arrow point on the leftside of the spline and add a vertical relation

Pull on the arrow point to approach the line on the blueprint as good as possible.

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Transform the two 2d sketches into one 3d sketch

Create a Projected Curve

Go to: Insert > Curve > Projected

Select the two sketches to project : Sketch3 and Sketch4 in the Feature Tree

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Click OK

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Create a new sketch on the Back Plane

Select the Back Plane in the Feature Manager

Click on the 2D Sketch icon to make a new sketch

Click on the Normal To option to rotate and zoom the model normal to the selected Plane.

Draw a spline without a midpoint as shown in the picture

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Select the upper endpoint of the spline, hold down the Control key and select combined Curve1

Click on Pierce as shown in the picture

Click OK

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Select the lower endpoint of the spline, hold down the Control key and select combined Curve2

Click on Pierce as shown in the picture

Click OK

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Click on the Normal To option to rotate and zoom the model
normal to the Back Plane.

Unhide the BLUEPRINT_BACKVIEW

Select BLUEPRINT_BACKVIEW in the feature tree and click on the glasses

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Click on the lower endpoint of the Spline and pull at the arrow point to approach the curve on the blueprint as good as possible

Close the sketch

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Create a new sketch on the Mid Plane

Select the Mid Plane in the Feature Manager

Click on the 2D Sketch icon to make a new sketch

Click on the Normal To option to rotate and zoom the model normal to the selected Plane.

Draw a straight line as shown in the picture

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Select the upper endpoint of the line, hold down the Control key and select combined Curve1

Click on Pierce as shown in the picture

Click OK

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Select the lower endpoint of the line, hold down the Control key and select combined Curve2

Click on Pierce as shown in the picture

Click OK

Close the sketch

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Create a Surface Loft

Go to Insert > Surface > Loft or click on the Surface icon

Click in the Profiles box

Select Curve1 and Curve2 as shown in the picture

Make sure that the green balls are both on the same end as shown in the picture

If not, click and drag one ball to the other side of the sketch

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Click in the Guide Curves box

Select Sketch5 and Sketch6 as shown in the picture

Set Guide curves influence to: To Next Guide

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Click OK

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Create a new sketch on the Mid Plane

Select the Mid Plane in the Feature Manager

Click on the 2D Sketch icon to make a new sketch

Click on the Normal To option to rotate and zoom the model normal to the selected Plane.

Draw a horizontal line as shown in the picture

Connect the right endpoint of the line with the Back Plane and add the two dimensions

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Draw a two point spline as shown in the picture

Connect the right side of the spline with the Horizontal line

Connect the left side of the spline with the corner of Surface Loft1 as shown in the picture

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Select the horizontal line, hold down the Control key and select the spline

Click on the Equal curvature option

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Select the orange line as shown in the picture, hold down the Control key and select the spline

Click on the Tangent option

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Pull on the two arrow points to approach the curve on the blueprint as good as possible.

Close the sketch

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Create a new sketch on the Back Plane

Select the Back Plane in the Feature Manager

Click on the 2D Sketch icon to make a new sketch

Click on the Normal To option to rotate and zoom the model

normal to the selected Plane.

Draw a spline as shown in the picture

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Select the upper endpoint of the spline, hold down
the Control key and select the corner of Surface-Loft1

Rotate your model to find the corner of Surface-Loft1

Click on Coincident to connect the spline to Surface-Loft1

Click OK

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Select the right endpoint of the spline, hold down the Control key and select Sketch8

Click on Pierce to connect the spline with Sketch8

Click OK

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Click on the Normal To option to rotate and zoom the model normal to the Back Plane.

Pull on the arrow point to approach the curve on the blueprint as good as possible.

Close the sketch

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Create a Surface Loft

Go to Insert > Surface > Loft or click on the Surface icon

Click in the Profiles box

Select Edge1 and Sketch8 as shown in the picture

Make sure that the green balls are both on the same end as shown in the picture

If not, click and drag one ball to the other side of the sketch

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Click in the Guide Curves box

Select Sketch9 as shown in the picture

Set Guide curves influence to: To Next Guide

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Click OK

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Create a new sketch on the Mid Plane

Select the Mid Plane in the Feature Manager

Click on the 2D Sketch icon to make a new sketch

Click on the Normal To option to rotate and zoom the model normal to the selected Plane.

Draw a diagonal line as shown in the picture

Connect the endpoints of the line with Surface-Loft1 and Surface-Loft2

Add the dimensions

Close the sketch

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Trim the rear of Surface-Loft1 and Surface-Loft2

Go to: Insert > Surface > Trim or click on the Trim icon

Click in the Trim tool box

Select the line of Sketch10 as shown in the picture.

Select the “Remove selections” option.

Select the two purple surfaces next to the cutline as shown in the picture.

Surface Split Options: Linear

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Click OK

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Create a new sketch on the Mid Plane

Select the Mid Plane in the Feature Manager

Click on the 2D Sketch icon to make a new sketch

Click on the Normal To option to rotate and zoom the model normal to the selected Plane.

Draw two centerlines as shown in the picture

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Select the upper centerline, hold down the Control key and select the blue edge as shown in the picture

Click on the Tangent option to create a tangency transition

Click OK

Select the lower centerline, hold down the Control key and select the blue edge as shown in the picture

Click on the Tangent option to create a tangency transition

Click OK

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Draw the spline as shown in the picture

Pull on the arrow point to approach the curve on the blueprint as good as possible.

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Create a Surface Loft

Go to Insert > Surface > Loft or click on the Surface icon

Click in the Profiles box

Select Edge1 and Sketch11 as shown in the picture

Select Tangency To Face as Start constraint for the transition between Surface-Loft1 and the new Surface Loft

Change the Tangent Length into 1.3

Select Normal to Profile as End constraint for the transition between the Mid Plane and the new Surface Loft

Change the Tangent Length into 2

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Click OK

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Create a new sketch on the Mid Plane

Select the Mid Plane in the Feature Manager

Click on the 2D Sketch icon to make a new sketch

Click on the Normal To option to rotate and zoom the model normal to the selected Plane.

Draw the two lines as shown in the picture

Add the dimensions

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Create a Surface Extrude

Go to: Insert > Surface > Extrude or click on the Surface Extrude icon

Change into 5000 mm

Make sure that the extrusion is directed as shown in the picture.

If the direction is wrong, change it with the Reverse Direction button

Click OK

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Trim the rear of Surface-Loft1 and Surface-Loft2

Go to: Insert > Surface > Trim or click on the Trim icon

Click in the Trim tool box

Select Surface-Extrude1 as shown in the picture.

Select the “Remove selections” option.

Select the two purple surfaces as shown in the picture.

Surface Split Options: Linear

Click OK

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Knit the surfaces of the Hull

Go to Insert > Surface > Knit or click on the Surface Knit icon

Click in the Selections box and select the 3 blue surfaces

Select the ‘’Gap Control’’ option

Click OK

NOTE: It’s absolutely crucial that the color of the knitted edges changes from blue into black after the Knit feature
is applied. If the edge of the Knitted surface stay’s blue it means there’s a (small) gab between some surface
transitions. Make sure that the color of the Knitted edges always changes from blue into black when you’ve applied
the Knit feature. Otherwise it will causing problems later on if you want to convert the surface body into a Solid body.

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Trim Surface-Extrude1

Go to: Insert > Surface > Trim or click on the Trim icon

Click in the Trim tool box

Select the blue body as Trim tool

Select the “Remove selections” option.

Select the three purple surfaces as shown in the picture.

Surface Split Options: Linear

Click OK

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Create a new sketch on the Mid Plane

Select the Mid Plane in the Feature Manager

Click on the 2D Sketch icon to make a new sketch

Click on the Normal To option to rotate and zoom the model normal to the selected Plane.

Draw the straight line as shown in the picture

Connect the ends of the line with the surface body as shown in the picture

Close the sketch

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Create a Surface Fill

Go to: Insert > Surface > Fill or click on the Surface Fill icon

Select the three blue edges as shown in the picture

Click OK

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Knit all the surfaces of the Hull

Go to Insert > Surface > Knit or click on the Surface Knit icon

Click in the Selections box and select the 3 blue surfaces

Select the ‘’Gap Control’’ option

Click OK

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Create another Surface Fill

Go to: Insert > Surface > Fill or click on the Surface Fill icon

Select all the blue edges as shown in the picture

Select the Fix up boundary option

Select the Merge result option

Select the Try to form solid option (this option will solidify your model)

Click OK

You can use a Section View (top menubar) to check if your model is solid.

If this is not the case I recommend you to check if there are no blue edges left. They are supposed to be black.

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Create a Shell

Select the two blue surfaces as shown in the picture

Go to Insert > Features > Shell or click on the Shell icon

Change into 120 mm

Click OK

Click OK for the Thickness warning

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Create a new sketch on the Mid Plane

Select the Mid Plane in the Feature Manager

Click on the 2D Sketch icon to make a new sketch

Click on the Normal To option to rotate and zoom the model normal to the selected Plane.

Draw the line as shown in the picture

Add the dimensions

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Hide the blueprint

Click on the BLUEPRINT_SIDEVIEW in the Feature Tree and click on the Glasses to hide the blueprint

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Offset the outer edge of the hull

Go to Tools > Sketch Tools > Offset Entities or click on the Offset Entities icon

Change the Offset Distance into 50 mm

Select the five outer edges of the hull (yellow)

Make sure that the offset is directed inwards as shown in the Detail. If not, click on the Reverse
button to change the direction of the Offset.

Click OK

Detail

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Trim the ends of the lines

Go to: Tools > Sketch Tools > Trim or click on the Trim icon

Select the Power Trim option

Zoom in at the left side of the view as shown in the picture

Click and drag the cursor over the lines to remove them

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Zoom in at the right side of the view as shown in the picture

Click and drag the cursor over the lines to remove them

Click OK

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Select the blue straight line and click on the Fix button to constrain it

The color of the line changed from blue into black which means that the line is fully defined

Click OK

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Create an Extrude up to the shell of the Hull

Go to: Insert > Boss/Base > Extrude or click on the Extrude icon

Change the Blind direction into Up to Next

Click OK

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Create a new sketch on the Mid Plane

Select the Mid Plane in the Feature Manager

Click on the 2D Sketch icon to make a new sketch

Click on the Normal To option to rotate and zoom the model

normal to the selected Plane.

Draw the lines as shown in the picture and detail

Add the dimensions

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 Draw the blue line as shown in the picture

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Select the new line, hold down the Control key, select the second blue line

Click on the Collinear relation as shown in the picture

Click OK

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Trim the ends of the lines

Go to: Tools > Sketch Tools > Trim or click on the Trim icon

Select the Power Trim option

Click and drag the cursor over the extended lines to remove them

Click OK

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Create an Extruded Cut

Go to: Insert > Cut > Extrude or click on the Extruded Cut icon

Change into 2734 mm

Click on the Reverse Direction button to make sure that the Extruded Cut is directed as shown in the picture

Click OK

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Create a new sketch on the Mid Plane

Select the Mid Plane in the Feature Manager

Click on the 2D Sketch icon to make a new sketch

Click on the Normal To option to rotate and zoom the model

normal to the selected Plane.

Draw the four lines as shown in the picture

Add the dimensions (use the blue corner point as reference)

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Draw a spline without mid-points as shown in the picture

Select the blue horizontal line as shown in the picture, hold down the Control key and select the blue spline

Click on the Tangent option

Click OK

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Create an Extrude

Go to: Insert > Boss/Base > Extrude or click on the Extrude icon

Change into 3070 mm

Click OK

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Create a new sketch on the Bottom Plane

Select the Bottom Plane in the Feature Manager

Click on the 2D Sketch icon to make a new sketch

Click on the Normal To option to rotate and zoom the model normal to the Bottom Plane.

NOTE: You can also use the arrows of your keyboard to rotate your model

Draw the four lines as shown in the picture

Add the dimension

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Draw two splines without mid-points as shown in the picture

Add the dimensions

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Click on the right endpoint of the upper spline and add a Horizontal relation as shown in the picture

Click on the bottom endpoint of the lower spline and add a Vertical relation as shown in the picture

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Create an Extruded Cut

Go to: Insert > Cut > Extrude or click on the Extruded Cut icon

Change into 3200 mm

Click on the Reverse Direction button to make sure that the Extruded Cut is directed as shown in the picture

Click OK

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Create a Fillet

Go to: Insert > Features > Fillet/Round or click on the Fillet icon

Click on the blue edge as shown in the picture

Change the Radius into 1000 mm

Click OK

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Create a Chamfer

Go to: Insert > Features > Chamfer or click on the Chamfer icon

Select the two blue edges as shown in the picture

Select the ‘’Angle distance’’ option

Change into 50 mm

Change into 45 deg

Click OK

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Create a Chamfer

Go to: Insert > Features > Chamfer or click on the Chamfer icon

Select the blue edge as shown in the picture

Select the ‘’Distance distance’’ option

Change into 300 mm

Change into 150 mm

Click OK

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Create a Fillet

Go to: Insert > Features > Fillet/Round or click on the Fillet icon

Click on the five blue edges as shown in the picture

Change the Radius into 100 mm

Click OK

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Create a Fillet

Go to: Insert > Features > Fillet/Round or click on the Fillet icon

Click on the blue edge as shown in the picture

Change the Radius into 30 mm

Click OK

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Create a Fillet

Go to: Insert > Features > Fillet/Round or click on the Fillet icon

Click on the two blue edges as shown in the picture

Change the Radius into 100 mm

Click OK

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Create a Fillet

Go to: Insert > Features > Fillet/Round or click on the Fillet icon

Click on the blue edge as shown in the picture

Change the Radius into 100 mm

Click OK

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Create a new plane

Go to: Insert > Reference Geometry > Plane or click on the New Plane icon

First Reference : Select the Mid Plane

Change the Offset Distance into: 5000 mm

Click OK

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Create a new sketch on the new Plane1

Select Plane1 in the Feature Manager

Click on the 2D Sketch icon to make a new sketch

Click on the Normal To option to rotate and zoom the model normal to the Bottom Plane.

Rote the view 180 degrees with the keyboard arrows as shown in the picture

Draw the line as shown in the picture

Add the two dimensions

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Select the line, hold down the Control key and select the blue edge as shown in the picture

Click on the Parallel option

Change the distance in 190 mm

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Unhide the BLUEPRINT_ SIDEVIEW

Select BLUEPRINT_SIDEVIEW in the feature tree and click on the glasses

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Draw a spline without a midpoint and connect the ends with the ends of the line

Click on one of the endpoints of the spline and drag at the arrow point to change the curve

Approach the curve on the blueprint as good as possible

Do the same thing for the other side of the spline as shown in the picture

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Create an Extruded Cut

Go to: Insert > Cut > Extrude or click on the Extruded Cut icon

Change Direction 1 into Offset From Surface

Select the pink extrusion surface as Face

Change into 38 mm

Click on the Reverse Offset option to make sure that the Extruded Cut is directed inwards the body

Click OK

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Create a Fillet

Go to: Insert > Features > Fillet/Round or click on the Fillet icon

Click on the two blue edges as shown in the picture

Change the Radius into 50 mm

Click OK

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Create a Fillet

Go to: Insert > Features > Fillet/Round or click on the Fillet icon

Click on the blue edge as shown in the picture

Change the Radius into 35 mm

Click OK

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Create a new sketch on Plane1

Select Plane1 in the Feature Manager

Click on the 2D Sketch icon to make a new sketch

Click on the Normal To option to rotate and zoom the model normal to Plane1

Switch the Display Style to Wireframe to make the blueprint visible in the hull as shown in the picture

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Draw the four lines as shown on the blueprint

Select the four lines and click on the Fix button to constraint the lines

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Add a Sketch Fillet to the corners of the rectangle

Go to Tools > Sketch Tools > Fillet or click on the Fillet option

Click on the four corner points of the rectangle to add a fillet

Change the Fillet radius into 50 mm

Click OK

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Create a Linear Pattern for the other windows

Go to: Tools > Sketch Tools > Linear Pattern or click on the Linear Pattern icon

Change D1 into 510 mm

Change the Number of Instances into 6

Change A1 into 178deg to reproduce the window on the blueprint as good as possible

Select the four lines and fillet as Entities to Pattern

Click OK

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Remove the fourth window as shown on the blueprint

Select the lines of the fourth window and click on the Delete button on your keyboard

Select two of the lines and click on the Fix button to define the sketch

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Switch the Display Style from Wireframe back into Shaded With Edges to make the
body of the hull visible again

Create an Extruded Cut

Go to: Insert > Cut > Extrude or click on the Extruded Cut icon

Change Direction 1 into Offset From Surface

Select the pink surface as Face

Change into 50 mm

Click on the Reverse Offset option to

make sure that the Extruded Cut is
directed inwards the body

Select the Translate Surface otpion

Click OK

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Create a Fillet

Go to: Insert > Features > Fillet/Round or click on the Fillet icon

Click on one edge of each window as shown in the picture

Change the Radius into 20 mm

Click OK

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Create a new sketch on Plane1

Select Plane1 in the Feature Manager

Click on the 2D Sketch icon to make a new sketch

Click on the Normal To option to rotate and zoom the model normal to Plane1

Switch the Display Style into Wireframe to make the blueprint visible in the hull as shown in the picture

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Create one of the portholes with the Slot feature

Go to: Tools > Sketch Entities > Straight Slot or click on the Straight Slot icon

Reproduce one of the portholes as shown on the blueprint

Click OK

Click on the Fix Slot icon to define the slot

Click OK

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Copy and paste the porthole as shown on the blueprint

Go to: Tools > Sketch Tools > Copy or click on the Copy icon

Select the Slot as Entities to Copy

Click in the blue Start point box and select one point of the Slot

Copy the Slot to another porthole as shown on the blueprint

Click OK

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Copy the other six portholes in the same way as shown on the blueprint

Define all the portholes

Select one point of a porthole and click on Fix Slot icon to define the slot

Repeat this for all the slots as shown in the picture

Click OK

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Switch the Display Style back from Wireframe into Shaded With Edges to make the
body of the hull visible again

Create an Extruded Cut

Go to: Insert > Cut > Extrude or click on the Extruded Cut icon

Change Direction 1 into Offset From Surface

Select the pink surface as Face

Change into 50 mm

Click on the Reverse Offset option to make sure that the Extruded Cut is directed inwards the body

Select the Translate Surface otpion

Click OK

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Create a new plane

Go to: Insert > Reference Geometry > Plane or click on the New Plane icon

First Reference : Select a point of one of the portholes as First Reference

Second Reference : Select an edge of the portholes as Second Reference

Click OK

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Create a new sketch on Plane2

Select Plane2 in the Feature Manager

Click on the 2D Sketch icon to make a new sketch

Draw the circle as shown in the picture

Change the dimension of the circle into 40 mm as shown in the picture by clicking on the dimension button

Close the sketch

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Create a 3D Sketch

Click on the 3D Sketch icon to make a new 3D sketch

Select one outer edge of the porthole, hold down the Control key and select the other edges of the porthole
as shown in the picture

Go to: Tools > Sketch Tools > Convert Entities or click on the Convert Entities button

Click OK

Close the 3D sketch

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Create a Solid Sweep

Go to: Insert > Boss/Base > Sweep or click on the Sweep icon

Select the 2D circle Sketch as Profile

Select a line of the 3DSketch1 as Path

Click on the Closed Loop option to select the complete 3dSketch

The preview looks a little bit strange but click OK

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Repeat this action for the other 6 portholes as shown in the picture

Save the file with the following name: Hull

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In the next tutorial you will learn how to model Part II of the Hull in SolidWorks.

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