ok - I got some procedural hull mesh generation done. I basically just type the coordinates of the line plan section shapes and it builds the 3D mesh from it. In this example I've only defined 12 or so shapes and it built this. Ignore the cannon and sail placement as they are built on the old standi-in hull shape. The bow and stern will be a little chore but I believe she will answer nicely... its a pity that half of the pretty curves are submerged beneath the waterline. My near term project (today?) is to build an auto deck generator that will conform to the inner hull shape so that the interiors will lay out nice, so one can walk around inside the ship.. down to the hold.
What this means is that I can mass produce a lot of ship types once it is finished, only using the ship plans, no 3D cad work required. (in theory.. hah)
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