#Airfoil surfboard software#

The commonly used designs today either have a roll pin, or a screw and plate on one or both ends of the fin base, and will only release if something breaks. The Universal Tough Fin Base (UTFB) is designed to allow release of the fin from the fin box in an impact scenario when hit from fore or aft, unlike other designs currently in common use. To get started, and not let 'perfect' be the enemy of 'good', here is a brief summary: That might prevent disappointment for future patent seekers for safety fin release patents, because they will not spend much money on a patent, only to find that it will be unenforceable because of ample evidence of 'Prior art' having existed before the patent would have been granted. I'm working on a summary of the 'Universal Tough Fin Base' concept, to make it easy to find for any patent lawyers who might be employed to patent anything like it. The intention is to keep my invention freely available to everyone, by making it reasonably discoverable as existing prior art for surfboard safety fin releases.Īnyone searching for patent surfboard fin safety release system, or Safety surfboard fin release system patent, or patent surf board fin safety system or such key words should hopefully find this post. The rest of this post is going to be a pain to read, but it's not intended for swaylockians, but rather for search bots. I think he's in for a treat, because so far all surf reports / experiences with these fins have been positive, to say the least. What would be realy nice is if the printer was just a little larger and I could print it all in one partĪnother HARF-9_TUB fin is now in possession of an Aussi surfer for testing. Like you say joining rod would not be easy however I think if small enough they would work 3 mm should be fine. This would help with print time too I think I did it in 3 sections and two of them together was something like 26hours print time. My plan is just to print a core and then vacuum bag glass and carbon over the top, the test I did pictured is super solid and the thickness could be reduced a lot, it was 2mm I think 1 would be plenty. the internal structure was just added to the airfoil and lofted with it so it tapers down with it which is maybe not perfect.

I then lofted the airfoil to the outline however it doesn't like coming to a point so had issues there. I designed it on fusion 360 importing the airfoil and then doing a plan of the outline, then a section of the anhedrel to which I created the 3d outline. Yes I thought the curve would be the problem on finfoil, I wonder if that could be added in to the program. I built it from a kit which took maybe 10 hours taking my time and not rushing, it printed perfect first go. It was supposed to be a 7 week wait it took 11 week. Once you succeed printing the correct outer shape (without the required mechanical strength), you can then add structural strength on the inside with a variety of techniques. You are certainly taking on a challenge there!Īre you 'manually' designing the internal structures? I would consider just designing the outer layer for a start, and then let the Slic3r fill it. Not even carbon rod insertion is an option due to the foil being curved in at least 2 perpendicular axes. These foils will be difficult to print, too.

#Airfoil surfboard software#

However, you could probably create a file in finFoil (and you will be blown away by how easy it is!) and then warp the file by using some other software to act upon it. I don't think finFoil would work, at least no by itself, because you bend the foils in yet another plane. The foils you are making are an order of magnitude more difficult than anything I have tried yet. How long did you have to wait for the printer? Did you build it from a kit or buy assembled?