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Download the blueprints for your yacht: Click here to download your yacht blueprints Open SolidWorks Go to: Start > Programs > SolidWorks Create a new part Open a new part with model units set to millimeters. Go to: File > New > Part Select the three planes in the feature tree and make them visible by clicking on the glasses. Copyright by J.W. Zuyderduyn www.yachttutorial.com - How To Model a Yacht in SolidWorks? Page 3

Create a new sketch on the Front Plane Select the Front Plane in the Feature Manager Click on the 2D Sketch icon to make a new sketch Go to: Tools > Sketch Tools > Sketch Picture Browse to the YachtTutorial map and go to: Blueprints > Select Blueprint_Front.PNG Click: Open Copyright by J.W. Zuyderduyn www.yachttutorial.com - How To Model a Yacht in SolidWorks? Page 4

Change the dimensions and the position of the blueprint as shown in the picture (The scale calculations are already done for you) Select Full image in the Transparency tab and change the transparency into 0,40 Click OK Click on the Front Plane and drag at the corner balls to increase the Plane size as shown in the picture Close the sketch Copyright by J.W. Zuyderduyn www.yachttutorial.com - How To Model a Yacht in SolidWorks? Page 5

Change the name of Sketch1 Click on Sketch1 in the feature tree twice (slow, no double click) Change the name into: BLUEPRINT_FRONTVIEW Copyright by J.W. Zuyderduyn www.yachttutorial.com - How To Model a Yacht in SolidWorks? Page 6

Create a new sketch on the Right Plane Select the Right Plane in the Feature Manager Click on the 2D Sketch icon to make a new sketch Go to: Tools > Sketch Tools > Sketch Picture Browse to the YachtTutorial map: Blueprints > Select Blueprint_Side.PNG Click: Open Copyright by J.W. Zuyderduyn www.yachttutorial.com - How To Model a Yacht in SolidWorks? Page 7

Change the dimensions and the positions of the blueprint as shown in the picture Select Full image in the Transparency tab and change the transparency into 0,40 Click OK Click on the Right Plane and drag at the corner balls to increase the Plane size as shown in the picture Close the sketch Copyright by J.W. Zuyderduyn www.yachttutorial.com - How To Model a Yacht in SolidWorks? Page 8

Change the name of Sketch2 Click on Sketch2 in the feature tree twice (slow, no double click) Change the name into: BLUEPRINT_SIDEVIEW Copyright by J.W. Zuyderduyn www.yachttutorial.com - How To Model a Yacht in SolidWorks? Page 9

Create a new sketch on the Top Plane Select the Top Plane in the Feature Manager Click on the 2D Sketch icon to make a new sketch Go to: Tools > Sketch Tools > Sketch Picture Browse to the YachtTutorial map: Blueprints > Select Blueprint_Bottom.PNG Click: Open Copyright by J.W. Zuyderduyn www.yachttutorial.com - How To Model a Yacht in SolidWorks? Page 10

Change the dimensions and the positions of the blueprint as shown in the picture Select Full image in the Transparency tab and change the transparency into 0,40 Click OK Close the sketch Copyright by J.W. Zuyderduyn www.yachttutorial.com - How To Model a Yacht in SolidWorks? Page 11

Change the name of Sketch3 Click on Sketch3 in the feature tree twice (slow, no double click) Change the name into: BLUEPRINT_BOTTOMVIEW Copyright by J.W. Zuyderduyn www.yachttutorial.com - How To Model a Yacht in SolidWorks? Page 12

Change the name of the Top Plane Click on the Top Plane in the feature tree twice (slow, no double click) Change the name into: Bottom Plane Copyright by J.W. Zuyderduyn www.yachttutorial.com - How To Model a Yacht in SolidWorks? Page 13

Create a new plane Go to: Insert > Reference Geometry > Plane or click on the New Plane icon First Reference : Select the Front Plane Change the Offset Distance into: 32920 mm Click on the Flip option to flip the offset direction of the Plane Click OK Copyright by J.W. Zuyderduyn www.yachttutorial.com - How To Model a Yacht in SolidWorks? Page 14

Change the name of Plane 1 Click on Plane1 in the feature tree twice (slow, no double click) Change the name into: Back Plane Copyright by J.W. Zuyderduyn www.yachttutorial.com - How To Model a Yacht in SolidWorks? Page 15

Create a new sketch on the new Back Plane Select the Back Plane in the Feature Manager Click on the 2D Sketch icon to make a new sketch Go to: Tools > Sketch Tools > Sketch Picture Browse to the YachtTutorial map: Blueprints > Select Blueprint_Back.PNG Click: Open Copyright by J.W. Zuyderduyn www.yachttutorial.com - How To Model a Yacht in SolidWorks? Page 16

Change the dimensions and the positions of the blueprint as shown in the picture Select Full image in the Transparency tab and change the transparency into 0,40 Copyright by J.W. Zuyderduyn www.yachttutorial.com - How To Model a Yacht in SolidWorks? Page 17

Select Flip Horizontally to make sure that the ship horns are at the same side as in BLUEPRINT FRONTVIEW Click OK Close the sketch Copyright by J.W. Zuyderduyn www.yachttutorial.com - How To Model a Yacht in SolidWorks? Page 18

Change the name of Sketch4 Click on Sketch4 in the feature tree twice (slow, no double click) Change the name into: BLUEPRINT_BACKVIEW Copyright by J.W. Zuyderduyn www.yachttutorial.com - How To Model a Yacht in SolidWorks? Page 19

Create a New Plane Go to: Insert > Reference Geometry > Plane or click on the New Plane icon First Reference : Select the Bottom Plane Change the Offset Distance into: 10000 mm Click OK Copyright by J.W. Zuyderduyn www.yachttutorial.com - How To Model a Yacht in SolidWorks? Page 20

Change the name of Plane2 Click on Plane2 in the feature tree twice (slow, no double click) Change the name into: Top Plane Copyright by J.W. Zuyderduyn www.yachttutorial.com - How To Model a Yacht in SolidWorks? Page 21

Create a new sketch on the new Top Plane Select the Top Plane in the Feature Manager Click on the 2D Sketch icon to make a new sketch Go to: Tools > Sketch Tools > Sketch Picture Browse to the YachtTutorial map: Blueprints > Select Blueprint_Top.PNG Click: Open Copyright by J.W. Zuyderduyn www.yachttutorial.com - How To Model a Yacht in SolidWorks? Page 22

Change the name of Sketch5 Click on Sketch5 in the feature tree twice (slow, no double click) Change the name into: BLUEPRINT_TOPVIEW Copyright by J.W. Zuyderduyn www.yachttutorial.com - How To Model a Yacht in SolidWorks? Page 24

Change the name of the Right Plane Click on Right Plane in the feature tree twice (slow, no double click) Change the name into: Mid Plane Change the order of the Planes and Sketches for a better overview Select the Back Plane and drag it to above as shown in the picture Select the Top Plane and drag it to above as shown in the picture Copyright by J.W. Zuyderduyn www.yachttutorial.com - How To Model a Yacht in SolidWorks? Page 25

Save your file Click on the Save icon Give your file the following name: Blueprint_Setup Congratulations, you have just installed the Blueprints! Copyright by J.W. Zuyderduyn www.yachttutorial.com - How To Model a Yacht in SolidWorks? Page 26

Note: You might be wondering how to model a new yacht design without having blueprints like we used in this tutorial. In the SolidWorks Yacht tutorial we used some "perfect" line drawing as blueprints because I didn't want to make things too complicated for the tutorial. But a blueprint can also be a conceptual hand sketch. I always recommend you to make hand sketches of your design before you start with 3D modeling. You can import your hand sketches in SolidWorks the same way as the blueprints. Another tip is to use pictures of a similar product as blueprints. For instance: in case you want to design a new sports car, you can use pictures/blueprints of an existing sports car as a guideline for the proportions of the new design. Here you see one of my photorealistic renderings of the yacht that we will model in the SolidWorks Yacht tutorial. Copyright by J.W. Zuyderduyn www.yachttutorial.com - How To Model a Yacht in SolidWorks? Page 27

In the next tutorial you will learn how to model Part I of the Hull in SolidWorks. Copyright by J.W. Zuyderduyn www.yachttutorial.com - How To Model a Yacht in SolidWorks? Page 28