These movies illustrate some basic techniques for marine design using TouchCAD.
Why TouchCAD for Marine Design ( 20.14 minutes) Overview of the marine design features found in TouchCAD.
Marine Design Setup ( 3.50 minutes) Illustrates how to set up TouchCAD for marine design, such as scales, units and sectioning settings.
Powerboat hull (15.33 minutes) Illustrates some useful techniques for powerboat hull design. It also shows how to optimize a panel for unfolding using TouchCAD's unique 3D/unfold link, and using the "double-split" method.
Reverse engineering a hull ( 12.5 minutes) Illustrates some useful techniques when reverse engineering a boat hull based on background images, imported points and 3D sections in DXF format.
Sailboat Design ( NEW 9 minutes) Illustrates some basic techniques specific for sailboat design.
Interior design, fittings (NEW 8.18 minutes) explains the basics of interior design and fittings and how to recycle drawn parts.
Marine Calculations (NEW 7.55 minutes) explains how to use the marine calculations and the Database Spreadsheet.
Lapstrake / Clinker built planking (NEW 3.43 minutes) shows how to convert a rounded hull to a clinker built planking hull such as used in older wooden boats
Image import (NEW 9.55 minutes) shows how to import images of boats as guides for creating 3D models based on older drawings.
Sail Design (NEW10.45 minutes) Basics how to create a sail
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