
- #AKU SHAPER FISH TEMPLATE PDF#
- #AKU SHAPER FISH TEMPLATE FULL SIZE#
- #AKU SHAPER FISH TEMPLATE SOFTWARE#
In this video we explore opening a new surfboard design template in Akushaper 3D CAD software. The round arctail feels at home in the pocket and responsive in hollower waves, providing the best of both worlds-the drive of a fish with the elliptical turning radius of a round tail. Aku Shaper Tutorial on using slices and designing rails. The curve from the wide point to the tail is very close to the outline curve of a fish, which gives the board the similar drive and acceleration off the bottom. You can do a print screen on your computer to capture your shape from AKU.
#AKU SHAPER FISH TEMPLATE PDF#
I could plot/print to a 36' x 108' PDF and then sent it to print shop.
#AKU SHAPER FISH TEMPLATE FULL SIZE#
From AutoCAD I can plot/print a full size template on my own plotter. using AKU Shaper and printed out the templates with Hollow Board Template.
#AKU SHAPER FISH TEMPLATE SOFTWARE#
I used AKU shaper software to plot a new rocker template. I dont import the Shape3D file to AutoCAD, I just transfer all the dimensions. Its been more than 12 months since I got the templates for a 62 Fish and a. These shorter boards with fuller outlines are incredibly fast and maneuverable, and can negotiate the terms without any compromise in speed. Such a different feel after being on a fish template the last 11 months. “Inspired by the performance of the Mini Simmons design resurrected by Joe Bauguess and further developed by Richard Kenvin, I combined the classic dimensions of the Greenough Velo Spoon template with the proven single concave to spiral vee bottom contour and the AK4 quad set-up. However, both professional designs and inventive surfers who want to push the edge have demanded more.

Its an integrated software and hardware surfboard shaping package, battle tested daily by top shapers. Nearly half a million boards are produced each year on AKU Shaper. With these design tools nearly every board shape can be created. AKU Shaper software empowers users to design surfboards from a shapers perspective, letting you to focus on the design of the surfboard instead of the complexity of the tool. It is completely free and Open Source, so everyone can make a copy and improve it. For me this is the best program of the three. It is written in Java and can export STEP-files for compatibility with other CAD-systems, and g-code for CNC machines. Focus on the board, not the complexity of the tool. BoardCAD is an easy to use CAD/CAM-program that allows you to quickly design your own surfboards. Examples of good usernames: nevhyman wadetokoro mattbiolos chilli benaipa johndoe-oahu.


This is how youll be known in the Aku world. The round arctail feels at home in the pocket and responsive in hollower waves, providing the best of both worlds-the drive of a fish with the elliptical turning radius of a round tail." AkuShaper automatically blends the shape of the board between the slices. Choose a username thats relatively short and identifiable to surfers around the globe. While this classic fish curve gives the board plenty of drive, the rail-line rocker breaks before the center-line rocker, loosening up an outline which would otherwise want to draw a longer drawn-out line.
