24.
Then I select those polygons,
ONE HOLE AT A TIME, and mirror
each one (hit <Shift/V>
or go to MULTIPLY/Mirror). The
drawback of this is that you
will have to correct the point
locations. Select the affected
points and drag them to where
they should be.
25.
A big job, I know. After you
are finished, do a FIXED point
merge with a 30 mm distance,
and then, in the polygon edit
mode, select all of the polygons
and name them "oar_ports"..
26.
Cut and paste the hole liners
into layer five, and this is
what you have. Save your file
as ship_tute9.lwo
27.
Now for the deck. Go to layer
5. You'll have to back-paddle
a bit here, for convenience.
Go to the Polygon Stat window
and slide down to Surf: none.
Click and hold on the down-facing
triangle and select surface
Hull_In2. Copy and paste it
to layer 6.
28.
Now, in layer 6, in the side view carefully
select these points. Copy them to layer
7.
29.
Switch back to layer 6 and
delete what's in there. Switch
back to layer 7 and copy and
paste the points to the empty
layer 6. Back in layer 6,
in the top view, you have
one set of points, and you
know there is an identical
set in layer 7. Select all
of the points in layer six
and do a <Ctrl/v> (Set
Value). The Set Value window
pops up. Change the axis to
Z (in my case, and I hope
in yours as well) and click
"ok".
30.
All the selected point zip
up to the Z = zero line.
31.
Cut <x> and paste the
points into layer 7 and delete
the ones that are too close
together, as I have.
32.
And now it's back to routine.
Select the points in sets
of four, sequentially, and
hit <p>. If any polygons
face down, flip the up. Go
to the Polygon Edit mode and
select all polygons and name
them "Deck2". Then follow-through
with the Surface editor, and
change their color back to
that of Default. Next, cut
and paste the deck into layer
5.
33.
In layer 5 you will now have
a double-sided hull, with
oarports and a deck surface.
Save your file as ship_tute9.lwo
At
this point it remains your
option to duplicate all of
the steps necessary to create
an inner and outer hull as
well as a top rail surface
for the hull section without
oar ports. I will only work
on the hull with oar ports
from here on.
