We’re going to re-model the way in which the board is modeled.
#AKU SHAPER INSTALLATION SOFTWARE#
But every time I plan to I remember that I’m better off leaving it to the pro’s.ĭo you see yourself developing the software further, in terms of additional features? Have you personally tried your hand at shaping? Yeah, we have the most machines around the world and by far the largest user base. It took about 2 years to get it to a workable state, but it’s something that is always being worked on. I came down to Australia on vacation where I ran into Nev Hyman who had a board that came off a machine that he had been working with, which was a lot better than anything I’d seen over here, so we got talking and he mentioned that they needed a software solution, so we got started on that. How did the idea for Aku Shaper come about? I was into maths and science when I was younger so kept with that in College.
I went to Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh where I studied Chemical Engineering, then I want to graduate school at the University of Texas at Austin, and got my masters in Chemical Engineering with the emphasis on Control Theory, which gave me the background and interest in computer programming. One of the first guys to use our software Jim Tomlinson worked on a board with me which I’ve modified over the years this 6’3 round pin tail board, a 6’6 board by Tim Carroll that I really like, a 6’3 I just picked up from Wade Tokoro that works really well, a 7’6 gun that I love but my mate ran over it with his car. When you haven’t surfed in a while and you might be feeling a bit down, you know that you really need a surf even if the waves are small. There are so many benefits from it including the exercise and social aspect, all that stuff. I really like P-Pass, definitely my favourite spot. Mostly my friends, every other person around here surfed and all their older brothers, so we would just tag along with them. We grew up a few blocks from the beach on the East side of Oahu. If the intermediate slice preview ever hangs up you've found the culprit - take a close look at the slices on each side of the current location.Between 8 and 10 years old I got my first board. Go to the slices panel and hold down SHIFT while clicking and dragging your mouse left to right. The quickest way to find the source of the problem is to use our intermediate slice scrubbing feature. The major goal here is just to make sure there's no sharp corners the cutter can't get to.
In general you just want to make sure any points that should be continuous have the "Cont" checkbox checked, and that your tangents are kept relatively close to their blue point. We typically see these guys in the following places: Sharp outside corners (eg square rails) are fine - it's sharp inside corners (eg channels) that create problems. Just drag the blue point away from the curve and the twist will become obvious.
Step through the points using the "D" key.The easiest way to find them is to walk through each curve and do the following: These guys are less common but can be difficult to spot. We're working on handling these boards better but for now the quick fix is to drag the tangent out just slightly from the stringer. Again, five or six points is generally plenty.ĭeep V decks and bottoms (common in paddle boards) This is rarely a problem but if you find yourself having to get creative with your tangents to get the shape you want, you're probably better off just adding another blue point. Shoot for no more than 5 or 6 per curve if can. Too many blue points can also lead to lumpy curves. These can be hard to spot and almost always cause problems. Watch out for blue points that are stacked on top of each other.
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