Master Series He 115 scratch build

[OliverW]

I just use sketchup and inkscape mostly

Inkscape is what I use as well

 

[Flyingshark]

I use inkscape too!

 

[GrizWiz]

I use inkscape too!

Yup I just recently started Sketchup for making skins!

 

[Flyingshark]

Yup I just recently started Sketchup for making skins!

Oh, cool. I've been trying to learn Fusion 360 and/or Solidworks (when I get around to building a PC) to do skins.

 

[OliverW]

I've just been using inkscape for skins lol

 

[The Hangar]

I use Adobe Illustrator. I tried to use fusion 360 but there's such a learning curve!

 

[Whit Armstrong]

Way to go! I still haven't wrapped my mind over how to design stuff in fusion haha.

A whole lot of youtube tutorials, and you how to do know anything.

 

[Whit Armstrong]

I've just been using inkscape for skins lol

Yup I just recently started Sketchup for making skins!

I was using inkscape too, but it was harder to get a feel for the dimensions, etc.

I'll still use it to assemble the final plans and do all the stuff I can't do in Fusion.

 

[Whit Armstrong]

Way to go! I still haven't wrapped my mind over how to design stuff in fusion haha.

That was literally my second time opening it!

It helps to have a lot of free time.

 

[GrizWiz]

I've just been using inkscape for skins lol

WHAT HOW!!! Why does everyone know but not ME

 

[Whit Armstrong]

WHAT HOW!!! Why does everyone know but not ME

That's exactly how I feel. I'll try to add a list of helpful threads to the Master Series Design Help Thread I made:

https://forum.flitetest.com/index.php?threads/master-series-design-help-thread.65470/

 

[OliverW]

WHAT HOW!!! Why does everyone know but not ME

Its kind of complicated

 

[Whit Armstrong]

Yup I just recently started Sketchup for making skins!

I'd try Blender. It doesn't have as cad-like functionality as Fusion, but I'd say that it's better than sketchup. I've been using it for my videogames that i'm making. I heard that there is a cad plugin and a paper model plugin which might be useful.

 

[GrizWiz]

Its kind of complicated

Easier than 3d modeling then moving to pepakura then to inkscape I bet

 

[OliverW]

Easier than 3d modeling then moving to pepakura then to inkscape I bet

That honestly sounds easier lol

 

[Whit Armstrong]

That honestly sounds easier lol

Like I said, blender can combine the first steps.

I guess i'm just obsessed with it.

Do whatever you like best.

 

[Whit Armstrong]

I use Adobe Illustrator. I tried to use fusion 360 but there's such a learning curve!

Fusion's not that hard if you only need to learn how to do stuff related to designing planes. i could learn it all in one afternoon. (not actually all of it, I by no means consider myself knowledgeable in Fusion, as this is only my second time. (it could just be my experience with Blender, though))

 

[Whit Armstrong]

Cutouts in formers done:

 

[Whit Armstrong]

Internal structure finished. It took a ton of fiddling to get right.

 

[Whit Armstrong]

Vertical stabilizer is done.