Parametric design for things that fly and float.

SHAPER.XYZ turns a short parameter file into a complete design: 3D surfaces, flat panels ready to cut, layout drawings and the numbers behind them. Kites, inflatable wings, foils, sails, boards, hulls and propellers.

Inflatable wing in the 3D space view — Inflatable wing, 3D space view - leading-edge tube, strut and canopy generated from the parameter file.

Unrolled panels with seam allowances and marks — The same wing unrolled into flat panels - canopy, leading edge and strut - with seams and alignment marks.

Model metrics: linear dimensions, areas, volumes, ratios — Model metrics - dimensions, areas, volumes, fabric totals and diagnostics, updated on every build.

NURBS airfoil designer with curvature comb — Airfoil designer - NURBS control points with a live curvature comb, feeding the shared airfoil library.

Where this is going

The platform is being built in the open, one model type at a time. The inflatable wing is the first; the airfoil library and designer, a rigid wing tool and a propeller tool follow.

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