

#AKU SHAPER SET NOSE AND TAIL ROCKER TUTORIAL SOFTWARE#
If not, you'll have to settle for the free software (and find someone with the machine). Also, if you have $65,000 lying around, you can buy the Aku machine and have it cut your CAD board designs for you.

I think there's a newer version of the Aku Shaper coming out soon which will feature a 3D viewer. I dunno if I'll make a rocker template, but I did the profile outline just for fun. Shape 3D and AKU computer files for each blank size are also available upon request. These measurements are calculat-ed using the Shape 3D scan method created from each model. Volume measurements are also listed for each blank size. In any case, here are some screenshots of what I have so far. The nose and tail rockers are measured from the bottom of the blank to the bottom of the nose and bottom of the tail. You can set the thickness of the sandwich if the board is designed to be built with the sandwich technology. Input length, width, thickness, and tail/nose rocker. Uncheck this option for an asymmetrical board.

Check the box 'Symmetric right/left' for a regular board. I think I need to fiddle with the printer margins or something cause I'm getting only 1/4 of the board. Check the box 'Symmetric nose/tail' for a twin-tip board. Step 3: Insert the needle on the opposite side. Pull yarn through, leaving a short tail on the bottom of the head. (A long sharp needle with a large eye makes the embroidering much easier). I'm having trouble printing the outline onto paper which I'll then tape together to end up with the final outline. Step 2: Insert the needle with yarn from the bottom centre of the head, and have it emerge about a third of the distance between the nose point and the eye. I'll then try to scale it down using Greg Loehr's "1/8" formula to come up with something a bit shorter and thinner. I spent the greater part of last night making a board file by tracing a picture of the Brom fish. The software is not exactly the most intuitive thing to use (even for a computer guy like myself), but the interface is fairly simple and easy to figure out with a little time. I've decided to try my hand at the Aku Shaper software to create an outline/template based off of my Brom fish.
