Omegaverse engaged RKT for the tooling phase of a hull build. The challenge was the bridge between the surface model and a machined buck that was dimensionally true, structurally rigid enough to survive laminate pressure, and assembleable in the available bay space.
Surface reconciliation
The incoming surface model had minor inconsistencies at several curvature transitions, tolerable in design visualisation but unacceptable as a tooling foundation. We reconciled the NURBS surfaces, faired the offending transitions, and produced a single clean master model for the CAM work downstream.
Machining strategy
We segmented the buck into machinable modules with keyed joint geometry, each module sized to the CNC’s work envelope and designed to assemble into the final buck within tight accumulated tolerance. Every segment was toolpathed for three passes, roughing, semi-finishing, and final finish.
Handover
The completed buck was delivered to the laminate shop with a surface inspection report documenting deviation at measured reference points. The moulds taken off this buck have since supported serial production.
