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Originally Posted by JulianEdgar
No, I think you have it quite reversed. Using a template of any type makes us think in 'the box' that the templates creates. Far better to test a variety of approaches and see what works, rather than have the template already directing us in a certain direction.
Concrete example: when I made the roof extension to my Skoda Roomster, I tested many different angles until I found that which gave the best results. The final design therefore took into account everything happening on the car - boundary layer thickness, wake pattern, etc. I didn't have any preconceptions as to what would work - which I would have had, if I'd thought a template (any template) would be a guide.
That's OK. Templates (and Aerohead's endless discussion of ideal shapes) I see as relevant only if we were all developing cars from scratch. If we are working with an existing car shape (ie modifying it) I think templates - any templates - are worse than useless.
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It's Hucho's shape. I just took the archipelago of dots he shared and put it all together, plus my own trick which has escaped detection so far.
If you're taking issue with me, you're taking issue with Hucho.