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Old 06-25-2021, 06:17 PM   #601 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by tomi_k View Post
Something like this... but will need to check how contours of the truck goes and do some estimations of how much "curvature" could be....

Blending all surfaces nicely to the back of the bed (not increasing wake area) and keep transitions of surfaces following closely to the truck's overall shape is the target.... Once that is established, then tweaking surfaces here and there is much easier... taking baby steps while learning....

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Yes, Morelli admonished:
* body shape must vary slowly
* body area must vary slowly
* body contour must vary slowly
* body must be as rounded as possible
* body pressure gradients must be as low as possible

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