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April 20, 2009
3D Tour of Tahina Expedition Catamaran
It is with great pleasure that I introduce the 3D model of the Tahina Expedition catamaran. A big part of the expedition is to enable people to visualize our trip in Google Earth, so naturally I wanted a 3D version of the vessel. Thankfully, Gerardo Paz (who also translates the GEB in Spanish) happens to be a professional 3D SketchUp modeler. He produced a few variations of Tahina at anchor and under sail. You see a taste of the models below, but to really see them follow this link 
to the Tahina Expedition where you will be presented with a GE 5 Plugin Tour of Tahina with some nice music.
The post with the Tour uses the Google Gadget that lets you embed a GE 5 Tour in the plugin. And, I hand-edited the Tour KML to add the song (see instructions here). I still have some rough edges to clean up for the Tour, but it needs to wait until I get home.
Also, if you haven't seen it yet, check out the article about the new underwater ROV (remote operated vehicle) we just received last week!
Posted by FrankTaylor at April 20, 2009 8:15 AM
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Posted by: GE fan 500 at April 20, 2009 10:36 AM
@GE fan 500: Yes, I have a plan along those lines. ;-)
Posted by: Frank Taylor at April 20, 2009 11:51 AM
that sounds great! do you need an extra crew? I love sailing, creating 360 panos, flying kites, national geographic, and gps tracking :)
Posted by: david at November 12, 2009 7:45 PM
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Good job on the tour! Will we be able to see the Tahina move along your GPS trail in 3D later on? That would be sweet!