Yes, i downloaded and older version of Freeship as the newest version did not install due to a missing dll. I found the required dll on the net but it did not have the required procedure in it (NB I d not really know what I am talking about re dlls!)

Anyway I think I have 2.6 something and it works OK. I will experiment with entering the text data.

Thanks for your help.

: G'day Brian,

: I'm with Kudzu on this... FreeShip works best for me. The only way I have
: found to use offsets to create a 3D model of the hull is to carefully
: build a scale model of the kayak, mount it off the work table & take
: some measurements of the chines at stations along the length, then input
: them as a text file into FreeShip for fairing.

: Regards,

: Phil.