Aku Shaper 1.18.000

Aku Shaper is a free software enables a shaper to design and shape better surfboards than he could actually hand shape.

With thousands of users and over 65 shaping machines world wide, the Aku Shaper (formerly APS3000) surfboard design software is the standard computer aided surfboard design software.

Aku Shaper has been designed purely from a shapers perspective, as though he was in his room shaping. Aku Shaper is very user friendly. You do not have to be too computer literate to use this program or operate the machine.

NOTE: You can find some samples HERE.

Here are some key features of "Aku Shaper":

· Image Import - import a digital image of an existing board to compare.
· Shape 3D File Import - import a file in the Shape3D format (.s3d files)
· DSD File Import - import a file from DSD format (.srf files)
· PDF Printout - Export all the vital information about your surfboard to a pdf file to printout.
· Ghost Board - compares the working board with another saved board.
· Import/Export of Outlines, Slices and Profiles
· Sliding Info - at the given position gives board dimensions.
· Undo/Redo Buttons
· Board Positioning in Blank
· 1:1 Function - ability to see the board in life size when using a projector.
· Zoom Function
· Intermediate Slices - ability to view any slice anywhere along the board.
· Units - ft and in, cm and mm.
· Fin Positioning
· Surfboard Volume in Beers
· Guide Points - markers from real measurements to aid the design when trying to duplicate features from an existing real board.
· Life Size Slice Zooming - ability to see a slice of your surfboard in life size, depending on the size of your screen.

Requirements:

· Java 1.6 or later