Design from a Shaper's Perspective
Intuitive 2D layouts of the deck outline, top and bottom look as a surfer would expect when inspecting his own board. Every element of the design is customized through the use of bezier curves: fluid continuous lines controlled through 3 control points each that match exactly the contours of your board. In AkuShaper the center control point is blue. The controlling tangents are yellow and red. Each point has an option to disconnect the flow at the blue point for sharper corners and edges.
The 3D aspect of the board is defined by a small number of sections called a slice: the paper thin border between sections. The slice view is critical in creating concave, double concaves, vees, and the very important rail profile. AkuShaper automatically blends the shape of the board between the slices.
Focus on the board, not the complexity of the tool.
With these design tools nearly every board shape can be created. However, both professional designs and inventive surfers who want to push the edge have demanded more. Every design page comes with complete analytics on volume, center of mass, width, thickness and rocker measurements calculated continuously through the board just by moving the mouse.
AkuShaper gives both the board designer and surfer the ability to work together and make isolated changes to specific parts (or aspects) of the board while leaving all other variables unchanged. The sub-milimeter accuracy of the cut from the AkuShaper machine is what makes this process possible. This is critical to the furtherment of research and innovation in board design.
AkuShaper can help.
Expand your quiver with AkuShaper
Replicate your magic boards in a variety of sizes using our automatic scaling tools
Streamline your surfboard production
Fast, easy file generation for streamlined production. AkuShaper files are compatible with over 300 CNC machines worldwide
24/7 Support Provided
Our expert staff of surfboard design specialist are available to answer all of your questions
“It is the most important design tool in our business.”
“We use AkuShaper to design every board we build.
The interactive tools in the software allow us to align our knowledge of surfboard functionality with the surfer’s vision for their board by bringing the design to life in real time. It is the most important design tool in our business.”
-Nick Halleran, Owner, Make and Ride Surf Exchange