Star Trek: The Next Generation U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D Blueprints
Created by Rick Sternbach, this publication contains a collection of large-format blueprints of the interior and exterior of the USS "Enterprise"-D. They catalog every deck of the ship, and also including exterior views and a side-view cutaway. A booklet discussing the blueprints is also included. Production. Rick Sternbach said that his team used several methods to create the blueprints. First they had to gather material, so they went to the archives of the "" art department, where they found plans and drawings of the various sets created for the  show. They also collected exterior drawings and photos to see how the ship had changed from its conception to its destruction in "Star Trek Generations". They also transferred the ink-drawings of the exterior of the ship, which had been used in the , to the computer for greater detail since the plans were going to be printed in this case. Inside the Box. Besides small advertisements included in the package, the blueprints include several things: Previous blueprint project. Five years prior to Rick Sternbach's version being published, Ed Whitefire, an artist and designer in the aerospace industry, contacted Paramount  Studios about preparing and publishing the blueprints for the "Enterprise"-D. He presented his idea to Star Trek Art Department staff member Andrew Probert and was given the go ahead to start designing and drawing the "Enterprise"-D blueprints, also consulting with Mike Okuda and Rick Sternbach. After working on the designs for more than two years, his publisher FASA lost their contract with Paramount Studios. Pocket Books, which still had a license, was offered Whitefire's work for publication but declined, eventually going with Sternbach. Years later, Whitefire gave permission for Cygnus X1 to publish his blueprints online. Star Trek: The