TM-2001 AVEVA Marine (12.1) Surface Rev 5.0

AVEVA Marine
(12.1)
TRAINING GUIDE
Surface
TM-2001
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Revision Log
Date Revision Description of Revision Author Reviewed Approved
Reviewed and Approved training
17/02/2012 3.0 IA IA SK
12.1.SP2
Reviewed and Approved training
02/11/2012 4.0 IA IA SK
12.1.SP3
05/08/2013 4.1 Reviewed for 12.1 SP4 IA IA
14/08/2103 5.0 Approved training 12.1.SP4 IA IA SK
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Contents
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1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 7
1.1 Aim..................................................................................................................................................... 7
1.2 Objectives ......................................................................................................................................... 7
1.3 Prerequisites .................................................................................................................................... 7
1.4 Course Structure .............................................................................................................................. 7
1.5 Using this guide ............................................................................................................................... 7
1.6 Duration ............................................................................................................................................ 8
1.7 Process Overview ............................................................................................................................ 9
1.8 Toolbars .......................................................................................................................................... 11
2 The Basics .............................................................................................................................................. 13
2.1 Opening an existing Design .......................................................................................................... 13
2.2 Closing a Design ............................................................................................................................ 13
2.3 Creating a New Design .................................................................................................................. 14
2.4 Saving the Design .......................................................................................................................... 15
2.5 Importing from non AVEVA applications .................................................................................... 15
2.6 Viewing the Model .......................................................................................................................... 16
2.6.1 View Control ............................................................................................................................. 17
2.6.2 View Options ............................................................................................................................ 18
2.7 Project Window .............................................................................................................................. 20
2.7.1 Full View Tree .......................................................................................................................... 20
2.8 Undo and Redo ............................................................................................................................... 22
2.9 Conventions ................................................................................................................................... 22
2.9.1 Axes ......................................................................................................................................... 22
2.9.2 Units ......................................................................................................................................... 23
2.9.3 Identifiers .................................................................................................................................. 24
Exercise 1 ....................................................................................................................................................... 24
3 Primitives ................................................................................................................................................ 25
3.1 Creating 3D Primitives ................................................................................................................... 25
3.2 Editing Primitives ........................................................................................................................... 28
3.3 Boolean Operations ....................................................................................................................... 29
3.3.1 Sidedness of Generalised Surfaces ......................................................................................... 30
3.3.2 Further Surface Operations ...................................................................................................... 31
3.4 Transformations ............................................................................................................................. 32
Exercise 2 ....................................................................................................................................................... 34
3.5 Creating and Manipulating 2D Primitives .................................................................................... 37
3.5.1 ......................................................................................................................................................... 37
3.5.2 Points ....................................................................................................................................... 38
3.5.3 2D Primitives (Clines) ............................................................................................................... 38
3.5.4 Manipulating Clines .................................................................................................................. 41
3.5.5 Generalised Surfaces ............................................................................................................... 43
Exercise 3 ....................................................................................................................................................... 51
4 Blending .................................................................................................................................................. 55
4.1 Blend Terminology......................................................................................................................... 55
4.2 Blend Constructions Techniques ................................................................................................. 58
4.2.1 Mitred Blends ........................................................................................................................... 58
4.2.2 Vertex Blend ............................................................................................................................. 59
4.2.3 Edge Setback ........................................................................................................................... 61
4.2.4 Variable Blend .......................................................................................................................... 62
4.2.5 Complex Blend Network ........................................................................................................... 62
Exercise 4 ....................................................................................................................................................... 64
5 Outputs ................................................................................................................................................... 69
5.1 ................................................................................................................................................................ 69
5.2 3D Curves ....................................................................................................................................... 70
5.3 Plotting ............................................................................................................................................ 71
5.3.1 Media Tab ................................................................................................................................ 71
5.3.2 Pen Tab .................................................................................................................................... 72
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Position tab ............................................................................................................................... 73
5.3.4 Display tab ................................................................................................................................ 73
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5.3.5 Preset tab ................................................................................................................................. 74

5.4 Offset Table .................................................................................................................................... 75
5.4.1 Crossing tab ............................................................................................................................. 75
5.4.2 Format tab ................................................................................................................................ 76
5.4.3 Partial Example of a Report Format Offset Table .................................................................... 76
5.4.4 Partial Example of a Text Format Offset Table ........................................................................ 78
6 Exercise 5 ............................................................................................................................................... 80
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CHAPTER 1
1 Introduction
The AVEVA Marine Surface application is used to prepare hull-forms (that have been created downstream
by the Lines application) such that they can be used to create compartments. Generally speaking the main
hull-form is created in Lines and appendages and possibly superstructure added in Surface.
1.1 Aim
Over the next two days the participants will learn the basic functions to control the graphical view, creating
geometry such as curved surfaces and solids. The participants will also learn how to prepare a hull-form and
attach appendages to it.
1.2 Objectives
 To understand the purpose of Surface and its role in the AVEVA Marine concept.
 To familiarise the User with the graphical user interface and the basic Surface concepts.
 To understand the generation of 2D and 3D primitives.
 To be able to manipulate surfaces and primitives using Boolean functions.
 To be able to generate output in the form of drawings and offset tables.
1.3 Prerequisites
Trainees should be familiar with Microsoft Windows
1.4 Course Structure
The course is a combination of classroom lectures and demonstrations and practical hands on examples.
The training course is divided into 4 half-day sessions, of 3 hours duration each. Each session or group of
sessions consists of up to three parts.
 Presentation of concepts
 Demonstration by trainer
 Practical examples for the students
1.5 Using this guide
Menu pull downs and button press actions are indicated by bold dark turquoise text.
Information the user has to Key-in 'will be red and in inverted commas.'
Annotation for trainees benefit:
 Additional information
 Refer to other documentation
System prompts should be bold and italic in inverted commas i.e. 'Choose function'
Example files or inputs will be in the courier new font, colours and styles used as before.
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1.6 Duration
2 days
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1.7 Process Overview
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Graphical Interface
Command
Line
Window
Output
Graphics
Window
Toolbar
Tree
Menu bar
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1.8 Toolbars
Standard
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1. New 11. New report window

2. Open 12. Current layer
3. Save 13. Particulars
4. Save State 14. Frame table
5. Undo 15. Units
6. Redo 16. Axis
7. Clear rollback 17. WCS
8. Copy 18. Macro Editor
9. Delete 19. Plotting
10. New OpenGL window 20 Loftbook
View
1. View options 11. Redraw

2. Bow View 12. Zoom in
3. Stern view 13. Zoom out
4. Port view 14. Reset
5. Starboard view 15. Identify
6. Keel view 16. Identify flash
7. Deck view 17. Identify range
8. Isometric view 18. Shaded
9. Perspective view 19. HLR
10. Workplane view
Line
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1. Point 11. Fillet

2. Line Segment 12. Offset
3. Rectangle 13. Delete edge
4. Arc 14. Reverse
5. Ellipse 15. Trim
6. Freehand polyline 16. Extend
7. Freehand spline 17. Join
8. NACA 18. Intersect
9. Model cuts 19. Split
10. Detach edge 20. Properties
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Surfaces Solids
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1. Plane 1. Block
2. Cylinder 2. Pyramid
3. Cone 3. Cylinder
4. Sphere 4. Cone
5. Torus 5. Sphere
6. Cover loop 6. Torus
7. Cover loop with holes
8. Mesh
Transformations Query
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1. Scale 1. Properties
2. Translate 2. Vertex
3. Rotate 3. Distance
4. Reflect 4. Minimum Distance
5. Blending 5. Crossings
6. Contents
7. All Frames
Operations
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1. Subtract 10. Concatenate knuckle 19. Delete face

2. Unite 11. Concatenate tangent 20. Detach face
3. Solid intersection 12. Concatenate Curvature 21. Cover edges
4. Thicken 13. Align knuckle 22. Cover hole
5. Intersect 14. Align tangent 23. Groups
6. Imprint 15. Align curvature 24. Instances
7. Imprint join 16. Single sided 25. Enclose
8. Join 17. Double sided 26. Min distance
9. Stitch 18. Reverse 27. Properties
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CHAPTER 2
2 The Basics
2.1 Opening an existing Design
To open an existing design, use File \
Open or the Open icon from the

Standard toolbar.
Select the required design from the

Project and press Open.
The system will automatically open a

new window and display the model in an
isometric view.
2.2 Closing a Design
To close a design use File \ Close or click the close icon in the top right hand corner of the graphics
window.
If multiple graphics windows are in use for one design, File \ Close will close all associated windows
whereas using the close icon, each window must be independently closed to close the design.
If any changes have been made to a design, the system will prompted with the ‘question Do you wish to
save design <design name>?’. One of the following buttons must be pressed:
Yes the design is updated and closed.

No the changes are skipped and the design closed.
Cancel the design is not closed.
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2.3 Creating a New Design
Use File \ New or the new icon from

the Standard toolbar. The system will
automatically open the Project dialog,
where the design name and description
can be entered. The new design will be
created in the current project.
There are no mandatory files needed to start a

new design, most new designs however will be
based on a surface from Lines.
To create a new design for a vessel that has

initially been created as a surface in Lines, the
User must import the surface from the project.
Use the pulldown menu sequence File \ Use \
Hull Form and select the required surface
from the Project dialog.
After selecting the surface, the system will give the

User a choice to Reflect and Cover the surface. It is
generally a good choice to select both, as the
system will then automatically create both Port and
Starboard sides of the hull, and then create a solid
surface model.
The system also displays the current Project general

particulars, alongside the general particulars of the
surface being imported, highlight any irregularities
and allow the User to make any changes necessary.
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2.4 Saving the Design
To save a design with a new name use

the menu item File \ Save As….
The system will display the Project

dialog, where the User should enter a file
name and press Save.
2.5 Importing from non AVEVA applications
AVEVA Surface Manager is an application that enables users of AVEVA to import non AVEVA hull forms
and other surfaces for use in AVEVA applications. AVEVA Surface Manager is able to import IGES, STEP
and SAT file formats as well the native AVEVA formats DML. AVEVA Surface Manager can release an
imported hull form directly to the AVEVA DABACON database, thus making it accessible to the AVEVA
applications. It can also convert one file format to another which enables IGES files to be converted to SAT
and therefore imported into the Surface/Compartment module. Another important function of Surface
Manager is the ability to analyse surface geometry to ascertain if surface geometry created in third party
applications is suitable for use in AVEVA.
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2.6 Viewing the Model
To view a model in different orientations, click the required icon on the View toolbar. If a particular
orientation is set then the toolbar icon will appear „depressed‟.
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2.6.1 View Control
A graphics view may be controlled interactively via the mouse (or alternatively using the arrow keys) to
rotate, zoom and pan.
Key Mouse Button Arrow Keys Function Cursor Image

Up, down, left,
Left Rotate
right
Ctrl Left Up, down Zoom
Up, down, left,
Shift Left Pan
right
Middle Re-centre view
2.6.1.1 Rotation
To rotate the contents of a graphics view, place the cursor at any position in the graphics window; then hold
the LMB down whilst moving the mouse (a cursor will indicate the current mode).
Moving the mouse forwards and backwards rotates the model contents about an axis parallel to the screen
horizontal. Moving the mouse left and right rotates the scene about an axis parallel to the vertical axis of the
design.
Note that rotation is possible from any orientation (except Work-plane).
2.6.1.2 Zooming
To interactively zoom a graphics window, hold down the Ctrl key and the LMB, move the cursor up the
graphics view to zoom in and move it down to zoom out.
To zoom in to a given area, use the zoom in icon from the View toolbar (or pop-up menu item Zoom In).
While holding down the LMB, drag a rectangle around the required zoom area.
To zoom out from a given area, use the zoom out icon from the View toolbar (or pop-up menu item
Zoom Out). While holding down the LMB, drag a rectangle around the required area. This area will become
the centre of the new window. The zoom scale factor will be determined based on the relative sizes of the
original window and the indicated area.
2.6.1.3 Interactive Panning
To interactively pan the model, hold down the Shift key and the LMB, then drag the cursor in the direction it
is required to pan the model.
2.6.1.4 Reset the Default Window
To reset to the graphics view enabling all the contents to be seen, use the reset icon from the View
toolbar (or pop-up menu item „Reset‟).
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2.6.2 View Options

The display settings of each graphics window are controlled using the View Options dialog, accessed by
clicking the RMB in the required graphics view and selecting Options…. The View Options dialog has 3
pages with various options which are described below.
Having made any changes press one of the following buttons:
OK apply the settings and close the dialog.
Cancel close the dialog without applying the settings.
Apply apply the settings and leave the dialog active.
2.6.2.1 Display Page
Display panel
Global CS displays the position of the global origin and the orientation of the X, Y and Z axes.
Axes displays the Cartesian axes when the view is in any of the orthogonal planes.
Working CS displays the origin and orientation of the current plane in which 2D primitives are
created.
Boundaries displays patch boundaries.
Silhouettes for analytic primitives, spheres, cones, cylinders, etc, displays the silhouette of the
primitive as seen in the current view orientation.
Facets displays the facets used for rendering.
Mesh displays a parametric mesh for surfaces and solids. No of Mesh Lines controls
the number of mesh lines per body.
Principal curvature displays a grid of tufts indicating the two principal directions of curvature and their
relative magnitudes. Curvature Sampling Grid - controls the number of tufts per
body. Curve Magnification - tuft magnification factor.
Curve Curvature for curves, displays tufts indicating the inverse radius of curvature at equally
spaced points along the curve. Curvature Sampling Grid - controls the number of
tufts per span. Curve Magnification - tuft magnification factor.
Curve Edge Points for curves, displays the start and end points of all curve segments.
Curve direction displays an arrow and segment numbers to indicate the start point and direction of
2D and 3D curves.
2.6.2.2 Modes Page
Modes Panel
Shaded renders the model using the current settings.
Rotation enables constant view rotation when mouse button is released earlier than 0.3 of a
second after last movement.
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Cropped allows the User to define a Bounding Box for the display, by specifying X, Y, and Z
limits in the Cropped panel of the dialog
Orthogonal views Panel
2D Grid displays a grid of points using U and V fields. Enabling the 2D Grid also enables
“Snap to Grid” functionality by default. If you don‟t want to Snap, then you must
disable the 2D Grid.
Slice displays a slice through the model, slice positions for each orthogonal view are
given in the Slice Position panel‟s X, Y and Z fields.
 Slice positions can also be changed interactively in a graphics view (if in slice mode) by ‘dragging’ the
slice plane. The slice planes are displayed as horizontal and vertical red lines. Place the cursor pointer
over a line, then while holding the LMB down drag the line to the required position. Double clicking on a
line will open this Modes page, to enter exact positions.
Drag with pointer objects can be translated in any Orthogonal View by dragging with the
cursor.
Control Settings Panel
Transition Steps this will move the model a defined number of transition steps between the
current view and any new view orientation selected. This can be useful for
product demonstrations when a smoother rotation is required.
Rotation Sensitivity controls the sensitivity of model rotation in the graphics window.
Zoom Sensitivity controls the sensitivity of interactive zoom in the graphics window.
2.6.2.3
Controls which layers are displayed in the graphics window.
Layers On Panel
All displays all layers.
Current layer only displays the current layer.
The current layer is set using the current layer icon from the Standard toolbar.
The Layer dialog can also be accessed by double clicking the
pane in the status bar.
Layers specify layer numbers for display.
Layers Off Panel
All hides all layers.
Layers specify the layer numbers to hide.
Alternatively, the User can toggle layers on and off by clicking on the relevant
numbered buttons.
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2.7 Project Window
The project window has three tree structure type views, the Full View, Compartment View and Container
View, the last two only being relevant for Compartment.
2.7.1 Full View Tree
The full tree view shows all objects in the project and
allows the User to change object attributes, for
example to change the layer of an object, select the
object LMB then RMB to obtain the drop down menu
and select Modify Layer.
To turn the display of an object on or off, click on the

light bulb icon . Yellow indicates the object is
displayed, grey indicates it is not.
The Design checkbox determines whether an object

in the design will be „Released‟ to the databanks
when using the menu item File \ Release \ Design.
Curves as well has surfaces can be released to the Dabacon database thus making them available to the
HULL application. Before a curve can be released it must be associated with a particular surface. To
associate a curve with a surface the curve is selected from the curve tree and from the dropdown menu Set
Surface is chosen and from the resulting list the required surface is selected. As with all geometry the
Design checkbox must also be check before release is possible. It is not possible to associate a curve
directly with the envelope but it is possible to associate it with the bare hullform that is used to create the
envelope.
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Surfaces available Associating a curve with a surface
Check Design checkbox
2.7.1.1 Drop Down Menu on Full View Tree
Drop down menu
Flash Highlights an object in the viewing window.
Delete Deletes an object.
Rename Allows the object to be renamed.
Properties… List geometric properties of an object such as volume, surface area etc.
Modify Layer… Allows the layer an object sits on to be changed.
Display Turns the display of an object on or off or toggles it
Set Colour… Allows the colour of an object to be changed.
Design status Sets the design status to either on or off.
Edit… Allows editable object to be edited, geometric primitives envelopes etc.
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Material… Allows the setting of material attributes such as transparency.
Set as Envelope Sets an enclosed surface as an envelope.
Assign to Envelope If any internal surface or compartment has lost its connection to an
envelope it will be marked red and the “assign to envelope” option will be
enabled.
Topology Lists in the output window the components that were used to create an
object.
Copy to… Copy an object and then change the purpose of the copy i.e. a surface to a
bulkhead of the current envelope.
Change to… Change the purpose of an object i.e. a surface to a bulkhead of the current
envelope.
Regenerate To regenerate internal structures.
 The Full View tree can be used for drag and drop operations. Look for the drop image, , on buttons
and lists to see where this is available
2.8 Undo and Redo
Every time an operation is carried out in Surface, the state of the model at that point is recorded in the model
history. The User can therefore roll backwards and forwards through the model states, to undo or redo
changes.
To undo the last change, press the undo icon on the Standard toolbar. Each time it is pressed, the
previous step will be undone.
To redo the next step, press the redo icon on the standard toolbar.
Rollback steps cannot be skipped, the User can only move sequentially through the model states.
The current position in the rollback sequence is shown at the right hand end of the status bar
, the number before the slash is the current step and the number after is the total number
of steps.
To clear the current rollback history, press the clear rollback icon on the Standard toolbar.
2.9 Conventions
The default conventions for axes and units are obtained from the project when a new Surface design is
created. For a given design, these can be changed at any time by the User.
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Y axis positive to port

Z axis positive upwards
To alter the current settings, use the Axes page of the Options dialog. Press the axes icon on the
Standard toolbar to open the dialog on the appropriate page.
Origin panel
Position of the axis system‟s origin, one of the following:
AP Aft perpendicular
FP Forward perpendicular
Midships LBP/2
X =User specified x value
Direction panel
Positive direction of the X axis, either Aft or Fwd.
Positive Y panel
Positive direction of the Y axis, either Port or Starboard.
Press Apply to set.
2.9.2 Units
Default convention
 Current units metres

 X axis units current units
To alter the current settings, use the Units page of the Options dialog. Press the axes icon on the
Standard toolbar (or alternatively, double clicking the pane in the status bar) to
open the dialog on the appropriate page.
Current panel
The current input and output units, Metres, Millimetres, Feet (decimal) or Inches (decimal).
Stations panel
The station values at the AP and FP.
X Axis panel
The units used for distances along the X axis.
Current Units the units selected under Current.

Frames frame numbers
Stations station numbers as defined under stations.
Y Axis panel
The units used for distances along the Y axis.

Z Axis panel
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The units used for distances along the Z axis.

For the current units and axis units the number of Decimal Places to work to, can be specified. Hence
values in dialogs are only displayed to this specification and any entered numbers are truncated to this
precision.
Press Apply to set.
2.9.3 Identifiers
Identifiers are used throughout Initial Design for compartments, bulkheads, decks, cargo types, etc. In
Tribon M2 and M3, there are stricter rules regarding the make-up of identifiers, mainly due to the increased
use of XML for data import/export. Identifiers should conform to the following rules:
 Consist of alpha-numeric characters, but include no spaces,

 Start with a letter, not a numeral,
 Be unique throughout the design, e.g. a bulkhead identifier should not be the same as a
compartment identifier,
 Be no longer than 8 characters.
The following are valid identifiers:

Mainhull
Fr_109
These are invalid:

12B (must start with a letter)
Hold 2 (no spaces allowed in identifiers)
db_tank_2S (too long)
Note that the length restriction only strictly applies to certain parts of the program. Usually identifiers longer
than 8 characters, will be acceptable.
Exercise 1
1. Set Twin Screw as the active project then start Surface\Compartment and open the design
TwinScrew. Examine the model in various projections.
2. Using the View Options dialog for the graphics view, display only layer 100, turn off the display of
boundaries and silhouettes and shade the model.
3. Examine the model in various projections. Open further views and set to different projections and
switch on Slice mode.
4. Use the Full View tree to change the colour of the surface Hull to green.
5. Try zooming, panning and rotating using both the mouse and arrow keys.
6. Reset the view and shade the model.
7. Close the TwinScrew design without saving changes and then shutdown Surface\Compartment.
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CHAPTER 3
3 Primitives
Surface contains functions for creating and manipulating 2D and 3D primitives. These primitives can be
combined with a hull-form modeled in Lines to create appendages such as bow thrusters, anchor ways,
fairleads, rudders, etc.
In addition some basic geometrically based structures, such as semi-submersibles, can be directly created
in Surface from primitives.
3.1 Creating 3D Primitives
The available types of 3D primitives and the parameters required to define them are shown below. Certain
primitives can be generated in two forms, either as a solid object or as a surface object. All 3D primitives
are generated at the global origin.
To create a primitive simply select the relevant sub-menu item from either the Surfaces or Solids menu (or
appropriate toolbar icon). Enter the appropriate shape parameters and then press OK.
Plane ( Surface)
Shape Parameters
X Length 10
Y Length 5
Notes
Not Editable
X Length
Y Length
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Block (Soild)
Shape Parameters
Length 20
Width 10
Height 10
Height Notes
Editable
Length
Width
Pyramid (Soild)
Shape Parameters
Top Height 5
Radius Base Radius 5
Top Radius 1
No. of Sides 4
Height Notes
Base
Radius
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Cylinders
Shape Parameters
surface:
5
Length
1
Radius
210
Rotation Angle
solid:
Length 1
Radius
5
Length
Notes
Solid is editable.
Radius
Rotation
Angle
Cone
Shape Parameters
Top surface:
Radius Length 5
Base Radius 3
Top Radius 1
Length Rotation Angle 210
solid:
Base Radius 3
Base Top Radius 1
Radius Length 5
Notes
Solid is editable.
Rotation
Angle
Sphere
Shape Parameters
surface:
Rotation Angle
Radius 2.5
Arc Angle 90
Rotation Angle 235
Radius solid:
Radius 2.5
Notes
Solid is editable.
Arc Angle
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Shape Parameters
Rotation Angle Arc Angle end
surface:
Major Radius 10
Minor Radius 2
Arc Angle Start -45
Arc Angle End 90
Rotation Angle 210
Arc Angle start
Minor Radius solid:
Major Radius 10
Major Radius Minor Radius 2
Notes
Solid is editable.
3.2 Editing Primitives
It is possible to edit the definition of solid primitives, such as the block, pyramid, cylinder, cone, sphere and
torus illustrated above. This provides an alternative method to transforming (e.g. translating) an element to
the required location.
Open the Primitive Definition dialog by selecting the element in the Full View tree and then selecting the
„Edit…‟ menu item from the tree‟s pop-up menu. The Name: of the selected element is displayed at the top
of the dialog.
 All primitives are initially generated with respect to the global origin.
The definition is made up of 3 parts:
Shape Parameters - These parameters control the shape and change depending on the primitive type (the
relevant shape parameters are given above).
Position - X, Y and Z values are entered to modify the location of the primitive in relation to the global origin.
Rotation - Used to change the orientation of a primitive by entering the rotation angles (in degrees) about the
X, Y and Z axes. Remember these relate to the primitive's initial (generated) orientation at the origin and that
rotations are performed in the order X, Y and Z.
 The definition of a primitive is lost when either a User initiated boolean operation is performed on it or if
the primitive is transformed by reflecting it. Once the definition is lost it can no longer be edited.
Once the required changes have been added then press Modify.
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3.3 Boolean Operations
In order to combine primitives to form a complex shape, “boolean” operations are used. These are accessed
using the Operations toolbar or menu.
The boolean operations are generally performed on two selected objects; the resulting object will keep the
name of the first selected object, with the addition of a sequential number if necessary.
The main operations are listed below and are illustrated using a block and a sphere.
Primitive Volume
Block (5x5x5) 125.000

Sphere (radius 65.450
2.5)
Subtract Activated by selecting „Operations \ Subtract‟ or the icon on the Operations

toolbar.
If the block is picked first (“surface to keep”) then the sphere, resultant is shown
Volume 116.82
below.
If the sphere is picked first (“surface to keep”) then the block, resultant is shown
Volume 57.268
below.
Picking either the sphere or block first (followed by the other) has the result, shown
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below.
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Unite Activated by selecting „Operations \ Unite‟ or the icon on the Operations

toolbar.
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below.
Solid Intersection Activated by selecting „Operations \ Solid Intersection‟ or the icon on the
Operations toolbar. (Generates an object from common part of both objects.)
Volume 8.187
below.
3.3.1 Sidedness of Generalised Surfaces
The above examples use solid primitives, however generalised (or “open”) surfaces can be used for boolean
operations. When a generalised surface, e.g. a plane, is used, the sidedness (either single or double) of the
surface influences the result obtained.
Single sided surfaces – appears shaded on one side; the other side is opaque (objects behind the surface
will be visible). The shaded side can be reversed (i.e. the surface normal flipped).
Double sided surfaces – appear shaded on both sides (effectively theses are sheets of zero thickness).
In boolean operations involving a surface, the sidedness and direction of the surface normal controls which
part of the first picked surface is kept or removed. For subtraction say, using a single sided surface the
results are illustrated below:
Result after subtracting

Before
plane
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Result after subtracting

Before
plane
If a double sided plane were used, then the sphere would remain unchanged, as the plane is an infinitely
thin sheet.
To control the sidedness and direction of a generalised surface, there are three functions available via the
„Operations‟ menu or toolbar.
„Single Sided‟ or - converts a double sided surface into a single sided surface.
„Double Sided‟ or - converts a single sided surface into a double sided surface.
„Reverse‟ or - flips the direction of a single sided surface.
3.3.2 Further Surface Operations
Two other useful operations relate to the intersection of two selected objects. These operations are
illustrated below, using the block and sphere and are also accessed using the Operations toolbar or menu.
Intersect Activated by selecting „Operations \ Intersect‟ or the icon on the Operations

toolbar.
Generates the intersection curve between the two selected objects. Picking either the block or sphere first
only influences the derived name for the new curve.
The two objects (block and sphere) remain unaltered.
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Imprint Activated by selecting „Operations \ Imprint‟ or the icon on the Operations toolbar.
Imprint can be best understood as an intermediate step between intersect and the full boolean functions
such as subtract and unite.
Instead of creating the intersection curve as a separate object, it is imprinted onto the faces of the two
selected objects, as can be seen by viewing the objects separately
Picking either the sphere or block first (followed by the other) has the result, shown below.
The imprinted faces are sub-divided at the intersection and the resulting faces can be manually
manipulated.
3.4 Transformations
As has already been seen, it is possible to move objects by dragging in orthogonal views. This is a quick
way to approximately position an object but it is not suitable to accurately position an object. Also mentioned
was the ability to edit the definition of some primitive objects, which includes the position and orientation.
Surface provides various transformation operations via the „Transformations‟ menu or toolbar to accurately
position general objects. Each opens a dialog with various methods, which are described below. Once a
dialog has been opened, first select the required method (setting the appropriate values), and then press the
relative button (Translate, for instance) to activate the interactive picking of the object to transform.
Scale
Geometrically scales an entity by the given factor, relative to the global origin.
 If the Entire Model option is selected, no picking is required.
Translate
The three methods all move an object a relative displacement defined either by:
specifying the distances in the 3 axis (X, Y and Z) directions – Relative.
the vector defined by two selected vertices - Vertex to Vertex.
the vector specified by a single vertex and an absolute (X, Y and Z) - Vertex to Coordinates.
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Rotate
The five methods all rotate the selected entity the specified Angle (in degrees) about a defined axis, either:
one of the global axes X, Y or Z or
by two selected vertices (Between Vertices) or
a vector and origin point (Vector). If not specified explicitly (using Start Point), origin point is defaulted to
(0,0,0)) for the vector.
Align
Moves the selected object by the displacement (including translation and rotation) resulting from the
alignment of one line with another. This functionality is accessed from the menu bar via
Transformations\Align. See 4.44 of the User‟s Guide.
The two lines can be specified by one of two methods, either:

picking a pair of vertices (Pick Vertices) to define the lines' start and end points or
explicitly define their global coordinates (Define Lines).
Reflect
Reflects the selected object in a plane, either:

a global plane (X = 0, Y = 0 or Z = 0) or
one defined by a vector normal to it (Normal to Vector).
In addition, using the Copy & Repeat option, a copy of the object is created and then transformed, as many
times as requested (each time using the last created object as the start point).
 Transformations can be performed on editable primitives and the definition is updated. Except reflecting
or aligning which will remove the definition. So these transformations should not be performed on an
object for which the definition needs to be retained. As objects are transformed and the model overall
dimensions increases it may be necessary to reset the graphics window. This can be done by a RMB
selection on the graphics window and selecting Reset from the dropdown menu.
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Exercise 2
1. Using the project tool create a project in the Surface project group and call it “ Semi-Sub”. Set “Semi-Sub”
as the active project then start Surface\Compartment and create a new design named “MySub”.
2. Use solid 3D primitives, transformations and boolean operations to create the simple semi-submersible
structure shown below.
Starboard View
Radius 2.5
Bow View
Radius 1.25
12.5
Radius 0.25
Radius 0.5
12.5
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3.5 Creating and Manipulating 2D Primitives
2D primitives are mostly used in Surface to general surfaces, such as formed surfaces, swept surfaces etc.
3.5.1
All 2D primitives are defined in a plane referred to as the Working Coordinate System .
Section wcs is a section plane specified

by Position field.
Waterline wcs is a waterline plane specified

by Position field.
Buttock wcs is a buttock plane specified

by Position field.
Cline wcs is defined by an existing 2D

curve.
Diagonal wcs is defined by an existing

diagonal.
Vertex & wcs is defined by a vertex of an

Edge object and an edge to which it is
perpendicular.
Vertex & wcs is defined by two vertices

Vertex which define a line to which it is
perpendicular.
Point and wcs is defined by a point and a

Normal vector to which it is perpendicular.
Offset Offset the wcs a distance from it‟s

present position.
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3.5.2 Points
In Surface there a number of methods for creating points.
Point
Intersection Finds the intersection points between curve

and curve or surface
Centre of Arc Finds the centre point of an existing arc
Vertex Create a points at a vertex
Girth from Create a point by girthing a long a curve from

vertex a vertex on the curve. Supply length of girth
then select curve then vertex
Global Specify XYZ
Position Select position in working plane using cursor
3.5.3 2D Primitives (Clines)
2D primitives in Surface are referred to as clines. The types of 2D primitives that can be generated are;
Line
Vertex/Curve Tangent Tangent to a curve through a vertex.
Vertex/Curve Sect vertex/point then a curve the line

Perpendicular will be perpendicular to the curve
Curve/Curve Tangent Tangent to two curves.
Vertex/Vertex Defined by two vertices.
Position/Position Defined by two digitised positions.
Coordinates Defined by a pair of U,V coordinates.
Vertex/Surface Normal Select a vertex/point then select a

surface, the line will be normal to the
surface and pass through the point
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Arc
3 Vertices Arc through three indicated

vertices.
3 Positions Arc through three digitised

positions.
Tangent 3 curves Arc tangent to three indicated

curves.
Centre/Radius/Angle Arc defined by centre U,V

coordinates, radius and angle.
Ellipse
2 Positions/Ratio/Angles Ellipse with major axis defined by two

digitised positions, ratio of the axes and
start and end angles.
2 Vertices/Ratio/Angles Ellipse defined by two indicated vertices

to specify the major axis, ratio of the
axes and start and end angles.
Coordinates/Ratio/Angles Ellipse with the major axis defined by a

pair of U,V coordinates, ratio of the axes
and start and angles.
NACA
4 digit NACA series aerofoil designation.
N
Length of the NACA curve.
Size
Number of points used to create the curve.
No. Points
If checked an upper aerofoil section is
Upper generated otherwise.
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Spline. Select then digitise points freehand, ending the selection by pressing the space bar.
Alternatively from the menu bar select Line /Spline /Tabulated.
Curve Name Prefix User defined prefix to which a sequential number will
be added in order to create the curve name for
subsequent splines.
Import Import a file containing pairs of coordinates.
Spreadsheet Alternatively coordinate values can be input in the

lower data entry field. Use the RMB. to insert,
delete, copy & paste coordinates .
 Coordinates are interpreted as U,V coordinates

in the wcs for the above inputs.
Radius & Angle Coordinates are interpreted as radial coordinates in

the wcs.
Close Line The last data point given will automatically be

connected to the first.
Polyline. Select then digitise points freehand, ending the selection by pressing the space bar.
Alternatively from the menu bar select Line /Polyline /Tabulated.
Curve Name Prefix User defined prefix to which a sequential number will
be added in order to create the curve name for
subsequent polylines.
Import Import a file containing pairs of coordinates.
Spreadsheet Alternatively coordinate values can be input in the

lower data entry field. Use the RMB. to insert,
delete, copy & paste coordinates .
 Coordinates are interpreted as U,V coordinates

in the wcs for the above inputs.
Radius & Angle Coordinates are interpreted as radial coordinates in

the wcs.
Close Line The last data point given will automatically be

connected to the first.
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3.5.4 Manipulating Clines
Functions are also provided to trim, fillet, offset and join 2D primitives.
This function trims two clines at their intersection point. Select the clines by indicating the
Trim segments that it is required to be kept. If the clines do not intersect, they will be
extended to the intersection point.
2) Select trimming
curve
1) Select part of
curve to be kept
Fillet This function constructs a radius fillet between two clines, the clines need not intersect.
It can also create a fillet at the vertex of a curve.
Radius The radius of the fillet.
At Vertex The fillet will be created at the vertex of a

single curve.
Trim edge This is an option available when not

using At Vertex, the two curve used will
be trimmed at the fillet.
Join edge This is an option available when not

using At Vertex, the two curve used will
be trimmed at the fillet and joined to the
fillet.
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Offset This function creates a parallel cline with a given offset.
Distance The distance the offset curve is

offset from the original curve.
Natural extends each offset segment with

an arc equal to the second
derivative at the end of the
segment until it meets the
equivalent arc of the other
segment.
Extend If a curve is offset at an external

Rounded
corner then extend the offset parts
of the curve so they met with a
knuckle.
Extended Round Round off corners of the offset

curve.
Split This function splits a cline or 3D curves at a X,Y or Z value or a general surface. If not using
the All options once the curve or curves have been selected the space bar must be pressed.
If the surface option has been selected a surface must be picked after the curves have been
chosen.
Method
Plane X Split curves by X plane
Plane Y Split curves by Y plane
Plane Z Split curves by Z plane
Surface Split curves by selected surface
Parameter
X The X,Y or Z value at which the

curves should be split
All All curves in the model will be split
Split Start the split operation, choose

the curve, press the space bar and
select the surface if it is being used
Join joins two indicated clines that have touching ends. The resulting object takes the name of the first
selected curve.
Reverse reverses the direction of an indicated cline. Used in conjunction with the view option “curve
direction”.
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3.5.5 Generalised Surfaces
The categories of surfaces that can be generated from 2D primitives are;
Revolution Defined by rotating a curve about one of the orthogonal axes.
Swept Defined by a moving a sweep curve along a trace curve.
Interpolate Defined by passing a surface through a number of 2D curves.
Offset Defined by Offsets an existing surface to create an enclosed surface/solid.
Cover Defined by covering a 2d loop of curves,
The following worked examples illustrate some of the methods of creating 2D curves and the surfaces that
can be created from them.
3.5.5.1 Swept Surface
Use the WCS dialog to set the 0 buttock plane as the working coordinate system.
In the graphics view, use the Workplane View icon from the View toolbar, to set the orientation of the
view to the current WCS.
Using the ellipse dialog, create an ellipse by coordinates.
Change the WCS to the 0 section plane, note that the 2D Cline view automatically changes orientation. Create a line by
coordinates. Create a line by coordinates.
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To create the swept surface, Surfaces / Swept
Select Curve & Path then indicate first the ellipse, which is the swept curve and then the line, which is the
sweep path.
Switch shading on to view the surface. By default the sweep curve is always normal to the path, selecting
Rigid will keep the initial orientation of the sweep as it moves along the path.
3.5.5.2 Formed Surface
Two formed surfaces will be illustrated, a surface formed from two curves, and a surface formed from more
than two curves.
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Change the WCS to waterline 5 and create a second Naca curve as shown.
To create the formed surface use Surfaces \

Interpolated \ Formed.
Select first the upper then the lower Naca curve,

then press the space bar to terminate curve
selection.
Note that the order in which the curves are

selected, controls the direction of the surface
normal, which in turn controls which side of the
surface will be shaded
Formed surface using more than two curves.
Set the WCS to section 0.
Use the Arc dialog to create an arc, by digitising three points. Select 3 Positions and press Arc then digitise
a start middle and end position of the arc.
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Set the WCS to section 5 and digitise a second arc approximately as shown.
Set the WCS to section 10 and digitise a third curve as shown.
Set the WCS to section 15 and digitise a fourth curve.
Use Surfaces \ Interpolated \ Formed and indicate each of the curves in sequence starting from the last
curve generated.
3.5.5.3 Extruded Surface
As an example of an extruded surface, we will create a part of a cambered deck that includes a radius
gunwhale.
Set the WCS to section 0.
Create a line using coordinates.
Create an arc by coordinates, enter the values and press Arc.
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Create a line tangent to the arc and passing through the end vertex of the first line. Select Vertex/Curve
Tangent and press Line. Indicate the end vertex of the horizontal line then the arc.
By windowing in closely, around the point where the

line is tangent to the arc, it will be seen that it is
necessary to trim the arc.
Select these
segments
Use Trim and indicate first the arc and then the
line as shown. The segments of the curves indicated
are that segments to be kept.
Remove this segment

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The three primitives must now be joined to produce one curve. In order to join the primitives, their start and
end points must be oriented in the same direction.
To check this use View Options \Display from the ordinary graphics window and select Curve Direction.
The start of each element is indicated by the number 0, and the direction by the arrow. From this it can be
seen that the arc is defined in the opposite direction to the lines. It must therefore be reversed. Use the
Reverse icon and indicate the arc.
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To join the curves, use the Join
icon and indicate first the horizontal

line then the sloping line. The number at
the start of the sloping line will change to
1, indicating it is the second curve
segment.
Press Join again and indicate first the

horizontal line segment then the arc, the
number at the start of the arc segment
will change to 2.
When joining a curve made up of multiple segments, it is always necessary to indicate the first segment.
To create the extruded surface, use Surfaces \ Swept.
Select Extrude, enter 30 in the Distance field as shown. Press Create and indicate the curve.
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Exercise 3
This exercise involves the creation of a bow thruster tube and its inclusion into the design AM001. First using
the project tool we must set the current project to Tanker in the Surface project group. Open
Surface/Compartment and open a new design and name it AM001. Select File\Hull Form then select the
hull-form tid001 from the list and press Use.
The first five steps involve creating the thrusters tube cylinder and obtaining its intersection with the hull
envelope surface.
1. It may be necessary to Reset the graphics view in design AM001
2. Create a surface cylinder, length 40 metres, radius 1.2 metres and rotation angle 360 degrees.
3. Rotate the cylinder –90 degrees about the X axis.
4. Translate the cylinder 175.2 metres along the X axis and 2.75 metres up the Z axis.
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5. Intersect the hull-form and the cylinder to create an intersection curve, select first the hull-
form then the cylinder.
The next sequence of steps involve creating an intersection curve that will be the outer edge of the fairing
plate.
6. Create a surface cylinder, length 40 metres, radius 1.55 metres and rotation angle 360 degrees.
7. Rotate and translate it using the same parameters as for the first cylinder.
8. Intersect the hull-form and the second cylinder.
The two intersection curves will be used as the inner and outer edges of the bow thruster fairing plate. In
order to construct the fairing plate, the inner curve will be translated inboard along the tube and a formed
surface created from the two curves.
9. Use the full view of the project tree to delete the outer cylinder CLN1, as it was only needed to create the
intersection curve.
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10. The inner curve must be moved –0.35 metres along the Y axis, set the translation dialog to the
appropriate settings. Drag and drop the 3D curve from the project tree onto the translate button or
click on Translate and select with the cursor.
11. When creating a formed patch, the resulting surface may deviate slightly from the original curves.
Therefore the outer edge of the fairing plate may not completely intersect the hull form. To avoid
this, translate the outer curve 0.001 metres along the Y axis, using drag and drop or click on
Translate and select with the cursor.
12. Use Surfaces \Interpolated \ Formed, and then select first the inner curve then the outer
intersection curve. Switch off the Hull-form from the tree, and switch the shading on in the graphics
window. Depending on which curve you selected first, the formed surface could be the wrong way
round. Use the Reverse Face command to ensure the orientation is correct.
The remaining steps will create the finished thruster and include it in the hull-form.
13. Using Unite select the cylinder then the formed patch.
14. To create both sides of the bow thruster tunnel, now Reflect in the Y plane, using Copy and
Repeat to leave the original unaltered, and then Unite the two to create a single body.
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15. In the full tree R.M.B click the hull-form, and choose Set as Envelope, at which point the hull-form
will move from the Surfaces area of the tree to the Envelopes area.
16. In the tree R.M.B click the envelope hull-form, and select Edit.
17. Add the thruster surface to the Appendages list of the dialog, either by dragging from the tree, or
RMB. click on the empty list in the dialog, and select Get.
18. Highlight the thruster surface in the Appendages list, make sure the type is set to Negative, and then
finally select Modify to remove the thruster surface from the hull-form.
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CHAPTER 4
4 Blending
Three types of blending are possible in Surface, these are, round blends, chamfer blends and vertex blends.
Currently, chamfer blending only works for plane and conic surfaces. Blends can be applied to edges and
immediately generated or for complex examples they can be applied as attributes to edges and vertices,
then the complete network generated in one operation.
4.1 Blend Terminology
Round Blend a round blend refers to the surface produced by rolling a ball of
constant radius, along and edge, while keeping the ball in contact
with the faces to either side of an edge. It also refers to rolling the
ball around a vertex while keeping the ball in contact with a face and
an edge adjacent to the vertex. The curves formed from the point of
contact between the ball and the faces, are referred to as “SPRING
CURVES”.
Constant Radius the radius of a blend is constant along its length. The blend surface
Blend is represented by a tube or a pipe.
Variable Radius Blend the radius of the blend varies. The radius at any point along the
edge is obtained by allowing the radius of the rolling ball to vary
linearly as it moves along the edge. The radius is specified at the
ends of the curve.
Chamfer Blend a chamfer blend refers to the ruled surface swept out by a line drawn
between the two contact points of the ball.
Vertex Blend a vertex blend occurs where all the edges meeting at an internal
vertex are to be blended. The edges do not have to have identical
blend radii nor does the vertex surface have any smoothness
requirements. Internal vertices that are not explicitly blended with a
vertex blend are handled in different ways as discussed later.
Setback setback is the distance that vertex blend extends along an adjacent
edge from the vertex. Setbacks can be calculated automatically or
they can be assigned manually. The User can set them
automatically then check the values and alter them manually if
required.
Cross curves cross curves are the curves that form the boundary between the
blended edge and the vertex blend. These can be perpendicular to
the edge, or the difference between the setback value at each spring
curve can be specified.
Bulge the bulge factor is a number used to control the shape of the vertex
blend surface. The default value is 1 and may vary from 0 to 2.
 The curves formed from the point of contact between the ball and the faces, are referred to as
"SPRING CURVES".
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The blending function dialog is accessed by the blending icon on the Transformation toolbar.
Round select to create a round blend
Chamfer select to create a chamfer Blend
Radius radius of a round blend or length of a chamfer blend at the start
Variable create a variable radius blend that varies linearly along the edge
between the two given values, allow the end radius to be set
attach Attach a blend attribute to an edge. The blend will only be created
went the edge is fixed
blend now Create blend now, there is no need for it to be fixed
Setback of Edge used to manually define a setback at the start of an edge
start define a setback at the start of an edge
End define a setback at the end of an edge
Difference create an angled setback at the start of an edge
start create an angled setback at the start of an edge by setting the

difference in the sides of the setback
End create an angled setback at the end of an edge by setting the

difference in the sides of the setback
Fix local fix an edge that is not part of a closed network.
Fix process a network of blend attributes
Surface uses the attached blend attributes to generate a separate surface

with the same shape as the blend would be if it was fixed to the
surface.
Inquire returns information about what blend attribute is attached to a

selected edge.
Delete deletes the blend attribute from an edge.

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Attach attach an edge or vertex blend attribute. The blend will only be created went
the edge is fixed
Setback used to manually define a setback at the start of an edge
Auto automatically calculate the setback lengths for a vertex blend
Bulge controls the amount of curvature in the vertex blend, enter a value between
0 and 2.
Fix process a network of blend attributes and create the blend
Surface uses the attached blend attributes to generate a separate surface with the
same shape as the blend would be if it was fixed to the surface.
Inquire list the blend attributes for an vertex
Delete delete vertex blend attribute
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4.2 Blend Constructions Techniques
The following worked examples will be used to illustrate the different blend construction techniques. The
examples refer to applying blends to edges of a cube. Create a block of dimensions 10 x 10 x 10 as shown,
using the solid block dialog.
4.2.1 Mitred Blends
4.2.1.1 Round Mitred Blend
A mitred blend is the result that occurs if the User specifies the blend
(Round with a radius 1 in this example), then choose the Blend now
radio button then press Apply and selects a sequence of edges that
meet at a vertex,
Select the edges shown in the accompanying figure. Having selected

all required edges the space bar is pressed to terminate the selection
and process the edges.
4.2.1.2 Chamfer Mitred Blend
Similarly a mitred blend can be created while applying chamfered

blends to the edges. Select Chamfer and Blend Now radio buttons
then press Apply, select the required edges and press the space
bar.
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4.2.1.3 Alternative Mitred Blends
The same result can also be produced by assigning a blend

attribute to each of the required edges by selecting the Attach and
Chamfer radio buttons then pressing Apply, select the edges with
the cursor and finish the selection by press the space bar.
The User should then fix the edges by pressing Fix and selecting
the edges.
4.2.2 Vertex Blend
If a blend is required at a vertex there are a number of conditions that need to be fulfilled first.
 Each edge connected to the vertex must have a blend attached to it.
 A vertex blend must be attached to the vertex.
 All the edges must have setback attached to them at the same end of the edge as the vertex is
positioned.
The setback is set either for each edge separately using the Edge tab of the dialog or setback is set for the
vertex where all edges will be given the same setback value (this is using the Vertex tab). For a single
vertex these two approaches should not be mixed i.e. there can not be a mix of vertex setback and edge
setback used for the same vertex.
4.2.2.1 Auto Setback on a Vertex

In this example the setback will be set at the vertex using the Auto function,
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 This example starts in the same way as the previous example by attaching a chamfer blend to
each edge connected to the vertex.
 The next step is to attach a vertex blend to the vertex, the Attach and Auto radio buttons are
selected then the Apply button is pressed then the vertex is selected with the cursor. Choosing
Auto means that the setback is set automatically and selecting Attach means that a blend will
be attached the vertex. Note that once the setback has been chosen it‟s extent is indicated
along the edge by colouring that part of the edge green.
 Final press the Fix button and select the vertex with the cursor, the blended surface should
appear. Notice the difference between this blend and the previous one.
4.2.2.2 Explicit Setback on a Vertex
In this example again the setback will be set at the vertex but this time using the Setback function which
allows the setback to be set explicitly.
 This example starts in the same way as the previous example by attaching a chamfer blend to
each edge connected to the vertex.
 The next step is to attach a vertex blend to the vertex, only the Attach radio buttons is selected
then the Apply button is pressed then the vertex is selected with the cursor.
 The next step is to attach setback value to the vertex, only the Setback radio buttons is selected
and the value of the setback is entered in box as shown. Then the Apply button is pressed then
the vertex is selected with the cursor.
appear. Notice the difference between this blend and the previous one.
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4.2.3 Edge Setback
In this example setback is attached to the edges not to the vertex. When setting the setback to an edge it is
possible to set the setback to the start of an edge or the start and the end of the edge.
Went applying the setback the Apply button must be pressed and the edge selected using the cursor, the
start of the edge is the end of the edge that is nearest the cursor pick.
Setting setback to start of edge Setting setback to start and end of edge
 Start by attaching a 1 metre round blend to each edge of a vertex.
 Set the setback for the start of each edge, give each edge a different setback use values 2, 4
and 6. Make sure that the start of each edge is at then vertex.
 The next step is to attach a vertex blend to the vertex, only the Attach radio buttons is selected
then the Apply button is pressed then the vertex is selected with the cursor.
appear. Notice the difference between the lengths of the setbacks.
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4.2.4 Variable Blend
If it is required to have a variable blend on an edge simply select the Variable tick box and supply a value
for the radius at the other end of the edge.
Unfortunately at present it is not possible to define the start and end of an edge with respect to variable
blends so it is necessary to fix the blends at various stages to see which are the starting end of the edges
then if necessary do a rollback.
4.2.5 Complex Blend Network
An example of a complex blend network can be

seen by loading the file cblend.sat, which
can be found in the Surface training project
directory.\Training\TID\Surface\Tanker
.This is an example of a shaft bossing
intersecting the hull.
Select FILE \ IMPORT \ ACIS SAT FILE

\GENERAL.
The edges should have the indicated blend

attributes attached, as should the vertices.
To execute the network of blends the User

should press Fix from the vertex blending panel
and select one of the vertices.
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Exercise 4
This exercise involves the creation of an anchor way.
1. Create an empty design.
2. Set the WCS to Section 0 and assign the graphics view to be in Workplane orientation. Display a
0.25 by 0.25 grid in the view.
If the grid is hard to see, use TOOLS \OPTIONS\COLOURS and change the colour of the grid to black.
3. Create a line using the Position/Position option and indicate the grid points at U,V coordinates 1,1 and –1,1.
4. Create 3 more lines as shown.
These four lines form the back of the anchor way.
5. Change the WCS to section 1.25.
6. Create four more lines as shown, these form the front of the anchor way.
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7. Use SURFACES\INTERPOLATED\FORMED, create a formed patch using the top two lines. If
necessary reverse the surface normal of the formed patch so that it points away from the anchor
way.
8. Repeat this procedure to create the other 3 sides.
Form
between
To create the forward face, use SURFACES\

INTERPOLATED\ 4 BOUNDARIES then indicate
the 4 curves that form the forward face. If necessary
reverse the surface normal so that it points away
from the anchor way.
9. Stitch all the faces together.
10. Add a 0.25 metre radius blend to the top and bottom edges of the forward face.
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11. Save the design as Anchor_Way.
Open the design VM001. To use the Anchor Way design, use File\Import \ Insert DM and locate the
file Anchor_way.dm in the project directory.
The anchor way will now be rotated and translated to position it in the correct place in the model. Zoom in to
the global origin where the anchor way is located.
12. Rotate the anchor way 25 degrees about the Y axis.
13. Rotate the anchor way 35 degrees about the Z axis.
14. Translate the anchor way 178 metres along the X axis, 5 metres along the Y and 14 metres along
the Z axis.
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How the anchor way is now processed

depends on the structure that will be
modelled behind it in Planar Hull.
The Unite function could be use to

combine the anchor way with the hull as
one object. This would remove the
excess material from the part of the
anchor way that is inside the hull.
Alternatively the Intersect function could

be used to create the intersection curve
and the two objects could be handled as
separate surfaces in Planar Hull.
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5 Outputs
The main output form Surface is the hull-form itself but other useful outputs from Surface are drawings and
offset tables.
In order to generate these, it is necessary to draw a range of orthogonal curves and possibly generate
various 3D curves such as the FOS and FOB.
5.1
Orthogonal curves are drawn using the model cuts dialog accessed by pressing the model cuts icon
from the Lines toolbar.
Sections Section will be cut from the surface.

Waterlines Waterlines will be cut from the surface.
Buttocks Buttocks will be cut from the surface.
Diagonals Diagonals will be cut from the surface.
From initial curve position to be cut
To last curve position to be cut
Increment distance between successive curves.
Diagonals
Name Prefix for diagonals, prefix that will be added to
a sequential number to generate the
curve name.
vector from the global origin to which the

Vector diagonal planes are normal.
Start Point if checked allows the definition of the

origin of the vector
Generate press to create the curves.
The following are used to select which

surface the curves will be cut from.
Selection
Interactive select with cursor
Current Envelope only the current envelope is used
All all surface are used
On only surface that are switched on.
Tree select from the tree
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5.2 3D Curves
The 3D curves that are usually required for drawings and offset tables, are those associated with patch
boundaries, such as the FOB, FOS, knuckles, etc. Normally these curves can be released to Surface from
the AVEVA Marine Lines module but if some of the data has come from else were they may not exist.
To create these curves, the relevant patch boundaries must first be copied to curve objects. Use the detach
edge icon from the Lines toolbar and indicate the patch edges that should be copied to curves. Press
the space bar to terminate edge selection.
As any one curve, such as the FOS, will normally be defined by several patch edges, the individual curves
must be joined to form a single curve.
Multiple curves can be joined at a time, if selected in sequence. Press the SPACE bar to indicate the end of
the selection. Use the join icon from the Lines toolbar, select the first curve segment then the adjacent
curve. Use join again and select the combined curves then the next segment. Repeat this until all curve
segments are joined.
When joining curves, it is useful to show the direction of each curve and the curve segment numbers. Select
Options from the graphical display window RMB. menu and check options Curve Direction and Curve Edge
Points.
As each segment is joined, the segment numbers will be updated.
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Depending on how a curve was created there can be very short curves that are difficult to see. If there is
difficulty joining two curves it may be worth zooming in to where they appear to join to see if there is indeed
as short curve joining them that has been overlooked.
An alternative to using a combination of the Detach Edge and Join functions is to use the Extract curve
function. The function is found under the Line menu Line/Extract curve. Unlike the Detach function the
Extract curve function attempts to detach a chain of adjacent edges then automatically join these edges
together. The function has some built in intelligence when it comes to deciding which edges to include in the
curve but there may be occasions then the function may need to be used in combination with the Join
function if the curves is too short. It may also be necessary at times to use the Line/Split function to split the
curve if it is too long.
5.3 Plotting
The plotting in Surface allows the User to arrange the drawing and check the layout before generating the
plot. To access the plotting dialog, press the plotting icon on the Standard toolbar.
Through the Media tab one can define general attributes of the drawing such as the size of the paper used
in printing, whether the drawing will have a boarder etc. The Pens tab is used in conjunction with the target
plotter. The rest of the tabs are used to define specific viewports on the drawing, a viewport for example
could be set up to show the waterlines at a particular scale in a selected region of the paper. It is important
when entering data into the Position and Display tabs that the correct viewport in the Viewports list is
highlighted. The Preset tab sets up a number of predefined viewports that can then be modified by the user.
5.3.1 Media Tab
Media Specifies the paper size, A0…A4 or User defined Width & Height.
Width
Height.
Information Tables Specifies a table to be included into the drawing by selecting it with the
appropriate radio button then selecting include tick box.
Drawing
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Frame table Include the Frame table information into the drawing.
GPs Include the General Particulars table into the drawing.
Hullform Characteristics Include the Hull-form Characteristics table into the drawing.
Title Title of the table that has been included
Media Position Specifies the location and Justification of the selected Information Table
Character Size The width and height of characters in the selected Information Table
Viewports The following functions

can be accessed from all tabs.
Name to create a new viewport enter a name and press Add.
Add Adds a new viewport to the list of viewports.
Delete to delete a selected name from the list of viewports.
Load load a macro to create a pre defined drawing arrangement.
Save save the existing drawing arrangement as a macro.
Preview preview the current plot arrangement in a graphics display window.
Apply create a generic plot file for the current drawing arrangement. This file
must then be processed through the Plot utility.
Once a drawing has been configured it is possible to save this configuration by clicking the Save button, the
information for the drawing set up will be stored as a macro file in the appropriate Dat directory of the current
project. At any time it is possible to Load the same macro file to recreate the set up.
5.3.2 Pen Tab
Pens
Specifies the pen number to be used for drawing different

entity types.
The actual result of choosing a pen number depends on

the configuration of the plotter.
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5.3.3 Position tab
The Position tab is used to arrange the Viewports within the drawing. It is important to remember to first
select a viewport from the list.
Scale the scale the view is to be drawn

at. Specify the denominator, e.g.
1/50 would be specified as 50.
Media Position the actual distance the bottom left

(U,V) corner of the view is to be in
relation to the bottom left corner of
the paper. U the horizontal
distance V the vertical distance
World extents In the model coordinate system,

(u,v) and (u,v) the U,V coordinates of the Bottom
left and Top Right corners of the
area to be drawn in the viewport.
5.3.4 Display tab
Controls the contents and the appearance of the Viewports. Select a Viewport from the list.
Type type of view assigned to the

viewport, choose Section,
Waterline, Buttock, Isometric or
Workplane.
Orientation for isometric views only, specifies

the orientation of the view.
Eye X,Y,Z coordinates of the position

the User is looking from.
Target the X,Y,Z coordinates of the

position the User is looking to.
Get gets the eye and target

coordinates from the view
assigned to the active graphics
display window.
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Layers use the Layer selection dialog to choose which layers to display in the
viewport.
Reflect
reflect section and waterline views about the Z and X axes
respectively.
Grid Controls the grid drawn in an orthogonal view

None no grid drawn.
Auto a standard grid of fixed values is drawn.
Curves a grid based on the stored orthogonal curves is drawn.
Numbers if checked the grid values are placed around the outside of the grid at
the U & V increment values given.
5.3.5 Preset tab
This tab presents the User with the capability to

generate one of six different preset Plot
Arrangements, simply by clicking on one of the Plot
Arrangement buttons.
The parameters contained within this tab allow the

User to customise the standard settings for the
preset Plot Arrangements.
For example, changing the Scale will set that value

for all the Viewports generated by the preset Plot.
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5.4 Offset Table
Press the loftbook icon on the Standard toolbar. The output units and the X axis coordinate units
depend on the settings of the Units tab on the Options dialog, menu item Tools\Option\Units.
5.4.1 Crossing tab
Cross the curve type that will form the columns of the table.
With the curve type that will form the rows of the table.
Add add a cross/with combination to the list.
Delete delete a selected cross/with combination.
Layers for a selected cross/with combination, select the layers containing the curves to be intersected.
Cross.. select the layers for the cross curves.
With.. select the layers for the with curves.
Echo if checked print the cross/with combination in the status line as the intersections are calculated.
Show if checked show the intersection points in the active graphics display window.
Report generate the offset table in a report format.
Text File generate the offset table as an ascii text file.
Load load a macro for a predefined offset table.
Preview preview the out sets in the graphics window.
Save save the offset table format as a macro.
Apply create the offset table.
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5.4.2 Format tab
Only available if text file is chosen as output.
Page width the number of columns per page.

Choose 132 or 80.
Line Spacing choose Single or Double (blank

line between each row) line
spacing.
Page Length specify the number of lines

(including blank lines) per page
5.4.3 Partial Example of a Report Format Offset Table
Length Between Perpendiculars 180.0000 m

Overall Length 188.2500 m
Beam 40.0000 m
Depth at Centreline 18.0000 m
Draft 11.5000 m
Flat of Keel 0.0000 m
Rise of Floor 0.0000 m
Bilge Radius 0.0000 m
Rake of Keel 0.0000 m
Stern Overhang 4.5000 m
Stem Overhang 3.7500 m
Maximum Z-Point 18.0000 m
Minimum Z-Point 0.0000 m
For the X Axis
Frame -16 -15 -14 -13 -12 -11 -10 -9 -8
Position (m) -9.6000 -9.0000 -8.4000 -7.8000 -7.2000 -6.6000 -6.0000 -5.4000 -4.8000
Frame -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1
Position (m) -4.2000 -3.6000 -3.0000 -2.4000 -1.8000 -1.2000 -0.6000 0.0000 0.6000
Frame 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Position (m) 1.2000 1.8000 2.4000 3.0000 3.6000 4.2000 4.8000 5.4000 6.0000 6.6000
Frame 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Position (m) 7.2000 7.8000 8.4000 9.0000 9.6000 10.2000 10.8000 11.4000 12.0000
Frame 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
Position (m) 12.6000 13.2000 13.8000 14.4000 15.0000 15.6000 16.2000 16.8000 17.4000
Frame 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38
Position (m) 18.0000 18.6000 19.2000 19.8000 20.4000 21.0000 21.6000 22.2000 22.8000
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Position (m) 23.4000 24.0000 24.6000 25.2000 25.8000 26.4000 27.0000 27.6000 28.2000
Frame 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56
Position (m) 28.8000 29.4000 30.0000 30.6000 31.2000 31.8000 32.4000 33.0000 33.6000
Frame 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65
Position (m) 34.2000 34.8000 35.4000 36.0000 36.6000 37.2000 37.8000 38.4000 39.0000
Frame 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74
Position (m) 39.6000 40.2000 40.8000 41.4000 42.0000 42.6000 43.2000 43.8000 44.4000
Frame 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83
Position (m) 45.0000 45.6000 46.2000 46.8000 47.4000 48.0000 48.6000 49.2000 49.8000
Frame 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92
Position (m) 50.4000 51.0000 51.6000 52.2000 52.8000 53.4000 54.0000 54.6000 55.2000
Frame 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101
Position (m) 55.8000 56.4000 57.0000 57.6000 58.2000 58.8000 59.4000 60.0000 60.6000
Frame 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110
Position (m) 61.2000 61.8000 62.4000 63.0000 63.6000 64.2000 64.8000 65.4000 66.0000
Frame 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119
Position (m) 66.6000 67.2000 67.8000 68.4000 69.0000 69.6000 70.2000 70.8000 71.4000
Frame 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128
Position (m) 72.0000 72.6000 73.2000 73.8000 74.4000 75.0000 75.6000 76.2000 76.8000
Frame 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137
Position (m) 77.4000 78.0000 78.6000 79.2000 79.8000 80.4000 81.0000 81.6000 82.2000
Frame 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146
Position (m) 82.8000 83.4000 84.0000 84.6000 85.2000 85.8000 86.4000 87.0000 87.6000
Frame 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155
Position (m) 88.2000 88.8000 89.4000 90.0000 90.6000 91.2000 91.8000 92.4000 93.0000
Frame 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164
Position (m) 93.6000 94.2000 94.8000 95.4000 96.0000 96.6000 97.2000 97.8000 98.4000
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5.4.4 Partial Example of a Text Format Offset Table
INDEX OF CONTENTS
All output for this loftbook given in Metres
Principal Dimensions Page 1

Frame Table Page 2
Waterline crossings on Frame Page 3
Buttock crossings on Frame Page 7
Frame crossings on Curve FOB1 Page 11
Frame crossings on Curve FOS1 Page 12
Frame crossings on Curve TRANSOM1 Page 13
Surface & Compartment LOFTBOOK PAGE

1
Principal Dimensions
Overall Length 190.000

Length Between Perpendiculars 180.000
Beam 40.000
Draft 11.500
Depth at Centreline 18.000
Flat of Keel 0.000
Rise of Floor 0.000
Bilge Radius 2.250
Rake of Keel 0.000
Stern Overhang -4.500
Stem Overhang 5.500
Maximum Z-Point 0.000
Minimum Z-Point 18.000
Surface & Compartment LOFTBOOK PAGE 2
Frame Table
Frame 0 is at position 0.000
+--------------+------------+
| Frame Number | Spacing |
+--------------+------------+
| -10 | 0.750 |
| 35 | 0.900 |
| 180 | 0.700 |
+--------------+------------+
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Waterline crossings on Frame
+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
| Frame | Waterline | Waterline | Waterline | Waterline | Waterline |
| | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 | 4.000 | 5.000 |
+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
| 6.67 | | | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| | | | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| 13.33 | 2.045 | 2.842 | 3.321 | 3.504 | 3.541 |
| 20.00 | 4.277 | 5.516 | 6.309 | 6.913 | 7.457 |
| 26.67 | 6.337 | 7.955 | 9.154 | 10.134 | 10.996 |
| 33.33 | 8.943 | 10.692 | 11.952 | 13.010 | 13.848 |
| 39.17 | 11.663 | 13.301 | 14.517 | 15.394 | 16.052 |
| 44.72 | 14.182 | 15.646 | 16.626 | 17.297 | 17.842 |
| 50.28 | 16.251 | 17.481 | 18.230 | 18.744 | 19.114 |
| 55.83 | 17.792 | 18.759 | 19.292 | 19.608 | 19.799 |
| 61.39 | 18.759 | 19.459 | 19.785 | 19.933 | 19.992 |
| 66.94 | 19.271 | 19.782 | 19.958 | 19.998 | 20.000 |
| 72.50 | 19.519 | 19.925 | 20.000 | 20.000 | 20.000 |
| 78.06 | 19.612 | 19.977 | 20.000 | 20.000 | 20.000 |
| 83.61 | 19.621 | 19.986 | 20.000 | 20.000 | 20.000 |
| 155.83 | 19.621 | 19.986 | 20.000 | 20.000 | 20.000 |
| 161.39 | 19.582 | 19.953 | 20.000 | 20.000 | 20.000 |
| 166.94 | 19.405 | 19.844 | 19.956 | 19.986 | 20.000 |
| 172.50 | 18.972 | 19.530 | 19.702 | 19.792 | 19.863 |
| 178.06 | 17.921 | 18.556 | 18.824 | 18.975 | 19.120 |
| 184.64 | 15.970 | 16.657 | 17.003 | 17.243 | 17.454 |
| 191.79 | 13.075 | 13.812 | 14.227 | 14.540 | 14.820 |
| 198.93 | 9.272 | 10.058 | 10.563 | 10.958 | 11.305 |
| 206.07 | 5.215 | | | 6.416 | 6.977 |
| 213.21 | 1.713 | 2.283 | 2.607 | 2.791 | 2.909 |
+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+

Waterline crossings on Frame
+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
| Frame | Waterline | Waterline | Waterline | Waterline | Waterline |
| | 6.000 | 7.000 | 8.000 | 9.000 | 10.000 |
+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+------------+
| 6.67 | | | | 1.868 | 4.391 |
| 13.33 | 3.687 | 4.159 | 5.147 | 6.749 | 8.371 |
| 20.00 | 8.089 | 8.920 | 9.833 | 10.748 | 11.632 |
| 26.67 | 11.841 | 12.597 | 13.266 | 13.879 | 14.433 |
| 33.33 | 14.537 | 15.148 | 15.707 | 16.212 | 16.652 |
| 39.17 | 16.638 | 17.157 | 17.611 | 17.999 | 18.323 |
| 44.72 | 18.292 | 18.664 | 18.967 | 19.212 | 19.405 |
| 50.28 | 19.379 | 19.569 | 19.706 | 19.809 | 19.886 |
| 55.83 | 19.905 | 19.954 | 19.975 | 19.988 | 19.998 |
| 61.39 | 20.003 | 20.000 | 20.000 | 20.000 | 20.000 |
| 66.94 | 20.000 | 20.000 | 20.000 | 20.000 | 20.000 |
| 72.50 | 20.000 | 20.000 | 20.000 | 20.000 | 20.000 |
| 78.06 | 20.000 | 20.000 | 20.000 | 20.000 | 20.000 |
| 83.61 | 20.000 | 20.000 | 20.000 | 20.000 | 20.000 |
| 155.83 | 20.000 | 20.000 | 20.000 | 20.000 | 20.000 |
| 161.39 | 20.000 | 20.000 | 20.000 | 20.000 | 20.000 |
| 166.94 | 20.000 | 20.000 | 20.000 | 20.000 | 20.000 |
| 172.50 | 19.911 | 19.945 | 19.969 | 19.983 | 19.992 |
| 178.06 | 19.248 | 19.361 | 19.460 | 19.546 | 19.619 |
| 184.64 | 17.655 | 17.847 | 18.028 | 18.199 | 18.360 |
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6 Exercise 5
Using distance from origin as the X axis units, draw sections 0 to 70 every 5 metres and store on layer 1.
Draw sections 130 to 180 every 5 metres and store on layer 2.
Draw waterlines 1 to 18 every 1 and store on layer 3.
Draw buttocks 0 to 19 every 1 and store on layer 4.
Use detach edge and join to create curves for the flat of bottom, flat of side and transom. Store these on
layer 5.
Create the following linesplan.
Dimensions in red are media size and positions of the views on the paper.
Dimensions in blue are the extents of the views in the ship coordinate system.
Use a grid based on the stored curves and add numbers to the grid border.
The aft sections are drawn reflected.
Ensure that only the layers with the relevant curves are drawn in each view.
Create an offset table with intersections for curves/sections, waterlines/sections and buttocks/sections.
Output as a text file with 80 columns and single line spacing.
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5.3.5 Preset tab ................................................................................................................................. 74

Trainees should be familiar with Microsoft Windows

1.4 Course Structure

1.5 Using this guide

Annotation for trainees benefit:

1.7 Process Overview

1. New 11. New report window

1. View options 11. Redraw

1. Point 11. Fillet

1. Subtract 10. Concatenate knuckle 19. Delete face

To open an existing design, use File \

Open or the Open icon from the

Select the required design from the

The system will automatically open a

2.2 Closing a Design

Yes the design is updated and closed.

2.3 Creating a New Design

Use File \ New or the new icon from

There are no mandatory files needed to start a

To create a new design for a vessel that has

After selecting the surface, the system will give the

The system also displays the current Project general

2.4 Saving the Design

To save a design with a new name use

The system will display the Project

2.5 Importing from non AVEVA applications

2.6 Viewing the Model

2.6.1 View Control

Key Mouse Button Arrow Keys Function Cursor Image

Note that rotation is possible from any orientation (except Work-plane).

2.6.1.3 Interactive Panning

2.6.1.4 Reset the Default Window

2.6.2 View Options

Having made any changes press one of the following buttons:

OK apply the settings and close the dialog.

Cancel close the dialog without applying the settings.

Apply apply the settings and leave the dialog active.

2.6.2.1 Display Page

Boundaries displays patch boundaries.

Facets displays the facets used for rendering.

2.6.2.2 Modes Page

Shaded renders the model using the current settings.

Orthogonal views Panel

Control Settings Panel

Controls which layers are displayed in the graphics window.

All displays all layers.

Current layer only displays the current layer.

Layers specify layer numbers for display.

Layers Off Panel

All hides all layers.

Layers specify the layer numbers to hide.

2.7 Project Window

2.7.1 Full View Tree

To turn the display of an object on or off, click on the

The Design checkbox determines whether an object

Surfaces available Associating a curve with a surface

Check Design checkbox

2.7.1.1 Drop Down Menu on Full View Tree

Drop down menu

Flash Highlights an object in the viewing window.

Delete Deletes an object.