Description
YachtLINES is a single cubic B-Spline surface yacht hull generator based on 19 geometric and hydrostatic parameters. Internal Form(Boundary) curves are defined using B-Spline curves and an iterative approach is employed to modify curve control vertices until the desired hull properties are reached. Finally, a NURBS hull surface representation is generated by performing a longitudinal fit to the control polygons of each section Bspline curve.
Creation
Menu: Create -> YachtLINES
When the YachtLINES hull surface is created it is initially ungenerated. The surface can be updated from the attributes panel.
Interactive Editing
A YachtLINES hull surface is edited by changing the numerical parameters in the attributes panel. The updating can be made interative by checking the 'Interactive update' box in the parameters group of the attributes panel.
Entity Attributes Panel
Edit Menu
- Show Attributes... (F11)
- Generate Polygon Mesh
- Convert to BSpline Surface
- Convert to Mesh
- Extract Contours
- Create Calculation Sections
- Explode Generation Curves
- Import Parameters from YachtLINES project...
Multi-Select Menu
Display Options
Short Cuts
File Format
none
Import / Export
Format | Import | Export |
---|---|---|
AutoCAD DXF | Yes | |
Initial Graphics Exchange Spec. (IGES) | Yes | |
Ansys Element Script | Convert to BSpline Surface | |
FastShip (SRF) | Yes | |
ACIS (Autodeck/Tribon/Aveva Marine Initial Design) | Yes |
Articles
none
References
none