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BoatExpress Version
1.0.
The software supports the complete
boat design process. The boat may be a sailboat or a motor boat with
hard or soft bilge.
Functions
summary
- Classical drawing on 3 views
with the mouse
- Stations are automatically
drawn from a few guidelines
- Production of hull static
and hydrostatic data
- Viewing of hull lines (waterlines, buttocks, diagonals and curve
of sectional area)
- Production of stability curve for different vertical position of
the center of gravity
- Definition of hull, rudder
and production of resistance forces graphs
- Sail plan definition from a
few ratio. Driving forces, side forces and
righting moments calculation and graph
- VPP (Velocity Prediction
Program) for specific case and polar plot
- Drawing overlay
capability for detailled plan ( accommodations, installations,
rig and sail, deck, etc... )
- Component drawing ( line, bezier line, cube, cylinder,
polyedron )
- Real time viewing of lenght,
coordinates and angle on the console
- Automatic generation of
standard masses for the component classes ( saloon, galley,
installations,
etc )
- Hull mass and CG generated from unitary mass
- Mass assignation to component and automated centroïd
calculation
- File functions and printing
- Online access to all data
with a generic tool
- Multiples drawing
canvas with options ( zooming, background color, line color, grid,
overlay selection, etc )