Ship LoadExample

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Loading geometry

Introduction

FreeCAD-Ship works over Ship entities, that must be created on top of provided geometry. Geometry must be a solid, or set of solids, following criteria must be taken into account:

  • All hull geometry must be provided (including symmetric bodies).
  • Starboard geometry must be included at negatives y domain.
  • Origin (0,0,0) point is the Midship section (Midpoint between after and forward perpendicular) and base line intersection.
Schematic view of sign criteria
Schematic view of sign criteria
FreeCAD-Ship sign criteria

Loading Series 60 geometry

In order to help new users FreeCAD-Ship includes a geometries examples loader, with the following to choose from:

  • Series 60 from Iowa University
  • Wigley Canonical Ship
  • Series 60 Catamaran
  • Wigley Catamaran
Example ship geometries loader icon.
Example ship geometries loader icon.
Ship Geometries Examples loader icon

Executing the tool (Ship design/Load an example ship geometry) a task dialogue will shown. Select Series 60 from Iowa University and press Accept. Tool loads new document with s60_IowaUniversity geometry.

Warning, before editing anything!
You are now working with the original example file.
To preserve the original unedited example, you must first save it as a new file before editing anything.