Initial Design M3SP5

Release Notes M3 SP5
Initial Design
Release Notes Tribon M3 SP5

Initial Design
Release Notes Tribon M3 SP5 Initial Design

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Lines and PACE - Interactive Waterline Endings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Lines and PACE - Editing Curve Intersections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Lines and PACE - Improvements to Fairing Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Lines and PACE - Bug Fixes and Minor Improvements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Surface - New functionality for Splitting Curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Surface - Edge Highlight Thickness User Configurable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Compartment - Lock to Frame Table Option available for Internal Surfaces . . . . . . . . 20 Compartment - Content Type colours can be used to control Compartment colours . 22 Compartment - Regeneration Options Extended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Compartment - New Basic Design Preparation Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Compartment - Centre of Gravity estimates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Compartment - Function Code Update for Corrugated Bulkheads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Surface and Compartment - Layer Names. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Surface and Compartment - Bug Fixes and Minor Improvements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Calc - Tank Calibrations and Heel Angles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Calc - Forcing Hatching for Black and White Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Calc - Wind Heeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Calc - Tankplan Bow to Left . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Calc - Probabilistic Stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Calc - Lightweight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Calc - Floodable Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Calc - Tankplan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
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Calc - Minor Improvements and Fixes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Lines Plot - Bug Fixes and Minor Improvements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Project Tool - Bug Fixes and Minor Improvements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Surface Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
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Lines and PACE - Interactive Waterline Endings

Description
The curve endings functionality previously available in Lines has been implemented in the Patch and Curve Editor with the following significant improvements: Greatly improved speed and fluidity of editing. The ability to deal with gooseneck bulbous bows. Higher levels of accuracy, leading to fairer waterlines and sections. Higher levels of fairness in the end surface, coupled with better tools for visualising this. Create an end surface which is defined by the profile curve, a radii curve, an optional eccentricity curve and end surface type regions. Modify waterlines and frames so that their ends blend into the end surface
The main tasks in creating waterline endings and frame feet are as follows:
The key elements of the end surface functionality are shown below:
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To create an end surface, start PACE in either Aft or Forward End Surface mode, by pressing the Patch and Curve Editor button, Forward End Surface on the subsequent dialog: , and then selecting Aft End Surface or
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To edit an existing end surface, select the appropriate item on the tree, press the right mouse button and select Patch and Curve Editor:
Alternatively, when in the PACE framework, enter the appropriate mode by pressing the Edit Forward End Surface button, , or Edit Aft End Surface button, .
An axis will appear near the appropriate profile curve. The vertical axis represents the length (i.e. girth-wise measurement) of the profile curve. Dotted lines drawn between points on the profile curve and corresponding points on the vertical axis make the relationship between them clearer.
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The vertical axis is divided into regions by small red dots (markers) corresponding to some of the dotted lines coming from the profile curve. A marker corresponds to either the end of the curve, or a point where the tangent to the profile curve is vertical. The region between these points represents the type of waterline ending. Waterline endings can be one of two types: Elliptical/circular in a waterline (i.e. horizontal) plane (waterline type, indicated by a yellow region on the vertical axis) Elliptical/circular in a plane that is normal to the profile curve (normal type, indicated by a green region on the vertical axis)
To change the waterline ending type of a particular region, right-click on it and select the new type from the popup menu:
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The horizontal axis represents the radius or eccentricity value at a point along the profile. The radii and/or eccentricity curves are created by selecting the appropriate curve type in the Create New Curve dialog and digitizing points:
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It is possible to insert a point into the radii and eccentricity curves at a specific waterline height by right-clicking on the curve, selecting Data Point at Waterline and specifying the waterline height and radii or eccentricity. This is especially useful for inserting tangent or knuckle points into the curve at a corresponding knuckle or tangent point in the profile curve.
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The end surface is created by pressing the Generate End Surface button, pressing the Delete End Surface button, .
. It is
visualised using the same tools as for the hull surface. An end surface can be deleted by
The end surface can be changed by editing the defining curves and the end type. The end surface is regenerated by pressing the Generate End Surface button, at the end of an edit or in real time, as specified on the Advanced page of the End Surface Options dialog:
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When the end surface is generated, a default tangent curve is also created which runs along the centre of the end surface. This curve defines where the waterlines are blended into the end surface. This can be updated when the waterline endings are updated. A transition curve can be created by selecting the transition curve type in the Create New Curve dialog and digitizing points. When waterlines are updated, they are truncated at the transition point and a fair piece of curve is inserted between the transition point and the end surface intersection Waterline endings (and optionally frame feet) are updated by pressing the Update Curves button, .
The method by which curves are updated is dictated by the options given in the End Surface Options dialog. Press the Options button, , to access the dialog:
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A macro can be specified for a custom update policy. Alternatively a variety of options can be used to update curves: Modify Waterlines Specify which waterlines will be updated (All, Active, Inactive, None). If the Use Transition Curve is checked, then the waterlines are truncated at the transition curve and blended into the end surface with a fair piece of curve. If the Use Transition Curve is not checked, the waterline is truncated at the tangent point. If the Lock Tangent Curve is checked, the shape of the tangent curve (i.e. the points where the waterline ending arcs begin) is not allowed to change. If the Lock Tangent Curve is not checked, then the shape of the tangent curve is allowed to change such that the point at which the waterline blends into the end surface is fair.
Auto Regenerate Sections Specify which sections are regenerated (All, Active, Inactive, None) These are regenerated by interpolating the specified set of waterlines. Auto Regenerate Waterlines Specify which waterlines are regenerated (All, Active, Inactive, None) These are regenerated by interpolating the specified set of sections.
Benefits
More interactive and accurate end surface and curve endings functionality. Satisfies the requirement for handling goose neck bulbs (CSR 30854)
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Compatibility Constraints
None.
For More Information

See the Tribon Lines Users Guide.
Affected Programs
Tribon Lines.
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Lines and PACE - Editing Curve Intersections

Description
The Edit Curve Intersections is a mode in which the intersections between active curves can be moved, altering all curves which pass through selected intersections.
The mode is activated by pressing the Edit Curve Intersections button, Intersections are highlight and colour coded as follows:
in PACE.
Green Each curve which passes through the intersection contains a data point at the intersection. Red One or more curves do not have a data point at the intersection. Blue One or more curves which pass through the intersection is not fitted to the data points (Correspondence None).
Only intersections coloured green can be edited. They are edited by selecting them with the left mouse button. An extended selection can be made by holding down the CTRL key and
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either selecting more intersections with the left mouse button or by dragging a rectangle around intersections. Selected intersections are highlighted in yellow. Intersections can be moved by dragging them with the mouse, or by nudging them using the arrow keys. The direction in which intersections can be moved is restricted by the types of the curves passing through the intersection. For example, an intersection between a section and waterline curve can only be moved in the Y direction. When an intersection is moved, the data point at the intersection on each of the intersecting curves is moved, thereby preserving the connection between the curves. Intersections coloured red can be edited by first selecting them, pressing the right mouse button and selecting the Connect Curves button.
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This causes data points to be inserted into those curves which do not already contain a point at the intersection. When the Show Intersection Edit Curvature button, , is selected, then the curvature
is shown for all curves which pass through selected intersections to aid curve fairing. The size of the curvature tufts can be adjusted whilst in Navigation Mode by holding down the CTRL and SHIFT key, pressing the left mouse button and dragging the mouse up or down.
Benefits
Enables fairing of curves whilst preserving the interconnections between the curves.
None.
For Further Information

Affected Programs
Tribon Lines.
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Lines and PACE - Improvements to Fairing Process

Description
A number of minor functional improvements have been added to Lines and PACE to aid the fairing process in PACE and to fix problems. Point sort in refitted/regenerated curves (CSR 41854) The fairing process often requires the regeneration of plines generated by projection and refitting of sections and waterlines. When refitting sections, waterlines or buttocks, or when regenerating plines, tangents or knuckles from their defining clines, any custom ordering of the points was lost, resulting in incorrectly fitted curves. This was especially problematic for non-standard shaped curves, such as sections in a tunnel stern region. This could make the fairing process longer than necessary, due to having to re-sort points every time a curve was refitted/ regenerated.
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Now, when refitting or regenerating a curve, the existing curve can be used as a guide for sorting the points, meaning that it should only be necessary to manually sort the points for a curve the first time it is created. Furthermore when creating a new section, waterline or buttock, the nearest curve of the same type will be used as a guide for sorting the points, meaning that manual sorting should be unnecessary when creating extra curves. The option to use this functionality is provided in the Sort page of the User Parameters dialog, along with a tolerance which determines the maximum distance a point can lie from the original curve before the curve can no longer be used as a guide for point sort.
Syntax Changes:
DEFINE SORT /EXISTING < /TOL= $N > < /OFF >
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Generating projected curves in PACE (CSR 42978) When regenerating a 3D curve using the Non-Planar (Projected) page of the Create New Curve dialog and the selected 3D curve was activated in PACE, then the message Curve is locked by the Patch and Curve Editor would be shown and the curve was not regenerated. This has been fixed. Furthermore, to aid the fairing process, the facility to regenerate a 3D curve (originally created through projection) has been added to the popup menu of the PACE tree:
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Any set of plines, tangents or knuckles which display the regenerable symbol, , can be regenerated from their defining clines by selecting them in the tree, pressing the right mouse button and selecting Regenerate. This will reproject the defining cline using the original projection options (Interpolating curves, Limits, etc). This provides a shortcut to regenerating the curves via the Non-Planar (Projected) page of the Create New Curve dialog and re-entering the projection options.
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Refitting Orthogonal Curve in PACE (CSR 43310 To aid the fairing process, the facility to refit sections, waterlines and buttocks has been added to the popup menu of the PACE tree:
This operation opens the Refit Curve dialog with the selected curves:
This provides functionality to refit a collection of orthogonal curves which was not previously possible in PACE. The ability to create a new set of orthogonal curves has also been added to PACE. By providing a sequence or range of values in the Plane field in the Planar page of the Create New Curve dialog, a set of curves can be created or refitted. A sequence of curves is given by space separated values, for example 1 1.5 2 3 5 10.
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A range of values is given using the syntax From(Increment)To. For example, the following will create (or refit) waterlines 0 through to 10 in increments of 2:
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Benefits
Improves efficiency of the fairing process within the Patch and Curve Editor. Addresses CSRs 41854, 42978 and 43310.
None.

Affected Programs
Tribon Lines.
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Lines and PACE - Bug Fixes and Minor Improvements

Description
The following have been addressed in the Service Pack. Selecting a range of curves (CSR 39845) If the direction of the axis was Aft (i.e. section numbering decreasing from aft to forward), then it was not possible to select a range of sections in the Select Curves dialog. This has been fixed. Automated IGES import Lines can now attempt to automatically select the type of curve when importing IGES curves. By selecting the Auto option on the Iges page of the Create Curve dialog, Lines will assign the curve type to each curve based on the following rules: PMB Aft Curve in an X plane at the PMB aft position Section Curve in an X plane Stem Profile Curve in the Y=0 plane forward of midships Stern Profile Curve in the Y=0 plane aft of midships FOS Curve in the Y=Half Beam plane Buttock Curve in a Y plane FOB Curve in the Z=0 plane Waterline Curve in a Z plane Pline 3D curve
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PMB Fwd Curve in an X plane at the PMB Fwd position
Syntax changes: DUMP IN /AUTO IGES Improved error message (CSR 40317) When two or more plane patches are adjacent and the common edge lies almost in a plane, PACE will attempt to snap them to the plane. This is to ensure that subsequent planar intersections will work. However, occasionally it is not possible to snap the edge to the plane without moving the edge out of the plane in which the patch lies. In such cases a message similar to the following would be displayed:
The following CVs could not be tidied without violating plane faces 23.3133 6.2500 8.7582 23.2400 6.2483 8.7582
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The message has been improved to indicate the patches and the edge which has a potential problem. For example:
The following patch edges could not be moved onto a plane without violating plane faces PACE0005 and PACE0058, Z = 8.7584
Note: This is a warning and in most cases will not cause a problem. Improved error reporting during SAC generation (CSR 39898) Previously, if the generation of a Sectional Area Curve failed, then the message No Sections Stored was reported, regardless of the cause of the error. More appropriate error messages are now given when the SAC generation fails. Wrong piece of end surface inserted into section (CSR 41609) When fitting a section which intersected with the end surface at the top of the bulb but not at the bottom, the wrong piece of the end surface intersection would be inserted into the section. This has been fixed. Hang in clines projection (CSR 41613) Occasionally, the projection of a cline (to create a pline, tanget or knuckle) would cause Lines to hang whilst intersecting the end surface. This has been fixed Invalid autofair limits (CSR 41684) If a lower or upper limit (but not both) were given for the autofair region, then the region faired would be incorrect or no fairing would take place. This has been fixed. Crash when editing a curve in the Patch and Curve Editor (CSR 42032) If a curve with no data points was joined (during the process of joining two designs) then this curve would subsequently cause PACE to crash when the curve was activated. This has been fixed. Incomplete Eccentricity Curve (CSR 42887) If an eccentricity curve was created using the Normal option, then the curve was only created up to the height of the first knuckle point in the profile curve. This has been fixed. Active status of curves in PACE (CSR 43000) Occasionally, the status (active/non-active) shown for a curve in the PACE tree was inconsistent with the curves true status. This has been fixed. Creating Non-Planar (Projected) curves with limits in PACE (CSR 43309) If an upper or lower limit was specified in the Non-Planar (Projected) page of the Create New Curve dialog, and current units were not metres, then the limit was incorrect. This has been fixed.
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Curve names with non-alphanumeric characters Support has been added for curves with non-alphanumeric characters in their name. Previously, copying, renaming or picking curves which contain characters such as the underscore (_) in the name caused an Invalid Option error. This has been fixed. Hydrostatic limits incorrect for portion of ship (CSR 43587) If the hydrostatics for a portion of the ship was requested by supplying an Aft and Fore limit then the hydrostatics supplied for the portion of the ship was the same as for the whole ship. This has been fixed. Loss of split points in PACE (CSR 42243 & 42234) Split points added to curves in PACE were subsequently lost after a hull distortion or if the number of decimal places for units were changed. This has been fixed.
Benefits
Various.
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None.

Affected Programs
Tribon Lines PACE.
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Surface - New functionality for Splitting Curves

Description
This new functionality allows curves (2D Clines or 3D Curves) to be split. Be that either at an orthogonal plane location (X, Y or Z), or via a specific generalised surface. Note: In the case of using a generalised surface that cuts a closed wire at only one point then splitting of the curve into two is not possible; but the curve's internal edge will be subdivided at that location. Graphical User Interface Changes: A new Split dialog, activated via the menu item 'Line \ Split' or the toolbar icon, the Lines toolbar. , on
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Syntax Changes: Changes to the SPLIT command, through the addition of CURVE < $L ! /ALL >:
SPLIT < < CURVE < $L ! /ALL > > ! < $W ! /ALL ! /layer $N> > ( %X $N ! %Y $N ! %Z $N ! /SURFACE < $W > )
Benefits
Easy and rapid splitting of curves is possible.
None.

See the Tribon Surface User's Guides.
Affected Programs
Tribon Surface.
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Surface - Edge Highlight Thickness User Configurable

Description
The User now has the ability to set the thickness to display highlighted edges. Edges are highlighted in commands such as Flash and when picking edges interactively. Graphical User Interface Changes: The required edge highlight thickness is set on the Graphics Features page of the Options dialog (menu item: 'Tools \ Options').
Note: The default thickness is 2 (for previous versions it has been 1).
Benefits
Greater User customisation.
None.

See the Tribon Surface User's Guides.
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Affected Programs
Tribon Surface.
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Compartment - Lock to Frame Table Option available for Internal Surfaces

Description
The User now has the option to lock an internal surface's (transverse, longitudinal or deck) definition with relationship to the Frame Tables. Thus, if the frame table is updated, a locked internal moves with respect to the change in the frame table definition; i.e. a planar transverse bulkhead located at fr35 remains at fr35 even though physically it moves in the X axis as the frame spacing is changed from say 600mm to 500mm. This option can be set via the Geometry page of the Internal Surface Editor dialog or through the command syntax. If the User alters any Frame Table (X, Y or Z) he will be asked to confirm (via the Update Confirmation dialog) that any internal with this option set, should be updated. If it is updated, any global coordinate in its definition, i.e. the Position and any relevant sheer or camber points will be updated to remain at the same frame location (including + or - offset, which is considered as a constant value). Note: In extreme alterations to frame spacing, a location given in terms of a frame and offset, such as '50+200' will appear to be different. For example if the spacings around this location were 500mm and then changed to 200mm, '50+200' is in fact equivalent to frame 51 in the new frame table and so will be displayed thus once updated. Any subsequent change to the frame table will see the location remain on frame 51. The Update Confirmation dialog allows the User, through de-selection of the element, to effectively ignore the lock option temporarily while modifying a frame table. For example, a sloped transverse bulkhead maybe locked to move with changes in the X axis frame table, but if the Z axis frame table is changed the update maybe ignored as it would affect the slope of the transverse. Note: Due to this new feature, changes to frame table definitions (and the origin location on the X axis, which affects the location of frames) now result in a roll back state. This is so an internal remains consistent with the Frame Tables at any state. Graphical User Interface Changes: The option, Lock to Frame Table, is set for an internal surface via the Geometry page of the Internal Surface Editor dialog (menu item: 'Compartmentation \ Internal Surfaces \ Editor').
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When making a change to a Frame Table (via the Frame Table page of the Options dialog, or via commands) an Update Confirmation dialog will appear, as shown below.
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The Update column allows for specific elements to be ignored in the update and pressing Cancel results in no updating of any elements (i.e. ignores all). Syntax Changes: Changes to TBHD, LBHD and DECK commands to set this option, using /FRAMELOCKED, when creation or editing (see examples below): When creating: When editing:
TBHD < $W > < $N > /FRAMELOCKED TBHD $W /EDIT /FRAMELOCKED ( /ON ! /OFF )
Benefits
Enables the possibility for rapid design modifications, in the event of global changes.
None.

See the Tribon Compartment User's Guides.
Affected Programs
Tribon Compartment.
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Compartment - Content Type colours can be used to control Compartment colours

Description
The colours defined for a Content Type can be used to control the colour of a compartment. By either: 1. setting the category (with associated content type) at the point of creation; in which case the content type's colour acts as the default compartment colour (instead of the that defined in the Colours page of the Options dialog) or, 2. editing an existing compartment by changing it's category (with associated content type), thus matching the compartment colour to that of the new content type or, 3. setting the colour of a content type, which results in this colour being applied to all compartments whose category use that particular content type. Compartment colours are only updated in this fashion if the option Use Colour for Compartments is set (see the Contents Types page of the Compartments General dialog). Graphical User Interface Changes: The option, Use Colour for Compartments, to enable updating of compartment colours with respect to content types is set via the Contents Types page of the Compartments General dialog (menu item: 'Compartmentation \ Compartments \ General').
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Syntax Changes: Changes to CONTENT command (to set option):
CONTENT /EDIT /COLOUR ( /ON ! /OFF )
Benefits
Additional User flexibility for setting compartment colours.
None.

Affected Programs
Tribon Compartment.
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Compartment - Regeneration Options Extended

Description
A third regeneration option has been provided, allowing the User to simply request that only those internals (and envelopes) needing updating be regenerated. The existing two options just being: to regenerate selected items or to regenerate everything in the design. Graphical User Interface Changes: The menu options Regenerate and Regenerate All have been replaced with a cascading menu Regenerate with three options, Selected, Needed Only and All. Note: These menu changes occur in Compartmentation on the main menu as well as in the pop-up menus for the Full View and Compartment View trees. Syntax Changes: Changes to ENVELOPE command (to set option):
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ENVELOPE $W GENERATE /REGENERATE

The /REGENERATE option indicates all internals (including compartments) should also be regenerated.
Benefits
Various.
None.

Affected Programs
Tribon Compartment.
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Compartment - New Basic Design Preparation Menu

Description
A new menu item, Basic Design Preparation, has been added to the Compartmentation menu. It is specifically for tools which assist in the preparation of the model for use by Basic Design. The current tools relate to faces of an element, either an envelope or a surface (including a 'barehull'), which constitute the Upper Deck. A Basic Design (and Hull) restriction is that the main hull surface is open, i.e. it does not return to the centreline at the top. In order to satisfy this Basic Design requirement, Surface/Compartment, on releasing an envelope or surface, splits the faces into two separate surfaces. One is the main hull surface (named according to the element's ID) minus the faces that constitute the Upper Deck and the other is the remaining Upper Deck faces (named according to the element's ID appended with UPDK). When using a hullform or editing an envelope definition, Surface/Compartment automatically allocates certain faces as the Upper Deck. This automatic process may not produce the required set of faces for every ship and patch arrangement combination and hence the tools are provided for checking and modification. These tools are accessed via the menu items, Identify, Add Faces, Remove Faces and Clear All Faces. Syntax Changes: The DECK /MARK /OFF command has been extended to include the option, /ALL, to clear all deck faces from the element to be selected.
DECK /MARK < /OFF < /ALL > >
Benefits
Improved usability.
None.

See the Compartment User's Guides.
Affected Programs
Compartment.
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Compartment - Centre of Gravity estimates

Description
The Centre of Gravity for the envelope and internal surfaces has been added to the Preliminary Weight Analysis. The weights and centres of gravity are used in Tribon Calc to calculate the Lightweight Distribution.
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Benefits
More useful information for early analysis.
None.

See the Tribon Compartment Users Guide.
Affected Programs
Tribon Surface and Compartment.
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Compartment - Function Code Update for Corrugated Bulkheads

Description
The macro function in Surface/Compartment to generate corrugated bulkheads and stools is resulting in one RSO with the different faces representing the corrugation and the stools. When a corrugated bulkhead now is released from Surface/Compartment the functional description for each face of the RSO is updated. Corrugation will be set to either 9106 (longitudinal corrugated bhd), 9204 (transversal corrugated bhd) or 9603 (stools).
Benefits
Simplifies the generation of steel in Basic Design.
None.
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None.
Affected Programs
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Surface and Compartment - Layer Names

Description
The ability to specify a name for each layer has been re-introduced. Graphical User Interface Changes: The Layer dialog (accessed by selecting the menu item EDIT \ CURRENT LAYER...) has been altered to allow the current layer to be set either by entering the number or selecting it by name.
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The Set Names button is used to access the Layer Names dialog, through which names can be specified for each layer.
In the Layers page, a layer's name is displayed as a tooltip (when the cursor is over the numbered button for that particular layer).
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Benefits
Enhanced usability.
None.

See the Tribon Surface User's Guide.
Affected Programs
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Surface and Compartment - Bug Fixes and Minor Improvements

Description
The following have been addressed in the Service Pack. Easier split of curves (CSR 38858) See the release note, New functionality for Splitting Curves, above. Creation of an Internal condensed to a single rollback event When creating an internal, through the Internal Surface Editor, a single rollback event is now created, rather than two. Current envelope automatically set When creating the first envelope (via, the Set as Envelope menu item, or ENVELOPE command) in a design, it is automatically set as the current envelope.
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Model cuts can be generated for internal surfaces and compartments The generation of model cuts, now allows internal surfaces and compartments to be included. This is to allow comparison with supplied drawings for complex definitions and may also be used in conjunction with plotting to help with development of general arrangement drawings. Cursor focus behaviour changed - so focus not lost when entering values in dialogs The cursor focus is no longer snatched by graphics views, to aid interactive picking. Now each graphics view must be activated (by selecting it) before certain actions take place; for instance, the update of the cursor co-ordinates in the statusbar or changing the pick size for a particular graphics window. Identify Flash reports the number of free edges The Output Window now displays the number of free edges detected when performing an Identify Flash on an element. (If no free edges exist then no message appears.) Lock to Frame Table (CSR 42719) The Lock to Frame Table checkbox on the Internal Surface Editor dialog had three states. It now only has two (on and off). Failure to Release a disjoint surface (CSR 42439) If a surface contained more that one disjoint body (for example some edges could not be joined) then the surface would fail to be released. This has been fixed.
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Releasing a design from a standalone project (CSR 42256) It was not possible to release a design from a standalone project. This meant, for example, a design agent could not deliver an Initial Design project to a shipyard ready for Tribon Hull to use the surface. The Release of a design has been enabled for this purpose. Zoom In The Zoom In operation can now be initiated by double-clicking the left mouse button in the graphics window (as is possible in Tribon Lines/PACE) View rotation sensitivity The sensitivity with which a graphics view begins rotation as the user drags the mouse has been changed. Previously, this began as soon as the mouse button was pressed in a graphics view. This meant that, if an orthogonal view was selected, then the orthogonal axis was lost as soon as the user clicked in the window. Now the mouse must be moved 3 pixels before rotation is initiated.
Benefits
Various.
1993-2005 AVEVA AB
None.

None.
Affected Programs
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Calc - Tank Calibrations and Heel Angles

Description
Calibrations can now be done for a series of heel angles, as well as trims and the dialog has been changed to allow heel angles to be input. This also applies to the tank calibration folder dialog. Also the default number of decimal places for soundings, ullages, etc. in the table has been increased from 2 to 3. However, this will only apply to new projects.
Benefits
Improved tank calibration reports.
None.
1993-2005 AVEVA AB

None.
Affected Programs
Tribon M3 Calc.
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16
Calc - Forcing Hatching for Black and White Printers

Description
On the Report Options dialog, there is now a further page - Printing. This page contains a checkbox Force Hatching for Black and White Printers. If this is checked, then areas coloured in the Report View will be printed out using hatching. This is useful if the User only has access to a Black and White printer, or the User simply wishes to omit colour and use hatching.
Benefits
Calc now caters for users with black and white printers.
None.

None.
1993-2005 AVEVA AB
Affected Programs
Tribon M3 Calc.
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Calc - Wind Heeling

Description
The Japanese ClassNK rules for Coastal and Smooth Water Service wind force calculations have been implemented. These are similar to the normal A749 wind heeling calculations, except that the 's' coefficients for determining the roll-back angle, are different. These wind heeling moments have been added to the heeling moment list in the Criteria edit dialog. Also the wind heeling output table has been extended to include the parameter values used to determine the roll-back angle. This applies to all IMO A749 type criteria, plus Russian and Japanese special regulations.
Benefits
Stability compliance with special Japanese regulations, can now be checked.
1993-2005 AVEVA AB
None

None
Affected Programs
Tribon M3 Calc
Tribon M3 SP5
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18
Calc - Tankplan Bow to Left

Description
On the TankPlan dialog, there is now a check-box Bow to Left. If this is checked then the tankplan is drawn with the bow on the left of the page and the stern to the right. This also has the same effect on all diagrams based on the Tank Plan - Loading Diagrams, Visibility diagram, etc.
Benefits
Calc now caters for users that use the bow to left convention.
None

None
1993-2005 AVEVA AB
Affected Programs
Tribon M3 Calc
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Calc - Probabilistic Stability

Description
In connection with the implementation of the new Probabilistic Stability Rules (IMO SLF 47/ 17), various changes have been made to improve reports in response to comments from Det norske Veritas (DnV). Also a tolerance for deciding whether a compartment has been damaged, has been adjusted to cure a reported error when setting up damage cases.
Benefits
It is now easier to check the results from the Probabilistic Stability calculations.
None
1993-2005 AVEVA AB

None
Affected Programs
Tribon M3 Calc
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Calc - Lightweight
Description
The import and export of lightweight and other fixed weights using the CXML geometry file has been implemented. The group of weight items comprising the Lightweight are collected in a group with an identifier lightweight. Other fixed weight groups can have any unique identifier.
Benefits
Lightweight data can now be estimated from structural information in Surface/Compartment and released for use in Calc.
None

None
1993-2005 AVEVA AB
Affected Programs
Tribon M3 Calc
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21
Calc - Floodable Length

Description
It is now possible to define any number of zones, each with their own permeability. The input dialog now looks like this:
1993-2005 AVEVA AB
Regions can be deleted and new ones added. Note that only the forward end of a zone needs to be given, as the program will automatically use the forward end of one zone as the aft end of the next. For the Criterion of Service calculation, the program will now take the absolute positive value of the enclosed compartments, which means that all the internal compartments can be
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summed, or alternatively, the main envelope used and compartments which are not considered part of the enclosed volume subtracted. Also the calculation routine has been improved, reducing calculation times significantly.
Benefits
Vessels with more than one machinery zone, are now catered for and the calculation time has been greatly reduced.
None

None
Affected Programs
Tribon M3 Calc
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Calc - Tankplan
Description
Calc can now output a DXF file for the Tankplan/Loading Diagram, where all the dimensions, etc., are in metres. An extra button, DXF, has been added to the Loading Diagram toolbar for this purpose.
1993-2005 AVEVA AB
Note: Using the Output/DXF command, will still produce a DXF file in paper units as before.
Benefits
It is possible to output a DXF file to scale.
None

None
Affected Programs
Tribon M3 Calc
Tribon M3 SP5
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23
Calc - Minor Improvements and Fixes

Description
The following bug fixes and other small changes have been made to Tribon M3 Calc for Service Pack 5: Inclining report Free surface moments for items going on or coming off the ship, were not taken account of. This error has now been fixed. Freeboard The calculation of Cwp forward for the 1988 protocol was incorrect. This bug and some other problems with the dialog input, have been fixed. Manoeuvring - propeller pitch When British units were selected, the pitch was not scaled correctly. This error has now been fixed.
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Seakeeping - incorrect display of head-seas When Headseas=0 was chosen AND the maximum wave heading was changed from 180 degrees, headwaves was displayed incorrectly. Loading Condition When no openings or deck edge points are immersed, this is now reported in the immersion table. Launching Dynamics The stopping distance was at variance with other programs using the same method (McNeil's General Energy Equation). The error causing this has now been fixed. Deterministic stability report The User now has options of displaying only the title of compartments without the identifier and only the lowest opening and deck edge point, instead of all points in the report. GZ criteria value precision The criterion value was only being stored to a precision of 3 decimal places. This has now been increased to 5 to allow, for example, for area under the GZ curve > 0.0175. Crash Stop Diagram A diagram (and tabular output) of the crash stop manoeuvre has been implemented with times, distances travelled and speeds shown throughout the crash stop manoeuvre.
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Decimal settings for Form Calculations The decimal settings were reset to default values, when a project was opened. This error has now been fixed. Input using frames The offset from the frame value, was incorrect in the output table for openings, if the axis origin was not at the AP. This error has been corrected. Loadmate export Miscellaneous corrections and improvements made to the Loadmate export facility. In particular, deck outlines have been added and all output now goes to one file. Inclining Experiment In the report, the formula for calculating GM using the regression method, incorrectly gave the displacement volume, instead of the displacement as a weight. This error has been corrected. Grain Calibrations
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The program was not generating a section in way of the hatch. This error has been corrected. Loading Condition GM values were incorrect when shift-moment free surface was used. Because of other changes, the free surface moment was not being applied correctly, when setting up the righting lever (GZ) curve. This error has been corrected. Other methods of calculating free-surface, e g fixed, gave correct results and were not affected. Critical KGf/GMf reports Tables of critical KGf/GMf, now only report the equivalent intact critical KGf/GMf. The extra column showing the criticals after fall-out, has been removed. Also the critical envelope curves and tabulated values, now take account of single points where relevant. Previously these were ignored. IMO weather criterion In the formula for roll-back angle, the 'r' value was limited to a maximum of 1.0, in accordance with ClassNK rules. However, this restriction does not apply for other classification societies, and has been removed. There is now a new wind heeling moment specially for ClassNK ships, that applies this correction, but is otherwise identical to the IMO formulation. This can be found in the wind heeling list on the Criteria dialog.
Benefits
Bug fixes and other small changes.
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None

None
Affected Programs
Tribon M3 Calc/Hydro
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24
Lines Plot - Bug Fixes and Minor Improvements

Description
The following have been addressed in the Service Pack. Adding Text (CSR 42357 CSR 43315) It was not possible to add text to plots in M3 SP3, SP4 or SP5. This has been fixed Deleting Elements (CSR 42891) It was not possible to delete individual elements in M3 SP3, SP4 or SP5. This has been fixed
Benefits
Various
1993-2005 AVEVA AB
None.

None.
Affected Programs
Tribon Plot.
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25
Project Tool - Bug Fixes and Minor Improvements

Description
The following have been addressed in the Service Pack. Access to User Alias information is denied message (CSR 42887) If a User Alias was defined in the Initial Design Project Tool, then, every time the project tool was started, the message Access to User Alias information is denied was given. This was a problem only on the start-up of the Project Tool and not actually a problem with access to the User Alias Information. The message has now been removed.
Benefits
Removal of spurious error message.
1993-2005 AVEVA AB
None.

None.
Affected Programs
Tribon Initial Design Project Tool.
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Surface Server
Description
The following have been addressed in the Service Pack. Intersection through planar areas not flat (CSR 42131) If the hull surface contained adjacent planar areas which were almost, but not quite, in the same plane, then the Surface Server could produce intersections which were not flat. This has been fixed.
Benefits
More accurate intersection through planar areas of the hull surface.
None.
1993-2005 AVEVA AB

None.
Affected Programs
Tribon Surface Server.
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