Orca3DTrainingSyllabus

Orca3DTrainingSyllabus
Introduction

Orca3Disacompletelynewprogramdesignedanddevelopedbyagroupofnavalarchitects.Orca3D
providespowerfulnavalarchitecturaldesignandanalysiscapabilitiesthatareeasytolearnandrunina
power3DCADenvironment:Rhinoceros.Orca3Dprovidesalltheshipdesigntoolsnecessaryinasingle
environmentpreventingtheneedtotransferyourmodelfromoneprogramtothenext.

Orca3Disavailablein2versions:Level1andLevel2.

Level1
HullDesign&Fairing
Hydrostatics&Stability

Level2
HullDesign&Fairing
Hydrostatics&Stability
Weight&CostTracking
Speed/PowerAnalysis

InstallationandLicensing

Orca3DrunsonWindowsXP,WindowsVista,andWindows7.ItiscompatiblewithRhinoceros4.0SR6
orhigherandRhinoceros5.0(32bit).Orca3Disprovidedasaselfextractingzipfilecontainingallthe
necessarycomponentsforinstallation.Orca3Dwillfirstcheckthatthefollowingcomponentsare
installed:

MicrosoftReportViewRedistributable2.0
Microsoft.NetFramework2.0

Ifthesefilesarenotalreadyinstalled,Orca3Dwillautomaticallyinstallthesecomponents.OnceOrca3D
isinstalled,itcanbelaunchedbyopeningRhinoceros.(Note:whenrunningWindowsVistaorWindows
7,rightclickonRhinocerosandselectRunasAdminthefirsttimeafterinstallation.Thiswillassure
thatthelicensingserviceisstartedcorrectly).

Orca3Donlycurrentlysupportssingleuserlicenses,howeverthesoftwarebasedtooledusedtomanage
thelicenseisflexibleandeasilyallowstheusertoactivateanddeactivatethelicensecodetomove
betweencomputers.Networklicensingiscurrentlyunderdevelopmentandshouldbeavailablewith
thenextOrca3Drelease.

TheOrca3DLicenseManagercanbeaccessedfromtheStartMenu(AllPrograms>Orca3D>Orca3D
LicenseManager)orfromtheOrca3DmenuinsideofRhinoceros.TheLicenseManagerallowstheuser
to:
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Checkthestatusofalicense
ActivatethelicenseviatheInternet
RecovertheinstallationIDforapermanentunlockingcodeorevaluationextension
DeactivateandReactivatealicensemovingbetweencomputers
Manuallymovealicensecode
Permanentremovealicensecodeandreceiveacodetoproveit

ThepreferredmethodofactivatingalicensecodeisusingtheInternetActivationtab.Whenusinga
proxyserver,thesesettingscanbeenteredafterchoosingHelp>Advancedfromthelicensemanager
menu.IfnoInternetconnectionisavailable,orafirewallorothersecuritypreventsaccess,apermanent
unlockingcodecanbeobtainedbyemailingsupport@orca3d.comandprovidingthelicenseleveland
installationID.Thepermanentunlockingcodecannotbemovedbetweencomputersandthusrequires
anewpermanentunlockingcodeanytimethelicenseismoved.

Orca3DUserInterface

Orca3DautomaticallyloadswhenRhinostarts
AnewmenuOrca3DisavailableinRhino
Orca3Dtoolbarscanbeshownwithorwithoutcommandtext
Orca3Dcommandsareavailable,allbeginwithOrca
Almostallfunctionalityavailablethroughcommands,toolbarsandmenu
Orca3Dhasitsownviewportstoreorientthemodelinplan,profileandbodyviews
Defaultrighthandcoordinatesystem:xfwd,+zup;orientationcanbechangedinOrca
Properties

ThefollowingisincludedinOrca3DLevels1and2:

Orca3DProperties

Projectandcompanyinfoandlogofiletobeusedinreports
Orca3Dunitpreferences;includescustomunitsystems;Rhinolengthunitisindependent
Modelorientationcanbechanged
Viewoptionscanbecustomized
Equilibriumlimitssetforfreefloatcondition
Meshingparametersset:Default,BasicandAdvanced

HullAssistants

3Defaultdesignsavailable:planninghull,sailboathull,shiphull
Hullshapesarecustomizableandcanbesaved
Hullshapecanbepreviewedandupdatedinrealtime
Previewdesignwaterlineand21stations
Previewhydrostatics
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DeckandTransomincludedforrolloverhydrostaticcalculations
Abilitytoimport/exporthulllibraries
Demoshiphullassistantandshapeparameters

Orca3DSections

OrcaSectionsareassociatedwiththehullsurfaceandautomaticallyupdatewithsurface
SectioncurvesareRhinocurves
Sectionscanbeenteredbylocation,numberandspacingusinghullextents
Previewsectionplanesatselectedlocations
Sectionstreeallowssectionstobeturnedon/off,removedandassigneduniquecolor
Sectionscanbeplacedonsameorseparatelayerswithdefaultorcustomname
Sectionscanbeexportedtoexternalprogram
Sectionscanbeedited,deleted,etc.byreturningtosectionsdialog

SurfaceEditing

EditOrcaControlPoints;theseallowsectionstoupdateautomatically
OrcaEditPlaneallowsusertomovepointsinonedirectiononly
Insertchinecommandinsertsdiscontinuitydirectlyintosurfaceallowingsinglesurfacetomodel
chine
CreatePlatecreatessurfacewithuserdefineddimensionsandnumberofrowsandcolumns
Foilassistantforfoilshapedsurfacessuchaskeelsandrudders;importcustomoffsets
OrcaMove
o AbilitytomoveoneormoreOrcaControlPoints
o Absolute:pointsmovedrelativetoworldorigin
o Relative:moveapointrelativetoitscurrentlocation
o LocalOrigin:movepointrelativetoanotherpoint
o Polar:specifyaspecificangle,e.g.deadriseangle

LinesDrawing

Createsanew2Dpageviewincludingaprofile,body,andplanview
Canincludeallorselectedcurves,titleblock,sectionlabels,designhydrostatics,coordinateaxes
Pagesize,scale,pageorientation,marginoptions
Customizabletitleblock

OffsetTable

CreatesatableofoffsetsinExcelincludingbuttockheights,waterlinehalfbreadths,and3D
curveintersections
Canselectallcurves,Orca3Dcurvesonly,orselectedcurvesonly
Atleastonebuttock,waterlineandstationmustbedefinedandincluded

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PointsofInterest

Trackpointsasthemodelheels,trimsandsinksduringhydrostaticsandstabilitycalculations
Reportsheightabovewaterline
Userdefinedname
Pointscanbeturnedon/off
Locationcanbeentered(X,Y,Z)orgraphicallyselectedinmodel

HydrostaticsandStability

Fixedweightorfixedflotationplane;halforfullmodel
Modelrequirements:
o Maybecomposedofsurfaces,polysurfaces,meshesoranycombinationofthese
o Modeldoesnotneedtobecompletelysealed,howeveranygapswilldecreaseaccuracy
o Nonakededgesshouldbecomesubmerged;e.g.amodelwithoutadeckwillnotrunfor
conditionsinwhichthedeckedgeissubmerged
o ThenormaldirectionforALLsurfacesandmeshesmustpointintothewater
o Thesurfacesandmeshesbeinganalyzedshouldonlyrepresenttheoutsideshellofthe
vessel
o Noteanyinteriorsurfaces(e.g.cockpit)thatareintersectedbythewaterplaneandform
awellwillbetreatedasifthewellisfilledwithwater.(i.e.allselectedgeometrythatis
completelyorpartiallybelowthewaterplanewillbetreatedasifthatportionofthe
geometrybelowthewaterplaneiswet)
Planecanbeaddedrepresentingwatersurface
Modelcanbetransformedtoresultantcondition
Heel:theheelangleofthevessel,indegrees,abouttheworldlongitudinalaxis
Trim:thetrimangleofthevessel,indegrees,abouttheworldtransverseaxis(noteifthereis
heel,thisisnotthetrimintheboatsaxis)
Sinkage:thedepthoftheworldoriginbelowtheresultantflotationplane,perpendiculartothe
resultantflotationplane.Positivesinkageisdefinedastheoriginbeingbelowtheflotation
plane.
Vesselisfirstheeled,thentrimmedandlastsunkwhendefiningafixedflotationplane
Analysescanbeperformedwithanyofthefollowingflotationconditions:
o Weight,LCG,TCG
o Weight,LCG,Heel
o Weight,Trim,TCG
o Weight,Trim,Heel
o ModelSinkage,Trim,Heel
WeightcalculatorcanbeusedtocomputetheoverallweightandCGofseveralitems
Customconditions:
o Insteadoflistingvalues,flotationconditionsareseparatedintoindividuallines
o Conditionscanbeturnedon/off
o Conditionsgivenuniquenames
Objectscanbeaddedtothepreviouslyselectedobjects
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DesignHydrostatics

Abilitytodefineonedesignconditionthatcanbecomputedwithasinglebuttonclickduring
thehullfairingprocess
Fixedweightorfixedflotationplane
Realtimehydrostaticsshowsandupdatesupto4nonsectionbasedhydrostaticcalculations
whilethemodelisupdatedinrealtime

ThefollowingisonlyincludedinOrca3DLevel2:

Weight&CostTracking

Maintainalibraryofmaterialmassandcost(laborandmaterial)propertiesforpoints,curves,
surfacesandvolumes
Materiallibrarycanbeimportedandexported
Materialsandpropertiessavedwithmodel
Assignobjectsnameandweight/costproperties;objectCGoruserdefined,neworexisting
material
Addnewweight/costpoint
WeightandCostManager
o Editobjects
o Sumofweights,CGs,andcost
o Clearobjectsproperties
Editingmaterialpropertywillupdateallobjectsassociatedwithproperty
WeightandCostReport
o Chooseobjectstoinclude
o SummaryofweightandCGtotals
o Summaryofcosts
o Summaryofmaterialsused
UseweightandCGdataforhydrostaticscalculations
AbilitytoselectonlyobjectswithWeight/Costproperties

Speed/PowerAnalysis

Twoanalysesavailable:Holtrop(displacementhull)andSavitsky(planinghull)
ModelRequirements:
o Mustrepresentonlyhaveofthehull
o Musthaveatransversecoordinateof0onthecenterline
o Musthavesurfacenormalpointingoutwardintothewater
o Mustonlyrepresentthehullsurfaceuptothechine(Savitskyonly)
o Mustonlyselectexternalsurfacesthatarewetatthestaticwaterline(Holtroponly)
o Integratedskegsmaybeincludedaspartofthehull(Holtroponly)
Calculatesbarehullresistance

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Entermarginstocalculaterequiredpower
Parametercheckstoensureaccurateresults
Sensitivityanalysistoreducedrag
DragpredictionlibrariesprovidedbyHydroComp
ExportdatatoSwiftCraftorNavCad

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