Projects
- Last UpdatedNov 06, 2025
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The collection of data used during the work with a ship design is called a project. The data constituting a project is stored in a number of data banks and files. These files are arranged according to a certain directory structure.
In addition to the procedures described for creating a new project in the Administration User Guide, there is a Windows environment variable called <proj>MAR which must be set up. This points to the location of additional Marine project data. For example, in a project called ABC, this variable would be ABCMAR.
The <proj>MAR directory structure consists of subdirectories containing user created data files (input to programs, output from programs, ) and other data files (data banks, default files, ) specific for a Marine project. The standard environment consists of the following set of subdirectories:
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Subdirectory |
Example of Contents |
|---|---|
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<Proj>\MAR\dat |
Miscellaneous input data files. |
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<Proj>\MAR\def |
Defaults and standards (for example, default files). |
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<Proj>\MAR\lst |
Output and log files. |
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<Proj>\MAR\nc |
Output to NC machines. |
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<Proj>\MAR\sch |
Structure generation schemes, curved panel schemes. |
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<Proj>\MAR\navarch |
Surface files |
Default Files
Default files contain specific and detailed settings for individual applications. A default file is a text file that is structured using keywords and values. Default files are accessible by applications using an environment variable that points out the directory path and file name of the default file. One example of an environment variables referring to a default file is:
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SBD_DEF1 |
Drafting application default file. |
IP Files
IP files are analogous to default files used within the Hull applications.
Settings Objects
Some application specific setups are stored as objects in data banks.