Initial Design Objects

The part of the Product Information Model for containing Initial Design information is organized to handle the functional definition of the complete ship structure. The ship model is divided into a number of surfaces and the related compartments that are created.

There are four main types of purpose-defined surfaces, that is hullforms, decks, longitudinal bulkheads and transverse bulkheads. Surfaces themselves can be sub-divided into panels with structural features such as plating, stiffeners and holes, as sufficient for initial design purposes. An overview of the Initial Design data structure is shown in the figure below.

Overview of the Initial Design Data Structure