Basic Syntax of the Input File

The input file has one root element, <Ship>. This element must have a reference to the schema file, "CurvedHull.xsd":

<Ship xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="C:\install directory\bin\xml\CurvedHull.xsd">

(Section Schema File for the Input Language for further information about the location of "CurvedHull.xsd.)

The root element, "Ship", may have an infinite number of child elements, each element (except "Defaults") representing a curved hull model object:

As shown in the picture, the input language currently supports: stored planes (principal plane or other plane), seams and hull curves, shell profiles and "stand-alone" shell stiffeners, shell plates and curved panels. They will all be documented in the following sections.