The PANEL Statement

PANEL ,

’<panel name>’

[/PAN=’<panel pres>’

/STI=’<stiffener pres>’

/BRA=’<bracket pres>’

/ENDCUT=’<endcut pres>’

/CUTOUT=’<cutout pres>’

/SIDE1=’<side pres>’] ;

’<panel name>’

To create a model picture from the panel data bank, the panel name, <panel name>, must be specified. The name can be specified with a wild card (*) at the end. The name must be less than 64 characters.

/PAN=’<panel pres>’

If the panel is to be presented with material then <panel pres> must contain then value ’MTRL’, else if it is to be presented thin then the value shall be ’THIN’.

/STI=’<stiffener pres>’

The stiffeners and flanges can be presented in three ways:

• as line, the value shall be 'LINE'

• as thin, the value shall be 'THIN'

• with material, the value shall be 'MTRL'

The fourth possible value is 'NO' and will result in the fact that no stiffeners are presented.

/BRA=’<bracket pres>’

If the bracket is to be presented with material then <bracket pres> must contain the value ’MTRL’, else if it is to be presented thin then the value shall be ’THIN’. The value ’NO’ indicates that no brackets are to be presented.

/ENDCUT=’<endcut pres>’

If stiffeners shall be presented with endcuts then <endcut pres> shall be ’YES’, else the value shall be ’NO’.

/CUTOUT=’<cutout pres>’

If the panel shall be presented with cutouts the value of <cutout pres> shall be ’YES’, else the value shall be ’NO’.

/SIDE1=’<side pres>’]

If the panel is generated so that both starboard and portside exist, it is possible to choose side. ’SB’, ’PS’ and ’BOTH’ are the valid values.