Relation Between Curved Hull and other Hull Modules

Interactive Curved Hull Modelling is another member of the Hull family of modules and is based on common principles and conventions.

The information produced in Curved Hull is stored and handled according to identical or only slightly modified conventions as compared to the other modules. This eases the information interchange between Curved Hull and these other modules and it also means that it is possible to make a smooth transition between the use of Curved Hull and certain other sub modules of Hull.

The programs that are related to Curved Hull can be divided into three different categories:

• Modules that produce basic information that cannot be produced in Curved Hull itself and without which it does not make much sense to use Curved Hull.

• Modules that can be considered as utility programs to Curved Hull itself, for example, by giving a possibility to derive view information in the batch run mode.

• Modules that use the information produced in Curved Hull.