Bodyplan View

View Name:

The name of the view to be created.

Surface:

Surfaces to include in view creation.

Looking

From what direction the view is seen. Default means that the viewing direction is retrieved from the VIEWX keyword in the default file. Other alternatives are FOR and AFT.

Limits:

Defines the limiting box for the view.

X-AFT:
X-FWD:

Defines the aft and fwd limit of the view.

Ymin:
Ymax:

Defines the limit of the view in y-axis direction, transverse direction of the ship.

Zmin:
Zmax:

Defines the limits of the view in z-axis direction, vertical direction.

Long section image:

Select here how cross-sections of profiles should be drawn. Full means that full cross-sections are drawn, Mould that only the mould side and the top edge of the flange will be drawn, while Tick will only display small marks where the profile trace intersects the frames.

Long section frame:

This field can be used to display the cross-section of the profiles at a single frame only. The frame number is given in this field. If a frame number is entered here, only the trace of the profile will be drawn at the other frames.

Draw every_frame:

Interval (number of frames) between sections to be drawn in the body plan view, for example draw profile sections on every fifth frame.

Seam/Butt colour:
Longitudinal colour:
Frame colour:

Colors of the different object types in the view.

Grid spacing:

If a grid should be drawn in the view, this field is used to control the grid spacing. It may be given in millimeters or imperial units.

Panels:
Seams/Butts:
Long trace:
Long section:

Enter the names of specific objects to be included (Auto Selection-OFF)/excluded (Auto Selection-ON) in the view.

Curves:

Enter the names of specific curves to be included in the view. The box opposite the curve name defines the line type used to display the curve.