The Scheme

A plane panel scheme is a textual view of the plane panel definition. Each scheme describes one panel object and has the same name as the panel object. The scheme is subdivided into statements. For a detailed description of the plane panel Design Language see Design Language of Hull Modelling. All statements must end with a semicolon except for the first one, called the identifier statement. This statement is always restricted to a single line.

Normally when using the editor a single scheme represents a single active panel. However if a number of very similar panels, such as floors in the double bottom, are activated they can all be modified via the editor at the same time. The scheme shown is the one representing the first of the activated panels, but any modification is applied to all the active panels, if possible.

A knuckled panel is mainly a collection of sub-panels that contain the real definition. If a knuckled panel is activated, the editor will show not only the main panel scheme, but also the schemes of all the sub-panels. Now the user can change the sub-panels directly. Note that in most cases it is necessary also to run the main panel statement after changing the sub-panels.

The same kind of behavior is valid for panels containing bracket panels. The editor will show the bracket panels schemes after the main panel scheme, making it possible to change also the bracket panels directly. Note that unlike a sub-panel a bracket panel can be used by multiple main panels, and changing it via one of the main panels will affect also the other main panels using it.