Create RSO

This function is used to create or update an RSO from existing panels. First a number of panel instances are picked, and then the name of the RSO can be defined in a dialog together with an option to update the involved panels to depend on the RSO for their location. The extension of the RSO is fetched from the panel boundaries.

RSO's can also be created in Initial Design. They are there used to subdivide the ship into compartments. However these compartment boundaries are often coinciding with bulkheads and decks. Thus it is natural to connect panels to RSO’s.

The RSO is composed of a number of connected, limited sub-planes. It can also contain references to plane panels. From the other end a plane panel can refer an RSO for its position in space. These references make it possible to refer the RSO rather than the panel in a number of cases. The advantage of referring an RSO is that the reference is stable even if the RSO initially contain jumbo panels that are later subdivided into panels for detail design.