Data Types

The data type offers the user a way of classifying panels in a way that he finds suitable.

The data type (DT) is an integer with the following restrictions:

There are certain data types that are reserved for special purposes:

Panels with data types in the interval are supposed to be jumbo panels. Data type 957 is reserved by the system for bracket panels.

Data type 958 is reserved by the system for sub panels of knuckled panels.

Data type 959 is reserved by the system for special panels transferred from outfitting steel.

Suppose that DT = <X><Y><Z>.

Then:

• Y = 9 for tight bulkheads

• Y = 8 for non-tight bulkheads

• Y = 0-7 for other panels

The value of the second digit is used by Planar Hull Modelling to select appropriate line types in drawing the traces of hidden, abutting panels in drawings.

There is a possibility to control which values that are allowed to give to a panel. Please see Panel Data and Geometry Type Set-up in Hull Setup and Customization for details.

Design Panels in Structural Design are automatically given a data type equal 1600. A user defined data type is not possible to define for these types of panels and tight structures are instead identified by the use of the keyword WT.