Chamfer in Panel Boundaries

When the plane section of one panel is used as the boundary of another panel, the steps in the plate thickness of the intersected panel are taken into consideration. However, when the difference of the plate thickness is considerable, the thicker plate is normally chamfered.

Chamfered boundary curve from panel with a chamfered joint:

This can be considered in the generation phase of Hull Modelling when the section curve is calculated by setting the default parameter CHAMFER_ADJUST (see Default Planar Hull Modelling File).

A similar change will occur at the limit between to butt-welded panels. However, in this case chamfer is supposed independently of the difference in plate thickness.