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Hull and Outfitting

Holes in Stiffener

  • Last UpdatedDec 04, 2025
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Holes in stiffeners are handled in a similar way to holes in plates. The way of defining their position is, however, a little different. They may be set:

  • at the intersection with given lines.

  • at given distances from the end points of the stiffener.

Syntax:

HOLE, (<stand_hole>|<hole_object>)

            D = <dist> (1 ... 25)

        ,{ }

            U|V|X|Y|Z = <coord> (1 ... 25)

        ,M1 = <distance>

        ,INC = <inclination>

        <S-ref> (1 ... 25)

        [,SID = <direction> ] ;

Description:

<stand_hole> <hole_object>

See Holes in Plates.

D

is the distance from any of the end points of the stiffener.

> 0 from the starting point.

< 0 from the ending point.

As an alternative, the position is defined as the intersection point between the stiffener(s) and given one-coordinate lines:

M1

The distance from the plate surface (= foot point of the stiffener) to the center of the hole.

INC

Inclination of the hole. Normally, it will be set parallel to the direction of the stiffener.

INC is the angle from the positive direction of the stiffener to the u-axis of the hole.

<S-ref>

is used in the current panel to select the stiffeners in which the holes should be inserted.

Note: If the stiffener is selected on a tag reference, several different stiffeners may be selected for each number.

SID

is relevant only in cases when the stiffener is identified by a tag reference and stiffeners with the same tag exist on both sides of the panel. The direction is specified either relative to the w-axis or as a main ship direction.

<direction>::= -1 | +1 |AFT|FOR|SB|PS|TOP|BOT

Example:

HOLE, HE150*75, M1=100, D=200(250)2000, S1;

HOLE, D50, M1=75, X=FR75()80+25, SL1-5;

Note: Since the syntax is very powerful a large number of holes may be set in an unrestricted number of stiffeners in the last example above.

Important: Since the stiffener itself and its holes are generated in different statements in certain situations all of the involved statements might have to be rerun to get a correct result. If not done the system will issue a warning message and "make the best possible" of the current situation

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