Setting Up User Defined Endcuts

The geometry of a user defined endcut is defined in PARAGON. There are examples of user defined endcut in the example project MAR; /TEE_44_EX.STCA and /TEE_145_EX.STCA

These user defined endcut examples are very similar to the built in endcuts 44 and 145. The difference is a new parameter, D, which is a flange offset.

The definition of a user defined endcut in PARAGON, consists of SFIT, DTSE and NGMS. The name of the SFIT is the name used to refer to the user defined endcut from within Hull. Dtref and Ngmref attributes have to be set to valid DTSE and NGMS attributes on the SFIT element. DTSE holds the data that is used to create the negative geometry. NGMS holds the negative geometry. The negative geometry must only consist of NSEXs.

Attribute Splate on element NSEX indicates on what part of the profile it will be applied. Values can be, WEB, TOPF and BOTF.

There can be more than one NSEX with the same values on the Splate, this will result in a combination of the NSEXs. NSEXs with same values must be coherent.

To be able to create a user defined endcut which has an alpha angle greater than 90 degrees, as shown in the picture below:

The negative geometry must be defined in PARAGON as shown below: