Creating a new design
- Last UpdatedDec 11, 2025
- 1 minute read
A design is created for each design process (Hull Form design, Compartmentation, Hydrostatic calculations). More then one design can be created for each design process (for design revisions, for example).
To create a new design, start the application appropriate to design process:
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Hull Form Design - AVEVA Initial Design Lines, Initial Design Surface or Initial Design Compartment
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Compartmentation - AVEVA Initial Design Surface or Initial Design Compartment
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Hydrostatics and Hydrodynamics - AVEVA Initial Design Hydrostatics or Initial Design Hydrodynamics
Select the New option from the File menu or click the New toolbar button,
. The New Design dialog is presented:

Enter a name for the design, a short description and click New. The design is then created with all design defaults entered during project setup.