I was recently asked about the use of the VRML model created via MapIt and the PictSolid representation of the hull as tools for verifying the acceptability of the SHCP hull form offset surfaces you are creating/examining. Let me say right up front: Those two surface oriented representations of the SHCP hull SHOULD NOT be […]
Category: USN Stability Software Tools
MapIt adds Draw Compartments capability
Starting with Version 5.63.00 MapIt have added ability to create SHCP compartments by drawing them. The menu command “Create Parts | Draw Compartments” provides a user defined waterplane plot with any existing compartments and a supporting compartment creation dialog. The user may then add either ‘main’ or ‘sub’ compartments by using a graphic rubber-band box […]
Compartment Adjacency added to MapIt
Version 5.59.00 introduced two new related capabilities: IsInCompt and IsNearCompt. The IsInCompt routine returns a list of compartments in which the submitted point is found. This is helpful when needing to validate ASA data that has a compartment and a XYZ location such as equipment, sinks, and transfers. The IsNearCompt routine uses the IsInCompt routine […]
