Napa Drafting 2021.1

Napa Drafting 2021.1

NAPA Designer supports now hull form transformation which enables an easy start for the hull form design process, by utilizing existing hull form data, for example from existing NAPA project databases. The hull form transformation functionality in the interactive 3D user interface speeds up the design and modeling process. The first version contains a support for linear transformations, including the transformation of main dimensions, displacement and longitudinal center of buoyancy.

The loading condition toolset of NAPA Designer has been extended with several user-requested features. Now, it is easier to monitor the key results and react to possible design changes. The extended compliance indicators are available now for floating position, stability and strength, proving a quick overview for the rule compliance and feasibility of loading conditions. The balancing functionality helps to adjust one or several loading conditions at once, for example to correct floating positions.

NAPA optimizes the structural engineering experience by providing an integrated platform for 3D design, strength assessment and 3D class approval.

The new release brings in a wide range of improvements to further streamline the structural assessment process, such as significant performance improvements in finite element meshing (FEM) and enhanced capabilities for interfacing with ABS, CCS, and ClassNK software.

The OCX interface (import/export), a primary feature for 3D class approval, now supports the OCX schema version 3.0.0. It includes also new improvements, such as external CAD references for compensating detailed parts and equipment visualization. These enhancements support effective design review by class societies’ approval viewers.