Hi Gonzo, The professor wants the students to analyze a region of a ship made of metal (steel or aluminum), the region must be located between 2 bulkheads at least to be big enough, and for scantling I mean the dimensions of the girders, stiffeners and other reinforcements in the hull in that region, I don't need all the 3d with the scantling and others, just the sections between the bulkheads and the reinforcements along that region to recreate that region of the hull in rhino (if not given the 3d) and then add the reinforcement as planar surfaces, then import it into ANSYS to do the analysis.
If the design was built, would be great because the purpose of the professor is to do an analysis with real ships and then present the results in a kind of competence with the mechanical degrees students, but the most complicated part I found is to find the model and a "credible" scantling of a big enough ship (could be any type, catamaran, yacht, tanker...), but The engineers that work in shipyards, won't give me anything because the designs they manage are confidential, and honestly I don't have enough contacts, that's why I'm here, and also trying to talk with people and engineers to make this small project work. If you know something that can help me with this, I will be very grateful with you.
Looks great, Is that the midsection of a Catamaran, is real? have a continuous section in midship? I have many questions, sorry if it could bother you.
