free software for finding stabiliy???

Is there any free software for finding the stability of the ship by importing the hull to it? I use maxsurf and rhino for hull design , and I have no software for finding the stability of the designed vessel,
can any one please help me???
thanks!

 

Archimedes
http://www.naval-architecture.co.uk/

Freeship

 

yes, but can I measure the stability of the hull designed by maxsurf or rhino?
would you please tell me wheather it is possible or not?????
please reply!

 

Rhinomarine will do the job but it is not free, you can download a 15 day trial version from the net, you will not be able to de-install and re-install after that. Expired is expired.

If you have Virtual PC, then you can "save" the 2 virtual PC files after you have installed and "copy over the expired Rhino installation" every 15 days.

Formsys hydrostatics software Hydromax is good but expensive.

Mikey

 

Use iges when exporting from Maxsurf to Rhino, set zero point at forward perpendicular, set surfaces -> precision to highest and choose export as iges, 10 decimals and NURBS

I would recommend turning symmetry off in Maxsurf before exporting (=you get one side), and Rhinomarine can mirror.

 

Yes, you can

 

Going to have to play around with Archimedes a bit, I think.... haven't tried it before, strikes me as useful but getting a Rhino model in seems a bit less than intuitive. Any advice on that?

 

I want to know actually ,,, is it possible to measure the stability in archemedis of the hull ,which is designed by maxsurf and it is in igs format????? I use maxsurf academic to design hull and I dont have any paid software!
please reply how I can do that!
I want to know about archimedis or other free software for stability!

 

Download the latest service release for Rhino.

use the command "AttachGHSData" (I think it's in the Bonus->Tools menu)

Export the GHS data from Rhino. Open it in ArchimedesMB.

Tim B.

 

thank you tim b, for your nice information,,, but I have know a bit more from you!
when I typed that command a winodow came " attachGHS data" , there are some option there named ,,,,," hull item,sail item, tank item ..................."
but I am not understanding how to save the GHS file , I didnot found the way to do that!
would you please tell me detail please??????
thanks!

 

ArchimedesMB makes life quite simple, as at the moment it only uses hull items.

The easiest way to export the GHS data is to add a hull item and select half the hull (ie. port or starboard side) as the geometry. Then select "Rhino Geometry is 1/2 GHS geometry (split on CL)". Check that the other data is ok, click OK. Then use save or export to save the GHS geometry.

Tim B.

 

In the archimedes website you can find a basic tutorial on how to input a hull.

Or read this tutorial on how to use the ghs plug in
http://rhino3d.cl/GHS_UG.pdf

or use Freeship instead of maxsurf and save you hull from freeship as a Archimedes or GHS

 

thank you sooo much to you all, now I can export ship GHS data to archimedes and can analyze stability and other things!