From one package to another

Discussion in 'Software' started by Willallison, Apr 24, 2003.

  1. Willallison
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    Willallison Senior Member

    IGES into Prosurf

    Got another one for you:
    The clunky old (Borrowed!) version of Multisurf that I use won't calculate heeled stability. To try to overcome this, I exported the hull as IGES surfaces then inported it into a demo of prosurf. Most of the hydrostatics come out the same. But when I tried to do it with a catamaran, Prosurf gives me a displacement of almost double!:confused:
    Any clues?
     
    Willallison, Apr 24, 2003
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  2. Willallison
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    Willallison Senior Member

    hmmm... not takers huh?

    Well to complicate matters further, I tried running the Hydros through Rhino / Phaser. Get a displacement of a little over half the correct figure.....:confused: :confused: :confused:

    In the end, I did it the old fashioned way - a planimeter, 10 pages of calculations and a pencil - a lot of work, but at least I got the right answer (I hope...;) )
     
    Willallison, May 1, 2003
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