Adding new hull lines

Do the following:

  1. Check out the hull line range subset which will contain the new hull line.

  2. Open the Shell application and load a drawing.

  3. Select Construction > Insert > Hull Line. If there are more hull groups visible in the shell view, a dialog opens where you can select the right hull group.

    The Insert Hull Line dialog opens.


    4. You can edit the following information on the Definition tab before you start drawing the hull line:

    • Set the Type of hull line and its line key number: Seam, Butt, or Dimension line.
    • Set the Location of the line to either Starboard, Portside, or both (Symmetric).
    • Set the side of the ship where the hull line should be Based on in cases when the line crosses the centre line.Starboard or Portside.
    • Set the limitation of the hull line by using two relations. One for the start limit and one for the end limit (Clipping start and Clipping end).
    • Adjust the values for the Clipping Area to further define the geometrical space where the hull line is evaluated.

  4. After setting the desired values, switch to the Points tab.

  5. Draw the hull line in the graphical window by adding fixed points and/or topological points. Topological points are points that are made up of one or more intermediate hull lines, called relations. These relations commonly have a dependency with items indicated in the graphical window, unless they are created from fixed values.

    The points also appear in the dialog box where you can make further adjustments.

    6. If needed, switch back to the Definition tab, and specify the start and/or end line clipping relation to the hull line.

    See Points for information on the different point types and their properties.

    See Modifying hull lines for information on how to adjust the points of the hull lines.

  6. Click Apply to create the next hull line with similar properties without closing the dialog. When you are finished with creating hull lines, click OK to confirm your changes.

Closed hull line

If you select the closed hull line option in the Points tab of the Insert Hull Line of the dialog, the first and last point of the hull line will be connected.