EXPRESS MARINE 2017 1.2.

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- parametric marine structure modelling plug-in for Rhino –

TUTORIAL 1
Chemical Tanker structure modeling

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 ExpressMarine
138.4 m Tanker Tutorial

To begin this tutorial, please download the Tutorial_Practice_Files.zip available at

https://www.expressmarine3d.com/learn.

Basic knowledge of Rhino is required.

1. Creating a new project

 Open Rhino to create a regular Rhino project.
 Use the Rhino command Save and give a suggestive name, like
TankerTutorial_EM1.2.1.3dm.
 In Rhino Command bar: type ExpressMarineCreateProject and then press Enter.
 The Main Parameters window will pop-up and fill in the ship data as following:

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  Press and the ExpressMarine project will be initiated.

Note: Notice the Throw Point pre-defined at X= Lpp/2, Y=0 m, and Z=0.05 m.

This will determine the side of the plate onto which the stiffeners will be generated and the
orientation of the stiffeners’ flange.

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2. Importing and Preparing the GA
 In the Project node, Main Parameters tab, Imports: click Browse button.

 The ImportGA window will appear:

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 Change the file type from All compatible file types(*.*) to (AutoCAD Drawing Exchange
(*.dxf):

 Click Options…

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 This will open DWG/DXF Import Options window. Make sure Model units is set to
Meters and Layout units is set to Millimeters, and then press OK.

 Select Tanker_General_Arrangement_V1.2.1.dxf file and then click Open:

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 The general arrangement drawing will be imported into the project.

 In Rhino window, right click on ZoomExtents all viewports icon

 Because the units of the drawing is mm and the 3D model’s is meter, the size of the drawing
is 1000 times larger.

 Scale down the drawing : selecting all the new objects by typing SelLast command:

Press Enter.
The entire drawing will glow yellow:

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While the entire drawing is selected (yellow), type Scale command and press Enter. For
the Origin point, type 0,0,0 and press Enter.
For the Scale factor or first reference point, type 0.001 and press Enter.

Right Click on ZoomExtents all viewports icon to view the drawing which is now
scaled down by 1000:

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 Press Esc (Escape) from the keyboard to unselect all objects:

 In Rhino main window, switch to Top viewport, by double clicking on , in the

upper-left corner of the graphic window:

 Select all the drawings by typing SellAll command and then Enter. The result is:

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 While all drawings are selected (highlighted in yellow), type Move Rhino command:

and then press Enter.

You will be asked to give the Point to move from, just click anywhere in the graphic.
Then you must click a second point, the Point to move to, so that the drawings are moved
to the side of the rectangles, like below:

Point to move from Point to move to

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 Press Esc (escape) keyboard to deselect all.

 Make sure that the Osnap and Ortho are activated (they must be Bold) and that the End,
Near, Point, Mid, Cen, Int, Perp, and Quad are checked:

 Select each deck section, and Move them from their origin point (intersection between
frame number 0 and the Centerline):

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 to the point inside the appropriate selection rectangle:

 Continue for all the sections, including for profile and midship section, to obtain as
following:

 Remember to save regularly

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3. Framing System tab
 Check the frame scale in the Profile view, and you will notice that the frame spacing
changes at Frame #10 and Frame #173, from 600 mm to 700 mm and then back to 600
mm.
 Go to tab in Project node and set this, fill in the data as in the picture
below, press Set frame string for Longitudinal, Transverse and Vertical Framing System
 Press to confirm and create the frame scales in all selection boxes.
For more details and information please see ExpressMarine2017_1.2.1_UserManual.pdf /2.3

Framing System tab chapter or check the info button in front of Longitudinal, Transverse
and Vertical Framing System.

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4. The Shell
 Click on the Shell node in the tree view to confirm that Symmetric is checked.

 Go to ShellPS node and click Browse button:

 The Import Parent surface window will appear:

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 Change the file type from All compatible file types(*.*) to (IGES (.igs;*.iges):

 Select Hull_PS_Tanker file and then click Open:

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 Hull_PS parent surface will be imported in the graphics:

 Click on PickOnGA button to start generating the bulwark profile:

and select from the profile drawing, the upper border curve of the shell, highlighted in
yellow under:

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 Notice that the Bulwark profile is a single curve (or polycurve) and the ends were
already extended outside the hull’s aft and fore ends to ensure a successful trim.

The trace name will be automatically filled in, then press “Generate Bulwark Profile PS” button
to create the cutting surface:

 Inspect it visually:

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 Make sure the limits are filled as bellow:

 Fill in the seams definition like following, (press the button to add the second seam
row; Z=5 will create horizontal seam at the height of 5 meters) :

 Press button to start creating the Shell. It may take few seconds; the result
should be like below:

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From the Profile drawing we notice there are some openings on the Shell surface. To generate the
openings, go to ShellPS node, Cutouts and Openings and follow the next steps:

 The Cutouts and Opening Methods array will open, and select the Side Cutout by Trace:

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 The trace selector will open which allow you to give a name:

 now press Pick button (see the Rhino Command bar for message) and select the opening
curves from the profile drawing (before selecting the curves make sure that opening traces
are closed curves, otherwise, the open curves will be ignored)

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 press Enter; the openings names have automatically been added to the Trace list textbox

 Press Confirm to close picking dialog. The first cutout definition will be added in the
Cutout and Opening field:

 now press button to regenerate ShellPS and obtain:

 Remember to Save periodically!

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Setting custom shell plates thickness:
 click on the plus in front of the ShellPS node in the tree to expand it and see the resulting
plates:

 select the first plate, “ShellPS_Plate1” and change the thickness to 12 mm:

The weight of the plate will be recalculated automatically.

 Repeat this step for the first plate of ShellSB.

Checking the weight of an element or a group of elements:

The Selection Results will display the Weight and CoG for the current element or group of
elements
To check the total Weight and CoG for the ShellPS and ShellSB, go to Shell node:

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Adding a custom node in the tree (Adding the transom):
 Right click on the Shell node and Add custom group. Custom group1 will be added in the
tree, under the Shell node:

 Right click on the node Custom group1 and select Rename, change the name to
CustomShellElements

 Right click on CustomShellElements and choose Add X-object (representing an object

with the average surface normal along X axis)

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 X object1 node will be added in the tree, now rename it to Transom.
 Fill in the values as bellow:

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 Press Apply to generate the transom:

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5. Creating the TankTop (Deck1Plane)
 Go to Deck1Plane in Tier1(DoubleBottom)
 For Modelling Method: press button and select the tanktop curve in the profile
view

Now the Trace (curve) name will automatically appear:

 For Limits: - verify that Inside Hull option is checked

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 Press to generate the tanktop (Deck1Plane):

 To add stiffeners, go to Stiffeners field, press the “+” button to add a new definition:

 The Stiffener methods array will pop-up, choose the Longitudinals on horizontal objects:

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 The stiffener definition window will open, and fill in the fields as following the press
Confirm:

 Press Apply on Deck1Plane to generate the tanktop with stiffeners and obtain:

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 To remove the longitudinal stiffener in the centerline, press the Settings button for the
TTopLongs definition:

 The definition window will open, and fill in #0 #-6 #6 #-13 #13 for exceptions (these are
the positions of the longitudinal girders):

 Press Confirm to close this window and register the inputs

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 Press to regenerate the tanktop (Deck1Plane), notice that the longitudinal
stiffeners marked as exceptions were generated anymore:

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6. Generating Floors
 For a better visualization of the double bottom structure, hide the Shell by clicking on the
Shell node, then click on the light bulb icon to switch it off .
 Go to Floors node in Tier1(DoubleBottom) in the tree view, right click and select Add
Floors group or use the button from Floors. Repeat until a total of 3
subgroups are in the Floors node.
 Right click on each FloorSubgroup to rename as below:

 Select AftFloors subgroup to fill in the data as following, and then press button:

 The result will be:

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 To create a series of manholes with a variable height, following the contour of the floors, in the
Cutouts and Opening field, press the “+” button (see picture above) to add a new cutout
definition, and choose the vertical manholes with variable height:

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 Fill in the data as bellow:

 Press Confirm, then Apply to regenerate the AftFloors group and obtain:

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 To add stiffeners on the portside of the floors, go to Stiffeners field and press the “+” button, to
add a new definition:

 Choose the vertical stiffeners on transverse objects:

 The definition window will open and fill the date as following:

 Press Confirm

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 Add stiffeners in the starboard side of the floors by pressing “+” again, choosing the same
stiffeners type and fill in as following:

 Press Confirm
 Press Apply

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The result for AftFloors subgroup will be the following:

The total Weight and Center of Gravity for AftFloors subgroup are visible in Selection Results at
AftFloors node level (see picture above)

All the data that was filled in AftFloors node have been transferred to each individual Floor.

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From the drawings we notice that the floors at #10, #22, #30 and #36 are watertight floors. We
will need to go in each of them and remove the openings, then regenerate:

 Go to Floor_Fr.#10 node, in Cutouts and Openings click button to remove the

openings:

 Change the color to GreenYellow

 Press button to regenerate Floor_Fr.#10:

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 Apply the same principle for Floor_Fr#22, Floor_Fr#30 and Floor_Fr#36, in order to
make them watertight. The result will be:

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Generating cargo area floors:

 Select CargoAreaFloors subgroup to fill in the data for Modelling Location, Defaults and
Limits.
The Cutouts and Openings and the Stiffeners will have the same definitions as in
AftFloors node. So just go back to AftFloors node, in Cutouts and Openings right click
on icon and select Copy all openings rows:

Then go to CargoAreaFloors node, in Cutouts and Openings right click on icon and
select Paste:

Repeat the same operations for Stiffeners as well.

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 Fill in the data for CargoAreaFloors node as bellow:
 Location: every 4 frame spaces from #40 to #160
 Additions at #59, #79, #99, #119, #139 (as per General Arrangement drawing)
 Plate thickness 11mm
 Limits: Y>ShellSB, Y<ShellPS, Z<Deck1Plane

Now press button to generate the CargoAreaFloors (it may take few minutes).

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The result will be:

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We can see from the General Arrangement drawing that the floors at #40, #60, #80, #100, #120,
and #160 are watertight floors.

To turn tum into watertight floors, we will repeat the same procedure as for the the AftFloors group
(removing the manholes, changing the color for an easier identification and regeneration for each
one in the list above).

This are the settings for Floor#40, repeat the same for the rest of the watertight floors:

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The final result for the CargoAreaFloors should be:

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Generating the ForeCargoAreaFloors

 Press the minus button in front of the CargoAreaFloors node, to shrink it, for a better
visualization of the tree.

and get

 Select ForeCargoAreaFloors subgroup to fill in the data:

 Modelling Location: every 2 frame spaces from #162 to #196
 Limits: Y>ShellSB, Y<ShellPS, Z<Deck1Plane
 Cutouts and Openings – copy and paste from CargoAreaFloors
 Stiffeners: – copy and paste from CargoAreaFloors

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Now press button to generate the ForeCargoAreaFloors:

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According to the drawings, the floors at #176 and #180 are watertight, so we will remove the
manholes and change the color for these two, as we did for the previous groups.
The final result for ForeCargoAreaFloors subgroup will be:

The weight and the center of gravity for ForeCargoAreaFloors are:

The result for the entire Floor group is:

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7. Generating Longitudinal Girders
 Go to LongitudinalGirders in Tier1(DoubleBottom)
Because the longitudinal girder traces (curves) are available in the general arrangement
(see inside Below Tanktop rectangle), the best choice for Modelling Method will be Pick
traces on GA.
 Press Pick traces on GA:

 Pick all longitudinal girder traces on Deck1 by clicking on all 7 curves representing the
longitudinal girders (tip1: working in the TOP view will give you the best efficiency while
selecting; tip2: the selection order will determine the girder index, so for a better identification,
selecting in pairs is recommended, as following: click first on the PS girder close to the bilge,
then on corresponding SB girder, and so on, working your way towards the centerline, as
bellow):

1
5 3
7
6 4
2

 Then press Enter and all the traces names will fill the Traces box (the status of the trace is
Available because a 3D object was not created based on that curve. When that will happen, the
status changes to In Use):

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 Fill in the Limits as bellow

 Press the + button in front of the Z limits row, to add an extra Z limit and fill in Z>ShellPS:

 Turn off Deck1Planes and Floors Go back to LongitudinalGirders node and press
button to obtain:

 Add a new Cutouts and Openings definition, choose the variable height series on a

longitudinal element , then fill in the following inputs:

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Press then to generate the 3D girders and the result is:

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 Zooming in, we notice that the man holes in the starboard side go all the way down to the shell.
That is because the general opening definition used ShellPS as the lower limit, which is not
relevant for the objects in starboard.

We will need to go in each girder in starboard and edit the opening definition, so that ShellPS
is changed with ShellSB:
 Go to node LongGirder2 or click in the graphic on the side girder in SB.

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 Click on the setting button for the Manholes:

 The Opening definition will open and change the Lower Border to ShellSB

 Press Confirm, then Apply to regenerate and notice how the manholes in the side SB girder
are now correct:
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 Repeat the above for the other 2 girders in starboard side and obtain:

The central longitudinal girder is watertight so the opening definition must be removed.

 Click in the graphics on the central girder which will also open the corresponding node in the
tree.

 Click on the minus button to remove the ManHoles definition

 Apply to regenerate and obtain a watertight central longitudinal girder:
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 Save the project

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8. Generating Bilge Plates
 Go to BilgePlates in Tier1 (DoubleBottom).
 Right click on BilgePlates node and Add BilgePlates Subgroup
 Rename BilgePlatesSubgroup1 to BilgePlatesMidship and BilgePlatesSubgroup2 to
BilgePlatesFore:

rename to

 Go to BilgePlatesMidship and fill in the data as bellow:

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  Modeling location: will create a bilge plate at every frame space from #41 to #127
 Exceptions: will remove the bilge plate at the position where a floor already exists
 Symmetric: will automatically create a mirrored bilge plate in starboard side
 Limits: Y>LongGirder1 (the side girder; choose the correct name if in your model
this girder is names differently), Z>ShellPS and Z<Deck1Plane
 Apply to generate the elements and obtain:

 To add cutouts in the bilge plates in portside, click the plus button in the Cutouts and

Opening field, and choose the parametric offset cutout type and fill in as
following:

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 The CO_PS cutout is bordered at the upper side (Upper Border) by Deck1Plane surface
with a gap (Upper Offset) of 200 mm, the Lower Border is ShellPS, with a gap (Lower
Offset) of 300 mm; at starboard (SB Border) by LongGirder1 (the side girder, the closest
to the bilge) with a gap (Starboard Offset) of 200 mm. The global fillet Radius is 200
mm. The bilge plates have only 3 sides, so the Portside Border and Offset can be left
blank.

 Press Confirm
 Add one more Cutout definition of the same type for starboard side and fill in as bellow

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 Press Confirm
 Press Apply and obtain:

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 In a similar fashion, create the BilgePlatesFore with the following settings:

 Add 2 Opening definitions, choose the parametric offset type and fill as following:

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 Press Confirm
 Fill in the second definition, for starboard side:

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 Press Confirm
 Press Apply and obtain:

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 Save the project regularly
 Turn on the visibility for Floors:

A close inspection reveals that the bilge plates at Frame #59, #79 #99, #119 and #139, bot
in PS and SB overlap with existing floors.

 Find the BilgePlate_Fr.#59_PS in the tree, right click on the node and Delete.

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 Press OK to confirm the deletion.
 Repeat for all the bilge plates mentioned above, both for PS and SB.

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9. Generating Docking Plates
 Go to DockingPlates in Tier1 (DoubleBottom).
DockingPlatesSubgroup1 already exists as default. Rename the subgroup from
DockingPlatesSubgroup1 to DockingPlatesCargo by right click/Rename.
For Modelling Location, Limits, input the following:

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 Add a Cutouts and Openings definition, choose and fill in as following:

 Press Confirm
 Press to generate DockingPlatesCargo, colored in cyan:

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 Turn ON the visibility for Deck1Planes node to reveal the entire double bottom structure:

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10. Creating the Twin decks (Deck2Planes)
 Go to Deck2Plane in Tier2. Right click and select Add deck plane.
 Now go to Deck2Plane1 node and give the following input:

 Press Apply and obtain the aft part of Deck2:

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  To create the deck longitudinals, add a new Stiffeners definition by pressing the Plus
button:

 Choose as the stiffener type then fill in as following:

The exceptions (every 4th longitudinal frame space from Long.#-12 to Long.#12) will ensure that
no stiffener is generated in the position where longitudinal webs will be modelled.

 Press Confirm and apply and obtain:

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 To model the longitudinal webs, add a new stiffener definition, by pressing again the

“Plus” button, and choose , then fill in as following:

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  Press Confirm
 Press to generate Deck2Plane1:

 To add the transverse webs, press the “plus” button again to add a new stiffener definition,

choose and fill in as following:

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 Press Confirm, then Apply and obtain:

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 Remember to save the project!
 Now go to Deck2Plane2 node and give the following input:

 Add a stiffener definition, choose and give the following input:

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 Press Confirm, the add one more stiffener definition, and choose the same type ,
then fill in:

 Press confirm, and add one more stiffeners definition, for the transverse webs, choosing

the type , and fill in:

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 Press Confirm
 Press to generate Deck2Plane2:

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11. Creating the Main deck (Deck3Plane)
 Go to Deck3Plane in Tier3 and give the following input for Modelling Method, Defaults,
Limits:

 Press Apply to generate the Deck 3 plates:

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 Stiffeners: similarly, as for Deck2, 2 new definitions of longitudinal stiffeners need to be
added and 1 for transverse, with the following settings:
 Longitudinal stiffeners:

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 Longitudinal webs:

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 Transverse webs:

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  Press Confirm after filling-in each one, then at the end, press Apply to generate the Deck2:

Notice the exceptions in the Transverse Webs, meant to avoid the overlapping with the transverse
bulkheads.

 Save the project!

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 To add the cutout in the main deck for the casing and the air intakes, press the “Plus” button
in the cutouts and openings field:

 Choose and fill in as following:

 Press to generate Deck3Plane:

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12. Creating the Innerhull
 Click on the Innerhull node in DoubleSide in the tree view to confirm that Symmetric is
checked.

 Go to InnerhullPS node. For Modelling Method select Import Parent Surface radio
button:

Press on the button and then select Innerhull_PS_Tanker.igs file:

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 Then click Open and Innerhull_PS parent surface will be imported into the graphics:

 Keep the existing settings for Defaults.

 For Limits input the following settings:

 Turn Off the visibility for Deck3Plane

 Press to generate the InnerhullPS and InnerhullSB structural elements:

 Save the project

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13. Creating the Webs
 Go to WebSubgroup1 node in in DoubleSide / Webs
For Modelling Location, Defaults, Limits, input the following:

 Press Apply to generate the Webs:

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 Save the project!

 Cutouts and Openings: add 2 new definitions of the variable height type
 For portside, fill in as bellow:

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 For starboard side, fill as below:

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 Confirm and Apply to generate the webs with openings:

 Stiffeners: the input is:

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 Press Confirm then to generate the Webs:

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The webs at Frame #40, #60, #80, #100, #120, #140 and #160, both PS and SB are watertight.

In similar fashion as for floors, those webs must be individually edited.

 Go to the node Web_Fr.#40_PS and remove the opening definitions by pressing “minus”
button, change the color to YellowGreen:

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 Press Apply to generate the watertight web (because Symmetric is activated, the SB web
will be automatically updated too)

 Lock the node to protect it from being overwritten (see above)

 Repeat for Webs at #60, #80, #100, #120, #140 and #160
 Obtain:

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14. Creating the Stringers
 Go to Stringers in DoubleSide.

 Right click and select Add Stringer or use the button from Stringers.
 Go to Stringer1. For Modelling Location, Defaults, Limits, input the following:

 Press Apply to generate the stringer plate (in dark blue):

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 Cutouts and Openings: add a new cutout definition, choose the type and fill
in:

 Stiffeners: add a new Stiffener definition, choose the type and fill in:

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 Press Confirm
 Press to generate Stringer1:

 Go to Stringers node and add one more stringer and fill in the following:
 Go to Stringer2 node and fill in:

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 Add a new Cutouts and Openings definition of the type , the input is:

 Press Confirm

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 For Stiffeners, copy all the stiffeners definition from Stringer1 and then Paste in Stringer2:

then paste

 Press to generate Stringer2:

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15. Creating the Bulkheads on Tier2
 Go to Bulkheads node in Tier2.
Tier2 will contain the Deck2Planes and the Bulkheads between Deck2Planes and
Deck1Planes (Tanktop).
The longitudinal and transverse bulkheads traces (green curves) are drawn in the general
arrangement (see inside Deck1 (Tanktop) rectangle), so they can be used as the basis for
the 3D objects.

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Before selecting the traces, a short preparation is reccommended:
 In the graphics, go to Deck1 (Tanktop) rectangle and extend the traces ends beyond
the shell section, to ensure that the bulkheads will be successfully trimmed by the
shell. (see more information and example in
ExpressMarine2017_1.1_UserManual.pdf/3.3.4 Tier2 and onward/Bulkheads)
To extend the traces follow these steps:
 Click Points on icon

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 The following message will appear in the Rhino command bar:

 Click on the green trace at Fr.#10:

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 and press Enter.

 Now the curve end points will be visible:

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 Click the lower end point, and holding the click button, drag it down outside the shell section
(the cyan curve). Repeat the same for the upper end point and drag it up outside the shell
section (the cyan curve). The result is:

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 Now press Esc (escape) key. Repeat the same procedure to extend the traces ends for the rest
of the bulkheads on Tanktop, and the result will be:

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 Press Pick traces button:

Now you will see in the Rhino command bar the following message:

 Go in Deck1 rectangle and click on the following longitudinal and transverse traces:

 Press Enter To confirm the selection.

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  All Traces names will automatically appear here (Available status shous that a 3D
object is not yet linked to the 2D trace):

 Fill in the following limits:

 Turn the visibility Off for the DoubleSide node and for Deck2Planes:

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 Save the project
 Go back to Bulkheads node in Tier2 and press Apply to obtain the bulkheads:

 Adding Stiffeners:
 For longitudinal bulkheads go to LongBulks. on Dk1 node (in Bulkheads, Tier2).

 Add a new stiffener definition and choose

 Fill in as bellow: (X Start=#10 , Spacing=#1, X End=#200, Profile=HP160x8
meaning: “fill a HP160x8 stiffener at every frame space applicable from #-10 to
#200)

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 Press Confirm
 Press Apply
 For transverse bulkheads go to TransBulks. on Dk1 node (in Bulkheads).

 Add a new stiffener definition of the type and fill in as bellow:

 Press Confirm
 Press Apply to obtain the bulkheads with stiffeners:

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Note that the 3D objects, the traces and the nodes are highlighted simultaneously, showing the
permanent link between 2D and 3D:

The longitudinal bulkheads are automatically placed inside the LongBulks. on Dk1 node:

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And the transverse bulkheads are automatically placed inside the TransBulks on Dk1:

 Save the project

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16. Creating the Bulkheads on Tier3
 Go to Bulkheads node in Tier3.
Tier3 will contain the Deck3Plane and the Bulkheads between Deck3Plane and
Deck2Planes.
The longitudinal and transverse bulkheads traces (green curves) are available in the general
arrangement (see inside Deck2 (Twin deck) rectangle).

 Follow the same procedure from the bulkheads on Tier2, by using the Points on Rhino
command and extend the ends of the bulkheads touching the shell, beyond the hull section.
Do this operation in TOP view for more efficiency.

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The extended traces will look as follows:

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 Press Pick traces button:

 Go in Deck2 rectangle in the graphics and click on the following bulkheads traces, plus the
transverse bulkhead trace at frame #180:

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  Press Enter to confirm the selection
 All Traces names will automatically appear here:

If you forget to pick some traces, you can simply press Pick traces button again and
continue selecting as previously, then Enter to confirm

It will automatically be added to the Traces names list.

 Fill in the following Limits:

 Save the project

 Turn ON the visibility for Deck2Planes node

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 Press button to generate the longitudinal and transverse bulkheads.

 To add stiffeners, repeat the same operations as for the bulkheads at Tier2 and obtain:

 Save the project

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 To model the central corrugated bulkhead, go to LongBulks. on Dk2 node, right click on
it and select Add longitudinal bulkhead:

 LB12Dk2 node will be added:

 Go to LB12Dk2 node and click Pick on GA button:

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 Pick the longitudinal centerline corrugated bulkhead trace (green color) on Deck1
(Tanktop), highlighted under:

 The trace name will automatically appear in the Trace box:

 Fill in the following limits (use the “minus” button to remove the extra Z limit row):

 Remove the default stiffener definition (inherited from the parent) by pressing the “minus”
button

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 Press to generate the bulkhead:

 Lock the node LB12Dk2 to ensure it will not be overwritten:

 Save the project

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 To add the cargo area bulkheads, go to TransBulks on Dk2 node in Tier3, right click on
it and select Add group (because these bulkheads span between the Deck1 and Deck3, we
have chosen to create them in a separate group):

 Go to the newly created node, CustomSubgroup1

 Right click and rename it to “CargoAreaBulkheads”
 Press Pick traces button:

 Go in Deck2 rectangle and click on the following transverse traces to select them (tip:
work in TOP view. The traces already used will be locked and will appear in grey) :

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 Press Enter to confirm the selection
 All Traces names will automatically appear here:

 Fill in the following settings:

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 Remove the default stiffener definition (no stiffeners necessary onto the corrugated
bulkheads)
 Press button to generate the transverse bulkheads:

 Lock the CargoAreaBulkheads node to protect it from being overwritten

 Save the project

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 Turn ON the visibility for the DoubleSide node:

 Turn on the visibility for Shell and Deck3Plane nodes to show the complete hull beam:

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17. Creating the superstructure
17.a Creating the Poop deck (Deck4) and the bulkheads underneath:

 Go to Deck4Plane node
 Write-click and add one more deck plane
 Go to Deck4Plane1 node and fill in as following:

 Copy the Cutouts and opening definition from Deck3Plane and paste it to Deck4Plane1
 Copy all the Stiffeners definitions from Deck3Plane and Paste it to Deck4Plane1

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 Apply to generate the aft part of the poop deck:

 Notice an unnecessary transverse beam generated at the fore edge of the deck, at #36
 Press the Edit button for “TraWebs” stiffener definition:

 Change the X End to #32 and remove all the exceptions:

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 Press Confirm, then Apply:

 Go to Deck4Plane2 and fill in:

 Copy all the stiffener definitions from Deck4Plane1

 Press Edit for TrWebs ( ) and change the XStart to #176 and X End to #192,
add an exception at #180

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 Press Confirm, then Apply and obtain:

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 Save the project
 To create the bulkheads on Deck3, the same preparation as before must be made, by
extending the ends of the traces beyond the shell trace, as bellow:

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 Turn OFF the visibility for Deck4Planes
 Go Bulkheads in Tier4
 Press Pick Traces button and start selecting all bulkheads traces in the Deck3 selection
rectangle. Press Enter when done and the trace list will be populated:

 Fill in the Limits:

 Copy all the stiffeners definition from LongBulks.onDk2 and paste them to
LongBulks.onDk3
 Copy the all the stiffeners definition from TransBulks.onDk2 and paste them to
TransBulks.onDk3
 Go back to the node Bulkheads in Tier4 and press Apply to generate all the bulkheads:

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 Turn back ON the visibility for Deck4Planes
 Save the project

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 Press the small “minus” button in front of the LongBulks.onDk3 and TransBulks.onDk3
in Tier4 to shrink it (will obtain a easier to navigate tree view):

and get

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17.b Creating the A-deck (Deck5) and the bulkheads underneath:

 In similar fashion as for Deck4Plane1, create the Deck5Plane at 17.2 m, with the same
stiffener and opening definitions as Deck4Plane1, and with the limits as bellow:

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 Apply to generate Deck5Plane and obtain:

 Create the Bulkheads in the same way as for Tier4, the preparation is not required
anymore, as no bulkhead touches the shell this time. The selected bulkheads from Deck4
rectangle will be:

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 The Limits will be:

 Copy all the stiffeners definition from LongBulks.onDk3 and paste them to
LongBulks.onDk4
 Copy the all the stiffeners definition from TransBulks.onDk32 and paste them to
TransBulks.onDk4
 Turn OFF the visibility for Deck5Plane
 Go back to the node Bulkheads in Tier5 and press Apply to generate all the bulkheads:

 Turn back ON the visibility for Deck5Plane

 Save the project

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