The previous chapter covered a lot of the functions that are available to you when you are working in one of the windows. This chapter will discuss specific functions in Maxsurf to manipulate the shape of the design, do calculations and work with external data.
Working with Surfaces: The characteristics of the surfaces used in Maxsurf to define its designs, commands that apply to surfaces, including methods for generating true conic curves.
Trimming Surfaces: How and when to use surface trimming.
Bonding Surfaces: How and when to use bonded surfaces.
Fitting Surfaces: Tools available in Maxsurf to fit a surface to an existing design.
Modelling Developable Surfaces: Tools available in Maxsurf to help you model a surface so that it can be build with no or minimal strain.
Control Points: Tools available for manipulating a control point or group of control points to achieve the desired surface shapes.
Calculations: How to calculate hydrostatics, girths and surface areas in Maxsurf.
Using Parametric Transformation: Numerical modification of critical design parameters where Maxsurf will automatically modify the parent hullshape to match required parameters. This function is available in Maxsurf Pro only.
Input of Data: Different types and methods of input data.
Output of Data Different types and methods of output data.