Each surface that is created within a Maxsurf design has a unique set of properties associated with it. The Properties command allows you to view and modify these properties.
Note:
The properties of all the surfaces may be quickly viewed and modified in the Surfaces window.
It is possible for you to modify:
This may be any name typed in from the keyboard up to twenty characters long.
May be set to conventional B-spline, NURB, Conic or Developable surface.
This tells Maxsurf and Hydromax whether the surface is an internal structure or not. Surfaces that are to be used for internal tank or compartment walls in Hydromax must be defined as Internal Structure.
Note:
It is very important to specify “surface use” in order for Hydromax and Workshop to interpret the Maxsurf model correctly.
This determines whether the surface is visible or not. Visibility may also be set in the Visibility dialog from the Surfaces Menu.
This determines if the surface is locked or not. If a surface is locked none of its control points are displayed, and the surface may not be modified. Locking may also be set in the Locking dialog from the Surfaces menu.
This determines whether a surface is displayed with its image reflected about the longitudinal centreline or not.
Split Section Display is only activated in the Body Plan window, when the Half option is in effect. In this situation, if Split Section Display is activated, the surface will be shown with the forward sections on the right hand side and the aft sections on the left, as one would expect in a traditional hull body plan.
The position chosen for the break in the display of the sections depends on the station you have selected in the Grid Spacing dialog.
Sets the surface stiffness in the longitudinal (row) or transverse (column) direction. See also Surface Stiffness on page 95.
This tells Maxsurf, Hydromax and Workshop what material is used for construction, and how the thickness is calculated in regards to the hull shape.
Note
A materials library file must have been loaded when Maxsurf was started for there to be a list of materials to select. If no materials are available, you may simply type in the thickness. Further details are in the next section, Surface Materials.