FormSys Marine News

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Maxsurf News - December 2009

Maxsurf 15 release - Rhino plug-in, new probabilistic damage stability, new Hydromax Ultimate module, assemblies and property sheets in Hydromax, Blount & Fox for Planing Craft, project profile on EAS Brazil. read more...

ShipConstructor News - August 2009

Since the first Australian companies began using ShipConstructor in 2005, we have seen a significant increase in the number of distributed projects in which ShipConstructor is used. The nature of the distribution of work varies, often the design team is in one location and the construction team in another, but we are also seeing more distribution of design activities across multiple sites.  Read more...

April 2009

FormSys and FRIENDSHIP SYSTEMS GmbH are pleased to announce that as a result of their collobration, there is now a new release of FRIENDSHIP Framework 2.0 which links together Hydromax stability analysis with the Friendship optimisation framework. read more...

December 2008 HTML

Maxsurf 14 release - Adding NURB curves, curve creation, trimming surfaces with curves, surface skinning, swept surfaces, patch surfaces and new drawing functions to Maxsurf.  Hydromax now has improved analysis options, load case management, improved word reporting and more.
Plus see how the Maxsurf suite was used to help design a reconstruction of a three-and-a-half thousand-year old ship!

ShipConstructor News - Nov 2007

Over the past few years, ShipConstructor has been adopted by some leading edge companies in Australia. Projects completed with ShipConstructor vary in size and complexity. This newsletter describes how smaller shipbuilding teams can benefit from adopting ShipConstructor in their work place.

October 2007 HTML

Maxsurf 13 release - Windows Vista and 64-bit operating system support, Marker data into Hydromax quickly using TriMesh surface, Free training launch, Properties Pane, Hydromax formatting and reporting options, Workshop plate expansion calculation accuracy, Catamaran roll motion prediction in Seakeeper.

August 2006 HTML

Maxsurf 12 release - Visual Basic scripting ability extended; Maxsurf support for Rhino file format, Parametric transformation parallel midbody constraint; Workshop shell expansion drawings, inverse bending lines, family of stringers; Hydromax cross-reference heeling arms; user profile One2Three Naval Architects.

August 2005 HTML 

Maxsurf 11.1 release - Multihull design, resistance prediction, SHIPFLOW interface, enhanced structural definition, user profile VanDerHeijden Steelyachts

February 2005 HTML 
Maxsurf 11.0 release - Maxsurf automation, additional GZ and French criteria, enhanced resistance and seakeeping prediction, user profile Strategic Marine

April 2004 HTML 
Maxsurf 10.0 release - Coast Guard criteria, expanded Workshop library, user profile Damen Shipyard








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