ELEMENTS OF INTERACTIVE JOINT SHIP CAD SYSTEM

Ship CAD systems used in the Soviet domestic shipbuilding industry are mainly meant for use on YeS computers, and their modules function in batch mode. Information preparation and input is complicated and unautomated, preventing the designer from quickly altering data, particularly when working with graphics. A major shortcoming of the systems is their use of foreign peripherals. Pioneering work on developing first-phase (scale model) components for an interactive computer-aided ship design system to be totally of USSR manufacture is described. The interactive nature of the subsystem is achieved through a branched multilevel menu and the extensive use of peripherals for inputting and displaying graphics information. This simplifies and shortens the time for information input, output and conversion.

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Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 8 p.
• Serial:
  • Sudostroyeniye (Soviet Shipbuilding) [USSR], Issue 1, 1989 (Translated by U.S. Naval Technical Intelligence Center, July 1989)
  • Issue Number: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Computer aided design; Computer graphics; Naval architecture; Translations; Vehicle design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Ship design
• Geographic Terms: Former Soviet Union
• Old TRIS Terms: Interactive computer graphics; System descriptions
• Subject Areas: Design; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00658278
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Technical Information Facility
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 21 1994 12:00AM