Ship Geometries Examples

Introduction
FreeCAD-Ship works over Ship entities, that must be created on top of provided geometry. Geometry must be a solid, or set of solids, following criteria must be taken into account:
 * All hull geometry must be provided (including symmetric bodies).
 * Starboard geometry must be included at negatives y domain.
 * Origin (0,0,0) point is the Midship section (Midpoint between after and forward perpendicular) and base line intersection.

FreeCAD-Ship sign criteria

Loading Series 60 geometry
In order to help new users FreeCAD-Ship includes a geometries examples loader, with the following to choose from:
 * Series 60 from Iowa University
 * Wigley Canonical Ship
 * Series 60 Catamaran
 * Wigley Catamaran

Ship Geometries Examples loader icon

Executing the tool (Ship design/Load an example ship geometry) a task dialogue will shown. Select Series 60 from Iowa University and press Accept. Tool loads new document with s60_IowaUniversity geometry.