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Introduction To NAPA Steel

NAPA Steel is software for modeling ship structures. It allows users to define framing systems, create structural drawings and interfaces, calculate weight and cost, and generate finite element meshes. The software utilizes reference surfaces and a flexible modeling approach to efficiently create steel models ready for output including numerical data, drawings, rule calculations, and export to other CAD systems. Key aspects covered are object types, basic working order, examples of structure types, and exercises for getting started with defining framing systems and reference dimensions.

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Introduction To NAPA Steel

NAPA Steel is software for modeling ship structures. It allows users to define framing systems, create structural drawings and interfaces, calculate weight and cost, and generate finite element meshes. The software utilizes reference surfaces and a flexible modeling approach to efficiently create steel models ready for output including numerical data, drawings, rule calculations, and export to other CAD systems. Key aspects covered are object types, basic working order, examples of structure types, and exercises for getting started with defining framing systems and reference dimensions.

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Introduction to

NAPA Steel

What is NAPA Steel?


MODELLING

• Modelling ship structures WEIGHT AND COST

• Weight and cost calculation


CAD INTERFACES

• Structural drawings
DRAWINGS

• Interfaces to other CAD systems


RULE INTERFACES

FEM
• Interfaces to class society rules

• FEM meshing

1
Prerequisites
The HULL Surface
should be available

An existing compartment
arrangement can be
utilized

Modelling stages

Surface objects

Hull surface

Structures
Reference surfaces

Rooms

2
Flexible model

• Utilize reference Geometry of surfaces


surfaces

• Utilize framing system Compartments Structures attached


limited by surfaces to surfaces

• Reduce the amount of


surface objects
NAPA Statutory and
NAPA Steel share the
same geometry
• Naming rules and backbone

conventions

Object types with relevant libraries


Object Properties
Main object STT* (structure type)
TAB*MATERIALS
Stiffener TAB*PROFILES
TAB*MATERIALS
Hole TAB*PROFILES
Bracket TAB*BRACKETS
Opening TAB*OPENINGS
Seam TAB*SEAMS
Plate PLATES*
Cutout TAB*CUTOUT
Notch TAB*NOTCHES
Endcut TAB*ENDCODES

3
Basic working order

• Define reference surfaces and surface objects


• Define structure arrangement
• Define stiffeners, brackets and openings
• Define seams and plates
• Define block system

 Steel model ready for output


• Numerical data (weight, cost etc.)
• FEM
• Drawings
• Rule calculation
• Export to other CAD systems

Examples of different kind of structures

4
Getting started

• When the hull surface is ready, the reference dimensions in REF


should be updated to correspond the actual geometry
TASK?>REF
REF?>UPD

• The frame systems should be defined if not done before


REF?>fra xfr0 dx1 fr1 dx2 fr2 dx3 ...
REF?>OK

REF?>long ylong0 dy1 long1 dy2 long2 dy3 ...


REF?>OK

REF?>vert zvert0 dz1 vert1 dz2 vert2 dz3 ...


REF?>OK

Framing systems
• Frame system helps in the definition of rooms and structures by allowing to refer to
frame numbers instead of coordinates
– Referring to frame number is done with prefix #, e.g. #32

• Created in REF task


– Frames # #
– Web frames #WEB #W
– Longitudinals #LONG #L
– Verticals #VERT #V

• Short names (#W, #L and #V) available after command


LW ON has been given in the REF task

• Useful commands to check the frame number or x location:


!FRN x
!FRN #fr
!CAL #fr !CAL #Lfr !CAL #Vfr
!CAL FR(x) !CAL FR(y,3) !CAL FR(z,4)

5
Framing systems

• Frames 0 0.5 3 1.0 6 0.25

X-coordinate of Spacing, frame number,


frame nr. 0 spacing, frame number, ...

Framing systems

• Longitudinals 0 1.0 -3 0.5 3 1.0

Y-coordinate of NOTE! Both sides of the


longitudinal nr. 0 ship are defined

6
Framing systems

• Verticals 6 -1 3 -0.5

• NOTE! Reversed frame scales can


be defined with negative steps

Exercises

1. Update the main dimensions in the reference system


– Set AP to 0

2. Define the frame systems


e.g. REF?>FRA 0 0.75 42 0.8 252 0.75
REF?>LONG 0 0.8 -2 0.9 2 0.8
REF?>VERT 0 0.9

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