Intergraph will now resell DNV Software's Nauticus Early Design software as part of its integrated SmartMarine Enterprise solution to speed ship and offshore platform design. This will increase accuracy by seamless transition from conceptual design and rules calculation phase to detailed and production design without having to remodel.
INTEGRATED SMARTMARINE® PLATFORM
SPEEDS DESIGN PROCESS AND INCREASES ACCURACY
Nauticus Early Design – based on Intergraph’s SmartMarine 3D development platform with additional stringent DNV classification rule calculations modules for the marine industry – is a complete package for ship early design integrating 3D CAD and ship analysis systems.
It combines new-generation 3D modelling and drawing generation which are integrated with the well-established analysis capabilities of Nauticus Hull for class rule check and finite element analysis, Sesam and GeniE. The system’s advanced rule engine allows knowledge-based marine engineering, a high degree of automation and elimination of repetitive modelling tasks which contribute to shortened lead time and higher design quality.
Early design rule calculations are needed to receive class approval, signifying that the offshore platform or ship construction proposed is of sound engineering and therefore applicable for insurance purposes. The rules are based on more than 100 years of experience gathered by the class societies.
Leveraging Intergraph’s advanced development platform, Nauticus Early Design and SmartMarine 3D require no manual interface, allowing users direct transition from conceptual design to detailed and production design, without having to remodel; this ensures design consistency and single entry of information.
Manual interfaces and remodelling require additional design time and contribute to errors. However, with Nauticus Early Design and SmartMarine 3D, customers can work with a single model.
“Our rules calculation and analysis modules combined with Intergraph’s design platform provide an exceptional architecture, enabling ship and marine designers to ensure safe designs with the speed necessary to meet today’s demanding production deadlines,” says Elling Rishoff, former managing director, DNV Software.
Says Gerhard Sallinger, Intergraph Process, Power & Marine president, “Our expanded alliance with DNV, one of the world’s leading class societies, continues our commitment to our growing ship and offshore customer base and to delivering increased productivity to provide our customers with a competitive edge.”
Intergraph will offer Nauticus Early Design under a reseller agreement with DNV Software, an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) for Intergraph’s SmartMarine 3D design software.
Author: David Jiffrion, Intergraph
