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Click Select on the vertical toolbar.
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Select Molded Forms (Root Level) in the Locate Filter.
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Select the existing hull plate system in a graphic view or the Workspace Explorer to display the Imported Plate System Ribbon.
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Click File Definition .
The Open Hull File dialog appears.
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Select the .SAT or .IGS file that contains the new hull to import.
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The names, types, and attributes of reference curves and knuckles on the new hull must match those of the old hull. Unmatched reference curves and knuckles are deleted.
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To show .IGS files in the file browser, you must select IGES files (*.igs) as the file type.
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Click Open.
A preview of the new hull appears in the graphic view.
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If you are importing a hull from an .IGS file and the file defines only half of the hull, click Mirror surface , Mirror reference curves , or both on the ribbon to import a complete hull.
By default, the two mirror options are unavailable. A preview for the hull is updated automatically when you click Mirror surface .
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On the Imported Plate System Ribbon, click Imported Plate System Properties Dialog .
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On the Delay Tab (Imported Plate System Properties Dialog), select Molded Forms Delay.
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Optionally, select Plate Split Delay.
This option provides the fastest performance for the hull swap.
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If you do not know the coordinate range differences between the old and new hull and want all hull-related recalculations to be delayed, then select System range of change.
Low and High values are added in the Display Range grid.
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If you know the coordinate range differences between the old and new hull or only want to delay recalculations in one or more limited areas:
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Select User range of change.
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Type Low and High values for the X, Y, and Z axes.
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Click Add.
The values appear in the Display Range grid.
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Repeat the previous steps to create additional ranges as needed.
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To check a range, select a row in the Display Range grid.
A range box appears in the graphic view.
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When System range of change is selected, verify that the range box includes the entire old and new hulls.
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If the range box is not correct, type the needed Low and High values for X, Y, and Z, then click Modify.
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Click OK to close the Imported Plate System Properties Dialog.
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Click Finish on the ribbon.
The old hull is replaced with the new hull. Hull seams, structure, and reference curves are moved to the new hull.