STATEN ISLAND FERRY

Shipbuilder
Marinette Marine Corp., USA
Genoa Design International Ltd., Canada

Project
Three 310 foot ferries for the City of New York

ShipConstructor Modules
ShipCAM, Structure, Hull, BuildStrategy, Nest, NC-Pyros

Project Highlights
Easy, Efficient and Accurate – Marinette Marine, who had previously used AutoCAD without ShipConstructor, modeled the hull structure easily, efficiently and accurately in ShipConstructor. They designed the hull structure of the double-ended ferry, to a large extent, by mirroring it about midship. By treating the vessel as two bow units, Marinette Marine was able to significantly reduce the amount of modeling required. The superstructure, sub-contracted to Genoa Design International Ltd. to expedite the design process, was modeled with ShipConstructor in a similar fashion.

Easy to Learn – Because ShipConstructor runs within AutoCAD and provides an interface that is intuitive for AutoCAD users, Genoa Design was able to bring in extra designers and have them become productive very quickly.

Interference Checking – Creating a full-size 3D model in ShipConstructor enabled Marinette Marine to minimize interferences associated with the new design. Using 3D data exported from ShipConstructor and their piping software, they were able to do a complete systems interference check, clearing ninety percent of possible interferences before the first piece of steel was cut.

Access and Fit Evaluation – With ShipConstructor's BuildStrategy module, as well as the software's automatically generated assembly drawings, Marinette Marine was able to construct the vessel in the computer, piece by piece, to identify access and fit problems while still in the design stage.

3D Visualization – Constructing the full size 3D model in the computer also allowed Marinette Marine to simulate the pilot's view of the main deck and make design changes to provide safe visibility for the ferry crew.