SUPER YACHT CONCEPT

Designer
Intersection Design, France

Project
Hull, deck and superstructure of a new 30m+, 45kt+, very fast Super Yacht Concept together with Baglietto Shipyards

ShipConstructor Modules
Structure, BuildStrategy, SQL Database

Project Highlights
In early 2003, Baglietto Shipyards, the prominent Italian yacht builder, contracted Intersection Design of France to develop the industrialization of yacht production at its yard, using ShipConstructor for AutoCAD as the principal modeling and production software tool. The objective was to migrate and adapt methods, approaches and techniques used in industrial mass production to the mega yacht-specific one-off building world. The project has since culminated in the very successful completion of the hull, deck and superstructure of a new 30m+, 45kt+, very fast super-yacht concept.

Concurrent Engineering - The cross-disciplinary scope of the work was to involve all concerned departments. Planning & review meetings were held regularly, using the ShipConstructor 3D product model including the build strategy and integrated relational database as the base for discussion. ShipConstructor proved instrumental in the success of the project, thanks to the concurrent engineering environment it offers: design, modeling and production took place concurrently, with unprecedented overlapping schedules.

Integration with Other Software - ShipConstructor 3D macroscopic solid initial design model was built first, for design review and validation. The unique macro-parts modeling method was developed and pioneered by Intersection Design to successfully extend ShipConstructor's production capabilities into the initial design stage. Design files from several different modeling and CAD programs (FastShip, Rhino3D, Microstation, etc.) were brought together and used as the base for building the design model.

Design and Production Flexibility - The design model was then production detailed, yielding the initial build strategy. This included taking into account production methods and processes, and providing for jigs, cradles, weld shrinkage of dissimilar building units, optimization of assembly and topological control (quality control matrix), material order & delivery, and NC cutting timetables. Actual production modeling and NC cutting began at a very early stage yet design and production schedule changes were easily accommodated throughout the building period. The planning and production flexibility made possible by ShipConstructor allowed the design and production departments to address owner requested changes and to deal with the complexity of very unusual and delicate design issues plus unavoidable but unforeseen situations with no delay in the production schedule.