What's new in Free!Ship 3.43+
Nov 18, 2013
- Added calculation of ducted free water bladed screws Series
- Added a new calculation module x64 compatible for B series propeller
- Added to the calculation of ducted two series of free water KCA-3 and GAWN-3
- Added default data for the calculation of the resistance on the results of model tests in
- calculations for catamarans, round-bilge highspeed ships and OCT
- Added calculation of the limit propeller diameter (default) based on OCT and resistance to
- round bilge high-speed vessels
- Added calculation ie in the calculation of resistance for high-speed round bilge vessel
- Changes to Help on how to calculate the resistance of catamarans, highspeed boats
- Added 95 new multi-language messages
- Made more than 30 little changes and corrections for interface
New in Free!Ship 3.41+ (Jun 15, 2013)
- Added support of datas export into program Michlet v9.30
- Added start portuguese manual on Help click
- Increased maximal speed to 50 knots in propeller's calculation
- Changed standart Delphi 7 memory manager on alternative Fast4MM
- Added 0 new multi-lingual messages
- Made more than 10 small changes and interface corrections
New in Free!Ship 3.4+ (Apr 1, 2013)
- Specify the range of FPP series Zvezdkinoy per curves of the propeller in the free water
- Set rotative speed propeller default of 100 rev. in minutes
- The abscissa of the bow perpendicular was set equal to project length
- Added a series of five-blade surface piercing propeller KSRI SPP-5 (for x32)
- Added output engine power with a 10% premium (on the recommendation of the diesel firm MAN)
- Added 2 new multi-lingual messages
- Made more than 40 small changes and interface corrections
New in Free!Ship 3.39+ (Feb 15, 2013)
- Added a series of FPP Zvezdkinoy ZV-3-50 ... 110 curves in the calculation of the propeller in open water (for x32)
- Added two series of ducted propellers (E-4-57 and VIT-4-35, 58, 75)
- Added two series of ducted propellers Kaplan
- Fixed value range P / D in the calculation of the GV curves
- Added output parameters GV and power at rated conditions for FPP series T, M, Z, ZM, ZV, E, VIT, Ka
- Added 10 new multi-lingual messages
New in Free!Ship 3.38+ (Feb 4, 2013)
- Added 5 series FPP in calculation of the propellers in free water (for x32 only)
- Fixed error in output Weights.txt at zero density of the material and thickness of the layers
- Changed format data in the file Weights.txt, added the type of the (three-or rectangular)
- Added 30 new multi-lingual messages
- Made more than 20 small changes and interface corrections
New in Free!Ship 3.37+ (Jan 14, 2013)
- Added 7 series propellers (ducted propellers, CPP and CRP)ÿÿÿ
- Increased the range of power of the main engine (
New in Free!Ship 3.36+ (Dec 10, 2012)
- New features:
- Added a limited distance between the catamaran hulls in the calculation of the resistanceÿÿÿ
- Fixed calculation Kdt in method Holtrop-84/88ÿÿÿ
- Added import the results of calculation of resistance for propeller elements calculation with setted engine (without 3D model making)
- Added output of calculation results propeller and engine file Propres.datÿÿÿ
- Added import calculation results propeller and engine propulsion calculation chartÿÿÿ
- Added import calculation results propeller and engine into account acceleration, braking and reversingÿÿÿ
- Made more than 20 small changes and interface corrections
New in Free!Ship 3.35+ (Dec 10, 2012)
- New features:
- Fixed an error in the calculation of the resistance for hard-chine catamarans
- Fixed calculation cross curves for keel boats, etc.
- Fixed calculation of the minimum freeboard for keel boats, etc.
- Allocated methods of calculating the resistance of high-speed round bilge ships in a separate group
- Allocated methods of calculating the resistance of catamarans and trimarans in a separate group
- Changed the format of the data in the file weight distribution (Weights.txt), added start and end x-coordinates of facets
- Added more than 100 new multi-lingual messages
- Made more than 20 small changes and fixes for GUI
New in Free!Ship 3.33+ (Jul 25, 2012)
- Added a calculation of weight distribution (Weights.txt) to calculate the strength of
- Added a deadrise angle in the Clement-Poup method
- Added the output of the angle of trim in Bunkov and Radojcic methods
- Added calculation of resistance for a small displacement vessels method Ridgeley-Nevitt-1967 and UBC-1993
- Combined three methods of calculating the towing resistance of small displacement vessels in one group
- Added a graphical comparison of the resistances of three methods for small displacement vessels
- Added Chinese Language (Not tested)
- It's added 47 new multilanguage messages
- It's made more than 30 small changes and interface corrections
New in Free!Ship 3.32+ (Jul 25, 2012)
- Added to the calculation of the planing ships on the Savitsky output parameters for the design speed planing and draft
- Fixed a bug in output of distances between selected points
- Increased the maximum number of stations and waterlines in the calculation of the Bonjean scale and SACs to 100.
- Added speed limits for the calculation methods for the planing ships Radojcic, Robinson and Compton.
- Recompiled computational modules for compatibility with Windows 7 (x64) (Radojcic, Robinson and Compton methods)
- Added on / off recording the results of the calculation of a family of SAC (SACs.txt) and Bonjean scale (Bonjean.txt) in files (off by default).
- Added output to a file of stern's coordinates (Sterns.txt)
- It's added 2 new multilanguage messages
- It's made more than 40 small changes and interface corrections
New in Free!Ship 3.3+ (Jul 25, 2012)
- Applied a new algorithm for model balance
- Added calculation of derivation moment and the increment of the trim angle
- Fixed calculation of coefficients of completeness for keel yachts in the calculation of hydrostatic curves
- Added a calculation method for round bilge highspeed ships Radojcic-1985 series (65 B)
- Added output limits the applicability of Compton, Robinson and Radojcic
- Added a round bilge shapes influence for highspeed ships by Compton, Robinson methods
- It's added 2 new multilanguage messages
- It's made more than 40 small changes and interface corrections
New in Free!Ship 3.29+ (Jul 25, 2012)
- Fixed calculation of the hydrostatics coefficients for yacht with a keel and hull with a dome
- Added calculation of initial stability in a moving coordinate system (with Zmin 0)
- Added calculation of planing ships by the method of Compton (Compton-1986) for the displacement and semiplaning regimes
- Added calculation hard chined planing ships by the method of Robinson (Wolfson-1999)
- Added a calculation for hard chined planing ships by Radojcic-1985's method (62 series TMB)
- It's added 20 new multilanguage messages
- It's made more than 10 small changes and interface corrections
New in Free!Ship 3.28+ (Jul 25, 2012)
- Added saving of data for calculating the aerodynamic characteristics and stability in the course (in FBM file)
- Added the output length of the broken line and the distance between its end points, if you select 5 or more control points.
- Added calculation of aerodynamic forces and yaw moment without drift
- It's added 10 new multilanguage messages
- It's made more than 10 small changes and interface corrections
New in Free!Ship 3.27+ (Jul 25, 2012)
- Added a record-bulb keel fairing below the line for warships in the calculations on how to Fung-Leibman 1995 and Hotrop-1984(88)
- Added a calculation of the aerodynamic characteristics without creating a model ship
- Fixed calculation of the aerodynamic characteristics of the module by Isherwood (now compatible with Win 7 (x64))
- It's added 2 new multilanguage messages
- It's made more than 10 small changes and interface corrections
New in Free!Ship 3.26+ (Dec 19, 2011)
- New features:
- Inserted check for the minimum design speed in the calculation of the resistance by the method of Clement-Blount
- Significantly expanded the range of acceptable speed and power in the calculation of the propeller
- Added calculation Cwp and ie on statistical formulas to calculate the resistance by the method of Fung-Leibman (without a model)
- Fixed output window, insert a set of points
- Recompiled computational modules in \Exec directory for compatibility with Windows 7(x64)
- It's made more than 20 small changes and interface corrections
New in Free!Ship 3.24+ (Dec 19, 2011)
- New features:
- Tunnel contours of hull in hydrostatics calculation Is added
- Import of calculated speed, resistance and diameter to calculation optimum propeller task Is added
- Fixed bug of calculation of a angle between lines on selected to three and four points
- Fixed bug at resistance calculation on Fung-Lejbman at the task of small speeds
- Calculation of optimum characteristics of hull according to Bunkov Is added for speedboats
- Added SAC and Bonjan scale calculation and output in SAC.txt and Bonjan.txt files
- It's added 7 new multilanguage messages
- It's made more than 10 small changes and interface corrections
New in Free!Ship 3.23+ (Dec 19, 2011)
- Fixed bug of geometry output in format *.GF for imperial system units
- Added in stability calculation an accuracy range (to 1 % from set deposits) at check of equality Zmin=0
- The task of weight and coordinates of the center of weights manually (while it is reserved) Is disconnected in properties of layers
- The output of results of calculation of stability Is added at the press on the printer and in TXT a file
- Calculation and a output of optimum parameters of the planing ships for maximal speed (on M.Bunkov) Is added
- Added 6 new multilanguage messages
- It's made more than 10
New in Free!Ship 3.2+ (Feb 28, 2011)
- The conclusion of the table of results for a series 19 by OST Is corrected
- Selection of all leakpoints Is added
- Immersion deck angle Is added in calculation of stability
- Navigation region influence in calculation of amplitude of rolling and the account of length of a vessel in stability calculation Is added
- Added calculation of weather criterion under the Register of Russia of 2010 and other parameters under requirements IMO A.749
- Display of a ship CoG position if weight loading is set is added
- More faster algorithm of automatic model moving with the set weight loading is applied.
- It's added heeling and triming models (mirrored and to disconnect symmetry in properties of layers for this)
- It's added step-by-step automatic balance models with the set weight loading.
- The graphic output and text output of the area wind center is added.
- The text output of results of calculation of stability is added.
- Calculation of the minimum surface board is added.
- Inclusion of automatic vertical moving of model to baseline is added (by default disconnected)
- Speed of import of VRML files a minimum three times is increased
- At replacement of boundary edges in area of negative ordinates automatic
- zeroing of ordinates is made.
- Added automatic data input (number and diameter of propeller) in resistance
- calculation by Hollenbach, van Oortmerssen and Fung-Leibman methods
- Added input data valid domain in acceleration, free and active brake of ships calcs
- Added vietnamese language .ini file (translated by Le Quoc Van)
- The number of speeds to 10 in calculation on a method of Holtrop-1984(88) is increased
New in Free!Ship 3.1+ (Dec 7, 2009)
- New features:
- Added into Mercier-Savitsky method graphics output 15 points
- Added half entrance angle by Holtrop-84 formulae calculation in van
- Oortmerssen's method
- Added calculation power and resistance of semiplaning ships by Mercier-Savitsky method
- Added calculation power and resistance of small ships by van Oortmerssen's
- method (1971)
- Added influence shaft of propeller data for planing ships in Savitsky method calcs
- Added nonsymmetrical layers
- Added leak points under DWL model test in hydrostatics calcs
- Added 5 formulaes for wetted surface area calculation
New in Free!Ship 3.07+ (Sep 23, 2009)
- Added calculation lateral wind area and distance from DWL to
- centroid
- Added calculation of Dinamic Stability Diagram (DSD)
- Made import lateral wind area and distance from DWL to centroid into DSD
- calculation
- Made import displacement and Z of CoG into DSD calculation
- Added calculation Weather Criteria K (by Russian Registry)
- Added calculation power prediction of planing ships by D.Savitsky method
New in Free!Ship 2.96 (Jun 18, 2008)
- Added into method Hollenbach-1998 calculation of minimal residual resistance for good optimazed ship hulls (HydroNShIp_Hollenbach ������ v1.02)
- Added output resistance curve into input datas for maneuverability calculation
- Initial speed in brake moving is set estimated speed from resistance prediction calculation
- Added output computing time of maneuver
- Added program PPP-1.8 of resistance and power prediction by method Holtrop-1984
- Added program POP-1.5 of Wageningen B-Screw Series Propeller Preliminary Design
- Added 73 new multilanguage messages
- It's made more than 30 little changes and corrections.
New in Free!Ship 2.88 (Mar 4, 2008)
- Added input control Cp in OCT resistance calcs and w/o Linesplan
- Fixed bug for optimal P/D calculation in OCT resistance calcs
- Added input data control for Holtrop-Mennen method
- Added temperature influence on viscosity for imperial units system
- Added temperature and density influence in planing ship resistance calcs
- Fixed bug for water density calcs into imperial units system from metrical and back
- It's made more than 20 little changes and corrections
New in Free!Ship 2.83 (Nov 2, 2007)
- Added a button for start engine selection in propeller task N1
- Added into strength propeller calculation some parameters e/D, d�/D and other as function by number of diagram
- Added into strength propeller calculation 8 types of metal (brass, bronze, stainless steel and duralumin)
- Added more better diagnostics of input parameters for propellers calculation
- Added manuals FREE!ship v2.6 on french and spain (Castellano) languages with button Help click
- Added spanish language into Freeship and DBview
- Synchronized *.ini files
- Made more 10 little changings and fixed some bugs