MR 75TH ANNIVERSARYCAD/CAM software can be used to analyze various sections of a vessel. (Image: SSI)3D Modeling, Virtual Reality Wave of Design FutureBy Patricia Keefeooted in early computer- and second-tier shipyards use some form Longevity is actually one of the attri-SENERaided design (CAD) and of naval architecture and construction To hear Sener Marine GM de Góngora butes of de Góngora‘s “? rst group.” The manufacturing applica- key players in the ship design application software – ranging from the old man of tell it, competitors are many in the mar-tions, design and construc- market – Sener (58 years/Spain), Aveva the design software market, rudimentary ket for ship design and construction soft-tion software is ? rmly at the (47 years/UK) and Dassault Systemes AutoCad, to more sophisticated versions ware – and they fall into one of two dis-Rhelm of most shipyards today, enabling of Autocad and even more feature-rich tinct camps: Ship design software, and (33 years /France) - are all long-time the production of better designed, more products offered by the small cluster of general, typically AutoCAD-based CAD players, with British Columbia-based ef? cient and consistently built ships pro- companies that dominate the market. SSI the youngest, notching 24 years in software that can be used for ship design. duced with measurably less waste: less Key players include Sener, Aveva, SSI “In the ? rst group, we are not so many; the business. waste of time, materials, man hours and and Dassault Systemes. Also key to several of these players is maybe half a dozen, if we speak about most important, money. The ROI can be In the ? rst piece of this three-part se- companies with some importance,” says a background in naval architecture and substantial, and is traceable throughout ries on ship-building technologies, last de Góngora, positioning Sener as one of marine engineering. Like Aveva, Sener, the entire process, across all sub sectors month we looked at how the movement the three main vendors in the ship design for example, was founded by a marine such as project management, purchasing, of naval architecture from paper to com- engineer, Enrique de Sendagorta, and CAD software market, and tagging UK-materials, labor and build sequencing. initially focused solely on marine proj-puters has dramatically impacted and based Aveva as one of its main competi-For example, in terms of production changed the process of ship design and tors. In the second group, the number of ects. The company over time expanded planning, “the same out? tting job being construction for the better, where those competitors is greater, and increasing.into other industries, but its core ship done in the workshop, when done at dry changes have taken place, and what the FORAN, Sener’s venerable offering design software was developed by Sener dock or in the ? nal stages can cost up to payout for shipyards has been [MREN in CAD ship design, was introduced in architects seeking to solve their own 15 times more. The customer tells us that August 2014, “Soft Solutions: The Evo- problems. Eventually, the company real-1965 and will celebrate its 50th anniver-the more you can anticipate in the early lution of CAD/CAM]. sary next year – an astounding milestone ized that it had a product that could be stages, the more money you save,” said This month’s installation will take a for any piece of software, especially sold to other architects and ship yards, Stephane Neuveglise, Product Business closer look at some of the providers of today in an era where application life leading to FORAN’s debut. Manager at Aveva Group plc. the technology driving down the need for Of course, as de Góngora notes, the cycles often run three years or less. It Rafael de Góngora, General Manager costly rework orders and in some cases, is estimated that FORAN has been in-FORAN of yesteryear has nothing in of Sener Marine, agrees “It’s a matter of responsible for eliminating tedious and volved in the design and construction of common with the system the compa-money: The earlier the decisions have error-prone tasks of yesteryear, and talk over 1,000 vessels worldwide. It is cur-ny is currently marketing, which was the greatest economic impact.” to them about the changes they see crest- rently used in more than 150 ship design most recently updated in July (FORAN It’s estimated that virtually all ? rst- ing above the market. V7OR3.0). The technology has changed, of? ces and shipyards in 30 countries.40 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • SEPTEMBER 2014MR #9 (40-49).indd 40 MR #9 (40-49).indd 40 9/4/2014 10:48:22 AM9/4/2014 10:48:22 AM