I would like to think it is possible to use it. I have seen some silly mistakes of the software or gets confused when using mates referencing parts not made in SW. It is also quite slow when displaying the whole boat assembly. Seems quite unstable and fragile software where losing information is not unfrequent. Also, there is always an error or file not found. On the other hand, I have seen it crash many times. I have seen some good designs coming from it but are mostly of isolated assemblies, like hatches and hinges where you can see the movement and check easier for clashes or interferences.
After trying it myself and having seen it in use by experienced SW users, I am still not convinced this is a proper solution for marine design. PMI (CATIA, Creo, NX, Solidworks) Read Product Manufacturing Information (PMI) including 3D geometric tolerances from the native formats of major 3D CAD. I was recently introduced to Solidworks (similar to Autodesk Inventor I was told) as an alternative for a boatyard's design office. In other words, it doesn't have the 2D associative drawing capability (3d model relates to workshop floor drawings). We realized this was not time efficient as minor changes in the 3d model are not reflected on the 2d drawing.
Normally we would do drawings from Rhino or export to AutoCAD LT (2d) to do neat drawings with dimensions, labels, etc. We end up with what we call the boat's 3d Master Model. Then comes the modeling of tanks and all the equipment. In previous projects after the hull shape is defined in Maxsurf, internal structure and deck are made in Rhino. Is anyone working in a boatyard or shipyard (under 24m) using SOLIDWORKS successfully to maintain a full 3d master model with all the structure and all components during the build, do detailed production engineering, and issue drawings for fabrication and workshop floor?
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