BANCO DE TRABAJO PLANMASTER

WINDOWS PLANMASTER

WORKBENCH

June 2002                                                                Version 1.6.0

WPMBench.DOC

1.        INTRODUCTION        

1.1.        Installation Directory Schematic        

1.2.        Introduction - Bayplan Profiles        4

1.2.        Introduction - Stability and Stress        4

1.3.        Introduction – General Notes        

1.4.        Introduction - Programs and Previous Versions        4

2.        WORKBENCH LEVELS DEFINED        

3.        LEVEL 1 – BAYPLAN ONLY        

3.1.        Starting the SHP Create Program        

3.2.        The File Menu Option        

3.3.        The Setup Menu Option        

3.4.        Cursor Keys        

3.5.        Defining a New Vessel (Bayplan Definition)        

3.6.        Previously Defined Vessels        

4.        DEFINING BAYS ON THE VESSEL        

5.        CELL DEFINITION        

5.1.        Edit Tier Names        

5.2.        Cell Definition Details        

5.3.        Reefer Cells        

6.        ENTERING STACK DATA        

6.1.        Quick Entry Buttons        

6.2.        Stack Data Details        

6.3.        Copying Stack Data        

7.        SAVING THE BAYPLAN PROFILE        

7.1.        Saving Intermediate Files        

7.2.        Save As Versions        

8.        LEVEL 2A – BAYPLAN, SUBTOTALS AND STABILITY        

8.1.        VSLDAT.DAT        

8.2.        TRIMDAT.DAT        

8.3.        HYDAT.DAT        

8.4.        KNDAT.DAT        

8.5.        TANKSET.DAT (Level 2A)        

9.        LEVEL 2B – BAYPLAN, STABILITY, TANKS AND STORES        

9.1.        FRMSPC.DAT        

9.2.        TANKSET.DAT (Level 2B, Level 3)        

9.3.        TANKXX.DAT        

9.4.        STORES.DAT        

10.        LEVEL 3 – BAYPLAN, TANKS, STORES, STABILITY AND STRESS        

10.1.        STRESS.DAT        

10.2.        BONJEE.DAT        

10.3.        LTDIST.DAT        

11.        CREATING THE STABILITY AND STRESS FILE        32

12.        BACKUPS OF DATA        33

12.1.        Backups of Bayplan Profiles and Intermediate Files        33

12.2.        Backups of Text Files from Setup        33

1. Introduction

The PLANMASTER system is a powerful tool designed to aid the Stowage Co-ordinator and Ship Planner in many of his/her day to day tasks. The system requires well-defined bayplan profiles, and (optionally) stability, tank and stress data for each vessel the Stowage Co-ordinator is going to plan.  

Co-ordinators and Planners may wish to set up their own vessels for the PLANMASTER system. To facilitate this, Easylink Services provide a Ship Workbench that enables the planner to set up his own vessel bayplans, input hydrostatic and other ship data, and produce the required SHP and UNF files for use in the main PLANMASTER programs.

1. Installation Directory Schematic

The Schematic below indicates the directory layout when the Workbench is installed.

C:\PLWRK32

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|        SHPCREAT.EXE        SHPCREAT.INI        

|        WBHELP.CNT                WBHELP.FTS                WBHELP.HLP

|

|                (Older DOS Files - Previous versions of Workbench)        

|        BACKUPCA.BAT        CLEAR.BAT                MCTSMENU.EXE

|        QUES.COM                RESTOREAC.BAT        RUNCEL.BAT

|        RUNSET.BAT                SETUP.BAT                SETUP.EXE

|        WORKB.BAT                WORKB.TXT        

|

|⎯⎯⎯ PSHIP

|                (Level 1, 2A, 2B, 3)        

|        VESSL1.SHP                VESSL1.TTT                (etc.)

|        VESSNAME.SHP                VESSNAME.TTT                (etc.)

|                (Level 2A, 2B, 3)        

|        VESSL1.SHP                VESSNAME.UNF                (etc.)

|

|⎯⎯⎯ SETUP

|                (Level 2A, 2B, 3)        

|        VSLDAT.DAT                TRIMDAT.DAT                HYDATxx.DAT                

|        KNDAT.DAT                TANKSET.DAT

|                (Level 2B, 3)        

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