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Automating Lackenby's Method: The Design Of A Set Of Scripts To Execute Lackenby's Method With Mcnaull's Expansion In Rhinoceros 3d, Mara E. Kramer

University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

In vessel design, modifying the design of a preexisting hull is a common practice to save time and labor compared to designing a hull from scratch. This can be achieved either by manually adjusting the hull model in a 3D modeling software or by systematically adjusting certain vessel parameters using an algebraic method. However, these methods are time-intensive and do not fully utilize the capabilities of modern software. To address this issue, this paper presents a set of Rhinoscript and Python scripts that automate part of the hull modification process using Lackenby’s method with McNaull’s expansion. The developed code utilizes …