About this Manual

This manual describes how to use Hydromax to perform hydrostatic and stability analyses on you Maxsurf design.

 

Chapter 1 Introduction

Contains a description of Hydromax functionality and its interface to Maxsurf

 

Chapter 2 Quickstart

Gives a quick walk through the analysis tools available in Hydromax.

 

Chapter 3 Using Hydromax

Explains how to use Hydromax' powerful floatation and hydrostatic analysis routines to best advantage.

 

Chapter 4 Stability Criteria

Gives details of the stability criteria that may be evaluated with Hydromax.

 

Chapter 5 Hydromax Reference

Gives details of Hydromax' windows and each of Hydromax' menu commands.

 

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