The Stringer menu contains commands for working with stringers and upstands

Add a stringer point in the front window. If a graphics window is in front, the point will be projected onto the hull surface underneath it in the current view. The point will be added to the closest stringer. If the Stringer Data window is in front, a new point will be added at the bottom of the table.

Deletes the stringer points that are selected in the front window.

Add a stringer point in the front window. You draw the stringer by clicking at the location of each point and double clicking at the last point. Each point will be projected onto the hull surface underneath it in the current view.

Deletes the stringers that are selected in the front window.

Duplicates the stringers that are selected in the front window. Stringers can be duplicated in a vertical, transverse, longitudinal or girth direction.

Duplicates and reflects the stringers that are selected in the front window.

Breaks any stringers with selected points in the front window at the selected locations.

Joins two stringers into one.  Only enabled when two stringer points are selected.  Stringer points must lie on different stringers and be at the end of their stringer.

Adds a stringer on each of the currently selected contours. Allows you to specify a longitudinal start and end locations for the generated stringers.

Shows a dialog allowing you to automatically generate a number of stringers at prescribed girth spacing around a surface. Generating Stringers on page 26 for more information.

Shows a dialog allowing you to automatically generate a family of smoothly transitioning stringers between two selected ‘parent’ stringers. See Generating a Family of Stringers on page 28 for more information.

Shows a dialog allowing you to specify the projection direction for the selected stringers.

Shows a dialog allowing you to specify the type and surface for the selected stringers.

Shows a dialog allowing you to choose the stringer shape and cutout for the selected stringer or for any selected upstands.

Shows a dialog allowing you to specify the orientation of the selected stringers or selected upstands.

Fit all of the stringers through all of the stringer points.

Fit the selected stringers through all of their stringer points.

Calculates the Inverse Bending Lines for the currently selected stringer(s).  If there are no currently selected stringers and the active view is the part view with a stringer displayed then the inverse bending lines for that stringer will be calculated.  To display the Inverse Bending Lines, go to the parts window, select the stringer and click on the Inverse Bending Lines Button from the Parts toolbar.

See Calculating Stringer Inverse Bending Lines on page 39 for more information.

Calculate the upstands for all of the stringers. An upstand is a short line that runs from the intersection of a stringer and a frame in the orientation-direction of the stringer. It allows you to override the orientation and cutout shape of a stringer at a particular frame.

If Snap to Grid is turned on, stringer points will automatically snap to the specified grid spacing. The Snap to Grid command is used to turn snapping on or off and also to specify the grid spacing. The grid origin is at the zero point.

The Snap to Grid command can also be used when editing shapes in the library window.

This may be used to specify a transverse offset from which girth measurements are take. This can be particularly useful for catamaran designers.