Stringers are defined using contours which lie in a surface of the design. As their name suggests, they are usually associated with stringers which run along the hull between frames however they can also be used to define other curves which lie in a surface such as longitudinals for engine beds, stiffeners on a plate or boundaries for a plate. 

Working with stringers consists of the following:

·   Stringer Tips and Tricks

·   Adding Stringers

·   Generating Stringers

·   Modifying Stringers

·   Adding Points To Stringers

·   Moving Stringer Points

·   Deleting Stringer Points

·   Modifying Stringer Points

·   Duplicating Stringers

·   Breaking Stringers

·   Joining Stringers

·   Mirroring Stringers

·   Girth Centreline

·   Calculating Stringers

Also see:

Working with Stringer Shapes on page 41

Exporting Parts on page 79.