SmartShape: the perfect partner for your [[naval architecture]] projects.

The shipbuilding sector covers a wide range of activities and [[types of ships]]

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[[3D modelling]] at the heart of shipbuilding.

Computer-aided design (CAD), 3D modelling, and computer-aided drawing and drafting (CADD) software are essential in naval architecture. These tools are used at all stages of shipbuilding:

Numerous software and file formats.

There are many software options on the market, including the well-renowned ShipConstructor, SmartMarine, Rhino3D, CATIA, SolidWorks, AutoCAD, Siemens NX, and Autodesk Inventor.
This profusion of tools reflects a booming market. The other side of the coin is that designers have to deal with multiple file formats: STEP, IGES, STL, OCX, 3DXML, etc. This diversity inherently produces complexity when it comes to combining all the design data for a shipbuilding project.

Our partnership with Chantiers de l’Atlantique

Focus on our collaboration with Chantiers de l’Atlantique

[[The SmartShape promise]] : encouraging the use of mass data and fostering collaboration between project players.

Document-free and paperless sites, where all the necessary information is shared by all.

Manage the entire life cycle of your ship

The construction of a ship represents only a fraction of its actual cost. Operation accounts for 70 to 80% of the asset’s total cost. This is why SmartShape supports you throughout the life cycle of your ship.
The tool is designed to meet the requirements of the many professionals working on the construction of the ship. Operators can also manage their assets by monitoring all the data relating to their ships.

Size up your possibilities with SmartShape

Get in touch with our experts for a SmartShape demo tailored to your shipbuilding project.

SmartShape: an as-a-Service, self-hosted digital twin to [[manage your shipbuilding project.]]

SmartShape is a complete solution for managing your shipbuilding projects, enabling all stakeholders to work collaboratively on a digital twin:

Focus on the collaboration between [[SmartShape and Chantiers de l’Atlantique]].

SmartShape has supported Chantiers de l’Atlantique throughout the design, construction, and operational monitoring phases of over ten ships.
The use of SmartShape has made it possible to optimise the classification process, which was initially based on iterative loops between the design offices of the shipyard and Bureau Veritas.
The 3D models produced in CAD were transposed into 2D blueprints so that the classification body could carry out its analyses and calculations. The updated blueprints were then sent to the design offices, which produced new 3D models, again transposed into 2D blueprints, and so on.

Bureau Veritas: approving ship designs with SmartShape

By using digital models, there is no need to generate multiple 2D drawings, which considerably speeds up the design verification process both for the shipyard but also for Bureau Veritas, which uses 3D models to automatically generate calculation models. In addition to this time-saving advantage, this new process improves the quality of the end product: all entities share a single data source, thus avoiding the inconsistency inherent in multiple revisions of the drawings.

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