Autohydro is a Windows based 'floating simulator' that reports the reaction of the model to various conditions, such as a loading configuration, a damage situation, conditions involving outside forces, wind or high speed turning momentum or some combination of these. One of the powers of the program is displaying the vessel's attitude graphically and in text on the screen. Report information can be shown on the screen, edited, printed, saved in Autohydro's spreadsheet-like Report Editor.

New features for Autohydro 5 in 1999, include: 1) a fixed weight dialog with ability to define distributed weights, 2) user-definable report format, 3) capability to evaluate dynamic criteria, and 4) user control over position of section displayed in body view.

Boston Whaler's use of Autoship is described by Chief Engineer, Dan Milke, "The incorporation of Autoship into our design process has reduced time and costs considerably. Autoship surfaces are used in the design of our hulls, decks and innerliners. All surfaces are milled on a huge five axis milling machine. Autoship allows us to edit the surfaces themselves rather than stringing surfaces between edited lines. Since the surface is the original element the Autoship surfaces mill faster than other CAD derived surfaces due to reduced processor time."

New Features for Autoship 7 in 1999, include: 1) editable trimmed surfaces, 2) rolling ball fillet function, allowing easy creation of smooth radius fillets between surfaces, 3) real-time hydrostatics, and 4) simultaneous multiple vertex control.

For further information contact Autoship Systems Corporation 312-611 Alexander St., Vancouver BC Canada V6A 1E1. Tel: 604-254-4171, email:info@autoship.com