Update Info 2014 3

NAPA Manuals 2014.
Update Info
This Update Info for the NAPA Release 2014.3 is a summary of the new features and improvements that have been implemented in the NAPA
system since the previous Release 2014.2.
1. General
1.1. Operating system versions
1.1.1. Prerequisites
1.2. Support of 32bit NAPA will end soon
1.3. Exceed version
1.4. Hardware configurations
1.5. Napa Manuals
1.6. License file
1.7. Location of the files in the NAPA installation
1.8. Demo projects
1.9. Deprecation of features
1.9.1. Removed features
1.9.2. Removal of PLOT task
1.10. Finding data from the databases
1.11. Installation instructions
2. Grain Stability (GS)
2.1. Error Corrections in Untrimmed Condition
2.1.1. Loading
2.1.2. Feeding Holes
3. Arguments in task DAM
4. Napa Steel
4.1. Expand and Unshare
4.2. Divide
4.3. Properties
4.4. Box Selection
5. FEM
5.1. Fine mesh model details
6. List of Corrected Errors
6.1. Error Corrections
6.2. Improvements
Copyright 1992 - 2014 NAPA. All rights reserved.
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1. General
1.1. Operating system versions
The following operating system versions (both 32-bit and 64-bit) are currently supported:
Windows Vista + minimum of Service Pack 1
Windows 7
Windows 8
The following Windows Server operating system versions are currently supported:
Windows Server 2003 minimum of Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2008 (not supported on Server Core Role)
Windows Server 2008 R2 (not supported on Server Core Role)
1.1.1. Prerequisites
Microsoft .NET Framework 4
Windows Installer 3.1 or later
Internet Explorer 5.01 or later
1.2. Support of 32bit NAPA will end soon

2014 NAPA releases are the last 32bit versions
After 2014 the release package will contain only the 64bit version of NAPA
NAPA 64bit version requires that both the hardware and the operating system have to be 64bit
1.3. Exceed version

The officially supported and recommended Exceed version for Release 2014.3 is Exceed 14.0. NAPA is basically compatible with the older
versions of Exceed, for example, Exceed 8.0 but there are following known issues in the older Exceed versions:
Older Exceed versions are not Windows 7 compatible.
Older Exceed versions are not 64-bit compatible.
Memory leak. Exceed 9.0/10.0/11.0 reserves memory cumulatively and if NAPA is kept running constantly for a long period of time, all
memory will eventually be reserved. This is not a serious problem if NAPA + Exceed is shut down a couple of times per week as the
reserved memory is then freed.
Scandinavian characters. The Scandinavian characters are not available with Exceed 11.0.
Problem with keyboard input. After interactions in the graphic window with the mouse, the keyboard may behave as if the Ctrl button is
pushed down. This means that, for example, the @-sign will not be appear. The solution is to press the Ctrl button once and the keyboard
returns to the normal state.
Note: sometimes Exceed gives the error message "All xserver displays are in use. Exceed cannot run without a display. Please try
again at a later time" when run on Windows Vista or Windows 7 and NAPA cannot be started. The easy workaround is to right-click on
the NAPA shortcut, and select "run as administrator".
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1.4. Hardware configurations

A high performance workstation is recommended for NAPA use - meaning fast processor, graphics adapter and hard drive (SSD), Gigabit
ethernet as well as enough memory.
The recommended minimum hardware configuration is:
Processor: Any 64-bit
Operating System: 64-bit Windows from the above list
Memory: 4 GB
Free Disk Space: 60 GB
Graphics Adapter: 256 Mb memory, OpenGL 1.2 compatible
Network Adapter is required
Screen resolution 1600 x 1200 pixels.
It is, however, possible to run NAPA on a computer with a lower performance. The absolute minimum hardware requirements would be:
Processor: Up from Pentium III 1000 MHz
Memory: 1 GB for XP/Vista
Free Disk Space: 10 GB
Graphics Adapter: 64 Mb memory, OpenGL 1.2 compatible
Network Adapter is required
Screen resolution 1024 x 768 pixels. It is recommended to start NAPA with Tinylayout if this resolution is used (the word Tinylayout is
entered into the field User Profile in the Login window).
1.5. Napa Manuals

renewed manuals
Updated NAPA user manuals are delivered with this NAPA Release. The manuals for the release 2014.3 are only delivered in pdf
format and the html version of the manuals is not included. The functional key F1 can still be used to launch the manuals and the
automatic navigation to the relevant chapter is implemented in the pdf manuals. The function key F1 works properly with the manuals
only if the Adobe Acrobat reader is used. It is possible to open the manuals with any pdf reader but the support for the navigation to the
relevant chapter with the F1 key is only available in the Adobe Acrobat reader.
The solution in the release 2014.3 where only a pdf version of the manuals is delivered is a step in a renewal process of the manuals
technology. In future releases the manuals will be delivered with more advanced technologies. Also the layout of the manuals is
affected by the renewal.
1.6. License file

The NAPA Release 2014.3 requires a new updated license file. New license files will be delivered to the NAPA Contact Persons in good time
before the old licenses expire.
If there are less than 7 days to the license's expiry date, a warning message is given when NAPA is started.
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1.7. Location of the files in the NAPA installation

The same way as the previous releases starting from 2012.1, NAPA Release 2014.3 will automatically be installed in a subfolder named 20143
under the selected NAPA folder, e.g. C:\Napa\20143\. This subfolder contains all needed files, including NAPA executables, NAPA database and
the manuals.
The file names and corresponding locations are the following:
Name
Explanation
Location
napa_20143_x86.exe
32bit NAPA executable
...\Napa\20143\bin\
napa_20143_x64.exe
64bit NAPA executable
...\Napa\20143\bin64\
napadb.db
NAPA database for 2014.3 Release
...\Napa\20143\database\
index.html
NAPA Manuals for 2014.3 Release
...\Napa\20143\manuals\
demo projects
Demo projects delivered with the release
...\Napa\pr\demoprojects\
Server and Client installations have also been changed to improve the efficiency of NAPA usage over a network. Only NAPA license file
(napalic.txt), NAPA system database (sysdb.db) and NAPA IOF (iof.dat and iof_x64) are still located on the server computer (in the napa\pr
folder).
1.8. Demo projects

The demo projects are installed into a folder demoprojects under the Napa\pr -folder. The current selection of demo projects include
D-BULKER
Bulk carrier, Lref = 216m, Bref = 36m, Tdwl = 15m
D-CONTAINER
Container ship, Lref = 185m, Bref = 32m, Tdwl = 9m
D-FRIGATE
Frigate, Lref = 138m, Bref = 16m, Tdwl = 4.9m
D-ROPAX
RoPax vessel, Lref = 207.5m, Bref = 30m, Tdwl = 7.2m
The names of the demo project databases don't include the release suffix anymore. They are installed only if they don't exist in the target directory
to avoid overwriting the old files. If the new projects are needed to be installed, the old ones must be removed manually before the new
installation. With the client-server installation, the demo projects are installed only to the client computer and should be opened with the option
'Open Project From File...' in NAPA.
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1.9. Deprecation of features

During the long history of NAPA development, a vast amount of features have been implemented into the system. During this time also new
features have been developed that are superseding the functionality of old ones. In other cases old features have become obsolete and should be
removed in order to allow more efficient maintenance and development of the system. When this needs arises, old functionality will be set to the
status of deprecation with the purpose to communicate that usage of the old functionality is to be avoided. It also means that the feature or
function may be removed in the future.
Please note that deprecation is not a synonym to removal as such. Removal of a given feature is done based on a separate decision after
receiving feedback from the NAPA User Community.Thus, it is highly recommended that the list below is followed up for each Release and the
discussion is kept open between end users and NAPA also in this matters. Please contact Customer Service (customer.service@napa.fi) to
share your opinion!
Feature
Motivation
Details on Superseding
Functionality
Announced
in Update
Info
Issue
Number
Status
HLE subtask from the

DEF task
HLE contains a collection of test

commands for the Hull Surface Editor
without the presence of GUI. These
are not needed anymore.
none
2013.4
NAPA-18719
no
comments
received,
removal
under
consideration
STAB: LIST
argqnt(qnt1,qnt2)
syntax
Obsolete syntax format. The

documented standard syntax handles
all needed use cases.
2013.4
NAPA-29204
no
comments
received,
removal
under
consideration
CL: CNT (CNTT,

CNTA and CNTL)
commands for
entering TAB task
with a predefined
table or workarea
These commands were implemented

on a pilot level and are a non standard
way of entering the TAB task. The
same functionality is available using
normal NAPA table commands (TAB,
WA etc.).
opening the given table

in the table editor
2013.4
NAPA-29116
no
comments
received,
removal
under
consideration
DA: LIST REPORT
LIST REPORT is a non-documented

and very limited fixed list format for
damage stability. It only displays some
selected parameters and is sufficient
for a complete damage stability report.
Similar results as in LIST

REPORT can be
produced by utilising
different lists in DA. The
alternative solutions will
also give more flexibility
in presenting and
organizing the values.
2013.4
NAPA-28942
no
comments
received,
removal
under
consideration
DA: CHANGE GM
(CGM) command
Originally intended for visual

confirmation of results for a given GM.
This functionality however would affect
a larger set of calculation results and
impose a great risk in producing
incorrect results even for reports.
The functionality is
replaced with PLD
DMGM and LIST
DMGM. These are LQ /
PQ operated and much
safer to use.
2013.4
NAPA-28391
no
comments
received,
removal
under
consideration
CR: PLOT command
This concerns the fixed format PLOT

functionality in the CR task only. The
PLOT .macros and PLOT commands
in other tasks are not affected by this.
The function is already largely covered
by PLD command in CR.
The command is
replaced with the PLD
LIM / DLIM commands in
CR_I / CR_D.
2013.4
NAPA-28632
comments
from users
under
consideration
SP: Secpro task
Current Secpro users are using SP

service functions not the commands in
SP task. The SP task is not needed
and it is removed to reduce the
maintenance load. The SP service
functions will work as before.
SecPro service
functions. See
!COM SP.F
2013.4
NAPA-28577
no
comments
received,
removal
under
consideration
LIST
argqnt
arg1=a1
arg2=a2
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LAU (launching) task
The launching (LAU) task has been

replaced by the Launching manager
which doesn't use the LAU task.
LD: PLOT command

(except "dot macros")
PLD and DRW commands can do the

same (PLOT .id remains).
TON (tonnage) task
The tonnage (TON) task has been

replaced by the Tonnage manager
which doesn't use the TON task.
LD: IDMODE CCODE
2013.1
NAPA-23420
comments
received,
revision of
plans under
consideration
2013.1
NAPA-18624
comments
from users
under
consideration
Tonnage Manager
2013.1
NAPA-18613
no
comments
received,
removal
under
consideration
IDMODE CCODE is not used and the

setting is not saved.
none
2013.1
NAPA-18623
no
comments
received,
removal
under
consideration
Body plan window
There is a better tool available in the

CONTRACT_DESIGN manager
application.
Contract Design
Manager
2013.1
NAPA-23762
comments
received,
deprecation
plans
withdrawn
Pattern editor in the

Steel main window
The current quality of the tool is not

good. Instead of updating this tool we
will provide other, more user friendly,
tools to create stiffeners, seams and
openings.
2013.1
NAPA-24915
no
comments
received,
removal
under
consideration
LOAD and DUMP com

mands in the TOC
Don't support all the new information

included in the descriptions, e.g.
possible to loose information included
in the drawings. Service functions
DM.DUMP and DM.LOAD should be
used instead of the commands. The
recommended way of creating a
"cleaned" database is to use the
Manager application
MGR*EXPORTDB.
2012.1
NAPA-18674
comments
from users
under
consideration
Implicit summation of
lists in calculator
expressions
Causes confusing result when comma

is mistakenly used as decimal
separator and interpreted as list
summation. No known intentional use
cases. e.g. !CAL 2,3,5
2012.1
NAPA-18618
no
comments
received,
removal
under
consideration
HMODE in the LD
This mode has caused large confusion

among users and unexpected changes
in results (floating position mainly) due
to the different approach to balance the
ship. All other alternatives than GZ can
cause incorrect results and we intend
to make the GZ alternative now
permanent for all calculations.
2012.1
NAPA-18620
no
comments
received,
removal
under
consideration
Launching Manager
Service Functions
dm.load() and
dm.dump()
!CAL 2+3+5
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DM.WHAT(refnr)
service function
Asking what a reference number points

to is consider bad programming style.
As the programmer obtained the
reference number from somewhere, he
should know what the reference
number points to. For this reason the
function is deprecated. It does not
mean that we would be removing this
function anytime soon, but more as
guidance that this function should be
avoided.
2012.1
NAPA-18595
comments
from users
under
consideration
DM.RENAME() with
option 'E'
Option 'E' in DM.RENAME has allowed

the creation of multiple descriptions
with the same name which will lead to
incorrect functioning of the system.
2012.1
NAPA-18597
no
comments
received,
removal
under
consideration
CaPSL printer
support
These printers are not manufactured

anymore and they could still be used
as a windows printer.
2012.1
NAPA-18632
no
comments
received,
removal
under
consideration
SQL.* service
functions
These functions have never been

officially supported.
2012.1
NAPA-18643
no
comments
received,
removal
under
consideration
INQUIRE command
in TAB
The recommended way of modifying

tables is opening the table in the table
editor and changing it there.
2012.1
NAPA-18625
no
comments
received,
removal
under
consideration
Graphical input with

":" syntax
Cannot be supported in Windows

Presentation Foundation (WPF). Some
of the most common use cases of the
colon-syntax (placement of texts &
markers in graphics) can be handled
with interactive annotations.
2012.1
NAPA-18640
comments
from users
under
consideration
GR.INPUT,
GR.LIVEINPUT,
GR.BOXDRAG
service functions
Cannot be supported in Windows

Presentation Foundation (WPF).
Zooming and mouse input should be
handled with mouse events handlers,
instead of calling these functions.
2012.1
NAPA-18639
no
comments
received,
removal
under
consideration
Text terminal support
Unix text terminal support will be

removed, including any commands for
these devices, e.g. !block
2012.1
NAPA-20361
no
comments
received,
removal
under
consideration
!VAR TILDE,C
!VAR TILDE,C allows changing the

tilde (~) character that is used for
continuation character used by TYPE
command to some other character.
2012.1
NAPA-18666
no
comments
received,
removal
under
consideration
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PLOT task / using

IOF for drawings
The IOF supports only storing integer

data. Drawings contain other types of
data as well. Storing drawings to IOF
and fetching them back from there may
loose some data from the drawings.
Saving of drawings to database works
well and preserves all data.
As hard disk drives and memory are
less of a scarce resource than before,
the concept of the IOF as a file that
contains a fixed amount of the last you
wrote to it makes less sense.
2011.3
NAPA-18588
comments
from users
under
consideration
For these reasons Napa development

is going towards the direction that
drawings are stores in the database.
Most macros using IOF for storing
drawings can be modified to use !SEN
D TO DB, and those using IOF
only to save and then send to
printer can use the !SEND
command to a printer.
The macro
DATA*FIND_DEPRECATED_PLOT in
NAPADB can be used to search a
given database and locate macros that
use this feature.
!VAR &
In NAPA macros, the '@' character is

normally used to identify calculator
expressions and variables, but with
'!VAR &' the ampersand character
takes that role. !VAR & to be
deprecated, as the '@' character
should be always used.
2011.3
NAPA-18584
no
comments
received,
removal
under
consideration
VARDEF* table as a
Source in the
Manager
The VARDEF* table should always be

located in the VARDEF column in the
MGR* table, not in the SOURCE
column.
2011.2
NAPA-18580
no
comments
received,
removal
under
consideration
!SCI command
Related to the VMS operating system

which has not been supported in last
few years.
2011.2
NAPA-18572
no
comments
received,
removal
under
consideration
Report GUI in the

Output tabs
The reporting functionality is based on

an old VARDEF* table format which is
not compatible with the Windows
Presentation Foundation (WPF). The
same reporting functionality is available
with report macros (dot macros),
Manager applications etc.
2011.1
NAPA-18525
no
comments
received,
removal
under
consideration
DEF: subtask DFN
Not supported when TrueType fonts

are taken into use in the graphics as a
part of the graphics technology
renewal.
2011.1
NAPA-18521
no
comments
received,
removal
under
consideration
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DR: subtask LDR
The same functionality is available, for

example, with the PLOT .LINESDR
command and in the Contract Design
Manager application. A new application
for lines drawing creation will be
developed and released before
removal of the LDR task. -> Before
removing this subtask we will provide
new and better tools to create lines
drawings. There are already similar
functionality in .LINESDR macro and in
the Contract Design Manager. We
would like to remove duplicated
functionality and replace them with one
tools having better user experience
than the predecessors
2011.1
NAPA-18517
comments
from users
under
consideration
Digitizer tablets
The need to support this functionality is

questionable due to limited use.
2011.1
NAPA-18513
comments
from users
under
consideration
UI.MAKELONGNAME
service function
DB.MAKELONGNAME has the same

functionality.
2011.1
NAPA-18509
no
comments
received,
removal
under
consideration
UI.GETNAMECOMPS
service function
DB.GETNAMECOMPS has the same

functionality.
2011.1
NAPA-18505
no
comments
received,
removal
under
consideration
OUT command in LD
task
This concerns all OUT lists in LD

except for OUT LOAD. Output
provided by the OUT command can
already be produced using normal lists
in LD.
2011.1
NAPA-18485
comments
from users
under
consideration
2011.1
NAPA-18481
no
comments
received,
removal
under
consideration
Functionality in the
command OUT is
available using the LIST
command in a more
flexible way. Replacing
functionalities can be
seen from the list below:
OUT STR => LIST
STR
OUT FRS => LIST
FRS
OUT FLO => LIST
FLO / LIST FLP
OUT OPE => LIST
OPE
OUT STAB => LIST
ST H (table output
option H makes a
horizontal list like
OUT STAB)
OUT HEAD =>
TYPE LOADING
CONDITION
@ld.name()_:
@ld.note()
GUI commands
starting with !! (e.g. !
!MERGE)
Will not work in the Windows

Presentation Foundation (WPF), and
has been replaced with MTF.* and UI.*
service functions.
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OGL service functions
Will not work in the Windows

Presentation Foundation (WPF).
Macros containing calls to these
functions will have to be modified in the
future.
2012.1
NAPA-18647
GCR task
GCR task is a very limited subsystem

compared to CR. The functionality
previously only available in GCR is
now available in CR as well.
2010.2
NAPA-18473
Widget Editor
The support for the Motif User Interface

is ending when Motif is replaced with
WPF.
2009.1
NAPA-18449
no
comments
received,
removal
under
consideration
Command PERFORM i
n tables
The command PERFORM is not

supported in Docbook output. The
function can be replaced by running a
macro.
2009.1
NAPA-18429
comments
from users
under
consideration
Checking the grain

stability criteria should
be done in intact criteria
task (CR_I?>) with the
criteria group IGC. The
CHECK command in
GCR is also replaced
with LIST GSCH in CR.
no
comments
received,
removal
under
consideration
1.9.1. Removed features

The following list shows the features which have been removed:
Feature
Motivation
Removed
in
Release
GCR sub task under GS
Checking the grain stability criteria (group IGC) should be done in intact criteria task (CR_I?>). All
GCR functionality expect the CHECK command has been available in the CR_I task already for
several years. In the Release 2014.2, the command LIST GSCH under CR_I task was introduced
for replacing the CHECK command from the previous GCR task. It produces an identical result
list, but uses CR-arguments instead of command specific parameters.
2014.2
Docbook Java
implementation
In the previous release Docbook printing was ported to .NET which gave significant performance
improvements. The old implementation in Java was still optionally available through a service
function. Now the old java implementation has been removed.
2014.1
Napa database connectivity
The code would have had to be ported to .NET, and as far as we know nobody was using this
functionality so investing into keeping it available did not make sense.
2014.1
HDC (Hydrostatic check

task)
The task is a relic intended for internal testing purposes and is now obsolete. Service functions
have been developed instead to fill the functionality offered by the HDC task.
2014.1
HYD & STAB task: STORE

and FETCH commands
These old, non standard commands in HYD and STAB only contribute to making the program
harder to master. Saving and reading back hydrostatic data is no longer needed from performance
point of view and could even result in incorrect data without up-to-date check functionality.
2014.1
LD: LIST DAM
The same functionality with better output is available in DAM task, when the init case refers to the
loading condition. This old functionality is believed to be outdated.
2014.1
LD: DHC (damage check)

command
The command is related to LIST DAM which was also deprecated.
2014.1
DAM: Instant DA
functionality
This functionality was never officially released and will now be removed.
2014.1
DAM: MODE VDIR
The calculation mode VDIR (variable direction) in the DAM should not be used. Mode TWDIR
(twisting direction) is the correct mode for this purpose.
2014.1
DAM: subtask CROSS
Replaced by new and better functionality in LIST EQT and LIST DEQP in DAM task.
2014.1
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DAM: subtask IMO
IMO A.265 can be calculated also directly in the DAM task.
2014.1
IF (condition) [LINE] and

GOTO [LINE]
Editing macro by adding or removing lines destroys the jumps.
2013.3
Set of GS output macros

and vardefs with the same
name (GS-OUTPUT2,
GS-OUTPUT3,
GS.ALLOWABLEGM and
GS.MINGM)
Macros were using GCR-task which will be deprecated also. Code contained hard coded values
which meant that the results were suitable for example only.
2013.2
LIST GCR in LD task
Checking the grain stability criteria should be done in intact criteria task (CR_I?>). Use the criteria
group IGC.
2013.2
CP: old type sounding

devices
Old format means before 1987. Command CNV converses the old format and this will be done
automatically before the old type is removed from the code.
2013.2
OLIST command in the

DAM task (old style list)
and related old criteria and
old moment definitions in
DAM task
Replaced by new lists a long time ago.
2013.2
NPN.TVMESH() service
function
TVMESH command in SH task gives better support for volume mesh generation. Can be run with
SHA.COMMAND service function also.
2013.1
SDI task (subdivision

indices / USSR)
Unused code
2012.2
Foreign language
explanation texts and error
messages.
There have been some error message explanations stored in languages other than English.
These have not been recently maintained, and the coverage of the translations has been poor.
Error messages and explanation texts only in English will be supported.
2012.2
Explanation texts of
commands in project or
system database
In some SH subsystems the user has been able to write his own explanation texts for commands.
The format for explanation texts in Napa has changed and the support for the old explanation text
format will be removed.
2012.2
STEP, MEDUSA,
SCHIFFKO and AUTOKON
links
Old links not in use anymore
2012.2
OLOFT task
Unused code
2012.1
MGR*SHIPSYSTEMS
Limited functionality
2012.1
MGR*FUEL_SYSTEM
Limited functionality
2012.1
Information Systems (IS)

task in the SH.
Unused code
2012.1
Macros, Tables and Vardef

tables with the prefix INT*
and TSB*
The INT and TSB Manager applications have been removed in Release 2010.1
2012.1
Outfit Window
Drawing Window
2012.1
The Drawing window functionalities have been replaced by renewed Drawing manager
2012.1
Immediate view update,

command !VIEW ISU and
service function GR.ISU.
2012.1
Service functions
GR.SIZEU, GR.SIZEV,
GR.PAGEU, GR.PAGEV,
GR.PAGELIMITS.
2012.1
Commands !WINDOW, !VI

EW and service function
GR.CREATEWINDOW
2012.1
Command !WINDOW R.
2012.1
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1.9.2. Removal of PLOT task

Due to the deprecation of the PLOT task it is possible that the customers need to update their own macros which have been using the PLOT task
and/or commands related to it. In addition to the command PLOT (to enter the PLOT task, usually done from the main task or from the SRV task),
the deprecated commands are:
!GR F
GR.SIZE('P')
GR.SCALE('A')
!GR F
!GR +F
!GR F-TEMP
!GR F-RESTORE
!VI ... F
!SEND ... TO F
!SEND ... TO IOF
There is a macro DATA*FIND_DEPRECATED_PLOT in the NAPADB with which the macros in the given database can be scanned to find the
deprecated commands. For example, the SYSDB can be scanned with the following command:
TASK?>!ADD FIND_DEPRECATED_PLOT('pr/sysdb.db')
Searching 'pr/sysdb.db'
Scanning 189 macros...
Possible use of IOF for drawings in DATA*CREATE_NAPAINTRO line 461:
!GR +F
Possible use of PLOT task in DATA*CREATE_NAPAINTRO line 502:
PLO;
@PRI; 5; 1; SCA 1/1000; TU; OK ; !END
Possible use of IOF for drawings in DATA*DSN20533 line 3: !gr +f
Possible use of PLOT task in DATA*DSN20533 line 8: plo
Possible use of IOF for drawings in DATA*DSN_13309 line 188:
!GR +F
Possible use of PLOT task in DATA*DSN_13309 line 1176:
SRV;PLO;(WPR);1;1
@@ ENTER PRINT OUT WORK
The most common workaround is to replace !SEND TO IOF by !SEND TO WPR or !SEND TO DB and to not enter the PLOT task at all.
Should you need any assistance in updating the macros, please contact NAPA Customer Service (customer.service@napa.fi).
1.10. Finding data from the databases

The general selection command !SEL (!EXP !SEL) offers a lot of useful possibilities for finding data from the databases (e.g. from the project
or the system databases). The following example searches HMODE text from all the DATA* macros in the system database (unit 2). Macros
having HMODE text are stored in the array called LIST which content can be seen with the command !VAR LIST LIST.
TASK?>!SEL 2 NAME>DATA* LOC<HMODE

11 items selected, names stored in array LIST
TASK?>!VAR LIST LIST
1.11. Installation instructions

The installation instructions for NAPA and Exceed are gathered into one PDF document. Please find the document Installation_instructions.pdf
on the NAPA Release installation media.
The installation Instructions can also be found in the last chapter of the NAPA Manuals.
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2. Grain Stability (GS)

2.1. Error Corrections in Untrimmed Condition
These corrections might have been valid in cases when the cargo hold is located only at one side of the center line (SB or PS)
2.1.1. Loading
It has been possible that an error in the generation of the grain load shape occurred. Please see the figure below.
After the correction, the grain load shape looks as follows.
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2.1.2. Feeding Holes

In case when the cargo hold locates in the negative side of the Y-axis, the error "Feeding hole outside hatch (E23012)" might have occurred
when trying to use the feeding holes. This error caused incorrect heeling moment and volume results also.
3. Arguments in task DAM

There is a small change related to how the arguments are stored in task DAM. In case the argument AAS (Automatic Argument Storing) is OFF
(not given) none of the arguments should be stored automatically. In earlier releases the arguments RCR, SWH and TRLIM were though
automatically stored when exiting from DAM and restored when entering DAM the next time. In the release 2014.3 none of the arguments are
stored automatically unless AAS is set to ON.
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4. Napa Steel
4.1. Expand and Unshare
Expand and Unshare are available with Right click menu option for selected Stiffeners, Openings and Seams.
Unshare: Unshares the STDEF/SEAMDEF definition table which is been shared by multiple objects.
Expand: Expands the stiffeners, opening and seams sharing same Id in STDEF/SEAMDEF definition table. Expanded Ids are referred with suffix
of ##(for original group definition) and #(for expanded set).
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4.2. Divide
A new functionality for dividing the stiffeners is now available. The function divides the stiffeners at the given locations and adds a new definition
rows to STDEF table. After selecting the stiffener,Divide dialog can be opened from Right click menu named 'Divide'. Locations can be picked
interactively from the graphics.
4.3. Properties
A new option is available in right click menu to change the properties of stiffeners, plates and openings. After selecting stiffeners,plates or
openings, the properties dialog can be opened from right click menu named "Properties".
For stiffeners, the available properties are Profile and Material.
For plates, the available properties are Thickness and Material.
For Openings, the available property is Opening.
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4.4. Box Selection

Several objects of same type can be selected using box selection. Box selection can be activated by clicking
button. Clicking the button,
opens the object filter dialog(currently object filter supports only stiffeners, plates and openings). On selecting the desired object type from object
filter, a box should be drawn to select and highlight all objects within the box.Click "Activate" button in the dialog to activate the box selection
again.
Box selection is quite handy to select several objects and change available properties at one time using right click menu "Properties"
Note : For changing the 'Properties' using Right click after doing a 'Box selection' , it has to be made sure that either Stiffener/
Opening/Plate is selected in the Component field as shown in the figure(Image shows example of a stiffener(S) selected)
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5. FEM
5.1. Fine mesh model details
All necessary structural details can be included into the fine mesh models. Previously, the stiffener holes; the corner notches; the folded flanges of
brackets; and the bracket stiffeners has not been available for the fine mesh models.
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6. List of Corrected Errors

All the following error corrections and improvement suggestions have been included in the new release. The key number refers to the action
number maintained by the Customer Service at NAPA.
6.1. Error Corrections

Key
Component/s
Update Info
NAPA-34375
AI
Fixed bug in AD.VARDEF(macro,vardefs) that has causes AD.VARDEF invalid behavior for some macros.
NAPA-33598
CL
CL: LQ CLC improved so that formulas can be used although the referring quantities are in brackets (not visible).
NAPA-33608
CL
CL: improved error handling for definition of owner numbering: bay, row and tier numbers are limited to two digits,
and invalid definition is no more accepted.
NAPA-31609
CP
CP: LIST .DESCOMP improved so that the compartment mentioned in the header matches with the content of the
current page when printing with WPR.
NAPA-33812
CP
CP: The command TYPE could cause syntax errors due to incorrect command interpretation
NAPA-32731
CR
Plot macro 'PLOTCR.GMLIM.I.TR' improved to take the trim sign into account.
NAPA-32598
CR
CR_I: Criterion type SURF2 for second generation intact stability has been updated to use argument VS (service
speed) instead of the full speed (VF)
NAPA-33181
CR
CR_D: criterion A.RS.SE range limit changed to vanishing stability according to ABS MOBILE OFFSHORE
DRILLING UNITS 2014 Part 3 Chapter 3 Section 2, 3.3.3
NAPA-33599
CR
CR_D; the criteria RANGE.M, MAXGZ.M and MINAREA.M have been changed to use flooding angle of
unprotected openings (FAUN) instead of general flooding angle FA, for the calculation of range.
NAPA-32986
CR, DA
CR_D; LIST DLIM. If several trims were used in the arguments the MINGM and MAXKG values were incorrect in
the output. The results from the last trim were shown for all trims. The error is affecting the versions 2013.4 and
2014.1
NAPA-31942
DA
DA: PLOT .DAMDEF macro updated to include more options. Please check the options with PLO .DAMDEF ? in
DA task.
NAPA-33033
DA
DRW DAM command's option ASTA did not take into account the A class stages properly. Now, with the option
ASTA only the newly damaged compartment(s) in the given stage are drawn, without the previously flooded
compartments.
NAPA-33457
DA
DA & LD: improvements in balancing algorithms for offshore structure stability (option TWDIR), some results may
change due to increased accuracy in balancing.
NAPA-33436
DA
DA: various improvements in the algorithms for OSS calculation options TWDIR and HDIR to ensure that the
equilibrium floating position is found. These changes may cause small difference in the results when compared to
older releases.
NAPA-33539
DA
DA: Plot macro PLOTDAM.DAMCHECK improved in order to avoid an error caused by obsolete MENU option from
the DRW ALL command. Also a check for existence of the damage table added in order to avoid unnecessary
error when damage group is used.
NAPA-31221
GM
The name of the curve that is created with !GM GET curve/version/project has now the proper suffix *version.
NAPA-33667
GM
Offset surfaces generated from a preparable NURBS surface of NAPA failed if there were more than 1530 patches
in the surface.
NAPA-31780
GM
The Geometry Editor can now treat rooms that are defined with the ROOM command and has got a name with
more than 60 characters.
NAPA-33603
GM
Explanation text of service function GM.TABTOCUR fixed.
NAPA-33224
GS, MGR*NK
NK Manager: LC editing tool -> Compartments having GRAIN purpose that are shown in Compartments tab and
compartments other than GRAIN are shown in Grain tab when user try to add loading condition from ADD
CONDITION tab. This problem is resolved by adding the tab change event to the tab.
NAPA-33357
GS, MGR*NK
NK: Grain Criteria (Form B) -> The permissible heeling moment is not calculated when feeding distances in
X-direction ill defined on main deck. A Popup with the relevant error message is now displayed in this case.
NAPA-33403
LD
Calculation of transversal moments has been fixed when the loading condition includes mass loads that are
attached to crane base defined by CRA command in LD task. Now the calculation of transversal moments follow
the same logic as the calculation of longitudinal moments, that is, the moments are modeled by four point masses
located inside the crane base.
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NAPA-33393
LD
LD: handling of given freesurface moment (FSM) for mass loads has been corrected so that the GZ curve is
properly calculated also with free trim calculation mode.
NAPA-31535
LD
LD: LIST .LCREP improved so that the loading condition mentioned in the header matches with the content of the
current page when printing with WPR
NAPA-31148
Manuals, technology
Some automatically generated command explanations in the manuals were duplicated. The problem has been
fixed and the output should now be proper.
NAPA-32741
MGR*CFD
MGR*CFD/Panelisation: Due to an existing system limit of handling panel block definitions, the maximum number
of accepted characters of an NPN Panel Directory created inside the CFD-Manager was reduced to 11 (and thus
15 characters incl the automatic prefix 'NPN.').
NAPA-32749
MGR*FFD
MGR*FFD: An unnecessary result surface preparation was removed from the "Apply Transformation" tree item in
the FFD-Manager.
NAPA-33168
MGR*FREEBOARD
MGR*FREEBOARD: Calculation of the Winter Timber Freeboard modified to match with the MSC.143(77) Chapter
IV.
NAPA-28486
MGR*GENERAL_OPT
General Optimisation: Algorithm 'Systematic' did not work properly due to an error in internal table control. In
MGR*GENERAL_OPT there was no problem.
NAPA-30469
MGR*HMD
General Optimisation: Some of the output functionality does not work in case of using variable names including
mathematical symbols (like + - * /). Therefore using such variable names is now blocked. Same applies for
objectives and constraints.
NAPA-32905
MGR*LIGHTWEIGHT
LD.TABLETOLIG function did not work when the currently open lightweight was updated. This bug caused error
message on LGDEF task not being open. This worked in releases older than 2013.2.
NAPA-32902
MGR*LR_SCM
MGR*LR_SCM: Purposes offered in the MARPOL oil outflow folder were taken from the PAR*PRO table which in
some cases can result in too few or incorrect purposes offered. Now the purposes are populated from the
arrangement table
NAPA-32682
MGR*MARPOL
Adjusted tolerance for CDB calculation in Marpol Manager to avoid incorrect CDB values in some cases.
NAPA-33029
MGR*MARPOL
MGR*MARPOL: Regulation 12A - Oil fuel tank protection -> Clearance of Fuel oil tanks item; The HREQ and
WREQ values are set to 0 for small tanks (capacity <30m3).
NAPA-33366
MGR*NAVY_STABILITY
The Heel With Wind and Freeboard margin With Wind shows calculated values instead of 'n/a' if wind moment
curve is applied in calculations under the Damage Calculation item in Navy Stability Manager.
NAPA-33356
MGR*NK
NK: Stability Booklet -> General weather criteria -> Flooding angle corrected when there is a change in openning
arrangement table.
NAPA-32662
MGR*NK
MGR*NK: The deterministic damage stability NK Rule 13 is now available also for tanker ship types.
NAPA-32759
MGR*OSS
MGR*OSS: The total wind heeling moment for azimuth angles in the Wind Moment Listing item has been
corrected. Previously it had a small difference compared to the moment reported in the GZ list.
NAPA-32818
MGR*OSS
MGR*OSS: Item "Wind Moment Listing" in the part Damage Stability. The total wind heeling moment in the output
was calculated incorrectly because
the sum of the wind force impacting on the wind model parts were not considered correctly.
NAPA-32623
MGR*OSS
MGR*OSS; The heel and trim is now considered correctly in the calculation of the thruster force and its arm when
calculating the Total Wind Heeling Moment in the item "Wind Moment Listing"
NAPA-32624
MGR*OSS
MGR*OSS, Item; Wind Moment Listing: Calculation formula and quantity name of ZCP unified with the quantity
ZW.
NAPA-33520
MGR*PROB
MGR*PROB: If GM values are not given in definition table of the initial condition, it will be calculated based on the
KG values for MIN GM Report. Now formulas are added to the KG and GM values columns in Initial condition
definition table to calculate the values accordingly.
NAPA-33725
MGR*PROB
PROB Manager, water on deck damages: The number of zone damages generated is increased by one to allow
for a damage extending over both end bulkheads for the shortest zone. Previously it only broke one of them.
NAPA-33198
MGR*PROB
MGR*PROB: Error message is thrown when Progressive option together with ACLASS=STA is given for damage
generation. This is applied for all the regulations(Regulation 8.1, Regulation 2.-3, Regulation 9) under PROB
manager.
NAPA-33482
MGR*PROB
PROB Manager: Damages generated for Regulation 9 that include a-class combinations populated in different
damages now have the ACLASS stage renamed to ACLASS#. This is to avoid opening up compartment
connections for the rooms in the ACLASS stage during the damage definition, and this way avoid the different
a-class combination damages to be treated as duplicates when they damage (indirectly) the same set of rooms.
NAPA-33483
MGR*PROB
MGR*PROB: The A class connections were not generated properly as STAGES in Regulation 9. The damages
were corrupted.
NAPA-26105
MGR*PROB
MGR*PROB: Several escape routes can be given from same compartment.
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NAPA-33464
MGR*PROB
MGR*PROB: Drawing memory usage reduced in the item "Draw & Edit" in the Manager in order to improve the
performance
NAPA-33006
MGR*PROB
MGR*PROB: Regulation 8.2 damages now also disregards the stage 1 s calculation if cross occur and the 60
second stage is selected to be included in the calculation.
NAPA-33076
MGR*STABILITY_BOOKLET
MGR*STABILITY_BOOKLET: Item "Longitudinal Strength" under the "Loading Conditions" -folder improved.
Earlier it was possible that the layout components might have been overlapping, for example the diagram on top of
the table in the middle etc. The sizes of the components are now fixed. Also the formatting of the quantities used in
the item are now following the quantity standard. The inputfield "Size of the Diagram frame (W * H [m]" from the
"Str. Diagram Control" -tab of "Loading Conditions" -folder is removed, because that input was not used in any
item.
NAPA-32979
MGR*STABILITY_BOOKLET: Criteria group 2008IS-A2.2 taken into use instead of the group A749-3.1 as the
default selection of the "Relevant intact stability criteria group" in the top level and in the item "Stability Criteria"
under the "Loading Condition" -folder. Item renamed to "Stability Criteria (2008 IS Code) for indicating that the
criteria group is fixed in that item. The top level selection for the relevant intact stability criteria group is valid in the
item "Stability Criteria List".
NAPA-33188
MGR*STABILITY_BOOKLET: Item "Loads List" under the "Loading Conditions" -folder improved so that the
loading condition listed will match with the manager tree also when the loading condition is not active beforehand.
NAPA-33337
MGR*V-LINES
MGR*V-LINES: Error "no result obtained error" avoided and dashed line shown in case when no results obtained.
NAPA-33375
MGR*V-LINES
MGR*V-LINES: Dashed lines shown in case when no calculation results obtained in the "Final Trim Lines" -table
items. This fix makes it is possible to complete the drawing in the plot items under the same folder.
NAPA-33236
SHS
In SHx tasks the series syntax like (VSinit, VSfinal, VSstep) works now correctly also when the values are given in
decreasing order.
For example the command VS KNOTS (20 14 -2) will result in ship speeds equal to 20, 18, 16, and 14 knots.
If the step in this case were given as positive, the error message 30022 would be shown indicating that the syntax
is wrong.
NAPA-32389
ST
ST: problem with end-cut trimming fixed.
NAPA-33612
TP
Napa table to excel link correctly handles FR, WEB, LONG, VERT quantities.
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Key
Component/s
Update Info
NAPA-32684
CR
CR_I: Plot macros PLOTCR.IMO and PLOTCR.IMO_2008IS improved. The macros are for plotting a single calculation case,
either loading condition from LD (LOADS argument) or floating position based on the T, TR or DISP -arguments. The logic for
checking whether there is a single calculation case active or not, was not working properly.
NAPA-33132
DA
DA: New function for checking permeability definition. See !exp da.permcheck
NAPA-32641
DA
DA: Calculation accuracy has been improved when calculating init/dam case in DA task and option TWDIR is in use.
NAPA-32419
LD
LD GUI: Side information added to the criteria list under criteria tab.
NAPA-33151
MGR*CFD
noudi
NAPA-32758
MGR*DREDGER
CR: Dredger Calculation manuals are updated to support the regulation DR68.
NAPA-32687
MGR*INTERFACE_TO_RULES
More information can be found here :

https://docs.napa.fi/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=6005921#InterfacetoRules(INTERFACE_TO_RULES)-BVRULESBV_RULES
NAPA-33136
MGR*INTERFACE_TO_RULES
Transverse bulkhead item has been removed from mgr*interface_to_rules manager. Selection of Transverse bulkheads STYPE
selection can be done in Transverse members folder.
NAPA-33182
MGR*LAUNCHING
MGR*LAUNCHING: Units added for distance traveled from starting point in Launching Output.
NAPA-33391
MGR*NK
NK Manager: Solas 2009 -> Setup selection supported in subdivision item.
NAPA-33128
MGR*PROB
MGR*PROB: The logic behind the "Check the abnormalities" button of the item "Definitions - Permeabilities" improved. Now
common syntax validation is executed before executing the PROB-manager specific syntax validation, which is also improved.
NAPA-33294
MGR*PROB
PROB Manager, v-lines item: Internal structure of the macro handling the experimental HEEL and HEEL+RANGESOL
calculation revised for better performance.
NAPA-24591
MGR*PROB
MGR*NK: Stage texts can be given more than 3 in damage generation item.
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NAPA-33359
SH
noudi
NAPA-32970
Steel Main Window
Expand and Unshare are available with Right click menu option.
Unshare: Unshares the STDEF definition table for selected Stiffeners, Openings and Seams.
Expand: Expands the Stiffeners, Openings and Seams sharing same ID in STDEF definition table
NAPA-33456
Steel Main Window
In NAPA Steel Main Window, the "Apply Limits" button has been removed. In order to switch off the limits, either the selection "- - - - -" from the droplist can be made, or the limit field can be made blank.
NAPA-33969
Steel Main Window
Line tool is added under drafting tools. Using Line tool user can mention the 2D point co-ordinates and plot a straight line.
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Demo projects delivered with the release

1.8. Demo projects

Bulk carrier, Lref = 216m, Bref = 36m, Tdwl = 15m

Container ship, Lref = 185m, Bref = 32m, Tdwl = 9m

Frigate, Lref = 138m, Bref = 16m, Tdwl = 4.9m

RoPax vessel, Lref = 207.5m, Bref = 30m, Tdwl = 7.2m

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1.9. Deprecation of features

HLE subtask from the

HLE contains a collection of test

Obsolete syntax format. The

CL: CNT (CNTT,

These commands were implemented

opening the given table

DA: LIST REPORT

LIST REPORT is a non-documented

Similar results as in LIST

Originally intended for visual

CR: PLOT command

This concerns the fixed format PLOT

SP: Secpro task

Current Secpro users are using SP

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LAU (launching) task

The launching (LAU) task has been

LD: PLOT command

PLD and DRW commands can do the

TON (tonnage) task

The tonnage (TON) task has been

LD: IDMODE CCODE

IDMODE CCODE is not used and the

Body plan window

There is a better tool available in the

Pattern editor in the

The current quality of the tool is not

LOAD and DUMP com

Don't support all the new information

Causes confusing result when comma

This mode has caused large confusion

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Asking what a reference number points

Option 'E' in DM.RENAME has allowed

These printers are not manufactured

These functions have never been