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Used at every stage of the design and production of a vessel, FORAN is the only ship design software of its kind as it encompasses every aspect of shipbuilding in a fully integrated manner. It is currently licensed at more than 150 shipyards and design offices in 40 countries.
Key features:
Used at every stage of the design and production of a vessel, FORAN is the only ship design software of its kind as it encompasses every aspect of shipbuilding in a fully integrated manner. It is currently licensed at more than 150 shipyards and design offices in 40 countries.
Key features:
FORAN is a ship design CAD/CAM system that, because of high-level features like adaptability and customization, can be used to design and build any type of ship or marine structure. The wide-ranging functionality of this marine design software meets the needs of all the various industries in the marine sector.
FORAN is a CAD/CAM/CAE system for marine design. It is multidisciplinary and fully integrated and can be used at every phase of the ship design process, and in every discipline as it stores information in a single database.
FORAN gives you all the latest advantages of ship design software thanks to its solid and powerful development platform. Discover FORAN's technological innovations in shipbuilding and in hardware and software.
FORAN’s 3D boat design capabilities are based on advanced information technology relating to data management, interactive 3D visualization, surface, and solid modeling, as well as on specific shipbuilding technology.
In order to provide FORAN users with the knowledge and skills required for efficient handling of the system, we offer numerous and varied on-demand training courses, as well as pre-scheduled courses open to individuals and companies. Our ship design services also include implementation and commissioning support, maintenance, and on-site support.
Most of the cost of the ship is committed in the initial vessel design stage, where fast propagation of design changes and the highest precision are required. The initial design comprises the hull forms, general arrangement, and naval architecture calculations, all integrated with the other design disciplines, ensuring data integrity, fast propagation of changes, multi-user access, and the reuse of information in later stages.
Basic Vessel Design provides the preliminary definition of a 3D model ship to obtain the reports and drawings required for the approval of class societies. It also supports a quick definition of the structural and outfitting elements in 3D. This capability covers global geometry, attributes, and scantling in an extremely efficient manner.
FORAN Hull Structure provides a complete solution for the definition of the 3D model of the structure and the automatic generation of all information required for manufacturing and production.
Integrate ship outfitting with a complete set of advanced functions that manage equipment, distributors, and related auxiliary structure design and fabrication. FORAN Machinery & Outfitting continues the design process by incorporating all aspects related to equipment, piping, HVAC ducting, and auxiliary structures into the same project-centric database used for the ship structure.
Manage all relevant aspects in the design and production of electrical systems on ships. Create electrical diagrams to model electrical equipment, create 2D or 3D equipment and cableway layouts, calculate cable sizes, route cables, define cable terminations, manage instrumentation and control signals, and generate different types of reports and drawings.
The FORAN Drafting & Mechanical CAD application allows the generation of all types of drawings from the 3D model of the project from all FORAN design disciplines. Consistency between the model and related drawings is ensured, thus keeping the option to regenerate them after any update in the 3D model.
Proper PLM shipbuilding integration considers all shipbuilding disciplines and all the associated information for vessel manufacturing and lifecycle. FORAN-PLM advanced integration is a solution that offers efficient communication of information, processes, systems, and databases during the design, production, and operation of ships.
The FORAN-PLM integration enables seamless integration and incorporates solutions to the most demanding requirements related to the alignment of BoM between the different business systems.
The FORAN Virtual Reality solution provides access to the 3D model of the ship developed in FORAN, taking advantage of the latest technologies. Visualization and model navigation can be managed from different devices (one-side view environment, complex multi-wall simulator as caves or head-mounted displays) and for many purposes (such as design review, simulation of operations, ergonomics, marketing) using our virtual reality tool for shipbuilding. Benefits can be seen in fabrication and construction, where many costly errors can be easily avoided.
Manage ship design and production in complex and distributed environments, with many agents working concurrently but keeping the necessary security restrictions. This issue is particularly crucial in the naval field. The integrity of the information and the security make it impossible to work without effective change and access control for shipbuilding to all engineering data.