The University of New Orleans’ (UNO) School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NAME) has recently added Albacore Research Ltd.’s (ARL) ShipConstructor software to their program in an effort to further prepare their students for employment in today’s collaborative work environment. The software will be used in NAME’s 3170 Marine Design Calculations I course (3cr) to demonstrate and prepare the students for the uses and benefits of an Integrated Product Data Environment (IPDE).
The University of New Orleans’ (UNO) School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NAME) has recently added Albacore Research Ltd.’s (ARL) ShipConstructor software to their program in an effort to further prepare their students for employment in today’s collaborative work environment. The software will be used in NAME’s 3170 Marine Design Calculations I course (3cr) to demonstrate and prepare the students for the uses and benefits of an Integrated Product Data Environment (IPDE).
UNO looked at several software packages that are used by industry professionals today and quickly realized that in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico region ShipConstructor is outpacing its competitors by a significant margin. When asked why, the industry told UNO that learning ShipConstructor is almost seamless because of the software’s roots in AutoCAD. The decision to teach ShipConstructor was a no-brainer for UNO.
The opening lecture was provided by Mr. Rolf Oetter, President of ARL. The students were awe-struck by ShipConstructor’s wide range of capabilities – up to that point they had been working with individual programs with narrow sets of capabilities: CAD, fairing, powering, hydrostatics.
After the introduction Mr. Oetter assisted in securing Ronny Loupe from Bollinger Shipbuilding to continue the initial training until the University faculty was up to speed (five class periods).
“ShipConstructor experts from Avondale, Bender and Bollinger will guest lecture throughout the year,” says Mr. Rolf Oetter. “This grants students direct access to contacts within the shipbuilding industry, and makes the course a very practical one.”