USER'S GUIDE - ShipWeight

Additional features
4.12.1 To Input Values and Import Values
Values in all tables in the loading condition and hydrostatic task may be added
manually, but input can also be done by importing the values from tab
delimited text files. To input data from text files, right click the appropriate
table and select Import Text File… The text files must have columns similar
to the columns of the table you are about to import to and for importing to the
Weights area (importing loads), the text file needs to have an additional first
column with Load Case to know which Load Case to connect to loads to.
4.12.2 Setting the Load Type
In the Weight area in the Load Conditions dialog you may select between
load types WgtGrp, Tank or Load.
A WgtGrp load type gives you the opportunity to refer to any weight group in
ShipWeight and get the weight and center of gravity from here. This may be
the Lightship, a deadweight group or any other SWBS in ShipWeight. The
weight group you want to refer to is written in the Source column of the
Weights table. See marks 1 and 2 in the figure above. When assigning a
WgtGrp load it is important an update it needed to initialize the value. This is
done by right clicking the table and selecting Update item(s) from the
submenu.
A Tank load type represents a tank that can be defined with content and
sounding table. A Load type is a defined static mass load to be included in
the loading condition.
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ShipWeight – User’s Guide, version 10.0, April 2011