Lines Drawing Terms | AOE 3204 - Naval Architecture, Quizzes of Aerospace Engineering

Download Lines Drawing Terms | AOE 3204 - Naval Architecture and more Quizzes Aerospace Engineering in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 Baseline DEFINITION 1 reference plane for vertical measurements, usually the keel; denoted by a BL on ships lines drawings TERM 2 Centerline DEFINITION 2 longitudinal plane from bow to stern, normal to baseline; denoted by a CL on ship lines drawings TERM 3 Midships DEFINITION 3 orthogonal to both CL and BL planes TERM 4 Waterlines DEFINITION 4 Horizontal lines parallel to the baseline that denote where waterlines will hit the vessel at various loads TERM 5 Stations DEFINITION 5 Planes parallel to the midship plane; markers for hull shape; common to have more stations at the bow and stern to better understand the shape of the hull TERM 6 Buttock Lines DEFINITION 6 parallel to center line, similar to stations mark points for hull shape TERM 7 Body plan DEFINITION 7 Lines drawing that shows stations in shape; shows the bow (on right) and stern (on left) in detail TERM 8 Profile plan DEFINITION 8 Lines drawing that shows the buttock lines in shape, shows the side of the ship (assume symmetry between starboard and port sides of ship) TERM 9 Half-breadth plan DEFINITION 9 Lines drawing that shows waterlines in shape; shows the top (bird's eye) view TERM 10 Molded Form DEFINITION 10 refers to the shape of the hull