Well, I am rather satisfied with the first approximation of a dhow hull 
built in DELFTship. Now I need to explore the more arcane possibilities 
of the program...

Workflow (till now):
1) draw outlines of the ship (side view, top view);
2) draw timber profiles at regular locations along the hull;
3) measure xyz coordinate control points along each timber and put them 
in a timber-plan spreadsheet;
4) in DELFTship, import the timber-plan spreadsheet and let the program 
calculate the hull.

ToDo:
5) smooth the hull and correct outlines; add creases where necessary;
6) export the hull as OBJ object and import in modeller for further 
shipbuilding.

Thomas

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