General HydroStatics
Ship Stability Software
Command of the Week
(New or interesting aspects of GHS that you may not know about)

Limit Value Variables (LIMATTn)
(Requires GHS )

You can capture the limit values from a righting arm curve into variables.
See HELP RAH and HELP VARIABLE for more information. You may find it helpful to search for "LimAttN".

Copy and paste the sample code below into a run file to test this out.
READ tanker.gf
WEIGHT 5200, 47f, 0, 5
SOLVE
LIMIT(1) Area from EQU to ABS 30 > 0.055
LIMIT(2) GM UPRIGHT > 0.15
VARIABLE LimAtt1, LimAtt2
RAH /LIM
\Attained Limit values:
\Area from EQU to ABS 30 = {LimAtt1:4}
\GM Upright. . . . . . . = {LimAtt2:3}
\\For comparison:
RAH /LIM:ATT /NOTAB

How will you use this feature to make your work more efficient?

Questions, comments, or requests?
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