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Launch example - stern first
    
    `Launch example - stern first
    proj launch
    read fv.gf
    
    lwl = 80
    
    weight 160, 3.60f, 0, 10.5  `<--- Total ship weight, LCG, TCG, VCG
    draft 0 @ 40f, 5 @ 40a  `<--- Initial waterplane (partly down ways)
    
    variable d
    set d = {weight} minus {displ} `<-- d is initial weight on ways
    set d = {d} times 0.90  `<-- most but not all for midship supports
    
    ground "Midship supports" {d}, {lcg}, 0, 0 /pen:0,0.02
    ground "Forward poppet" *, 40f, 0, 0  `<--- Poppet location (l,t,v)
    ground "Aftmost support point" *, 40a, 0, 0  `<--- to keep from tipping aft
    
    macro step
    solve trim
    status displ
    set d = {depth} plus 1.0 `<--- use suitable increment
    depth = {d}
    /
    
    .step (6)  `<--- use suitable number of steps
    
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