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The current release is Maxsurf 2024 Minor 4, December 2024
New Features
This release of Maxsurf includes several new features requested by users including
Enhancements to the plots generated for envelope load cases.
Maximum allowable heel arm or moment analysis mode (e.g. Maximum allowable grain heeling moment). For selected criteria, compute the maximum heeling arm for a range of displacements and VCGs
DXF Export layer options: all geometry on single layer (new) or each geometry type on separate layer (old).
Tank Calibration: static fluid head to bottom of sounding tube.
Analysis ranges: specify a list of values for draft and displacement (instead of a range with common interval).
Enhancements to the Patch/Plate element edges release options to make it possible to release their rotational stiffness along an edge, effectively generating a hinged edge connection.

Maxsurf and Multiframe 2024 Minor 2 July 2024
Tech.Preview: floating Stringers and stiffeners on Frames and Decks
New Features
This release of Maxsurf includes several new features requested by users including
- Automation API: XMLGrid class which allows you to extract data from any table in the Maxsurf applications
- Automation API: Structural parts in Maxsurf Modeler
- New automation samples using Python
- Signed distance from Marker to Surface in Maxsurf Modeler
- Selectable run conditions in Maxsurf Stability Batch analysis
- Sounding pipe and Key point rendering in Maxsurf Stability
- Print and DXF export of graphs to a measurable scale in Maxsurf Stability
- Replacement of RADIF panel method with MOSES solvers in Maxsurf Motions
Technology Preview
Find out more in this short YouTube video
Another area we have been working on is improvements to structural part modeling in Maxsurf Modeler. This includes several new features which are available in Technology Preview and we encourage you to try these and provide us with feedback so that we can develop these features to meet your needs.
DGN export including mesh representation of structure parts
Automation API: XMLGrid class which allows you to extract data from any table in the Maxsurf applications
Import of Room boundaries to Frame and Deck structure
Unconstrained Stringers (of arbitrary geometry, not confined to lie on a NURB surface)
Stiffeners on Frames and Decks

Main enhancements in Maxsurf 2024
Stability Probabilistic damage analysis, Final Equilibrium
The probabilistic damage analysis now provides the option of computing the vessel hydrostatics at the final equilibrium damaged waterline for each damage and loadcase combination.
Conditional flooding of Tanks and Compartments
The conditional flooding option has been extended to Tanks and Compartments (as well as non-buoyant Volumes as introduced in the previous version).
Modeler COM interface Automation
Quite a few additions have been made to the Modeler COM Automation interface – please refer to the ModelerAutomation.chm file installed with the application documentation for full details.
- Import and export of additional mesh formats including OBJ, OFF, and WAMIT
- Surface Meshing with greater control over mesh parameters
- Mesh repair
- Direct manipulation of NURB surface control point locations
- NURB surface bonding
Beginning with Maxsurf 2023 (released in May 2023), you no longer have the option of selecting which alternative license to be used to run the product because there is now only one option available. Beginning with Maxsurf 2023, only one tier is available. Although this product retains the ‘MAXSURF Ultimate’ product ID 2143, it will now be called Maxsurf 2023 and be under the MOSES brand while containing all the functionality previously found in ‘MAXSURF Ultimate’.
The pricing of Maxsurf 2023 with the full power of ‘MAXSURF Ultimate’ was reduced in cost to that of MAXSURF Advanced resulting in a significant cost saving.
Again, feel free to contact us for more details including pricing for your country or a free 30 day Trial.
More Navy users have acquired MAXSURF recently.

See Updates for details on release 23.06 from December 2022 and release 23.07 from May 2023.
See Updates for details on release 23.06 from December 2022 and release 23.07 from May 2023.
Surface continuity visualization with Zebra mapping


The new release 23.05 May 2022
-is now able to generate analysis meshes with quadrilateral elements
-can now perform nesting of parts

MAXSURF 23.03
Some improvements have been made to the virtual trackball used to change the view orientation in the perspective window and also the way the view orientation sliders work. In addition it is now possible to change the perspective field of view angle, allowing an isometric or fish-eye view to be shown in the Perspective window.
In MaxsurfModeler, trimesh bonding has been simplified and it is now possible to select which trimeshes should be used to generate intersection lines with other trimeshes.
A feature providing a simplified way of generating 3- and 4-sided NURBS and trimesh surfaces from selected markers has been added.
The automation interface has been extended to include a wider range of trimesh functionality.
It is now possible to create parametric-based regular trimeshes from NURBS surfaces.
In MAXSURF Stability, we have added the updated STIX calculation described in ISO 12217:2-2021-07 4th Edition

(Note all previous webinars are available for you to enjoy)
Yet again the majority of the Baird Maritime Workboat World Best of 2020 Awards have been won by Maxsurf Users
See our recent Awards details

MAXSURF and Multiframe 23.00 (December 2020)
New Features in Release 23.00:
In this release of MAXSURF there are several enhancements to the MAXSURF modules particularly relating to modeling with Trimeshes. These include:
- Modeler: Trimesh repair and enhanced Boolean operations.
- Modeler: Trimesh primitive shapes – box, cylinder, column.
- Modeler: Trimesh triangle selection tools.
- Modeler: Improved performance for large models with complex trimming.
- Stability: New heeling arm and criterion.
- Stability: User-customizable criterion text.
- Stability: Calculation of freeboard at each heel angle (GZ analysis).
- Stability: Calculation of immersion angled at each displacement (KN analysis).
- and numerous minor enhancements

Release 23.00

Projected Area
Improved simplification of obtaining projected area

Stability Enhancements

Spars
Powerful trimesh generation tools for columns and spars
In 2020 we were booked to exhibit at SEAWORK in Southampton with SMI (June) and at SMM in Hamburg (September) again alongside ShipConstructor. However the COVID-
MAXSURF Version 22, March 2020
In this release of MAXSURF there are significant enhancements to the MAXSURF modules, including:
Modeler: new trimesh features including simplified generation of box and tube primitive shapes; generating prismatic trimeshes by extruding a curve; Boolean operations (union and intersection) on closed trimesh surfaces.
Modeler: Export of vessel structural model to Multiframe for analysis (technology preview)
Modeler: Productivity enhancements to facilitate setting the cutting surface list and surface color.
Motions: User-defined RAO import from text files extended to allow range of speeds and heading.
Shape Editor: Enhancements to section shape and cutout (punch-out) definition and editing.
Full details of the features added to MAXSURF in version 22.03.00.121 can be found in the MAXSURF Release Note.
A cumulative list of the main features to have been added to MAXSURF since Version 19 may be found here:

Throughout January 2020, BAIRD progressively revealed the winners of each of their MARITIME AWARDS which had MAXSURF users winning almost every category*:
Vessel Awards
- Best Small Pilot Boat 2019*
- Best Large Pilot Boat 2019*
- Best Large Ro-Pax*
- Best Small Passenger 2019*
- Best Super Yacht Support 2019*
- Best Landing Craft 2019*
- Best Coast Guard Vessel 2019*
- Best Interceptor 2019
- Best OSV – WFSV 2019*
- Best Escort Tug 2019

In 2019 our stand at Europort in Rotterdam was busy with MAXSURF users and prospects from over 20 countries.
We were able to share the latest news, developments and releases about MAXSURF

We exhibited MAXSURF at SMM in Hamburg in September 2018. Thank you for helping to make it one of our most successful shows so far. Our neighbours were SSI showing Ship Constructor and opposite us was Cammell Laird of Birkenhead showing a model of their current build – Ro-Ro Ferry for Red Funnel modeled and analysed entirely in MAXSURF.
Many other satisfied users of MAXSURF visited us at SMM, including fellow exhibitors and trade visitors from almost 20 different countries. Plus the new prospects included naval architects from Asia, The middle East, China and Russia as well as throughout Europe

We exhibited MAXSURF on the new SMI stand at Seawork 2018 in Southampton.

We exhibited MAXSURF at NAVALIA in Vigo May 2018

We exhibited MAXSURF at NAVEXPO in Lorient May 2018

We exhibited MAXSURF at EUROPORT in Rotterdam Nov 2017, with the Europort theme the same as MAXSURF’s! Ie Maximising Vessel Performance

We exhibited MAXSURF again at Seawork in Southampton June 2017 With the theme – Concurrent simulation-driven marine vessel design software

We exhibited MAXSURF
at Seatec (Marina de Carrara)
in Italy March 2017 with the Theme of simple to generate Hull Mesh
