Changes made to CE-Pro since launch

Last updated: 31 October 2005

CE-Pro is in a permanent state of continuous improvement. As more users feedback their comments and ideas, the improvements reflect an ever-wider perspective. Here is a list of the more significant changes made to the software since it was launched:

Technical

• Analysis of strong points for mooring now features fully explicit drop-down boxes to make the assessment far more understandable for non-engineers.
• Drop-down boxes added to all fields in the Openings table to preclude the need to look-up references.
• New column added to the openings table to record the position of an opening relative to the mast. This allows CE Pro to assess whether high impact resistant glass is required in a hatch, window or portlight.
  (ref ISO12216)
• RINA rudder stock strength calculation added.
• Cell for recording transverse position of steering wheel added so that CE Pro can estimate the height of the sheerline directly in front of the steering wheel, rather than at the stemhead on the centreline. Where the sheerline rises sharply to the stemhead, the difference in line of sight to the waterline can be significantly altered by the wheel being moved off the centreline.
• New drop-down box to describe location of fuel tank(s) to enable.......
• New section for assessing free ventilation of petrol tank spaces. (A section for the forced and free ventilation of engine spaces was already included).
• Systems page of TCF appended with tick-boxes for non-RCD features that are not relevent for the TCF but may be relevant for the Owners Manual
• New sheet added to TCF for recording non-RCD information for the Owners Manual so that less editing is required of the OM at a later stage

  Administrative

• Button to hide/reveal the hidden HIN/CIN location from the list of Labels. This allows the printed list to passed around with the risk of the hidden HIN's location becomming known.
• Compression facility added to toolbar. (Compresses all images and removes "cropped" sections that are not visible. The first completed TCF file CEproof stafff compressed in this manner reduced from 36MB to an impressive 8MB with no visible reduction in quality. )
• TCF section given a page to record details of systems that are not covered by RCD requirements yet would normally be described in the Owners Manual - eg fresh water & hydraulics. These are automatically included in the Owners Manual.
• Toolbar removal/relinking routine improved when several CE Pro files are open.
• Removed “unpackaging routine” for faster start-up.
• Button added to the Owners Manual toolbar to automatically resize lines so that they show all the text.
• Structures removed to an external file. This makes it easier to update the structural section as the ISO standard is re-drafted. It also allows builders to change structure without having to touch the rest of the TCF. It also reduces file sizes so that file handling is much quicker.
• Button added to Owners Manual toolbar to insert new lines/sections into the manual and if appropriate, add new headers to the list of contents table.
• Button added to Owners Manual toolbar to refresh the numbering of sections. This is required if a user manually deletes lines/headers.
• Owners Manual unlocked so that users can make any visual modifications such as changes in logo, fonts, colours, etc.
• Button added to automatically resize and locate pictures to fit neatly within page breaks
• Owners Manual given new pages for drawings and photos
• Page with list of abbreviations appended to Owners Manual
• Macro added to automatically resize and layout photos/pictures on the images pages in the TCF and Owners Manuals