In plain terms: Forge does not ask you to replace anything. Your CAD tools
still draw the ship and your ERP still runs the yard. Forge is the intelligence
layer that wraps around them.
Forge is the layer around your tools
Your yard already runs design and production software. Forge does not compete with it:| Your tool today | What it does | What Forge adds around it |
|---|---|---|
| ShipConstructor, AutoCAD, CADMATIC, Rhino | Draw the ship and its 3D model | Reads the model’s measurements and checks them against the rules |
| NAPA and stability tools | Run engineering calculations | Connects material changes to their effect on stability before purchase |
| ERP and BOM spreadsheets | Track materials and the yard | Links each material back to the design decision and source that justified it |
| ABS and USCG rule documents | Define what is legal and safe | Applies the right rule, with a citation, automatically |
A phased rollout, not a rip-and-replace
No yard can halt production to overhaul its systems, so adoption is incremental. It starts where the leverage is highest and the risk lowest, and each phase builds the clean data and the confidence the next one needs.Design and bidding
Start here. Speed up basic design and reuse of prior vessels. Highest payoff,
lowest risk.
Procurement and compliance
Add automatic rule and clash checking so conflicts surface before steel is
bought.