what does x y z stand for on a ships blueprint?

Question

is y top or bottom? is x forward or aft? what is z?

Answer 1

X is the Sectional line or longitudinal axis. It runs parallel to the keel of the ship or fore and aft



Y is the Buttock line or lateral axis and runs left and right or port and starboard.



Z is the Waterline or vertical axis and runs up and down.



This link shows section lines at the top, waterlines in the middle and buttock lines at the bottom:



http://www.privateerlynx.com/begin/drawing_line_drawing_hull600.jpg

Answer 2

im thinking its an xyz axis graph right? in that case it would be, in general, the x-axis being the length of the ship, y-axis being the height of the ship, and the z-axis being the depth, or the 3rd dimension of the ship.

Answer 3

Auto cad drawings, 3-D view and X.Y.Z. are the axis throught the dw'g.

Fore and aft

Port and starboard

Up and down.

I would have to check witch is witch. XYZ. skip.