<s>
The	O
FORAN	B-Algorithm
system	I-Algorithm
is	O
an	O
integrated	O
CAD/CAM/CAE	O
system	O
developed	O
by	O
SENER	O
for	O
the	O
design	O
and	O
production	O
of	O
practically	O
any	O
naval	O
ship	O
and	O
offshore	O
unit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moreover	O
,	O
this	O
update	O
includes	O
FVIEWER	O
,	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
module	O
that	O
replace	O
the	O
former	O
VISUAL3D	O
module	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
(	O
VR	O
)	O
environment	O
offers	O
significant	O
advantages	O
in	O
shipbuilding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
viewer	O
,	O
called	O
FVIEWER	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
FORAN	B-Algorithm
system	I-Algorithm
,	O
includes	O
stereoscopic	O
capability	O
as	O
feature	O
,	O
which	O
means	O
that	O
it	O
allows	O
the	O
3D	O
navigation	O
around	O
the	O
model	O
of	O
a	O
ship	O
,	O
being	O
possible	O
to	O
use	O
it	O
with	O
tracking	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
applications	O
in	O
a	O
Virtual	B-Application
Reality	I-Application
environment	O
within	O
the	O
shipbuilding	O
industry	O
is	O
booming	O
nowadays	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
HMD	O
is	O
a	O
device	O
that	O
lets	O
the	O
user	O
view	O
and	O
interact	O
with	O
3D	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
environments	O
,	O
in	O
this	O
case	O
applied	O
to	O
3D	O
models	O
generated	O
in	O
FORAN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
possibility	O
of	O
working	O
in	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
environments	O
provides	O
benefits	O
and	O
cost	O
reductions	O
,	O
since	O
it	O
allows	O
virtual	O
screening	O
in	O
an	O
interactive	O
and	O
intuitive	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FORAN	B-Algorithm
system	I-Algorithm
is	O
used	O
in	O
more	O
than	O
150	O
ship	O
design	O
offices	O
and	O
shipyards	O
in	O
30	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
