 FORAN is a CAD/CAM system for the design, production and manufacture of ships.The system comprises several application packages, a number of common modules (build strategy, 2D drafting, 3D walk-through design review, concurrent engineering), links with production equipment, interfaces to management systems and even its own integrated development environment.The system runs on Windows workstations connected through LAN or WAN, permitting a fully interactive and concurrent definition of the ship 3D product model.