 The interior of the vessel was designed by Zimmerman , who visited United States Navy fast @-@ attack submarines for inspiration . He also kept in mind the heritage of the other ships named Enterprise in the history of Star Trek . The designs attempted to allow a greater freedom of filming angles than seen in previous Star Trek series . The bridge stations were originally designed with both angular and tubular elements , but the tubular elements were dropped as they seemed out of place . John Eaves created the designs for the stations , while Mike and Denise Okuda , Jim Van Over and Anthony Fredrickson created the mechanical and detailed elements . Inspiration was taken from United States Navy ships and the Space Shuttle , such as the inclusion of operations manuals on some of the stations such as communications . Other elements which were added included a switch from the touch screen controls seen in series such as The Next Generation to more hands @-@ on dials and buttons as appeared in The Original Series . The set also included what was described as " busy boxes " by the crew , which were parts of the consoles which folded out and were filled with wires - so that background actors could look busy during a shot when the Enterprise was being refitted or when there was battle damage to be seen on screen . 
