At press time, NAPA Release 2003.1 was scheduled for launch this spring. Efficiency and user-friendliness are promoted by enhancing the availability of the graphic user interface, and by designing tools for entire processes. For instance, the NAPA Manager process handling tool supplies the user with templates presenting complete calculation chains. The new version includes a number of new features, among them a generic optimization tool. NAPA Geometry now supports the renewed interactive parametric surface definitions. The user can design and choose the parameters desired, as all the main particulars of the ship are always available whenever the software is in use. The NAPA Manager, introduced in 2001 for organizing complex tasks, has forged ahead.