The May 2026 SSI release is designed to help shipyards work faster, stay current, and manage change with greater confidence.
What’s New
SSI ShipConstructor 2027 and ShipbuildingPLM 4.0 deliver important updates across design, production, electrical, and PLM workflows.
This release helps teams stay aligned with the latest supported platforms, reduce manual work in structure and electrical modelling, improve volume generation accuracy, and strengthen catalog change traceability from engineering through downstream execution.
May 2026 updates include:
ShipConstructor 2027
- Support for AutoCAD 2027 and Navisworks 2027.
- Clearer structure-part naming through stock naming conventions.
- Expanded Electrical capabilities and training.
- Improved volume generation accuracy and support.
ShipbuildingPLM 4.0
- Strengthened catalog traceability and change management.
- New maturity tracking for catalog readiness.
- Aras Innovator 38 platform upgrade.
- Improved performance during imports.
Faster grid editing with type-ahead and multi-cell editing.

