Are you suggesting an IMTU Retcon on cutter module shape?
If so, yeah, makes perfect sense, I endorse it.
Makes a lot of the published ship designs not work, though, since the
space allocated for spare cutter modules needs to expand.

The square makes a lot of sense, and someone else said "LASH" and it
also makes sense for container stacking shore-side.

I have a suggestion:
In looking at the definition of "cutter", it looks like "Sloop" is the
next step up.
I'd propose the design of a new small craft class : 80 ton Sloop.
It uses a 6x6x15m module, has a 6x6m cross section on the nose (8m
long streamlined that has the same volume as 6x6x7) and tail (6x6x8
box) portions.
One feature of the Sloop class is the fold-down anchor arms on the
inside of the pod-bay that allow it to latch a 30 ton cylinder module
in place for reverse compatibility.

On Mon, Nov 25, 2019 at 6:36 PM Jeff Zeitlin
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>
> The standard cutter module is a cylinder, given as 15m long and 6m
> diameter, for a displacement of 30dT. However, because of the shape, less
> than the full 30dT is usable.
>
> What are the ramifications of building a module with cutter-compatible
> fittings, but square in cross-section, 6m wide, 6m high, and 15m long, for
> a total (and usable) volume of 40dT?
>
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