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05/03/2012 2.0 Approved for Training 12.1.SP2 JP JP SK
Assembly names revised. Additional
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1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 7
1.1 Aim..................................................................................................................................................... 7
1.2 Objectives ......................................................................................................................................... 7
1.3 Prerequisites .................................................................................................................................... 7
1.4 Course Structure .............................................................................................................................. 7
1.5 Using this guide ............................................................................................................................... 7
2 Assembly Planning Overview ................................................................................................................. 9
2.1 Description ....................................................................................................................................... 9
2.2 Assembly Planning Data Model.................................................................................................... 12
2.3 User Interface ................................................................................................................................. 13
2.3.1 Toolbar Functions..................................................................................................................... 13
2.3.2 Context Sensitive Menu Functions........................................................................................... 14
2.3.3 Using the Design Explorer to Collect Parts .............................................................................. 15
2.4 Viewing the Model .......................................................................................................................... 16
2.5 Production (Assemblies) ............................................................................................................... 16
3 Design and Assembly Trees ................................................................................................................. 17
3.1 The Design Tree ............................................................................................................................. 17
3.1.1 Production Blocks..................................................................................................................... 17
3.1.2 Outfitting Sites and Zones ........................................................................................................ 18
3.2 The Assembly Tree ........................................................................................................................ 19
3.2.1 Expanding and Collapsing the Assembly Tree ........................................................................ 19
3.2.2 Creating an Assembly .............................................................................................................. 20
3.2.3 Renaming an Assembly ........................................................................................................... 20
3.2.4 Copy an Assembly ................................................................................................................... 20
3.2.5 Move an Assembly ................................................................................................................... 21
3.2.6 Remove an Assembly .............................................................................................................. 21
3.2.7 Find in Assembly Tree ............................................................................................................. 22
3.3 Assembly Attributes and Properties ............................................................................................ 23
3.3.1 Attributes on Assembly (ASMBLY) .......................................................................................... 23
3.3.2 Attributes on Assembly item (ASITEM) .................................................................................... 23
3.3.3 Pseudo Attributes on Assembly (ASMBLY) ............................................................................. 23
3.3.4 Pseudo Attributes on Assembly item (ASITEM) ...................................................................... 23
3.3.5 Pseudo Attributes on Any Type of Element (Collected to an Assembly) ................................. 23
3.3.6 Assembly Properties ................................................................................................................ 24
3.4 Saving Assembly Information ...................................................................................................... 25
Exercise 1 (Creating an Assembly) .............................................................................................................. 26
4 Collecting Parts ...................................................................................................................................... 35
4.1 Collecting Parts to an Assembly .................................................................................................. 35
4.1.1 Collection using Drag & Drop ................................................................................................... 35
4.1.2 Collecting using Edit Members................................................................................................. 36
4.1.3 Selection from Graphical View ................................................................................................. 36
4.2 Using Visuals .................................................................................................................................. 37
4.3 Removing Parts from an Assembly ............................................................................................. 37
4.4 Saving the Assembly collections ................................................................................................. 37
4.5 Collect Rules .................................................................................................................................. 38
4.5.1 Pipe and HVAC ........................................................................................................................ 38
4.5.2 To Collect the Complete Pipe .................................................................................................. 39
4.5.3 To Collect a Pipe Spool: ........................................................................................................... 39
4.5.4 To Collect a Pipe Branch ......................................................................................................... 40
4.5.5 To Collect Pipe Components ................................................................................................... 40
4.5.6 Structure ................................................................................................................................... 41
4.5.7 Panels ...................................................................................................................................... 42
4.5.8 Collect a Complete Panel ......................................................................................................... 42
4.5.9 Re-allocating Parts ................................................................................................................... 42
4.6 Assembly sequence....................................................................................................................... 43
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1 Introduction
This course is designed for those people involved in the build strategy phase of shipbuilding.
1.1 Aim
To provide the participants with enough knowledge to efficiently use the AVEVA Marine Assembly Planning
Tool to create and maintain the assembly tree structure and related information which together represent the
build intent.
1.2 Objectives
Over two days the participants will learn to use the Assembly Planning application to:
1.3 Prerequisites
Training will consist of OH presentations, demonstrations on a workstation and practical exercises for the
trainees to complete.
Certain text styles are used to indicate special situations throughout this document, here is a summary;
Menu pull downs and button press actions are indicated by bold turquoise text
Information the user has to key-in will be bold red
Additional information
System prompts should be bold and italic in inverted commas i.e. 'Choose function'.
Example files or inputs will be in the courier new font, colours and styles used as before.
2.1 Description
Assembly Planning provides functionality to manage the production breakdown structure of the vessel. It
supports the definition of the vessel build strategy and the creation of assembly production information.
The hierarchical assembly tree (the production breakdown structure) is defined and maintained in parallel
with the design and modelling work. The rough build strategy is defined in the early phase of a project, and
further refined into a detailed build strategy along with the refinement of the model. As soon as model parts
are available in Design, they can be collected to nodes in the assembly tree. Thus the Assembly view of the
product is available from the very beginning of the design, and is continuously developed during the design
process. Assembly Planning allows the detailed design model to be viewed as a production model.
With Assembly Planning the complete production breakdown structure is created and maintained. This
includes the production hierarchy for the hull, but also the installation of equipment, electrical, HVAC and
outfit steel. An assembly could be a physical steel unit (including outfit installation), but an assembly could
also correspond to a space (e.g. a compartment or a room) and thereby include all the prefabricated units,
material and components to be installed into this space. The figure below shows a view from an Assembly
Planning session.
To open the application select Start > All Programs > AVEVA Marine > Design > Marine 12.1 >
Hull Design / Outfitting
Password ASSY
To view the application in the Outfit module select Display > Assembly Planning
To view the application in the HullDesign module select View > Addins >
Assembly Planning
The screen shot above shows a view from a typical Assembly Planning session.
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Assembly Tree
Assembly List
Context Sensitive Menu
The data model for assemblies as depicted below is built by ASMBLY type of elements (as shown in the
Design Explorer view below). The assemblies (ASMBLY) are referring to design elements through proxy
elements (ASITEM) which are not visible to the user. The top most element of an assembly structure is the
Assembly World (ASWL) element.
The main Assembly Planning functions are to be found in a separate assembly planning window consisting
of an assembly tree and an attached list view. Some functions are presented in a toolbar while others are
available from context sensitive popup menus in assembly tree and related list view. The assembly tree view
and list view supports drag and drop operations between nodes in assembly tree and items in list view. The
list view supports multiple selections.
Edit sequence This enables/disables the possibility for the user to change
the assembly sequence. When enabled the interrelated
order of items can be changed by drag & drop operations
in the list view.
Visuals
elements collected/not collected. In this function it is also
possible to tick if the assembly type filter should affect the
graphical view (see Filter above).
The context sensitive menus in assembly tree and list view contain functions that operate on the assembly
structure. The number of menu items displayed depends on which node type is selected in the assembly
hierarchy. The full list displayed at assembly level is shown below:
Report The assembly planning report functions for Hull Material Summary and
Parts lists.
Cut Moves the selected items to a new position in the assembly tree, use cut &
paste or drag & drop operations in the assembly tree and list view.
Copy Copies the selected assembly structure (excluding parts) to a new position
in the assembly tree. Operations are performed by copy & paste in the
assembly tree or in the list view.
Copy (including An ordinary copy operation excludes elements collected to the assembly
symmetrical hull parts) structure. This special function considers hull parts that are symmetrical and
assign the corresponding replica of a symmetrical part to the copied
assembly structure.
Rename This function is used to change the name of a local assembly node.
Remove By this function the selected assembly and its sub-structure will be removed
and references to collect design parts will be dissolved. If design part is
selected, remove means the part will be de-selected from assembly.
New Assembly This function creates a new child assembly below the selected assembly in
the tree view. If this function is entered in the assembly tree view, the new
child assembly becomes selected, if entered in the list view, the parent
assembly remains selected. This can be significant for efficient multiple
assembly creation, either hierarchically or creation at the same level.
Insert Assembly This function extends the assembly hierarchy by insertion of an assembly in
between existing assemblies. Items selected, design parts, assemblies or a
part folder at entrance to the function will be put into the created assembly.
Weld The Weld Planning functions are accessed from this menu option.
For more information see Chapter 6 - Weld Planning
Collect CE The design part graphically selected in the 3D view will be collected to the
target assembly.
Set Current Element The assembly or design part element selected in assembly tree or list view
is made current element (CE) by this function.
Make Selection The operation creates a graphical selection in 3D view from a selection set
of items in assembly tree or list view. If the items are not available in the 3D
view they will be added automatically. When the items become marked as
selected in 3D view you can then use general graphical tools like e.g. Zoom
to Selection. The user can compose the selection set of multiple selected
design parts and assemblies. For assemblies, design parts directly collected
to them are selected.
Make Hierarchy Selection This function works in the same way as function Make Selection above, but
design parts are taken from all sub assemblies in the hierarchy below the
selected assembly.
Show Sequence The function reveals, in 3D view, each member of the assembly one by one
by fading them from transparency to opacity. If the member is a design part,
the part is faded. If the member is a sub-assembly, all design parts in that
subassembly's sub-tree is faded. When this function is entered the user
interface changes mode and the assembly tree is hidden and the list view
for the assembly acts as a control facility for the sequence animation. The
toolbar also changes to the one controlling the animation. You have the
ability to play, pause and restart the animation. Consecutive revealed parts
are marked on the list. By changing the selection mark, with mouse or
keyboard, the user can step to any point in the sequence animation. Click
the Settings button to open a settings dialog on which the user can change
the speed of the animation. To quit the animation mode click the Close
button.
Collapse all The function collapses all nodes in the entire assembly tree.
Set as root The function elevates the selected assembly node to be the top level
element in the assembly window.
Beside the Collect graphical selection, the way to populate the assembly structure by design part elements
is through drag & drop of parts from the Design Explorer into a target assembly in the assembly tree or
assembly list view. The type of design part elements considered during a collect operation is configured by
the Collect rules function above. Design parts already collected can change location in assembly structure
through drag & drop and cut & paste operations within the assembly tree. Design parts are extracted by the
Remove function.
Assembly Planning uses the Design Explorer and the 3D viewer common to other AVEVA Marine
applications. In addition to this there is an Assembly Tree and List viewer as shown in the Assembly
The Design Explorer also allows the user to view the Assembly status for a project. Within the Design Tree
there is a parent node Assembly World (ASWL) Production, and the assembly set-up created within the
Assembly Planning application for the current production environment are available below this node.
Outfitting Zones Outfit models are shown here and are usually grouped by type i.e.
pipe, equipment, structure, etc.
Production Blocks Hull panels, profiles, brackets etc. are shown here and are grouped by
Blocks.
Reference Surfaces Reference surface objects released from Surface and Compartment,
may be used to define hull panel locations.
Sculptured Surfaces The surfaces of the vessel.
The view shown in the Design Explorer is defined by the order and content of the MDB assigned to
Assembly Planning users.
The Production Blocks section of the Model Tree has a hierarchical structure for
grouping of the hull model items.
Under each block node will be the nodes for grouping of the Planar and Curved
Panels, and under each of these nodes is the model name given to each panel.
Each panel will have nodes for the grouping of Plates, Stiffeners, Flanges etc.,
depending upon the components each panel contains. Under each of these nodes
is the model name given to each part.
Beneath each Zone or Area are the nodes for each type of Outfit model items and under each of these
nodes are the model names given to each item.
Under each model item there are further levels of the tree, depending upon the type of item, and also the
model status of each item, and these are defined as follows:
Equipment, Volume, and Structure elements will have part levels beneath the model name.
Pipes, HVACs and Cableways have branch elements beneath the model items and beneath the branch
elements there are part levels.
For Pipes and HVACs that have been spool defined, beneath the main
pipe/hvac model name will be a folder called PSLIST or HSLIST
(pipe and hvac spool list)
The Assembly Tree (the production breakdown structure) is the method used to describe the hierarchy of
assemblies within the Design Model. The
containing two parts welded together. Therefore the assembly hierarchy may be described as a series of
-
The parent node has several immediate children usually termed as sub-assemblies. These sub-assemblies,
in turn become parents to other sub-ordinate sub-assemblies and so on.
Assembly
(Parent)
The Assembly Tree appears in the left hand side of the Assembly Planning
application under the Top Assembly node. When expanding an assembly
node in the tree view, there will be one node for each subassembly plus a
number of subfolders. Each subfolder can be expanded to see the contents.
There will be a separate subfolders for parts.
To expand the node in the assembly tree, the following methods can be used:
In both situations the tree will be expanded below the selected node.
Indicate the node in the assembly tree, below which the new assembly should be created.
Indicating the assembly node and selecting the function Rename on the right click context menu allows the
user to rename the assembly.
A branch of the assembly tree (including all sub-branches) can be copied to another location in the tree. To
copy the assembly structure, select the assembly/assemblies to copy, right-click and choose Copy, then
select a parent assembly that the copied assemblies will belong to, then right-click and choose Paste.
(A message -name)
The assembly, including all its subordinate assemblies is now copied to the new position in the assembly
tree. All part references are removed. All assembly properties will be reset to their default values.
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A branch of the assembly tree (including all sub-branches) can be moved to another location in the tree. To
move an assembly/assemblies there are two options:
Select the assembly/assemblies to move, right-click and select Cut, then select a parent assembly that the
assemblies will belong to, then right-click and select Paste.
Alternatively click on the assembly to be moved, then drag and drop to move the assembly and all collected
items to its new parent assembly node.
The selected assembly node will be disconnected from its parent assembly and moved to the new position
in the assembly tree, together with all its subordinate assemblies. The references to collected parts will be
kept.
Indicating the assembly node and selecting the function Remove on the right click context menu will delete
the assembly.
Shell Plate
Shell Stiffener
Planar Profile
Planar Plate
Bracket
Structure
Structure I-Section
Structure Panel
Pipe Gasket
Pipe Flange
Pipe Bend
Pipe Elbow
Pipe Reducer
Pipe Valve
Pipe Tee
Additional assembly attributes may be added to define properties to any assembly below the main
Production node.
For (*) Predefined assembly orientations (ASORIS) the following values can be used. 1 = upright, 2
= upside down, 3 = fore down, 4 = aft down, 5 = portside down, 6 = starboard down, 7 = specific
panel, 8 = automatic (**) Base Panel (ASBPAN) R is the reference to planar hull panel when ASORI
is set to Specific panel or Automatic. Material side (ASBUSY) when ASORIS is set to Automatic or
Specific panel, by default the system orientates the side with most stiffening / attachments to be the
upper side of the panel; (Material up), this can be reversed (Material down).
Name: Description:
SMEMB Members of assembly (subassemblies and referred parts)
SEXPND Referred design parts in entire structure below assembly
ASORIS Like ASORI but expressed in the format of a text string
ASSEQ Sequence number
Name: Description:
SITEM Referred part
Name: Description:
ASIOWN Owning ASITEM
ASMOWN Owning Asmbly
ASMBLD True/False whether assembled
ASMBLS 'A'/'NA' whether assembled
ASSEQ Sequence number
inistration functions and are not covered in this document. See TM-2120
AVEVA Marine (12.1) System Administration (Basic)
Click the assembly node, right click and then select Properties
An input box will appear so the user can edit/add the following relevant information:
Assembly name The name of the current assembly (it is also possible to rename the
assembly here).
Assembly Type Assemblies can be categorized into "Assembly Types". An assembly type
may have a work location and destination.
Working Location An assembly has a work location and destination attribute. These attributes
can be used to define where an assembly shall be manufactured and where
it shall be transported to after the assembly process. Both attributes refer to
actual building locations in a shipyard.
Destination .
Predefined orientation Information about how the assembly should be orientated during the
manufacturing activity. The Orientation will determine the view projections
in the Automatic Assembly Drawing generation.
Upright
Upside down
Fore down
Aft down
Portside down
Starboard down
Specific panel
Automatic
Base Panel A base panel must be specified if the Orientation is set to Specific. If Orientation =
Specific panel, the base panel is given by the user, by selecting one of the panels in
the assembly. The selection is made from a drop-down list, listing all the panels in
the assembly. If Orientation = Automatic, the application will determine the
appropriate base panel by searching for the panel plate (within the assembly), with
the largest area. In both cases, the side where the majority of the parts are located
determines the busy side of the panel. The base panel could be planar or knuckled.
To save the assembly properties click the OK button, otherwise select the Cancel button.
In this instance a work scope has been defined for a sub-contractor TPS. The first block in their scope is
F401, this has been broken down further into sub-assemblies including some outfitting items.
Create the assembly node structure directly below the top assembly node ASSY. As shown below. The
properties of each assembly are shown on the following pages. It is more efficient if the properties are added
to the assemblies before copying them.
4 Collecting Parts
The normal method of collection is to collect already existing parts from the design model.
The easiest method is to create a view containing the parts to be collected. The view can also contain
surrounding parts th of parts may be performed in three ways.
Select the assembly that the parts will be collected to by left clicking on it in the Assembly Tree.
Indicate a part in the Design Explorer. If the part has been added to the 3D window it will be highlighted.
Now drag and drop the part from the Design Explorer onto the Assembly tree node or the adjacent window
as shown below.
In the assembly tree, the assembly now has a folder Parts in which the collected parts can be seen
Where an individual pipe component e.g. TUBI is to be collected, the Ctrl key should be held down
while dragging and dropping (TUBI must be made visible in the Design Explorer and appropriate
collection rules should be set, see 4.5).
Collecting parts with Edit Members has similar principles as the collect using drag and drop function. The
benefit of using Edit Members is that it allows multiple collections in one action. To access Edit Members
click View > Addins > Edit Members
Selections made within the Design Explorer dictate what is shown in the edit members menu.
For further information on Edit Member tools, see the User Documentation.
Select the assembly node, click on the item in the graphical view, then right click on the assembly and
choose Collect graphical selection
The visual functions can be used to help distinguish between collected and non-collected parts in the viewer.
The customised colour and translucency settings will be saved when exiting Assembly Planning but
will be turned off when re-entering the application.
Highlight the part(s) in the Assembly list and select Remove from right click context menu. Multiple
selections can be made by holding down the Ctrl / Shift keys.
In the Design Explorer the parts will change from status A to NA.
Depending on whether you are in Outfitting or Hull Design, choose Design > Save Work or File > Save
Work to save the assembly information.
As model items are created differently (panels, pipes, equipment, structures, etc.), different ways of
collection needs to be provided. The previous section described the common procedure for collection; the
following are different processes depending upon the modelled item.
This button opens a dialog where the user can tick the type
of elements to be considered during a collect operation.
Pipes and HVAC are created and manufactured as spools therefore they will normally be collected as
spools. It is also possible to collect pipe and HVAC by e.g. pipe, branch or part. By checking a box the user
can effectively enable collection at that level, unchecking an item will allow collection of possible
descendants or ancestors.
In the assembly planning window, highlight the assembly that the pipe is to be collect to. Then drag and drop
the pipe from the design explorer into the assembly list window. The pipe will be added to the assembly as
one entity.
If collecting from the graphical display, selecting any component will automatically collect the pipe
when PIPE is checked. After selecting the pipe right click on the assembly node and select Collect
graphical selection.
In the assembly planning window, highlight the assembly the spool should be collected to. Then drag and
drop the spool from the design explorer into the assembly list window. The spool will be added to the
assembly as one entity.
If collecting from the graphical display, selecting one component will automatically collect the spool
when PSPOOL is checked. After selecting the spool right click on the assembly node and select
Collect graphical selection.
Then drag and drop the branch into the assembly list. You will see that this time, the
branch appears in the list. If the pipe is dragged in it will be displayed as the
constituent branches as shown below.
If collecting from the graphical display, selecting one component will automatically collect the branch
when BRANCH is checked. After selecting the branch right click on the assembly node and select
Collect graphical selection.
Set the collection rules with BRANCH unchecked. Ensure each component type to
be collected is checked. Any components not be collected should be unchecked.
Drag and drop the individual components onto the assembly node.
Dragging and dropping a PIPE or BRANCH onto the assembly node will result in all the constituent
parts being added to the assembly.
If collecting from the graphical display, select each component, use fence mode and shift key to allow
multiple selections, items may also be deselected using this method. After selecting the components
to be collected right click on the assembly node and select Collect graphical selection.
4.5.6 Structure
Structures are created as model items that are usually made of a lot of individual parts; therefore it is
possible to collect the structure at different levels e.g. as a complete structure, as substructures, as a
framework or as individual parts.
If the collection rules are set with STRUCTURE checked then the collection will bring in the entire structure
regardless of which component level is selected when dragging and dropping or selecting in the graphical
view. Similarly if FRMWORK is checked the entire framework will be collected.
If FRMWORK is checked and the top level structure is dragged and dropped for collection, then the
individual frameworks will be listed in the assembly collection window.
When only the lower level components are checked then the individual components will be collected and
listed in the assembly collection window The individual components will be displayed in the assembly
collection window regardless of which level in the structure hierarchy is selected for collection from the
Design Explorer.
4.5.7 Panels
1. Pre-select the node in the Assembly tree list window, then drag and drop the panel into the list
window, or
2. Drag and drop the panel from the design explorer onto the node to which it should belong in the
Assembly tree.
If any parts are already collected to another assembly, a warning will be given for confirmation if the parts
should be moved to the new assembly OK, or if they should be rejected and remain in the original assembly,
Cancel
The assembly sequence is the order in which the parts and assemblies are put together. The user can edit
this sequence and play it back graphically which gives a view of how to assemble the product.
Now the user can drag items around in the assembly list.
The topmost items (low numbers) are assembled first and
the bottommost items (high numbers) assembled last.
When satisfied with sequence click the Edit Sequence button to exit Edit sequence mode.
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The Show Sequence window can be closed by clicking the Close button. Try using the sequence
functions on some simple steel assemblies.
The views above do not take into account the orientation of the assembly, the view may be
manipulated to give the best display of parts being added.
Weight
COG
Bounding box
Base panel (if Orientation is set to Automatic)
Orientation transformation matrix
The calculations are made in the background during the creation of assembly drawings and assembly
parts lists. See Chapter 5 - Assembly Drawings and Assembly Parts Lists for more details.
Weight
The weight of the assembly is calculated considering all subordinate assemblies and all collected parts.
Bounding Box
The bounding box of the assembly is calculated in ship (global) coordinates.
Base Panel
If the Orientation is set to Automatic, the appropriate Base panel will be determined.
Any parts collected to existing assemblies can be re-assigned to the newly created assemblies.
The Hull items can be found in the Aft area of Design BLOCK F401.
Equipment e.g. EQUI SWC1001 can be found in SITE EQUIP_4DK_FWD, ZONE 403-EQUIP.
Use the Search Utility Addin to find outfit items by name if necessary.
Take time to familiarize yourself with block F401 before collecting parts, including shell plate. BHD HPANEL
F204-R_TB16_2 also needs to be added. Assemblies are not restricted to owning block.
As previously explained assemblies can be a collection of items (parts, spools, and panels), a collection of
assemblies, or a combination of assemblies and parts. It is advised to complete the assemblies that only
contain parts first. It may also be necessary to change collection rules to ensure the correct level of parts are
collected
Below are graphical arrangements to show the assembly areas, shell plates omitted for clarity.
TPS-F401-SB
TPS-F401-CTR
TPS-F401-PS
TPS-F401-CURVED
F401-CTR-TTOP
F401-R_DK4-1SP
F401-R_DK4-5SP
F401-TTSLOPE-1SP
F401-CTR-FL155
F401-FL155-1SP
F401-CTR-PSGDR1F
F401-GDR900-1P
F401-FL156_2-1P
F401-FL157_2-1P
F401-FL158_2-1P
F401-FL159_2-1P
F401-FL160_2-1P
F401-FL161_3-1P
F401-TTOP900-1BSP
F401-TTOP900-2BSP
F401-TTOP900-3BSP
F401-TTOP900-4BSP
F401-TTOP900-5BSP
F401-CTR-SBGRD1F
F401-GDR900-1S
F401-FL156_2-1S
F401-FL157_2-1S
F401-FL158_2-1S
F401-FL159_2-1S
F401-FL160_2-1S
F401-FL161_3-1S
F401-TTOP900-11BSP
F401-TTOP900-12BSP
F401-TTOP900-13BSP
F401-TTOP900-14BSP
F401-TTOP900-15BSP
F401-CTR-SUMP
F401-TTOP900-1SP
F401-CTR-PSGDR2F
F401-GDR1730P-1P
F401-CTR-SBGDR2F
F401-GDR1730S-2S
F401-CTR-CLGDRF
F401-FL156_1-1P
F401-FL156_1-1S
F401-FL157_1-1P
F401-FL157_1-1S
F401-FL158_1-1P
F401-FL158_1-1S
F401-FL160_1-1P
F401-FL160_1-1S
F401-FL161_1-1P
F401-FL161_2-1S
F401-FL159_1-1S
F401-FL159_1-1P
F401-GDR0_1-1SP
F401-CTR-CLGDRA
F401-GDR0-1SP F401-CTR-PSGDR1A
F401-FL153_1-1P F401-GDR-SL1-1P
F401-FL153_1-1S F401-FL153_2-1P
F401-FL154_1-1S F401-FL154_3-1P
F401-FL154_2-1P
F401-CTR-SBGRD1A
F401-GDR-SL1-1S
F401-CTR-PSGDR2A
F401-FL153_2-1S
F401-GDR-SL2-1P
F401-FL154_3-1S
F401-CTR-SBGDR2A
F401-GDR-SL2-1S
F401-PS-TTOP
F401-DK4_2-4P
F401-DK4_2-7P
F401-TTSLOPE-2SP
F401-DK4_2-1P
F401-PS-FL153 F401-PS-FL154
F401-FL153_3-1P F401-FL154_4-1P
F401-FL153_3/S1P F401-FL154_4/S1P
F401-FL153_3/S2P F401-FL154_4/S2P
F401-FL153_3/S3P F401-FL154_4/S3P
F401-FL153_3/S4P F401-FL154_4/S4P
F401-FL153_3/S5P F401-FL154_4/S5P
F401-FL153_3/S6P F401-FL154_4/S6P
F401-FL153_3/C1P F401-FL154_4/C2P
F401-FL153_3/C2P F401-FL154_4/C1P
F401-FL153_3/C3P
F401-PS-FL155 F401-PS-FL156
F401-FL155-2SP F401-FL156_3-1P
F401-FL155/S1P F401-FL156_3/S1P
F401-FL156_3/S2P
F401-FL155/S2P
F401-FL156_3/S3P
F401-FL155/S3P
F401-FL156_3/S4P
F401-FL155/S4P
F401-FL156_3/S5P
F401-FL155/S9P
F401-FL155/S13P F401-FL156_3/S6P
F401-FL155/S10P F401-FL156_3/C1P
F401-FL156_3/C2P
F401-FL155/C1SP
F401-FL155/C2SP
F401-PS-FL157 F401-PS-FL158
F401-FL157_3-1P F401-FL158_3-1P
F401-FL157_3/S1P F401-FL158_3/S1P
F401-FL157_3/S2P F401-FL158_3/S2P
F401-FL157_3/S3P F401-FL158_3/S3P
F401-FL157_3/S4P F401-FL158_3/S4P
F401-FL157_3/S5P F401-FL158_3/S5P
F401-FL157_3/S6P F401-FL158_3/C1P
F401-FL157_3/C1P F401-FL158_3/C2P
F401-FL157_3/C2P
F401-PS-FL160
F401-PS-FL159
F401-FL160_3-1P
F401-FL159_3-1P
F401-FL160_3/S1P
F401-FL159_3/S1P
F401-FL160_3/S2P
F401-FL159_3/S2P
F401-FL160_3/S3P
F401-FL159_3/S3P
F401-FL160_3/S4P
F401-FL159_3/S4P
F401-FL160_3/S5P
F401-FL159_3/S5P
F401-FL160_3/C1P
F401-FL159_3/C1P
F401-FL160_3/C2P
F401-FL159_3/C2P
F401-PS-FL161
F401-FL161_4-1P
F401-FL161_4/S1P
F401-FL161_4/S2P
F401-FL161_4/S3P
F401-FL161_4/S4P
F401-FL161_4/S5P
F401-FL161_4/S6P
F401-FL161_4-1BP
F401-SB-TTOP
F401-DK4_1-1S
F401-TTSLOPE-
3SP
F401-DK4_1-4S
F401-DK4_1-8S
F401-SB-FL154
F401-SB-FL153
F401-FL154_4-1S
F401-FL153_3-1S
F401-FL154_4/S1S
F401-FL153_3/S1S
F401-FL154_4/S2S
F401-FL153_3/S2S
F401-FL154_4/S3S
F401-FL153_3/S3S
F401-FL154_4/S4S
F401-FL153_3/S4S
F401-FL154_4/S5S
F401-FL153_3/S5S
F401-FL154_4/S6S
F401-FL153_3/S6S
F401-FL154_4/C2S
F401-FL153_3/C1S
F401-FL154_4/C1S
F401-FL153_3/C2S
F401-FL153_3/C3S
F401-SB-FL156
F401-SB-FL155 F401-FL156_3-1S
F401-FL155-3SP F401-FL156_3/S1S
F401-FL155/S5S F401-FL156_3/S2S
F401-FL155/S6S F401-FL156_3/S3S
F401-FL155/S7S F401-FL156_3/S4S
F401-FL155/S8S F401-FL156_3/S5S
F401-FL155/S11S F401-FL156_3/S6S
F401-FL155/S12S F401-FL156_3/C1S
F401-FL156_3/C2S
F401-SB-FL157
F401-FL157_3-1S F401-SB-FL158
F401-FL157_3/S1S F401-FL158_3-1S
F401-FL157_3/S2S F401-FL158_3/S1S
F401-FL157_3/S3S F401-FL158_3/S2S
F401-FL157_3/S4S F401-FL158_3/S3S
F401-FL157_3/S5S F401-FL158_3/S4S
F401-FL157_3/S6S F401-FL158_3/S5S
F401-FL157_3/C1S F401-FL158_3/C1S
F401-FL157_3/C2S F401-FL158_3/C2S
F401-SB-FL159 F401-SB-FL160
F401-FL159_3-1S F401-FL160_3-1S
F401-FL159_3/S1S F401-FL160_3/S1S
F401-FL159_3/S2S F401-FL160_3/S2S
F401-FL159_3/S3S F401-FL160_3/S3S
F401-FL159_3/S4S F401-FL160_3/S4S
F401-FL159_3/S5S F401-FL160_3/S5S
F401-FL159_3/C1S F401-FL160_3/C1S
F401-FL159_3/C2S F401-FL160_3/C2S
F401-CURVED
F401-SB-FL161
F401-CP04-1S
F401-FL161_4-1S
F401-CP04-3S
F401-FL161_4/S1S
F401-CP04-5S
F401-FL161_4/S2S
F401-CP04/S1S
F401-FL161_4/S3S
F401-CP04-1P
F401-FL161_4/S4S
F401-CP04-3P
F401-FL161_4/S5S
F401-CP04-5P
F401-FL161_4/S6S
F401-CP04/S1P
F401-FL161_4-1BS
F401-CP01SP-1SP
F401-BHD152
F204-R_TB16_2-4SP F401-BHD152
F401-FL152-1SP F204-R_TB16_2/S31P
F401-FL152-2SP F204-R_TB16_2/S32S
F401-FL152/S1P F204-R_TB16_2/S35P
F401-FL152/S2S F204-R_TB16_2/S36S
F401-FL152-3SP F204-R_TB16_2/S39P
F401-FL152/C4SP F204-R_TB16_2/S40S
F401-FL152/C3SP F204-R_TB16_2/S43P
F401-FL152/C2SP F204-R_TB16_2/S44S
F401-FL152/C1SP F204-R_TB16_2/S47P
F204-R_TB16_2/S1P F204-R_TB16_2/S48S
F204-R_TB16_2/S2S F204-R_TB16_2/S51P
F204-R_TB16_2-3SP F204-R_TB16_2/S52S
F204-R_TB16_2/S23P F204-R_TB16_2/S55P
F204-R_TB16_2/S24S F204-R_TB16_2/S56S
F204-R_TB16_2/S27P F204-R_TB16_2/S59P
F204-R_TB16_2/S28S F204-R_TB16_2/S60S
F401-ELEC
CTSTRA 1 of CTMTRL /CT_403-002_MTRL62
CTRISE 1 of CTMTRL /CT_403-002_MTRL60
CTBEND 1 of CTMTRL /CT_403-002_MTRL60
CTSTRA 4 of CTMTRL /CT_403-002_MTRL60
CTBEND 2 of CTMTRL /CT_403-002_MTRL60
CTSTRA 5 of CTMTRL /CT_403-002_MTRL60
CTTEE 1 of CTMTRL /CT_403-002_MTRL60
CTSTRA 6 of CTMTRL /CT_403-002_MTRL60
CTSTRA 3 of CTMTRL /CT_403-002_MTRL60
F401-STRU
403_FOUN-009
403_FOUN-016
403_FOUN-017
403_FOUN-021
403_FOUN-025
403_FOUN-026
403_FOUN-027
F401-EQUI F401-EQUI
AXELEC3007 LOS1012
AXELEC3008 LOS1019
AXELEC3009 FWC1001
AXELEC3011 SWC1001
BLG1002 SWC1002
FFS1001 SWC1003
LOS1001 SWC1007
LOS1002 SWC3001
LOS1003 SWC3002
LOS1006 WTD4064
LOS1011
F401-PIPE
403_SWC-004-B2
403_SWC-004-B3
403_SWC-002-B1
403_SWC-002-B3
403_SWC-002-B9
403_SWC-002-B6
403_SWC-002-B8
403_FWC-020/B1
403_FWC-021/B1
403_SWC-002-B7
403_SWC-002-B5
5 Reports
5.1
From the Assembly Planning form Assembly tree, select the required assembly to generate a Hull Material
Summary for, then click the right mouse button and from the pop up context sensitive menu select Report >
, The Hull Material Summary form is displayed showing the Quantity and Weight
(Kg) for the Plates, Brackets, Profiles and Clips.
The report can also be saved as an Excel file, by selecting the Save
List to Excel File icon
5.2
From the Assembly Planning form Assembly tree, select the required assembly to generate a Parts List for,
then click the right mouse button and from the pop up context sensitive menu select Report > Parts List ,
The Parts List form is displayed.
Report Scope
Output Formats
Once the selected option and format are required, the user can also browse to a suitable location to create
the parts lists, then click the Apply button. The reports are created in the selected location
6.1 Overview
The ADP application is used to create drawings and parts lists for each assembly. The parts list can also be
issued separately and there are several different formats available. During runtime calculations are carried
out for each assembly including those for weight, centre of gravity, and bounding box.
6.2 Start-up
ADP is performed from Marine Drafting or Outfitting Draft. After starting Marine Drafting click AutoDP >
Initialise Assembly Toolbars then click AutoDP > Assembly Deliverables. In Outfitting Draft the user
should select Draft > Auto Drawing Production, this will make the menu item Create > Assembly
Deliverables available.
Assembly ADP Libraries must exist to create outputs, see Appendix A, Loading Of Assembly ADP
Libraries for more information.
For the following examples we will use the Marine Drafting interface.
At least one Department and Registry should exist for the Assembly Drawings, click on the Assembly
Department toolbar, the following form is displayed:
A default name will be automatically assigned to the Department and Registry, these may be edited or
additional ones created if necessary.
6.2.1 Creation
In the Design Explorer click on the assembly to be processed. Click CE button to make the current
assembly the element to search under.
Click Search button and then select the assemblies to be processed from the list. Ctrl and Shift keys may be
used to select more than one assembly to be processed.
The drawings will be stored in the Dept (Department) and Regi (Registry) displayed on the form.
It is possible to pick the type of drawing and parts list desired to create by using the pull-down menu.
In this case an A2 format sheet is chosen. Note that the calculated weight, COG and bounding box are
made in the background and this information is added to the drawing / parts list.
The system also creates separate parts lists files in xls, csv, and txt formats.
The <assembly_name>_data.xls file contains information regarding the assembly as shown below.
Attribute Value
PROJECT NAME MTP
Assembly Path Name /TPS/F401/CTR/CLGDRF
Assembly Node Name CLGDRF
Description F401 - Centre Line Girder Fwd Assembly
Destination Assembly shop 1 Stn2
Working Location Assembly shop 1 Stn1
Orientation 1
Building Strategy Assemble and transport to DEST
Estimated weight 0
Estimated global COG X 0
Estimated global COG Y 0
Estimated global COG Z 0
Calculated weight 1656.97
Calculated global COG X 126833.94
Calculated global COG Y 25.13
Calculated global COG Z -487.17
Bounding box xmin 124015.00
Bounding box ymin -950.00
Bounding box zmin 0.00
Bounding box xmax 129400.00
Bounding box ymax 950.00
Bounding box zmax 900.00
Specific panel Unset
Panel type Unset
Create.
In Marine Drafting application click AutoDP > Initialise Assembly Toolbars to activate the assembly
toolbar.
To search all assembly drawings leave CE set to * and Filter set to All Drawings then click Search.
Right click on the drawing in which you wish to change the view direction. The drawing is displayed in the
main viewport, Right click and select Change Projection.
Select the view to be changed. To ensure the correct view is selected, click in the main viewport, the current
view selected from the list shown above (V1, V2 or V3) will be highlighted in blue.
Set the direction; hold the cursor over the view icons to
display a tooltip.
After changing view projection the user should perform an Update All by selecting Tools > Model View >
Update > Update All from the main pull down menu. Alternatively the user could key in the Command
Window Update All or use the refresh button.
For the Assemblies completed in Exercise 2, create Assembly Drawings and Parts Lists. Try varying the
drawing sheet format for some of the assemblies, and change the projection in the views. Open some of the
parts list in MS Excel.
7 Weld Planning
7.1 Overview
The Weld Planning application provides the functionality to make weld analysis and planning of hull
assembly structures. The assembly structures should already exist in Assembly Planning. The analysis
process is based on the topology of the AVEVA Hull and Outfitting 12.1 design model and the actual
geometry of the hull structure.
MODEL
DEFAULTS
The Weld Planning System is inbuilt to the Assembly Planning system. The functions may be accessed
through the same menu system.
The WPS (Weld Planning System) user interface shares the same basic methods and tools as the
Assembly Planning Tool (drag & drop / pop-up menus etc.)
3D Window
By right clicking at the Assembly level or Weld level the context sensitive menu is activated. Depending on
where it is activated from, the menu options will differ.
This section deals with the various methods used to generate, check and view Weld data.
7.5.1 Definitions
Weld The smallest unit of a weld connection. It can be straight or curved, but cannot have
any sharp angles.
Welded Joint A set of continuous welds and it can have sharp angles.
Indicate the node in the assembly tree for which the weld calculation shall be made.
Select the function Detect Welds from the right click context menu.
The weld calculation is started immediately by retrieving all parts and for each of them the circumscribed box
is calculated. These boxes are used to minimize the number of part/part combinations to check.
Indicate the node in the assembly tree for which the recursive weld calculation shall be made.
Select the function Detect All Welds (top-down) from the right click context menu.
The weld calculation is started immediately by retrieving all sub-assemblies below the selected assembly.
The calculation is then preformed as in Detect Welds command, firstly for all sub-assemblies and then the
selected assembly.
The Weld Report can be generated in two different ways, interactively or in batch. The report is generated
as a .csv file. The csv files are stored in the folder assigned to the environment variable SB_SHIPPRINT
The files will be named as follows: weld-<assembly_name>.csv
Row Description
7.6.4 Batch
In Weld Planning Batch the Weld Report is created if the ASSEMBLY statement contains the attribute
/WELD_REPORT.
7.6.5 Interactive
Interactively it is possible to create reports by the Create Weld Report and Create All Weld Reports (Top-
Down) functions.
The Weld Report can also be automatically generated after the weld calculation is performed if the default
parameter CREATE_WELD_REPORT is set to Yes. See also Weld Defaults.
Indicate the node in the assembly tree for which the Robot Control file creation shall be made. Select the
Create Robot Control Files or Create All Robot Control Files (Top-Down) commands on the right click
context menu.
The contents of the file are a complete geometric description of an assembly, the assembly attributes and
the weld geometry and parameters for the assembly.
The resulting files will be created in the SB_STEPPRINT directory or, if this is not available, in the
SB_SHIPPRINT directory. A separate file will be created for each assembly.
tri-<assembly_name>.spf
The Edit Weld Properties dialogue box appears, this has two tabs one for Welded Joints and the other for
Weld for Joints
The weld table is updated with the given values when the OK button is clicked.
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It is possible to transfer some data calculated by the Detect Weld functions to the Hull Model.
The input file for batch weld planning is an ordinary text file using a simple system input statement. This file
has only one statement type, which can be given any number of times.
Weld Planning Batch is activated by opening the Hull log viewer. Start > All Programs > AVEVA Marine >
Design > Marine 12.1.SPx > Hull Log Viewer. Select Hull > Weld Planning Batch. Log in with
SYSTEM > XXXXXX and use /WELDPLANNING - The input file can then be selected by the user.
The input should have the following syntax: ASSEMBLY, <assembly name>/CALC_WELD /
ROBOT_CTRL /WELD_REPORT;
If the given assembly <assembly name> ends with an asterisk, *, the calculation/robot file/ report will
be made for all sub-assemblies also, from top-down
If WELD_REPORT is given the weld report will be created via Vitesse. Two csv files are created for each
assembly.
Produce the welds and the reports for the assemblies defined in Exercise 3.
There are number of possibilities to customize the result of the weld calculations. Currently the following
parameters are implemented in the Weld Planning application
The user-defined weld positions are based on the Japanese Industrial Standard Z 3003- 1963, Definition of
Welding Position. In this standard is specified how to calculate the rotation angle and inclination angle for a
weld, described in the local co-ordinate system of the assembly. With these angles it is possible to set up
rules for calculating the fundamental weld positions.
The input file for weld positions is an ordinary text file in a simple language based on the general TIL format.
This language has only one statement (POSITION) that can be repeated any number of times. The order in
the input file is, however, important since the system checks the rules sequentially until a weld position is
found.
The file name is weldPosition.def and must be placed in the SB_SHIP directory. The input should follow the
following syntax:
POSITION,<pos name>
/WELD_TYPE=<weld type>
/DESCRIPTION=<user description>
/MIN_ROT=<minimum rotation angle>
/MAX_ROT=<maximum rotation angle>
/MIN_INCL=<minimum inclination angle>
/MAX_INCL=<maximum inclination angle>;
<pos name> is the string which will be displayed for the weld position, maximum 26 characters.
<weld type> is the type of weld. Possible values are 'fillet' and 'butt'.
The attributes MIN_ROT, MAX_ROT and MIN_INCL, MAX_INCL defines the limiting intervals for the rotation
angle and inclination angle, respectively.
Example:
The Weld Leg Length can be calculated in two different ways. It can either be done using an input file where
some simple rules are defined, or by using Execution Units.
The input file for weld leg lengths is an ordinary text file in a simple language based on the general TIL
format. This language has only one statement (LEGLENGTH) that can be repeated any number of times.
The file name is weldLegLength.def and must be placed in the SB_SHIP directory.
Example:
PROFILES_RULES </PLANARPROFILE/CURVEDPROFILE>
Type of part for which the defined suspension rule is valid.
/START_NOTCH =<Distance as string value>
Distance to the first notch in the profile trace, in the welding direction.
/END_NOTCH =<Distance as string value>
Distance to the last notch in the profile boundary, in the welding direction.
/START_INNER_NOTCH =<Distance as string value>
Distance to the start geometry of notches between the first and last notch in the profile boundary, in
the welding direction.
/END_INNER_NOTCH =<Distance as string value>
Distance to the end geometry of notches between the first and last notch in the profile boundary, in
the welding direction.
/START_FIRST_CUTOUT =<Distance as string value [+FW]>
Distance to the start geometry of the first cutout in the profile boundary, in the welding direction.
/END_FIRST_CUTOUT =<Distance as string value [+FW]>
Distance to the end geometry of the first cutout in the profile boundary, in the welding direction.
/START_INNER_CUTOUT =<Distance as string value [+FW]>
Distance to the start geometry of cutouts between the first and last cutout in the profile boundary, in
the welding direction.
/END_INNER_CUTOUT =<Distance as string value [+FW]>
Distance to the end geometry of cutouts between the first and last cutout in the profile boundary, in
the welding direction.
/START_LAST_CUTOUT =<Distance as string value [+FW]>
Distance to the start geometry of the last cutout in the profile boundary, in the welding direction.
/END_LAST_CUTOUT =<Distance as string value [+FW]>;
Distance to the end geometry of the last cutout in the profile boundary, in the welding direction.
PLATE_RULES /PLANARPLATE
/START_NOTCH = '50.0'
/END_NOTCH = '50.0'
/START_INNER_NOTCH = '0'
/END_INNER_NOTCH = '0'
/START_FIRST_CUTOUT = '50.0+FW'
/END_FIRST_CUTOUT = '0'
/START_INNER_CUTOUT = '0'
/END_INNER_CUTOUT = '0'
/START_LAST_CUTOUT = '0'
/END_LAST_CUTOUT = '50.0+FW';
PLATE_RULES /BRACKET
/START_NOTCH = '50.0'
/END_NOTCH = '50.0'
/START_INNER_NOTCH = '0'
/END_INNER_NOTCH = '0'
/START_FIRST_CUTOUT = '50.0+FW'
/END_FIRST_CUTOUT = '0'
/START_INNER_CUTOUT = '0'
/END_INNER_CUTOUT = '0'
/START_LAST_CUTOUT = '0'
/END_LAST_CUTOUT = '50.0+FW';
PROFILES_RULES /PLANARPROFILE
/START_NOTCH = '50.0'
/END_NOTCH = '50.0'
/START_INNER_NOTCH = '0'
/END_INNER_NOTCH = '0'
/START_FIRST_CUTOUT = '50.0+FW'
/END_FIRST_CUTOUT = '0'
/START_INNER_CUTOUT = '0'
/END_INNER_CUTOUT = '0'
/START_LAST_CUTOUT = '0'
/END_LAST_CUTOUT = '50.0+FW';
PROFILES_RULES /CURVEDPROFILE
/START_NOTCH = '50.0'
/END_NOTCH = '50.0'
/START_INNER_NOTCH = '0'
/END_INNER_NOTCH = '0'
/START_FIRST_CUTOUT = '50.0+FW'
/END_FIRST_CUTOUT = '0'
/START_INNER_CUTOUT = '0'
/END_INNER_CUTOUT = '0'
/START_LAST_CUTOUT = '0'
/END_LAST_CUTOUT = '50.0+FW';
! SUSPENSIONFACTOR, 10.0;
The input file for weld defaults is an ordinary text file in a simple language based on the general TIL format.
This language has one statement for each default parameter. The order in the input file is irrelevant.
The file name is weldDefaults.def and must be placed in the SB_SHIP directory. The default parameters
should have the following syntax:
MINIMUM_WELD_LENGTH, <min weld length>; All welds shorter than <min weld length> will be
deleted.
WELD_TYPE_TOLERANCE, <weld tolerance>; If the angle between to plates is less than <weld
tolerance> the weld type will be butt weld,
otherwise fillet weld.
CALCULATE_LEGLENGTH, <Yes/No>; The leg length will be calculated if this default is set
to Yes.
CALCULATE_POSITION, <Yes/No>; The position will be calculated if this default is set
to Yes.
CALCULATE_SUSPENSION, <Yes/No>; The suspension will be calculated if this default is
set to Yes.
REMOVE_FULL_SUSPENSION, <Yes/No>; Welds with full suspension will be removed if this
default is set to Yes.
CREATE_WELD_REPORT, <Yes/No>; The weld report will be automatically created if this
default is set to Yes.
ADD_RETURN_WELD, <Yes/No>; The return welds will be generated.
The following default parameters can optionally be used in the creation of robot control files.
Execution Units (EU) are objects with rules for weld calculations, stored in a database assigned to the
environment variable SB_WELDDB.
The selection of calculation rules is made on different levels in an order as specified below. Once a selection
is successful, the remaining actions are not performed.
The following checks are made in the given order:
1. The functional description of the abutted and the abutting structure is checked if defined within the
EU.
2. The abutted structure is checked if it is a welded flange.
3. The abutting structure is checked if it is a bracket, a clip, the trace of a stiffener or the end of a
stiffener.
4. The default selection is made for structures with no defined functional description.
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7.10.2 Types of EU
A compartment by name.
A compartment by type.
A geographically given region (i.e. all structures between FR55 and FR60).
A Reference Surface by name (ex. Main Deck, FR57, etc.). Stored as a Reference Surface Object
(RSO).
A panel by name.
7.10.3 Selection of an EU
The selection of the EU object to be used can either be made automatically or manually. The automatic
selection depends on the geographical position of the two steel structures to be joined (the abutted and the
abutting structure). In the manual method a specific EU object is selected that shall be used during a certain
activity (i.e. when evaluating the welds of an assembly in the Weld Planning application).
The selection criteria that are used during the automatic selection of an EU object should be set up and
customised by the customer. In this way it will be possible to define the search order for EU objects (i.e. first
compartment, second a reference surface, third geographical...). The default search order is defined as
below:
1. Panel
2. Reference Surface Object (RSO)
3. Compartment
4. Compartment type
5. Geographical
The search order can be changed by setting the environment variable SB_EU_ORDER to the wanted
search order, using the abbreviations P (panel), RSO, C (compartment), CT (compartment type) and G
(geographical) delimited by an underscore (_). The default search order as shown above would be defined
by the following assignment to the environment variable: P_RSO_C_CT_G
From the Hull Init menu below the node Other Standard Set-up click Execution Unit Obj, create and
Browse to the EU file, click Create Object
The contents of the file are built up by the syntax described in the following section.
This statement is used to define an EU object. It is given with the name of the object as argument.
The statement can have the following attributes, defining the type of EU:
/COMP Compartment
/COMP_TYPE Compartment type
/RSO Reference Surface Object
/GEO Geographical
/PAN Panel
If the attribute GEO is used, then the attributes /MAX_X and /MIN_X can be used, both with an X-coordinate
as argument, delimiting the geographical region.
Please note that the EU types COMP and COMP_TYPE are not yet supported by the complete
AVEVA Marine software and should therefore not be used for production.
The RULE statement is used to define the weld factor to be used on a steel structure of a certain type
abutting another steel structure. The attributes /ABUTTED and /ABUTTING are used, both with a functional
description as argument. The weld factor is defined by using the attribute /WELD_FACTOR with the wanted
factor as argument.
A default rule for structures with undefined functional descriptions (non-existing or equal to zero) is
automatically created in all EU objects. This automatically created default rule will get the weld factor set to
one. The default rule can of course be over-ruled by a user-defined statement (using functional description
equal to 0 as the argument of the attributes /ABUTTED and /ABUTTING).
The DEFAULT statement is used to define default weld factors for different types of steel components, to be
used when no specific rule based on functional descriptions can be found.
The statement can have the following attributes:
The resulting WLL is a function of the selected weld factor and the smallest thickness of the involved steel
structures.
If a given thickness is not found in the translation tables, the next greater value is used. If no greater value is
found, then the next smaller value of thickness is used instead.
The translation table is built up using the same definition file as used for the definition of EU objects. There
is only one valid translation table at a time meaning that all EU objects use the same translation of factors
into weld leg lengths.
The /THICK attributes requires the thickness as argument, the /WELD_FACTOR attribute requires a weld
factor as argument and the /LEG_LENGTH attribute shall be given the weld leg length as argument.
The implementation of this facility is based on the usage of the AVEVA Marine Weld Planning application.
However, some of the functionality is available also when using only AVEVA Marine Planar Hull. The
following features are available in this case:
1. If a negative weld is given, it will be considered as a weld factor (absolute value) and it will be
translated using the translation table. This is done independently if the weld in question is a fillet or a
butt weld.
2. If no weld is given, a geographical EU will be searched for and used. If a bevel is given, a weld value
is calculated only if the bevel is a fillet bevel. If no bevel is defined, the limit is checked. To get a
weld value, the limit must not be a free side and it must not be a reference to another limit (which
indicates that it is a butt weld).
3. Functional descriptions are not considered.
To load the Assembly ADP Libraries (Drawing Templates, Backing Sheets, Task Definitions,
Parts List Configuration, Labels & Symbols and Representation Rules), the following actions are required:
show !!assyDbs
In order to get the correct predefined orientation, you shall display the command window and write:
$M %PMLLIB%\assembly\data\assembly_library_upgrade.mac