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Intergraph Smart 3D Structural Manufacturing

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The Structural Manufacturing task creates manufacturing data from the model. This data is used to create and construct the physical parts of the model. This is accomplished by adding manufacturing-specific information to the detailed parts. After that, the manufacturing parts and supporting parts are generated by rules.

The manufacturing-specific information includes:

  • Fabrication Margins

  • Assembly Margins

  • Shrinkage

  • Manual marking lines (The majority of marking lines are generated automatically by rules.)

  • Manufacturing Tabs

The manufacturing supporting parts include:

  • Templates

  • Pin jigs

Manufacturing data is also controlled by applying rule-based processes and rule-based automated marking on manufacturing parts, such as:

  • Tabs and bridges

  • Plate bevels

  • Unfolding algorithms for curved plates

  • Roll lines

  • Location marks for attached structure

  • Reference plane marks

Manufacturing data is output in several ways:

  • XML, which can be read by external software such as nesting software.

  • Profile sketches for profile parts, created in the Drawings and Reports task. For more information, see the Drawings and Reports User's Guide.

  • Template set drawings and reports, created in the Drawings and Reports task. For more information, see the Drawings and Reports User's Guide.

  • Pin jig drawings and reports, created in the Drawings and Reports task. For more information, see the Drawings and Reports User's Guide.

You can start the Structural Manufacturing task by clicking Tasks > Structural Manufacturing. The Structural Manufacturing task has these commands:

Select - Used to select objects in the model.

Marking Command - Adds manual marking lines to detailed parts, such as Block Control, Painting Line, and Robot,

Marking by Definition Command - Creates marking lines based on symbol definition.

Fabrication Margin Command - Adds fabrication margin to detailed parts at plate edges or profile ends. You can place constant value margins as well as oblique margins. These margins extend along the full edge of the plate or at the end of a profile that you select.

Connect Fabrication Margin Command - Selects all of the plates or profiles bounded to the plate system or part, and selects all the faces at the bounding plate systems or parts to place margins.

Margin By Assembly Connections Command - Selects all of the plates or profiles bounded to the plate system or part, or selects al of the plates or profiles bounded to an assembly, and then selects all the faces at the bounding plate systems or parts to place margins.

Regional Margin Command - Adds a margin over a region of an edge. You can create multiple regional margins along a single edge.

Shrinkage Command - Adds extra material to detailed parts to account for weld shrinkage by scaling either along the edge or by axis.

Multi Shrinkage Command - Stretches multiple manufacturing parts to account for steel shrinkage during welding.

Manufacturing Tab Command - Adds manufacturing tabs to detailed parts at plate edges. You can place tabs of various types. For more information, see Manufacturing Tab.

Plate Template Command and Profile Face Template Command - Creates a set of templates for detailed plate and profile parts at positions that you specify. The command generates the template shapes and template table data.

Tubular Member Template Command - Creates and modifies templates to check the curvature of tube member end cuts.

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Edge Template Command - Creates and modifies templates to check the curvature of edges.

Pin Jig Command - Creates a set of pin jigs for detailed plate parts or assemblies at defined positions that you specify,

Manufacturing Plate Command - Creates a two-dimensional wireframe representation of a detailed plate that has manual and automated rule-based manufacturing data such as margins, shrinkage, marking lines, beveling, and so on, applied

Manufacturing Panel Command - Creates a two-dimensional wireframe representation for detailed plate parts combined into a panel to support panel-line production.

Manufacturing Profile Command - Creates a two-dimensional wireframe representation of a detailed profile that has manual and automated rule-based manufacturing data such as margins, shrinkage, marking lines, beveling, and so on, applied.

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Manufacturing Member Command - Creates a two-dimensional wireframe representation of a detailed member that has manual and automated rule-based manufacturing data such as margins, shrinkage, markings lines, beveling, and so on, applied.

Part Monitor Command - Displays the manufacturing part as XML or as graphics interpreted from XML, in order to preview manufacturing data before it is output. The XML is created as the command is executed, but is not saved in the database.

Annotation Editor Command - Moves annotations to avoid overlap, deletes unnecessary annotation, and adds annotations for clarity during production..

Part Editor Command - Edits manufactured parts. You can add markings, contours, and annotations to manufactured parts, and then save those changes to the database.

Manufacturing Service Manager Command - Updates or reviews objects.

New (Block) Assembly - Designs assemblies and assembly blocks and defines properties for their associated building method.

Batch Service Manager Command - Schedules a service manager batch job. This command is available on the right-click menu in the Workspace Explorer for Blocks and Assemblies.

Submit Batch Job Command - Runs batch processes using the Intergraph Batch Services framework. This command is available on the Tools menu.

Custom Processing Command - Runs custom developed (Visual Basic) reporting software. This command is available on the Tools > Manufacturing Services menu.

Stiffeners Diagonal Measurement Command - Provides a tool to extract distance information between two stiffeners or a pin jig for accuracy verification. This tool also provides information on mounting angles. This command is located on the Tools > Manufacturing Services menu.

Select Connected Object Command - Provides a tool to check which objects are connected to a selected object based on physical connections between the parts. This allows you to check if a given manufacturing plate or profile is out of date. This command displays the same list as that shown on the Status tab when you modify a single manufacturing plate or profile. This command is located on the Tools > Manufacturing Services menu.

Macro Editor Command - Provides a tool to view, edit, and overwrite generated macros placed on profile and member parts. The software displays profile and member parts and the macros generated for the parts in a grid. You can edit macro attributes in the property grid, or apply a different macro to a part. You can also reset the definition and attributes of a macro to the rule-selected values. This command is located on theTools > Manufacturing Services menu.

Copy Structure Command - Provides a tool to generate new plate geometry by copying from an original plate with advanced plate system marks representing the connected structure. This allows you to product the manufacturing data bypassing any problems from the original model data set. This command also provides a tool to generate a surface from plates that can be taken to GAR and repaired before it is used for manufacturing data. This command is located on the Tools > Manufacturing Services menu.

Generate Frame System from Pin Jig Command - Generates a frame system based on pin jig properties. The command creates a coordinate system with the origin at (H0,V0) pin position, and creates frames at the pin rows and columns along the x-axis and y-axis. Along the z-axis, the frames are created at the pin jig base plane, at maximum and minimum pin heights as defined in the catalog. This command is located on the Tools > Manufacturing Services menu. For more information, see Generate Frame System from Pin Jig.

Export to Nesting Command - Translates the geometry of selected manufacturing data exchange formats and stores this information in a specified file. The manufacturing data is not saved in the Model database. This command is located on the Tools > Manufacturing Services menu.

Managed Export for Smart Production Command - Exports both the DSTV and XML data. This export uses the SmartProductionConfig.xml default configuration file. This command is located on the Tools > Manufacturing Export menu.

Managed Export for DSTV Command - Exports the DSTV data for the selected assembly, and manages the .nc1 files that the software generates. This export uses the DSTVConfig.xml default configuration file. This command is located on the Tools > Manufacturing Export menu.

Managed Export Command - Creates a neutral export. This export does not have an associated configuration file. Instead, it uses the configuration file that you select. This export is intended to be used with custom configuration files. This command is located on the Tools > Manufacturing Export menu.

Check Manufacturability Command - Analyzes parts in the current workspace and reports the objects that will be difficult or impossible to manufacture. This command is available on the Tools menu