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SHANGHAI DESIGN ASSOCIATES

Shipconstructor Structure Tutorial

SC

WRITED BY Henry LU
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Shanghai 200031, China
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SC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SHIPCAM - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SC - - - - - - - - - - -

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SC
z SC AUTOCAD CAD
SC
z SC AUTOCAD
shipconstructor,structure,utilities,nest,visibility.
z

z SC SHIPCONSTRUCTOR SHIPCAM
SHIPCONSTRUCTOR

SHIPCAM
SHIPCAM InverseBend()
LinesFairing()LoftSpace()Pinjigs()
PlateExpand( ) Printoffsets( )
ShellExpand()StringerCutouts()
z SC
SHICAM SC
z SC
PART

1 define part,

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2 buildstrategy,

3 nest

4 export,

SC
z
project
unit(group)
part

z UNIT UNITSC
world Standard planes
frame,deck,longitudinal

GROUP GROUP AUTOCAD

z part XYZ
group, XY Z

group
CAD
YZ XZ

ETC.

UNIT 3D GROUP 2D
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1. GROUPFRAMEDECKLONGITUDINAL
ARBITRARY
aFRAME GROUP
z PROJECT UNIT
z UNIT SCIN FRAME LINES
z

new plannar group FRAME LINE

new planar group

z OK
bDECK GROUP
z UNIT SCIN WATER LINES
z

new plannar group WATER LINE

new planar group

z OK
cLONGITUDINAL GROUP
z UNIT SCIN BUTTOCK LINES
z

new plannar group BUTTOCK LINE

new planar group

z OK
dARBITRARY GROUP
z UNIT

Activate Ucs FRAME

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new plannar group

new planar group

z OK

3D UNIT
FRAME GROUP d.
GROUP
A UCSX
Y ZB

Activate Ucs GROUP

FRAME GROUP DECK

GROUP
2. GROUP PARTFRAMEDECKLONGITUDINAL
A

z DECK GROUP 2D GROUP

A/B

Mark Group IntersectionsFRAME

LINES FRAME GROUP DECK GROUP

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z CENTER LINE
z
z

Tool Path
outside cut:inside cut:OK
outside cut inside cut

Plate solidoutside cut inside cut

OK
,

STIFFENER

MARK LINE ENDCUT

z A
z

CAD
z

Stiffener Solid/
3D SOLID
WEB DERECTION TOE DERECTION
ENDCUTOK

Insert

Standard Part

Faceplate Solid: SC Structure\ Faceplate

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3D SOLID

OK
E

Flange Plate: SC Structure\ Flange

OK

plate(standard
stiffener) SC

1. standards
A. structural()
structural
define part,

.rofile
z rofile
.

z Cutouts
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z Endcuts
.

Manager: Shipconstructor\run manager,

z PLATE

z STIFFENER Profile B
rofile, endcut, cutout B
Cutouts
stock
How to define a part?
z outcut, incut, markline,
text note, part orientation icon,
weld shrinkage,
z

Define Part: SC Structure\ Part\Define

OK

Develop Build Strategy: SC Build Strategy

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assembly nest .
z build strategy

z assembly

z Nest

STIFFENER

SHIPCAM
z linesfairing,
z loftspace,
z inversbend,
z pinjigs,
z plateexpand,
z printoffsets,
z shellexpangd,
z stringercutouts
Alinesfairing
1.CAD CAD *.DXF
2. loftspaceimport .DXF*.PMK

DELET LINES CREATE LINES

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3.
/CONNECT/ SHIFT 2
4. .PMKSAVE AS*.STO
*.PMKSAVE AS*.STS
File/Save Possible as
*.STO *.STS
5. *.STO *.STS/TRIM/ HULL
6. linesfairingOPEN *.STO/ PAGE UP / PAGE
DOWN//
7. loftspaceOPEN *.STO BLOCK/SORT LINES

8. linesfairing
OPEN *.STO

References/Surface Setup Frame

lines,Water lines,Buttock lines

FILE/MAKE LINES OFFSETS INSERT DELET
*.LGO
Loftspace/OPEN *.LGO/MESH EQUEL

References/Frame lines(Water lines,Buttock lines)/

*.LOC/
1 COLOR FRAME LINES
References/File/Open *.STS
2 COLOR FRAME LINES
*.LGO 1 COLOR FRAME LINES 2 COLOR
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FRAME LINES

Recalculate Sections
Insert Control Point

File/Save Sline *.LGS

9. loftspaceOpen *.LGS()

Generate Surface

*.msh/*.devCross Spline
B-Spline B Developable
Straight Section
BLoftspace
1.
HULL.MSHPlanar SectionPlane Parallel
*.LOC FRAME LINESWATER LINES BUTTOCK LINES

2.
a. HULL.MSHLines/Create
BLOCKS/TRIMOK
b. HULL.MSHPlanar SectionPlane Parallel
*.LOC BLOCKS/TRIM
OK
c.*.DXF
CAD
d. HULL.MSHFILE/IMPORT DXF FILE*.DXF
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BLOCKS/TRIMOK
e. HULL.MSH*.PMK BLOCKS/TRIM
1

OK*.PMK *.PMK
*.DXF*.DXF *.PMK

**

Cstringercutouts
1. Plane
z Plane /Constant Haft-Breath*.LOC OK
Save Stringercutout Surfaces*.str
z Plane /Constant Height*.LOC OK Save
Stringercutout Surfaces*.str
2. Girth
z Constant Girth From Bottom
z Constant Girth From Top
z Proportional Girth
Save Stringercutout Surfaces*.str
3. Projection\Body Projection
z *.DXF
CAD
z ShipCAMImport *.DXF*.DXFSave as *.PRJ.
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z StringerCutouts *.FRM File/Mark Options

Projection/Body Projection/
*.PRJOK.
1

z File Save Stringercutout Surfaces *.str File

Save Plate Marks*.PMK

z ShipconstructorSC Structure/Stiffener/New twisted

*.PRJOK
z Projection:Plan Projection Profile Projection Body
Projection

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SC

1. SHIPCONSTRUCTOR
4
Navigator:Shipconstructor\Navigator :
project unitgroup
group()
Model link shipconstructor\Mlink
group
new plannar group :Shipconstructor\ plannar group\ new
unit

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//GROUP
/OK
Manager: Shipconstructor\run manager,

2.
3D view:SC utilities\3D viewpoint,
production layers:

solid layers:

production layers & solid layers:

Activate Layer Group
Layer Visibility

3.Utilities
5
Activate Ucs: SC utilities\ Activate Ucs/

Hide Objects: SC utilities\ Hide Objects

Unhide Objects: SC utilities\ Unhide Objects/

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Toggle(Projects into UCS)

Move Geometry to layer

1 Copy Geometry to layer

2 Activate layer
3 Deactivate layer
4 Activate layer group
4.
Tool Path:SC Structure\ Tool Pathoutside cut:
inside cut:

///OK
Plate solid: SC Structure\ Plate/
///OK

Edit Plate

Corrugated Plate:

Edit Corrugated Plate:

Planking:

Edit Planking:

Stiffener Solid: SC Structure\ Stiffener/

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///
/OK

1 Stiffener Solid From Point:

2 (Edit Stiffener)
3 Insert Cutouts:
4 Edit Cutouts:
Faceplate Solid: SC Structure\ Faceplate
///
///OK

1 Edit Faceplate:

Flange Plate: SC Structure\ Flange

///OK

1 Edit Flange plate:

Mark Group Intersections: SC utilities\ Mark Group

Intersections

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CUTOUT MARKLINE
part orientation icon, weld shrinkage

1 3D to 2D:
2 Insert Stiffener Cutouts From Group

3 Insert Stiffener Cutouts

4 Break @Intersection:

5 Break @Distance

6 Mark lines

7 Part Orientation Icon

8 Weld shrinkage Icon

9 Accuracy Control

10 Stiffener Accuracy control

Insert Standard Part: SC Structure\ Insert Standard Part

Define Part: SC Structure\ Part\Define

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1 Undefined Part:

2 Deactivate part

3 Reactivate part
4 Edit part:
Part list: SC Structure\ Part\List
Develop Build Strategy: SC Build Strategy

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