Weld Business Rule for New Panel Model Support

Create edge preparation, positive margin, or negative margin features on split plate edges connected by the weld through the Weld Action Rule. Or, create opening preparation features on split plates through the Opening Action Rule.

• Basic Feature Generation:

  During update IPM, DST generates all the basic features like BSU, Outer Contour, and so on, for the split plate. The functionality and result of split plates is the same as normal plates.

• Rule Based Feature Generation:
  • Weld Action Rule: Written in EKL language, this action rule generates a code used to retrieve values from the Weld Detail Table.

    There is a Butt-Plate weld type between split plates of new panels. You can create an action rule to generate a code as per the logic required and assign it in the Weld Action Rule in data setup. During update IPM, you can search for the code generated from this action rule using the Weld Detail Table.

    You can retrieve the values of edge preparation and positive and negative margins corresponding with the code. The update then applies the code to the objects connected by the weld.

    Using this action rule, you can determine whether or not the creation of an attachment line or an alignment line took place.

  • Opening Action Rule: This action rule is for different opening preparation types.

    The input for this action rule is a SDD Opening feature and a processing item on which an opening is created. The defined and created action rule is referred to in the Update IPM Process. Output of this action rule is a type of opening preparation creation. For example: cut, marked, drilled, and others, is a String output.

    The opening preparation type is based on the output string of the action rule.

    • Opening preparations types valid for cutouts on split plates: none, marked, cut, bridged, tabbed, and drilled.
    • Opening preparation types valid for slots on split plate Boundary Opening Preparation types: marked and cut.