About In-Process Model with Part Planning - Simplified Mode

This describes different scenarios when using the Part Planning - Simplified Mode with Plates, Stiffeners, and Weld-Based features in Flat In-Process Models.

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Updating In-Process Models

Flat and Curved Plates

Intermediate manufacturing features create in the formed result, which are not mandatory to generate the final results in this app are optional. This gives you the capability not to create the intermediate manufacturing features, which consume resources and time, but to create flattened manufacturing features directly.

Update In-Process Models generates manufacturing features directly in the flattened part when part planning is done in simplified mode:

For flat plate design objects: The manufacturing features generate in the In-Process Model as before.

For curved plate design objects:

  • All manufacturing features create directly under the manufacturing representation of the flattened In-Process Model.
  • Manufacturing features representing the flattened results create without any intermediate features.
  • All the features supported in normal mode are the same in simplified mode.

Updating In-Process Models generates manufacturing features directly in the flattened part when part planning uses Simplified Mode.

For a curved plate, when part planning is in Simplified Mode, all the manufacturing features directly create in the flattened In-Process Models without any intermediate formed features. There are no intermediate features under the curved In-Process Model.



All the required manufacturing features create directly in the flattened In-Process Model. The manufacturing features created represents the flattened results.



Stiffeners

There are intermediate manufacturing features created which represent a formed result. These intermediate features are not mandatory to generate the results, but optional. Creating intermediate manufacturing features, which consume resources and time but use this to create straightened manufacturing features directly for stiffeners.

Stiffeners

During Update In-Process Models execution, it only takes the objects, which are part planned as Simplified Mode as:

  • For straight stiffener design objects, there are no changes in manufacturing feature creation. It behaves as normal mode.
  • For curved/bent stiffener design objects;
    • In-Process Models (Resulting products of manufactured parts)
      • As per the simplified model, there is no feature container (3D Shape, so called MfgRep) under In-Process Models of the manufactured part.
      • Therefore, there are no manufacturing features created as intermediate features.
    • Flattened In-Process Models (Resulting products of fabricate items)
      • All manufacturing features create directly under this object.
      • Manufacturing features represents straightened results create without intermediate features.
      • All the features supported in normal mode are the same in simplified mode.

For formed stiffeners, behavior changes are based on the mode-selected during Part Planning.

  • Part Planned in Normal Model

    In below figure in In-Process Models, there are intermediate manufacturing features represents features in the formed design model. Flattened In-Process Models use this manufacturing features in In-Process Models to position correctly in the straightened stiffener.



  • Part planned in Simplified Model -Through this enhancement, manufacturing features in Flattened In-Process Models create directly without intermediate features creation. Thus, there are no manufacturing features created under In-Process Models.



  • Feature support - All the manufacturing features supported in normal mode is the same in simplified mode.

Weld Management Based Features in the Flat In-Process Model

This focuses on the generation of the following weld-based features in Flat In-Process Model during Update In-Process Model execution on Simplified Plate data. This includes the Attachment Line, Positive Margin, and Edge Preparation.

Manufacturing features generate under the Curved and Flattened In-Process Model (IPM) for a Curved Plate Process. The features under Curved IPM are intermediate features, which help feature generation in Flat IPM. The features generated in Flat IPM are of real use since workshop documents generate based on them.

The features in Curved IPM are the intermediate featured. As a part of support for the Simplified Plate data model, features generate only in the Fabricate In-Process Model (Flat IPM). This reduces the time and resource spent in generating intermediate features.

Based on the Design Data the behavior is as follows

For Flat Plate: There are no changes in weld-based manufacturing feature creation. It behaves as normal mode

For Curved Plate:

  • There is no change in Weld-based feature generation in Normal mode.
  • For Simplified mode:
    • In-Process Models (Resulting products of manufactured parts)
      • As per the simplified model, there are no feature containers (3D Shape, so called MfgRep) under In-Process Models of the manufactured part.
      • Therefore, there are no manufacturing features created as intermediate features.
    • Flattened In-Process Models (Resulting products of fabricate items)
      • All Weld based features create directly under this object.
      • Weld based features representing Flat results create without intermediate features.
      • All weld-based features supported in normal mode are the same in Simplified Mode.

The Simplified model supports only a new fastener model. Therefore, the Weld-based feature generation completes based on the new fastener model only.

Following are the weld-based features:

  • Attachment line
    • Attachment line generation on Joined part.
    • Alignment line generation on Joined and Pilot Part.
    • For the Butt case: Only the Alignment line generates on Joined and Pilot Part.
    • For the Lid case: Only the Attachment line generates on Joined Part.
  • Margin generation:
    • For Tee Weld joint: Positive margin feature generates on the Pilot Part.
    • For Butt Weld joint: Positive margin feature generates on Pilot and Joined Part.
  • Edge Preparation feature
    • For Tee Weld joint: Edge preparation feature generates on Pilot Part.
    • For Butt Weld joint: Edge preparation feature generates on Pilot and Joined Part.

These weld-based features are rule driven features. Corresponding rules define in the PRM.

Supports all weld-based feature generation for all existing weld types for the Simplified data model.

Following is the behavior of weld based features defined:



For Part Planning in Normal Mode

In In-Process Models, there are intermediate Weld based features represents features in the formed design model. In Flattened In-Process Models use manufacturing features, In-Process Models to position correctly in the Flattened Plate.

For Joined part:



For Pilot Part:



For Part Planning in Simplified Mode

  • Weld based manufacturing features in Flattened In-Process Models are created directly without intermediate features creation. Thus, there are no manufacturing features created under In-Process Models.
  • Feature support - Supports all the Weld based manufacturing features in normal mode is the same in Simplified Mode.

For Joined part:



For Pilot Part:



For Lid Plate:

  • For Joined Part: Attachment line creates.

  • For Pilot Part: Edge Prep and Margins create.