Workflow

This topic describes the overall procedure for creating a Structure Functional Design model.

This task shows you how to:

Create the Structure

  1. Create a structure system. See Working with Structure Systems.
  2. From the Compass, click Structure Functional Design.
  3. Create panels. See Creating Panels.
  4. Seam the panel to split it to several plates. See Creating Seams.

    It enables you to apply different thickness to each plate. In the manufacturing stage, the divided plates can be manufactured more easily compared to the large panel.

  5. Create stiffeners on panels to strengthen them. See Working with Stiffeners.

    Note: Wherever required, you can convert the web and the flange of a stiffener into two panels, or a panel and a flat bar, or only the web to a panel. See Converting a Stiffener.

  6. Create slots to allow the passage of stiffeners across a panel or a stiffener. See Creating Slots and Collars.
  7. Create endcuts of stiffeners to maintain the connectivity. See Creating End Cuts.
  8. Create openings on panels and profiles for passage of objects such as pipes, wires, or any other objects. See Working with Openings.
  9. Create beams to provide support to the structure objects. See Creating Beams.
  10. Break panels and profiles wherever needed, to create multiple panels and profiles. See Breaking Panels and Breaking Profiles.
  11. Create flanges on the free edges of the plates to increase resistance. See Working with Flanges.
  12. Use Advanced Copy or Structure Rule Copy to copy objects along reference planes. See Using Advanced Copy and Performing Rule-based Copy.

Planning Break Management

Planning break management is necessary for transition between Structure Functional Design and Structure Design. It helps to transfer structure Functional Design systems (functional view) to the Structure Design assemblies (detailed view). The design is divided into several smaller units called design units, which are more manageable for design and manufacturing purposes.

  1. Create a design unit.
  2. Assign a volume to the design unit and initiate the unit.
  3. Manage the planning break exceptions.
  4. Generate a report for the design unit.

    The report estimates the weight, the center of gravity (CoG) and the maximum footprint dimension of the design unit

See Working with Planning Break.