ShipConstructor 2008 Training Outline Project Management

Concepts
Server, File Server, SQL Server, Licence Server Project, .pro file, drawings directory, project templates Navigator, Unit, Planar Group, UCS Administrator, Manager Project Settings Stock Catalog

Procedures
Installing updates Managing Users Finding items in catalog Using Navigator

Hull
Concepts
Navarch Surfaces Surface formats Mark lines Stringer shells

Procedures
Importing surface Creating marklines Creating stringer shell Creating stringers Creating shell plates

Structure 1
Concepts
Navarch geometry Modelling strategies Construction line types Group Intersections Construction line relationships Plate Properties Part Relationships Mark lines

Procedures
Importing geometry Creating plates Modelling decks and bulkheads

Structure 2

Concepts
Stiffener properties Folded Flanges Faceplates

Procedures
Adding stiffeners Applying end cuts and trims Adding faceplates Adding flanges

Structure 3
Concepts
Standard Parts Mirroring Part Replication Structure Utilities

Procedures
Modeling frames Inserting plate cutouts Adding brackets

Checking
Concepts

Interference Checking Model Checking Build Strategy NavisWorks 3D model Structural mechanical interaction

Procedures
Check Drawing Local interference Unit interference Annotate assembly drawings Creating NavisWorks models NavisWorks navigation Redlining and searching Penetrations

Outputs
Concepts
Templates & Assembly drawing contents Nesting Profile Plots Publishing work packages Review of project workflow

Procedures
Generate Assembly drawings Generate Nest Drawing Manual nesting Generate stiffener plot Generate faceplate plot Dwf creation Work pack creation

Change Management
Concepts
Change management Modifying parts

Procedures
Change parts Update drawings Drawing markup

Mechanical Setup
Concepts
Pipe stock catalog Standards, Catalogs & Specs

Procedures

Standards Nominal Sizes Size Definitions End Treatments Connections Stock definition and usage Import/Export Accessory Packages

Equipment
Equipment Library
Add Hierarchy Add Equipment Add user Attributes (Tag Numbers) Add end connections Edit equipment model
3D solids End connections CG point Placement point

Equipment model dwg template Equipment model dwg

Equipment arrangement dwg

Pipe
Pipe Model dwg template
Pipe dwg options

Pipe Model dwg

Systems Setup Branch setup Default System

Pipe Modelling Pipe Spools

Spool Manager Spool Dwg generation Spool dwg editing

Pipe Arrangement Drawings

Spool BOM Parts BOM 3D Clip Ghost layers Hide brackets

Penetrations

HVAC

HVAC Model dwg template

HVAC dwg options

HVAC Model dwg

Systems Setup Branch setup Default System

HVAC drawing
NavAid Command Line options Snaps Transforms Bent, Straight, Bend, Pants, Reducer, Saddle

HVAC Spools
Spool Manager Spool Dwg generation Spool dwg editing

Reports
Running Structure Reports Modifying Structure Report Running Mech Reports Modifying Mech Reports

NavisWorks
Creating NavisWorks models NWF files NavisWorks walkthrough NavisWorks inspection NavisWorks viewpoints and reporting