Shell Application Training

Shell Views
&
Seams and Butts
&
Shell plate development
 Shell view
• Side view
• Top view
• Aft (Frame) view
• 3D aft view
• 3D forward view
View settings
• Database group
• View area
• Scale
• Inside/outside
• Create view with only
– Hull lines
– Construction
– All (Hull lines & Construction)
• Maximum reference distance (only plates with a relation closer then this
distance will be present)
• Port/Starboard shown upwards
 Use the Views for the right purpose
• Important to know
– If chosen for all Hull groups it is not
possible to create seams/butts in this
view.
– It is not possible to change the Hull
group number after creation the view.
– Create seams/butts only in Side, Top or
After views and use one special block
section for this purpose.
– Create plates in the block section where
they belong.
 Hull group names
• Hull group names are digits
• The default Hull is group 0 it have to be
present.
• 0-999 Port & Starboard side
• 1000-1999 Starboard side
• 2000-2999 Port side
 Hull group line types
1 Angle lines AL
2 Function curves FS “View”->”Hull lines”

3 Knuckle lines KN
4 Dimension lines (3d lines) DS
5 Diagonals -
6 Frames FR
7 Buttocks BT
8 Waterlines WL
9 Butts BU
10 Seams SE
 Line type colour definition
• Line type colour per section
– Settings>Block Properties>Shape
line settings
• Default colour definition
– below Label 1 defined in file
%ncgnorms%\shapes\default.cmd

Label 2 is used for 3d-show

Label 7 is used for hull-shape
 Shell view hull lines
• By default only the Line types Knuckles ,
Angle lines, Butt and Seams are visible in a
new created view
• Add extra 2d lines with File>New>View>Shell Expansion.
• Add extra Hull lines with View>Hull lines
 Seams & Butts
• These default seam and butt numbers will
be shown in 2D-3DContek & Shell
– Seams 300-399 & 1300-1399
– Butts 500-599 &1500-1599
• These defaults can be overruled with a
setting in the System management
application Presentation -> Weldsymbols>Show all weld symbols” This
only for weld symbols in cross section.
 Modify view settings
• Scale
• Area
• View direction
• Reference distance
• Base or Centre line
• Recover Deleted Hull lines
Create Shell plate input
Tool bar Insert

• Needed items
– Hull shape view of only one group (not All)
– Seams
– Butts
– Extra Hull lines with Presentation>Hull lines
 Tool bar Insert
Create Butts
• Use function Insert>Butts
• Define butt always with a positive view area (min breadth=0)
• Start number
– By default 500
– The system takes care of the highest number
• Butt defined by only 2 points
• Input
– Graphically by crosshair
– Manually by keyboard

Create seams/butts only in Side, Top or After views and use one special block section for this purpose.
 Create Butts (Point definition)
• Graphically by crosshair
– Lower point
• Fixed length value
– Upper point
• Limitation in height
• Use Limits To avoid double projection points
– Important Limits (area) per view
• After view frame Min & Max values
• Side view breadth Min & Max values
• Top view Height Min & Max values
 Modify butts
• Option Modify>Butts
• Select Butt
– Select Butt on view by crosshair
– Select Butt from the panel
• Modify selected seam values
– Upper/lower point values
– Limits
 Remove butts
• Option Modify>Remove 3D-
Items> Seams and Butts
• Select Butt
– Graphically by crosshair
– Select from list
 Create Seams
• Option Insert>Seams Tool bar Insert
• Define seam always with a positive view area
(min breadth=0)
• Start number
– By default 300 or 1300
– The system takes care of the highest
number
• Seam defined by 2 or more points
• Input
– Graphically by crosshair
– Manually by keyboard
 Create Seams (Point definition)
• Possibilities
– Add
– Replace
– Remove
– Insert
– define Limits
– Select Line type default seam
 Create Seams (add or replace)
• Add Point will be added after last point
– Point values in panel
– Select point in View
• Replace selected point will be changed
– Select first the point in list (this to get the values in the input fields)
• Or point out replacing point in graphical view. This
can be done several times for the same point.
• Or type new values in panel and choose again the
replace radio button
 Create Seams (remove & insert)
• Remove
– Select point in the panel and select again the remove button
– Select * point in view to remove (next point will be removed also)
• Insert
– Select point in list where point have to be inserted before
– Modify values in panel and choose the insert radio button
again
– Select new point in view (next point will be added before the new
added previous point)
 Create Seams (Fairing types)
• Fairing Type to control the shape
– TAS Tangent start

– TAE Tangent end

– TKN Knuckle

!The fairing type will be only visible after projection.

 Create Seams (Fairing types)
• Fairing Type to control the shape
– TR50 Add radius
– TR500 Add circle at given centre point

!The fairing type will be only visible after projection.

 Create Seams (line types & limits)
• Line types
– seam
– 3D line (to mark on the plate or to use
for shell frames)

• Limits
– Needed to limit the possibilities
to intersect with shapes far-away
from the wanted are.

!A 3D line gets dimension as type in the shape database

Modify Seams
• Option Modify>Seams
• Select Seam
– Seam on view by crosshair
– Seam on the panel

! Not possible to change seam number

Remove Seams
• Option Construction>Remove> Seams
and Butts
• Select Seam
– Graphically by crosshair in view
– Manually by selecting from the list
 Copy Seam & Butts
• Select in view Seam or Butt or
other hull line type
• Add value in shift direction
• Select “along …” for shift along
frames or waterlines or buttocks
shape. If not the direction will be
shifted orthogonal to the original
line.

! Shift direction is only used for the control points

 Copy Seam & Butts (attach points)
• When a hull line is selected other then seam or butt it is necessary to
give the numbers of control point. With this number the control points
will be calculated by divided the original line in equal pieces. These
points will be use for projecting and fairing.
! In case of a seam or butt the original
input points will be used and this panel
will be skipped from the process.

! Please check the seam or butt number

before excepting the new line

At the end of the copy process you are

able to make changes and aspect the
seam or butt
 Create shell plate
• Option Insert>Shell plate input
• Default plate number 50
• Thickness
• Material type

Please check the default Panel number in the System management application
Logistics>Automatic part numbering>other>Shell plate panel name
 Calculation direction of shell plates
• The standard calculation direction of shell plates will be from aft butt
to fwd butt. With the function “reverse calc” switch you can calculate
from fwd butt to aft butt by set this to “on”.
• If you creating some plate input in an after ship, side or front view
(which has the highest frame number before the Reversed frame
number (before is in the direction of the after ship)) the system will
switch automatically this function to “on” in all other cases it will
switch to off.
• The best way to divine the calculate direction for shell plates is from
the side where the shape is less curved to the side where the curve is
stronger. In the most cases is this from “Reverse frame” to after or
from “Reverse frame” to for ship.
 Create shell plate (Plate boundary)
• Minimal 3 boundary’s
• Aft or for butt can be empty
• Boundary’s are Seams, Butts or Knuckles
– (other hull line type are also possible)
• Select boundary starting with aft butt
– In view by crosshair
– In panel by entering Line type and number

! Extra Hull lines with Presentation>Hull lines

Create shell plate (Hints and limitations)

• After selecting the aft butt the toggle will move

automatically to fwd butt
• For reselecting a boundary in view activate the toggle of the
boundary first
• If a boundary exist out 2 separate lines the second toggle
have to be used
• Maximum lines per boundary is 2
• The second plate will get input from the previous
• The after butt is always situated nearly after ship or CL
• The Lower seam is always situated nearly CL (please take in
account that lower seam in top SB view can be upper seam)
 Create shell plate (extra length)
• Over length per boundary
– 25 => text + marking line
– A => no text no marking line
– -A => only text
– E => only marking line
– 25/10 => over length on first & second boundary
 Create shell plate (position)
• SB+PS (default)
– 2 plates will be calculated (1 PS & 1SB)
– The drawn plate is situated on PS
• SB only
– 1 plates will be calculated SB
– The drawn plate is situated on SB
• PS only
– 1 plates will be calculated PS
– The drawn plate is situated on PS

! In all cases one DXF file will be made for each plate.
Create shell plate (Position at mirror image)
• SB+PS
– 2 plates will be calculated (1 SB & 1 PS)
– The drawn plate is situated on SB
• SB only
– 1 plates will be calculated SB
– The drawn plate is situated on PS
• PS only
– 1 plates will be calculated PS
– The drawn plate is situated on SB

! In all cases one DXF file will be made for each plate.
 Create shell plate (Direction and Calculate over CL)
• SB+PS reverse calculation direction
– 2 plates will be calculated (1 SB & 1 PS)
– The drawn plate is situated on PS
– Calculation direction from forward to aft butt

• SB+PS over CL
– 1 plates will be calculated crossing CL
– The lower seam is situated on PS side (but can be selected in SB)
– If the name and type of the lower and upper seam are the same the
plate is a mirror image.

! In all cases one DXF file will be made for each plate.
 Create shell plate (Method of forming)
• Cold forming (default)
– Plate will be calculated smaller in length direction
– After pressing the plate it will be exact in length.

• Line heating (Have to be select each time)

– Plate will be calculated bigger in length direction
– After heating and cools down the plate will be exact in length.
 Create shell plate
(Calculate according to the given lines)

• Lyn data
– These lines will be used to calculate the elongation, it is important
to divide these lines in equal section perpendicular to the seams.
– LYN direction (Development direction)
• L in length direction (normally frames will be used)
• B in breadth direction (normally buttocks will be used)
• H in height direction (normally waterlines will be used)
– Input parameters are
• FR DS WL BT AL FC SE ST (Hull shape line types)
• SG (step size)
• It is important to order the lines from aft butt to for butt.
• In case Hull lines are present in the drawing, lines can be select with the
crosshair (The toggle have to be set).

! Extra Hull lines with Presentation>Hull lines

 Create shell plate
(Marking extra Hull Shape lines)

• Marking lines
– These hull lines will be added to the plate
– Input parameters have to be
• FR DS WL BT AL FC SE ST (line types)
• SG (step size)
• In case Hull lines are present in the drawing, lines can be select with
the crosshair (The toggle have to be set).

! Extra Hull lines with Presentation>Hull lines

 Create shell plate (Templates)
• Templates
– Plate
• Plate with straight line related to one plane for the total
shell plate
– Roe
• Bending lines describing the curve of the shape
– Upl
• Plate with parallel top line related to the shape
– Tabn
• List of coordinates from left to right side in tabular
format
– Tabb
• List of coordinates from left to right side in tabular
format with one extra coordinate outside the template
– Rad
• List of radii in tabular format with arcs

(If a tabular output is requested the report layout file %ncgnorms%\zmhuidtab.ind have to be present)
Default settings (shell plates & Templates)
• System management
– Templates
– Marking lines
 Template Information
Template
identification

Marking
Indication to Bevel at Sign longitudinal
lower seam line templates
 Template information
(Naming and store location)
• Template name
– <Shell plate name>_FR<number>.dxf
– <Shell plate name>_BU<number>.dxf
• Longitudinal template name
– <Shell plate name>_Top.dxf or _Bot.dxf or _Mid.dxf

• Output folder (Output directory)

– . (dxf file will be saved in block
section folder)
– F:\dxf Object Section (dxf file will be
saved in f:\dxf\<object>\<section>\shell
folder)
 Plate template Information
(Slots & template outside shell plate)
Bevel lower This mark indicate that the template is at
side the outside of the shell plate

• Template slots
Longitudinal
Template slot
 Longitudinal template
• Type 1
– Template horizontal/vertical
– No double curve template
– Base plane not the same as cross template
– Cross template marked on template
• Type 2
– Same plane as cross template
– No double curve template
– Cross template marked
– BMT bottom/middle/top
– Limitation (if not present the lines will be drawn from after to forward)
• AL Aft limitation
• FL forward limitation
 CAM shell plate
• Indication upper seam boundary
 Shell plate option Construction
• First four fields are special made for
one customer (Please don’t use them)
• Indicate how marking lines will be
drawn on the shell plate. Default marking
will be depending of the general system management
setting Cam>Autopart>Shell plates>Marking lines.
 Options for Shell plate (1)
• Rolling line
– The give number will be the name of the rolling line. If
empty no rolling line will be present.
• Area limitation (These have to be set if the calculation of the
plate will be disturb by shape lines of the same group, f.i. multiple
intersection points)
• Shrinkage compensation
– Factor Actual dimension + shrinkage/ Actual dimension
1000+2/1000=1.002
• XYL
– Axis distance to the closest point of minimum plate border. If
this value is given a base and left y axis line will be present
in the dxf file.
• GEO
– Distance between marking line and plate border
• Shift of plane
– Distance to neutral surface on with the plate is calculated,
Zero means the half thickness.
 Options for Shell plate (2)
• Border tolerance
– Maximum deviation of calculated border point
• Marking tolerance
– Maximum deviation of calculated marking line point
The default tolerance have to be set with Settings>tolerance
shell plate. Calculation points with a bigger tolerance will
be skipped from the develop plate. Handle with care.

• Elongation type
– Def => automatic detected elongation depending of the shape
– GR => no elongation
– MR => only centre elongation
– KR => only side elongation
 Options for Shell plate (3)
• Mirror template
– This option “Mirror template” control the position of the
template plane to the opposite as normal. In normal
situation it will give the template outside of the plate. In
that case with the special outside marker.
– The template height can still be used to change the plane
of the templates.
– If you use the normal template but a negative height the
template plane will be moved to the outside direction of
the plate. The template marker will be the normal one.
– If you use the “Mirror template” option with a negative
height the template plane will be moved to the inside
direction of the plate. The template marker will be the
outside marker.
– In case of the outside template the given plate thickness
line will used for the shape of the template.
 Create production information
for shell plates
• CAM >Create Production Information
– Select plate to calculate
• 1 plate from list
• All plates
– Select configuration
– Select options for the outcome of dxf
• Default (Plate boundary is poly marking are lines)
• Poly line
• Line
– View log file (please check always your
elongation this have to realistic)
 View Shell plate result
• Check log file
– Input correct
– Are borders intersection each other
– Is elongation list made
– Is dxf file created
 Shell plate viewer
• This function can be used to check the plate and
templates. It can be used also as a standalone
application and can help the production people to
understand the situation of the shape and plate.
 Reports
• Elongation list
– %ncgnorms%\huidreklyst.ind
• Template list
– %ncgnorms\%zmhuidtab.ind
• Partlist
– %ncgnorms%\Poslyst.ind
• Input file
– <section>\shell\pl<partnumber>.inp
• Jiglist
– %ncgnorms%\jiglyst.ind

! The normal report can be used instead of the mentioned part list
! The ind files have to be modified manually to get changes in the layout of the reports
 Reports
Elongation list

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Yard No : 1000 Section : 400 NC Object : 6116 |
| |
| Platenumber: 52 Amount : 2 |
| Length : 5843.46 mm Gross Weight : 0.4701 ton Number of templates in this plate: 7 |
| Breadth : 1256.91 mm Nett. Weight : 0.4586 ton Number of longitudinal templates : 3 |
| Thickness : 8 mm |
| Center of gravity in 3D schip: Length :16847.42 mm , Breadth: 7527.15 mm ,Height: 4165.21 mm |
| Div : Materialtype: PL Material code : GR-A Density: 8 |
| |
|TYPE LINENO X Y ELO X Y ELO X Y ELO X Y ELO X Y ELO Bev B Bev T|
|=================================================================================================================================|
|BUTT 504 0.0 0.0 0.0 16.4 310.3 0.0 26.6 620.8 0.0 32.4 931.4 0.0 35.4 1242.1 0.0 101. 94.3|
|FRAME23 559.6 9.7 0.0 572.6 318.2 0.1 580.4 626.9 0.1 584.8 935.7 0.0 587.0 1244.4 0.0 99.7 93.7|
|FRAME24 1218.3 16.9 0.0 1228.2 324.2 0.1 1233.9 631.6 0.1 1237.0 939.0 0.0 1238.3 1246.4 0.0 98.4 93.2|
|FRAME25 1874.9 21.0 0.0 1882.3 327.7 0.1 1886.5 634.6 0.1 1888.6 941.4 0.0 1889.3 1248.2 0.0 97.3 92.7|
|FRAME26 2529.8 22.8 0.0 2535.5 329.4 0.0 2538.4 636.2 0.0 2539.8 942.9 0.0 2540.0 1249.7 0.0 96.4 92.4|
|FRAME27 3183.7 23.1 0.0 3187.9 330.1 0.0 3190.0 637.1 0.0 3190.7 944.0 0.0 3190.6 1251.0 0.0 95.6 92.1|
|FRAME28 3836.6 22.6 0.0 3839.7 330.0 0.0 3841.1 637.5 0.0 3841.4 944.9 0.0 3841.0 1252.4 0.0 94.9 91.8|
|FRAME29 4539.1 21.4 0.0 4541.3 329.5 0.0 4542.1 637.6 0.0 4542.0 945.7 0.0 4541.3 1253.8 0.0 94.4 91.6|
|FRAME30 5241.0 19.8 0.0 5242.5 328.7 0.0 5242.9 637.6 0.0 5242.5 946.5 0.0 5241.6 1255.4 0.0 93.9 91.4|
|BUTT 505 5842.3 18.3 0.0 5843.3 328.0 0.0 5843.4 637.6 0.0 5842.8 947.3 0.0 5841.7 1256.9 0.0 93.7 91.2|
| |
| |
|_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
Template
A B C D E
angles
0 1/4 1/2 3/4 1
 Upper Seam
Indicator Reports
2D expansion
E 1

D 3/4

C 1/2

B 1/4
Elongation Elongation Elongation
=0.1mm =0.1mm =0.1mm 0
A

3D view
Foreship
93.7 degr. Template angles
Upper Seam
(BEV T)

99.7 degr.
(BEV B)

Note: templates at frame 24, 26 and 28 are not visible in this example!
 Reports
| |
| Damen Shipyards Gorinchem Template list Date: 20-MAR-07 |
| GRONINGGEN B.V. |
| OSLOWEG 110 CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC |
| POSTBUS 204 9700AE GRONINGEN CC ###### CC ##### |
| TABLE OF COORDINATES FOR TEMPLATES CC ## ## CC ## |
| TEL : (050)5412632 CC ## ## CC ##### |
| FAX : (050)5423717 CC ## ## CCCCCCCC |
| |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
| Plate : PLT51 NC Object : 0 |
| Platenumber : 51 Steps of table heights: 250 Yardno : 1000 |
| Number of templates: 7 First Step of table heights : 250 Section : 111 |
| |
| |
|TEMPLATE NO | FRAME NO | Height of coordinates at length: endpoint of template |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | | -250 0 250 500 750 1000 1250 1500 1750 2000 2250 2500 2750 3000 LENGTH HEIGHT |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|ZM051_BU501 BU 501 | -54.4 100.7 199.2 200.5 106.8 -67 759.9 100 |
|ZM051_FR015 FR 15 | -61.3 122 225.2 225 132.6 -36 762 124 |
|ZM051_FR017 FR 17 | 23.2 206.7 312.1 315.2 225.4 49.6 777.1 207.2 |
|ZM051_FR019 FR 19 | 64.5 246.3 349.4 351.2 262.6 84.2 781.7 241.3 |
|ZM051_FR021 FR 21 | 24.5 185.9 288.3 294.9 202.8 36.5 767.9 191 |
|ZM051_FR022 FR 22 | -31 132.5 234 238.1 144.6 -20.4 764.5 135 |
|ZM051_BU502 BU 502 | -66.6 100 200.9 202.9 109.1 -59.4 762.6 100.7 |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
|TEMPLATE NO | FRAME NO | mark | angle mark | angle mark | distance to | height of| Length of|Breadth of| |
| | | tmpl line | at top | at bottom | last length | endpoint | template | template | |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|ZM051_BU501 BU 501 380.2 412.0 380.2 240.1 100.0 759.9 211.5 |
|ZM051_FR015 FR 15 392 427 392 238 (1000-762) 124 762 235.5 |
|ZM051_FR017 FR 17 438.6 481.9 438.6 222.9 207.2 777.1 324.1 |
|ZM051_FR019 FR 19 458.7 477.6 458.7 218.3 241.3 781.7 360.3 |
|ZM051_FR021 FR 21 423.9 418.6 423.9 232.1 191.0 767.9 302.8 |
|ZM051_FR022 FR 22 396.8 385.1 396.8 235.5 135.0 764.5 247.0 |
|ZM051_BU502 BU 502 381.1 369.2 381.1 237.4 100.7 762.6 212.7 |
| |
 Reports
Example from template list
@| |
@| Plate : $PLATENAME NC Object : $OBJECT |
@| Platenumber : $POSNUMMER Steps of table heights: $DIST Yardno : $BOUWNR |
@| Number of templates: $TMPLAANTAL First Step of table heights : $SDIST Section : $SECTIE |
@| |
@| Reports Layout file %ncgnorms%/zmhuidtab.ind |
@|TEMPLATE NO | FRAME NO | Height of coordinates at length: endpoint of template |
@|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
@| | | $SDIST $CX1NO$CX2NO$CX3NO$CX4NO$CX5NO$CX6NO$CX7NO$CX8NO$CX9NO$CX10NO$CX11NO$CX12NO$CX13NOLENGTH HEIGHT |
@|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
#
# IN the next part you are able to define the columns with height coordinates of the templates
# These lines start with the "~" character.
# It consists of a maximum of 5 lines for every template
#
~|$TMPLNUMMER $LTYPE$LNO| $YSTART $CY1ZM$CY2ZM$CY3ZM$CY4ZM$CY5ZM$CY6ZM$CY7ZM$CY8ZM$CY9ZM$CY10ZM$CY11ZM$CY12ZM$CY13ZM$XRIGHT$YRIGHT|
#
# To separate the first and seccond part of the list a set of demarcation lines
# can be used. In this part the head of the next column with aditional information can be defined
# Maximal 10 lines can be written for this part, and every line starts with the "&" character.
#
&|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
&| |
&|TEMPLATE NO | FRAME NO | mark | angle mark | angle mark | distance to | height of| Length of|Breadth of| |
&| | | tmpl line | at top | at bottom | last length | endpoint | template | template | |
&|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
&|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
#
# Finaly you are able to define an end marcation for you table consisting of maximal 5 lines.
# These lines start with the "%" character.
%| |
%|_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
#
BEGINBAKEN | #separation char.
LTYPE 18 3 #line type where template is placed
LNO 21 5 #line no where template is placed
HEIGHT 100 #minimum height of templates
FIRSTSTEP 250 #Distance of the first step (=half step size)
TMPLLENGTE 94 7 #length of template
TMPLBREEDTE 105 7 | #max height of template
TMPLNUMMER 2 15 #template name
YRIGHT 83 7 #height coordinate of right corner of template
XREND 67 7 #length of distance of right end of tmpl to following height in step
XSIGHTL 30 7 #lenght position of sight line
TOPANGMARK 42 7 #length position of angle mark at top
BOTANGMARK 55 7 #length position of angle mark at bottom
NR_PAGE_LINES 0 0 | #see README.ind
NCGLINES 60 0 | #see README.ind
 Sketches
• DXF Part to Sketch
– Create for each shell plate or Longitudinal template
• DXF Templates to Sketch
– Create for one shell plate a template sketch

! The layout can be controlled by the system management function

“Cam”->”Sketches”->”Part sketch”->”Layout” or ->”Template sketch”->”Layout”
 Sketches
• DXF Part to Sketch
 Sketches
• DXF Templates to Sketch
 Add Logistics
• Logistics>logistical data
– Menu panel to modify logistical data

! In the system management application you have to make your logistical edit panels see logistical>logistical Data menu
 Delete shellplate
• Modify>Remove 3D-Items>Shellplate input
– Select part from list

! No undo possibility
Copy Shell plate from other
block section

• Modify>Copy 3D-Items>Shellplate input

Please use this function if you have putt the plate in a wrong
section, after this you have to remove the shell plate in the
original block section to avoid a duplicate.
 Export plate to other database
• Logistics
– File>Export>Shell Plates
• Select shellplates
• Target directory
– Shellplate input
• <section>\shell\pl<parnumber>.inp
• <section>\shell\shellpl<partnumber>.var
 Part number on view

• Part number 3d top/side/frame

• 2d part number
If a plate definition is made in a 3d view no
plate number will be present in the top, side or
frame view. By using function:
View>Plate numbers
the number can be (re)position at these view.
Please use the 2d part number only for
indication purpose.
 Modify Coded Parts

• Radius on plate corner

• Modification of plate contour
In some cases it is necessarily to change the developed
plate, this because the development of the plate is
restricted to maximum 8 boundary's and the raster to
calculate the elongation have to be divided well over
the total plate. With this tool and in combination with
the normal 2d drawing functions “To drawing mode”
plates can be modified or even combined to one plate.
Center point indication for Holes
• Insert>Shell holes
– Drawing indication model
– Dxf + indication
 Plot parts
• Plot parts on a drawing
 Pinn Jigs
• CAM >Jigs
Pinn Jigs
Pinn Jigs
Pinn Jigs
 Remarks
• Unfold in different direction, take care that you are
using the proper direction for the proper shape.
• Lyn data must intersect always lower and top
seam, it is not allowed to intersect with butt lines,
in that case use a second seam if possible.
• Please create your Seams and Butts in only one
block section database and create you plates in
then proper block section where you can find the
inner construction parts.