CATIA StructurePreliminaryLayout

Structure Preliminary Layout Version 5 Release 14 Page 1
Structure Preliminary Layout
Overview
Conventions
What's New?
Getting Started
Setting Up Your Session
Defining the Hull Form
Setting Up Your Grid
Creating Molded Forms
Creating a Compartment
Creating Boundaries
Saving Documents
User Tasks
Browsing Project Data
Wrapping Surfaces
About Wrapping Surfaces
Preparing Imported Surfaces
Creating Hull Forms
Creating Deckhouses
Creating Complex Hull Forms
Modifying Wrapping Surfaces
Replacing Wrapping Surfaces
Calculating General Hull Characteristics and Form Coefficients
Molded Forms
About Molded Forms
Creating Simple Molded Forms
Creating Multiple Molded Forms
Creating External Molded Forms
Modifying Molded Forms
Compartments
About Compartments
Creating Compartments
Modifying Compartments
Splitting Compartments
Modifying Compartment User Type
Creating Complex Compartments
Boundaries
Creating Boundaries
Modifying Boundary User Type
Openings
Creating Openings
Deleting Openings
Exporting Data in IDF Format
Generating Offset Data
Object Relationships
Creating Reports
Defining the Report Format
Generating a Report
Producing Lines Drawings
Creating Plane Systems
Managing Your Project
Working with a Cache System
Managing Ship Project Data
Managing Project Resources
Using the PRM Command
Checking a PRM File for Errors
Understanding Project Resource Management
About the Feature Dictionary
About Object Naming Rules
Structure Preliminary Layout Package in Knowledge Expert
Interoperability
Working with ENOVIA LCA
Optimal CATIA PLM Usability
Recommended Methodology
Multiple Design Options, Querying for Compartments
Penetration Management
Querying for Penetrations
Create a Cutout Sketch
Adding an Object to a Penetration
Penetration Management Setup
Working with SmarTeam
Workbench Description
Structure Preliminary Layout Toolbar
Structure Grid Set Toolbar
Specification Tree
Customizing
Design
Drafting
Offset Data
Customizing Standard Views
Glossary
Index
Overview
Welcome to the Structure Preliminary Layout User's Guide. This guide is intended for users who need
to become quickly familiar with the Structure Preliminary Layout Version 5 product.
This overview provides the following information:
● Structure Preliminary Layout in a nutshell
● Before reading this guide
● Getting the most out of this guide
● Accessing sample documents
● Conventions used in this guide
Structure Preliminary Layout in a Nutshell
Version 5 Structure Preliminary Layout allows you to model the early definition of hull forms,
major ship zones and main structures. It offers an easy-to-use and easy-to-learn graphic interface.
The overall ship design project goes through a number of different phases from conceptual design
through functional and detail design to extraction of deliverables. This product addresses initial
design requirements for the shipbuilding industry. It focuses on internal arrangement and definition,
including major bulkheads and decks, on subdivision into compartments of simple and complex
shapes, and lets you compute data used in hydrostatic analyses. Other outputs include lines
drawings, project data in IDF format and offset data in XML format. This early definition of the ship
will then be further refined during the functional and detail design phases.
As a scalable product, Structure Preliminary Layout can be used with other Version 5 products such
as Generative Drafting 2 (GRD) and Generative Shape Design 2 (GSD).
Before Reading this Guide

Before reading this guide, you should be familiar with basic Version 5 concepts such as document
windows, standard and view toolbars. We therefore recommend that you read the Infrastructure
User's Guide that describes generic capabilities common to all Version 5 products.
You may also like to read the following complementary product guides, for which the appropriate
license is required:
● Generative Drafting User's Guide

● Generative Shape Design User's Guide.
Getting the Most Out of this Guide

To get the most out of this guide, we suggest you start reading and performing the step-by-step
tutorial Getting Started. This tutorial will let you get acquainted with the product.
Once you have finished, you should move on to the user task section of this guide. This steps you
through basic procedures and includes useful tips for getting the most out of the product.
This guide contains an Interoperability section which briefly introduces how to work with ENOVIA LCA
and SmarTeam in conjunction with Structure Preliminary Layout.
The workbench description, which describes Structure Preliminary Layout-dedicated toolbar, and the
Customizing section, which explains how to customize your personal environment, will also certainly
prove useful. A glossary of terms specific to Structure Preliminary Layout has also been included in
this guide.
Navigating in the Split View mode is recommended. This mode offers a framed layout allowing direct
access from the table of contents to the information.
Accessing Sample Documents

A hullform sample document is provided for the Getting Started tutorial. It is located in the
online/splug/samples folder. This sample document can profitably be used as a basis for other
scenarios in this guide.
Conventions
Certain conventions are used in CATIA, ENOVIA & DELMIA documentation to help you recognize and
understand important concepts and specifications.
Graphic Conventions
The three categories of graphic conventions used are as follows:
● Graphic conventions structuring the tasks
● Graphic conventions indicating the configuration required
● Graphic conventions used in the table of contents
Graphic Conventions Structuring the Tasks
Graphic conventions structuring the tasks are denoted as follows:
This icon... Identifies...
estimated time to accomplish a task
a target of a task
the prerequisites
the start of the scenario
a tip
a warning
information
basic concepts
methodology
reference information
information regarding settings, customization, etc.
the end of a task

functionalities that are new or enhanced with this release
allows you to switch back to the full-window viewing mode
Graphic Conventions Indicating the Configuration Required
Graphic conventions indicating the configuration required are denoted as follows:
This icon... Indicates functions that are...
specific to the P1 configuration
Graphic Conventions Used in the Table of Contents
Graphic conventions used in the table of contents are denoted as follows:
This icon... Gives access to...
Site Map
Split View mode
What's New?
Overview
Getting Started
Basic Tasks
User Tasks or the Advanced Tasks
Customizing
Reference
Methodology
Glossary
Index
Text Conventions
The following text conventions are used:
● The titles of CATIA, ENOVIA and DELMIA documents appear in this manner throughout the text.
● File -> New identifies the commands to be used.
● Enhancements are identified by a blue-colored background on the text.
How to Use the Mouse

The use of the mouse differs according to the type of action you need to perform.
Use this
mouse button... Whenever you read...
● Select (menus, commands, geometry in graphics area, ...)

● Click (icons, dialog box buttons, tabs, selection of a location in the document
window, ...)
● Double-click
● Shift-click
● Ctrl-click
● Check (check boxes)
● Drag
● Drag and drop (icons onto objects, objects onto objects)
● Drag
● Move
● Right-click (to select contextual menu)

What's New?
New Functionality
Splitting compartments
You can now split existing compartments by molded forms
Improved performance
A new import option can significantly reduce the size of CATParts
Penetration management
In an ENOVIA environment, you can now manage the process of creating openings through
bulkheads, etc.
Object relationships
You can view relationships between objects
Enhanced Functionality
Creating openings
You can now create openings from any catalog of opening shapes, rather than from a
dedicated Structure Preliminary Layout catalog
Managing project resources
You can now check the PRM file for certain errors
Interoperability with ENOVIA V5 VPM - Document Chooser integration and support of DLNames
You can now customize the document environment (Tools -> Options -> General ->
Document tab) in order to select documents or paths using various interfaces (folder,
DLName, ENOVIA V5, etc.)
Getting Started
This tutorial will guide you step-by-step through your first Structure Preliminary Layout session,
allowing you to get acquainted with the product.
You will need a Version 5 session and should be familiar with basic concepts such as document
windows, standard and view toolbars.
You should be able to complete this tutorial in about 30 minutes.

Creating Boundaries
Saving Documents

This task shows you how to enter the Structure Preliminary Layout workbench.
1.Select Equipment & Systems -> Structure Preliminary Layout from the Start menu.
The Structure Preliminary Layout workbench is loaded and an empty CATProduct document is
opened.
2.To ensure associativity between items you create and the entities selected to create them, set
the following option:
● Select Tools -> Options from the menu bar
● Select Infrastructure -> Part Infrastructure in the left-hand box of the Options dialog
box
● Click the General tab
● Select Keep link with selected objects and Create external references as shown
elements.
3.To define default colors for molded forms, compartments and boundaries:
● Select the Equipment & Systems category
● Select Structure Preliminary Layout, then select the Design tab
● Set molded form color to purple.
● Set bounded zone color to yellow.
● Set boundary color to red.
4.To improve performance, click to clear the Keep External Reference in SPL Objects option in the
same tab page.
5.Click OK in the Options dialog box when done.

6.Customize standard CATIA views to shipbuilding conventions.

This task shows you how to define the hull form.
Defining the hull form is done in several different steps:
● Add a wrapping surface feature

● Import the surface into Structure Preliminary Layout
● Edit the wrapping surface feature to associate the imported surface to the feature and orient the surface properly.
1. Click the Wrapping Surface icon.
The Wrapping Surface Class Definition dialog box

appears.
You will keep the default object class.

2. Click OK in the Wrapping Surface Class Definition dialog box to define the wrapping surface feature.
The feature is added to the specification tree. You are ready to import the hull form surface.
3. Open the HullForm.CATPart containing the surface to be used for the hull form.
The sample CATPart is located in the samples folder. It is opened in a separate document.
4. Tile both windows horizontally.
5. Copy the surface (last feature defining the surface).
6. Paste it in the Ship Project document at reference

part level using the Paste Special... command, As
Result option.
The copied surface is pasted under Wrapping Surface

Geometry.
7. If necessary, update your document.
You will now associate the imported surface to the wrapping surface feature.
8. Right-click the wrapping surface feature and select Edit wrapping surface from the contextual menu:
The Wrapping Surface dialog box appears.
9. Select the surface just pasted.
The wrapping surface is identified in the dialog box.
Note: Set as default is set to Yes. This means that the wrapping surface is a default surface and will be automatically
proposed when performing other operations, such as creating molded forms.
10. Click Switch orientation name to obtain the correct

wrapping surface orientation.
11. Click OK when done.
The hull form has been defined and published.


This task shows you how to create the cross and deck plane systems you need to define ship
bulkheads and decks.
Note: It is recommended that one CATPart contain the set of reference planes in one ship
direction only.
1.
Activate the project and select the Plane System command.
A new part is added to the specification tree and the Plane System dialog box appears.
2. Create the cross plane
system:
● Click the yz plane of the
new part just added to
define the direction.
The center of the plane is
automatically taken as its
origin.
● Enter a spacing of 14 000
mm to define the distance
between planes
● Enter 4 in the Number of
planes after origin field to
create four planes before
and four planes after the
origin
● Click OK to create the
cross plane system.
3. Repeat to create a deck plane system comprising four planes 5500 mm apart, two on
either side of the origin (XY plane).

This task shows you how to create bulkhead and deck molded forms.
1. Click the Molded Form icon.
The Molded Form Definition dialog box appears.
You will keep the default object class.
2. Define the reference element: select the YZ reference plane.
The reference element gives the basic shape to your molded form. You will now select the limiting elements to which the
molded form will be trimmed.
3. Select the wrapping surface as the first limit:
The Basic Wrapping Surface Selection dialog box appears

listing all wrapping surfaces with those set as default
surfaces in the right-hand column. In our case, there is only
one.
● Click OK.
Watch your molded form being trimmed to the limit you

selected.
The preview shows that the bulkhead will be created inside the ship. This is what we want.
4. Select the topmost deck plane to trim the bulkhead to this plane.
5. Click Other side to re-position the bulkhead correctly.
6. Check Molded form orientation in the dialog box:
The Molded Form Definition dialog box expands and the orientation is visualized in the geometry area.
Orientation is correct.
Your transverse bulkhead has been created and published.
You will now define a set of bulkheads based on the one you have just created.
8. Click the Multiple Molded Form icon.
The Multiple Molded Form Definition dialog box appears.
9. Select the bulkhead you have just created as the reference molded form.
10. Drag (using the left mouse button) to select parallel cross planes in the geometry area using a bounding outline.
Selected planes are identified in the dialog box.

11. Click OK and watch other bulkheads being created with the same specifications as the first bulkhead you created.
You will now create two decks.
The Molded Form Definition dialog box displays.

13. Select the reference plane for the deck.
14. Select the wrapping surface as limit.
Your first deck is created and published.
16. Repeat to create another deck.

This task shows you how to create a compartment for the engine room.
1. Click the Compartment icon.
The Compartment Definition dialog box appears.
Note: Limits listed in the dialog box are the naming conventions specified in the ship project. If
you remember, you kept the default naming conventions.
2. Click Change... opposite Object class to change the class.
The Class Browser opens and accesses the feature dictionary defining object classes.
3.
Click the Expand tree icon in the Class Browser to view available classes.
4. Select Engine Room then click OK.
The selected class is identified in the Compartment Definition dialog box.

You are now ready to define your compartment.
Select the molded forms and wrapping surface corresponding to your compartment limits in the
order shown in the dialog box. As you select surfaces, they are identified in the dialog box and
the system moves on to the next limit waiting for you to choose it.
4. Select the fore bulkhead.
You may like to display the geometry in wireframe mode to make selections easier.
A vector appears showing the orientation of the surface. The molded form and orientation are
given in the dialog box.
5. If necessary, click the orientation vector to correct the orientation.
6. Select the hullform for the portside limit.
7. Select the aft bulkhead.

8. Select the hullform again for the starboard limit.
The system realizes that the starboard and portside limits correspond to the same surface and
indicates this in the Merge columns opposite these limits.
9. Select the top deck.
10. Select the bottom deck.

11. Click Preview to preview the compartment.
Your compartment has been created.

Creating Boundaries
This task shows you how to automatically create the boundaries of the compartment just
defined.
1. Edit the compartment you just created: right-click the compartment feature in the
specification tree and select Edit Compartment from the contextual menu.
2. Click Extract Boundaries to automatically create boundaries.
3. Expand the compartment item in the specification tree to view created boundaries.

Saving Documents
This task contains recommendations on saving your documents.
Ways in which documents are saved are explained in the Infrastructure User's Guide -
Creating, Opening and Saving Documents. You must read that documentation because
the various methods are not explained here. This task simply suggests the methodology you
should follow in specific circumstances.
1. If you are saving a document to a local machine or network drive it is recommended that
you use the "Save Management" command initially. The Propagate Directory command
(which is in the Save Management dialog box) should not be used routinely. It is meant
to be used in specific circumstances, such as when you want to place all the contents of a
document in one directory before sending it to another location.
2. If you are saving a document to another site or network you should use the "Send To"
command. In this case, you should be careful about the links for documents such as
resolved parts folder or line ID. These links could change to reflect the local network drive
to which the documents have been sent. You should make sure they point to the original
location - using the Reset button in the Save Management dialog box is one way of doing
this.
3. You should check the active document before you execute the Save command . The root
product must be the active document if you want to save everything under it.
User Tasks
The tasks you will perform in the Structure Preliminary Layout workbench are related to the
general definition of the ship, including hull shape, main decks and bulkheads as well as
general layout.
Resources & Default Settings
● Don't forget to set your options correctly before starting to work (Tools -> Options...,
Equipment & Systems, Structure Preliminary Layout).
● Before you begin, customize standard views to shipbuilding conventions.

Wrapping Surfaces
Molded Forms
Compartments
Boundaries
Openings
Creating Reports
Structure Preliminary Layout Package in Knowledge Expert

Defining the project is an administrator's task and is managed as a project resource.
Doing so:
● Gives the project a name

● Specifies conventions for main ship directions
● Specifies conventions for hull form orientations
● Specifies the overall dimensions of your project.
You can browse project data using the Edit Project command.
This task shows you how to browse project data.
1. Click the Edit Project icon.
The Project Edition dialog box appears.
The Project Id field specifies the name given to the project.

2. Click Naming Conventions... to access other project data.
The dialog box expands showing adopted conventions for main ship directions (Coordinate System tab) and hull form orientations
(Hull Form tab).
Ship directions are defined with respect to the coordinate system of the document.
3. Click the Hull Form tab.

4. Click the Bounding Box tab.
Bounding Box
The bounding box specifies the overall project dimensions as defined by

the administrator. A set of default dimensions are supplied with the
product. The center of the box is positioned at the center of the
document.
You may need to click the Fit All In command to visualize the
bounding box.
When you create the wrapping surface, the bounding box is automatically re-dimensioned to include the hull form. If features are
created outside the bounding box, consult to the administrator.

Wrapping Surfaces
About wrapping surfaces
Prepare imported surfaces: open the surface, then use Generative Shape Design to orient,
analyze and perform necessary operations
Create hull forms: add the wrapping surface feature, import the surface and associate the
surface to the feature
Create deckhouses: create the deckhouse from scratch using Generative Shape Design, then
associate it to the wrapping surface feature
Use basic wrapping surfaces for complex hull forms: split the imported surface using
Generative Shape Design then associate split surfaces to the wrapping surface feature
Modify wrapping surfaces: edit the wrapping surface feature and change specifications in the
dialog box that appears.
Replace wrapping surfaces: import the replacement surface, switch to Generative Shape
Design and use the Replace contextual menu command.
Calculate general hull characteristics and form coefficients: edit the wrapping surface
feature, select the Form Coefficients tab, specify the draft location and click Calculations.
About Wrapping Surfaces
Wrapping surfaces are used to define the hull forms (internal and external) and deckhouse. In the case of hull forms,
surfaces are usually imported, whereas for deckhouses they are created from scratch.
The wrapping surface can be a single surface or can be made of several surfaces to take into account special cases such
as illustrated below.
The wrapping surface is an object class managed in the feature dictionary.
Note: Shell expansion tools in Structure Functional Design work on hull form halves (portside and starboard wrapping
surfaces) or a section of the hull form and not the complete hull form. The transom must be considered a bulkhead and
not an integral part of the hull.
Managing Wrapping Surface Type
You can manage wrapping surface type via the feature dictionary or directly in the Structure Preliminary Layout
workbench via the Type attribute.
To do so via the Type attribute:
● Right-click the wrapping surface feature in the
specification tree and select the Properties
command.
The Properties dialog box appears.
● Click the Conceptual Structure tab.
● Enter the type, deckhouse for example.
● Click OK in the Properties dialog box.
Object naming rules based on type can also be defined to identify objects in your document.
Bounding Box
When you create the wrapping surface, the bounding box defining overall project dimensions is automatically re-
dimensioned to include the hull form and deckhouse. The bounding box is managed by the administrator as a project
resource.
To visualize the bounding box, browse the project data using the Edit Project command.
Publishing
Wrapping surfaces you define are automatically published. This is identified by a Publication entry in the specification
tree with one publication feature for each wrapping surface published. If several basic wrapping surfaces are defined, the
complete wrapping surface is the result of merging all constituent wrapping surfaces.
Molded forms and compartments you create will reference the published surfaces (identified by their publication name)
and not the underlying surfaces. This lets you replace the hull form or deckhouse at any time without affecting any
downstream work.
Do not change publication names of surfaces referenced by molded forms and compartments: links between the two will
be lost.
Preparing Imported Surfaces

Imported surfaces are generally used to define wrapping surfaces for the hull (internal and external
forms). Before doing so, these surfaces have to be properly positioned in the coordinate system of the document
and optimized to obtain a coherent surface.
You can import IGES files, idf type and CATPart documents.
This task shows you how to open, then position and optimize surfaces.
Opening Existing Surfaces

1. Click the Open icon or select the File->Open... command.
The File Selection dialog box appears.

2. In the File Selection box, select the file location.
3. In the Files of type drop-down list, select the document type you want to open:
● CATPart
● idf
● igs (IGES file)
4. Click Open.
You are now ready to position and optimize your surface. This is done in the Generative Shape Design
workbench.
Positioning & Optimizing Surfaces

5. Change to the Generative Shape Design workbench (Start -> Shape -> Generative Shape Design).
You will begin by positioning the surface in the coordinate system of the document. Doing so defines the main
ship directions. When you copy your surface into the ship project, it will be positioned in the same way.
6. Click the Create Datum icon (Tools toolbar) to deactivate the history mode:
When you create elements, there are no links to the entities used to create them.
7. Orient the surface using Translate, Rotate, Symmetry and Scaling commands (Insert -> Operations).
You can now analyze your surface and perform necessary operations to obtain a coherent surface.
8. Analyze your surface using Analysis commands (Insert -> Analysis) to determine whether healing, joining,
etc. is necessary.
9. Perform necessary operations, for example, healing to fill gaps between surfaces (Heal command), joining to
join surfaces (Join command).
These commands are found in the Insert menu (Insert -> Operations) or in the Operations toolbar.
For more information on these tasks, see the appropriate sections in the Generative Shape Design User's
Guide.
You are now ready to import your surface into Structure Preliminary Layout to create a wrapping surface.
Creating Hull Forms

This task shows you how to create a single wrapping surface for the hull form from an
imported surface.
In this task, you will:
● add the wrapping surface feature

● import the surface into the Structure Preliminary Layout workbench
● edit the wrapping surface feature to associate the imported surface to the wrapping
surface feature and orient the surface properly.
Deckhouses are generally not imported surfaces, but are created from scratch.
Adding the Wrapping Surface Feature
1. Click the Wrapping Surface

icon.
The Wrapping Surface

Class Definition dialog box
appears.
The wrapping surface is

created under the active
product or assembly.
2. Click Change... opposite Object class to change the wrapping surface class.
The Class Browser opens and accesses the feature dictionary defining object classes. A
sample dictionary is supplied with the product.
3.
Click the Expand tree
icon in the Class Browser to

view available classes.
4. Select the class, then click OK.
The selected class is identified in the Wrapping Surface Class Definition dialog box.
5. Click OK in the Wrapping Surface Class Definition dialog box to define the wrapping
surface feature:
The feature is added to the specification tree.
You are now ready to import the surface.

Importing the Surface
You can import IGES files, IDF type and CATPart documents. Surfaces must first be
prepared, i.e. properly positioned and optimized.
6. Open the document

containing the surface to be
imported.
7. Copy the prepared surface

(last feature in the
specification tree).
8. Paste the surface into the

Structure Preliminary
Layout document using the
Paste Special... command,
As Result option.
Using the As Result option,

means that the geometry
only (not specifications) is
copied. No feature history
is kept.
You can paste the surface

at reference part level or
directly under the Wrapping
Surface Geometry.
If you paste it directly

under the Wrapping
Surface Geometry, you
must activate the reference
part first.
The copied surface is pasted under Wrapping Surface Geometry.
Note: The bounding box is automatically re-dimensioned to accommodate the hull form.
If you need to create more than one wrapping surface, import the surface into Structure
Preliminary Layout then split it into the number of required basic wrapping surfaces before
associating basic surfaces to the wrapping surface feature.
In this way, you keep the associativity between the imported surface and the basic
wrapping surfaces. This allows easy replacement of the imported surface: you simply need
to replay the split features.
9. If necessary, update your document.
Associating the Surface to the Wrapping Surface Feature
10. Edit the wrapping surface feature:
11. Select the surface just pasted.

Publication Name
Wrapping surfaces are identified by their publication names in the Molded Form and
Compartment commands. You can change publication names when you create surfaces
but must not do so after they are referenced by molded forms or compartments.
12. Define the default setting for the selected surface:

● Yes: considers the surface as a default surface. This surface is automatically proposed
when performing other operations, such as creating molded forms.
● No: the selected surface is not considered a default surface.
Double-click to set the surface to No.
13. Check wrapping surface orientation and if incorrect, click the orientation vector in the
geometry area or select Switch Orientation Name in the dialog box.
Naming is that defined for the project.
14. Click OK when done:
The wrapping surface has been created and published.

Creating Deckhouses
Wrapping surfaces for deckhouses are generally created from scratch. This is done using the Generative Shape Design workbench
directly in the Structure Preliminary Layout document.
This task shows you how to create wrapping surfaces from scratch.
Adding the Wrapping Surface Feature
1. Click the Wrapping Surface icon.
The Wrapping Surface Class Definition dialog box appears.
The wrapping surface is created under the active product or assembly.
2. Click Change... opposite Object class to change the wrapping surface class.
The Class Browser opens and accesses the feature dictionary defining object classes. A sample dictionary is supplied with the
product.
3.
Click the Expand tree icon in the Class Browser to view
available classes.
The selected class is identified in the Wrapping Surface Class Definition dialog box.
5. Click OK in the Wrapping Surface Class Definition dialog box to define the wrapping surface feature:
The feature is added to the specification tree.
You are now ready to create your surface from scratch.
Creating the Surface from Scratch
6. Expand the specification tree and double click Wrapping

Surface Geometry:
The workbench changes to Generative Shape Design.
7. Create a surface.
This is done by:
● Sketching necessary wireframe geometry using the Sketcher

● Creating the surface.
Use existing features in the document to position your surface correctly first time.
Two alternative sketches are proposed in this scenario.

A. From two closed profiles:
Resulting surface using the Loft command:
B. Extrude two profiles (Extrude command) Trim ( ) extruded surfaces to obtain resulting surface:
For more information on creating surfaces, see the appropriate section in the Generative Shape Design User's Guide.
Associating the Surface to the Feature
8. Edit the wrapping surface feature using the contextual menu:
9. Select the surface just created.

If the entire surface is not highlighted in the geometry area, your selection is not correct. Select the surface in the specification tree.
Publication Name
Wrapping surfaces are identified by their publication names in the Molded Form and Compartment commands. You can change
publication names when you create surfaces but must not do so after they are referenced by molded forms or compartments.
10. Define the default setting for the selected surface:
● Yes: considers the surface as a default surface. This surface is automatically proposed when performing other operations, such
as creating molded forms.
● No: the selected surface is not considered a default surface.
Double-click the surface in the dialog box to change Set as Default to No.
11. Check wrapping surface orientation and if incorrect, click the orientation vector in the geometry area or select Switch orientation
name in the dialog box.

12. Click OK when done:
The wrapping surface has been created and published.

Creating Complex Hull Forms

The wrapping surface defining the hull form can made of more than one basic surface. This is useful when molded
forms are trimmed to complex hull forms.
To do so, split the imported surface in the Structure Preliminary Layout document. This keeps the associativity
between the imported surface and the component surfaces you create, and allows easy replacement of the imported
surface - you simply need to replay the split features.
When you have done this, associate all split surfaces to the wrapping surface feature.
This task shows you how to split hull forms and create basic wrapping surfaces.
Have imported a surface and created the wrapping surface feature.
Splitting the Imported Surface
1. Double-click Wrapping Surface Geometry in the specification tree to change to the Generative Shape Design
workbench.
Note: You remain in the Structure Preliminary Layout document.

2. Using the Split icon and reference planes, create as many surfaces as needed.
Don't forget to check Keep both sides in the Split Definition dialog box.
How reference planes intersect the imported surface is important: only one intersection must be made.
The plane intersects the surface twice. This

case cannot be resolved.
Examples below show ways to split the complex imported surface using two reference planes. Two separate
surfaces are created. A basic wrapping surface is then defined for each surface.
Defining Basic Wrapping Surfaces
3. Edit the wrapping surface feature:

4. Select the surfaces just created.
Complete Wrapping Surface Name
If several basic wrapping surfaces are created, the complete wrapping surface (the result of merging basic
wrapping surfaces) is identified by the name given in Name field. You can change this name before you publish
wrapping surfaces but not after. If the wrapping surface corresponds to only one surface, it is identified by its
publication name.
Publication Name
Wrapping surfaces are identified by their publication names in the Molded Form and Compartment commands. You
can change publication names when you create surfaces but must not do so after they are referenced by molded
forms or compartments.
5. Define the default setting for component surfaces:
● Yes: considers the surface as a default surface. This surface is automatically proposed when performing other
operations, such as creating molded forms.
● No: the surface is not considered a default surface.
Double-click the surface in the dialog box to change Set as Default to No.
6. Check the orientation of the complete wrapping surface and if

incorrect, click the orientation vector in the geometry area or click
Switch Orientation Name in the dialog box.
7. Click OK to create and publish wrapping surfaces.
When the wrapping surface is made of several basic surfaces, a

complete surface (merging all basic wrapping surfaces) and all
constituent surfaces are published.
Publishing individual surfaces is particularly useful if hull forms need to be replaced.

Modifying Wrapping Surfaces

This task shows you how to edit wrapping surfaces.
1. Edit the wrapping surface feature of interest.
The Wrapping Surface Definition dialog box appears showing wrapping surface
specifications.
You can:
● Change wrapping surface orientation
● Remove and/or add basic wrapping surfaces
● Change the Set as default setting for basic wrapping surfaces.
2. To change wrapping surface orientation, click Switch Orientation Name or click one of
the orientation vectors in the geometry area.

3. To remove a basic wrapping surface, select the surface in the dialog box, then click
Remove.
4. To add a basic wrapping surface, simply select the surface you want to add.
5. To change the Set as default setting, double-click the surface whose setting you want
to change.
● Yes: considers the surface as a default surface. This surface is automatically
proposed when performing other operations, such as creating molded forms.
● No: the surface is not considered a default surface.

Replacing Wrapping Surfaces

This task shows you how to replace wrapping surfaces.
1. Import the surface you want to use to replace an existing wrapping surface:
● Copy the surface
● Paste it at reference part level or directly under the Wrapping Surface Geometry
using the Paste Special... command, As Result option.
2. Edit the wrapping surface feature.
The Wrapping Surface Definition dialog box appears.
3. Select the surface you want to replace (Surface.1) then click Replace.
Note: If you worked on the original surface using the Generative Shape Design
workbench, using for example scaling or applying symmetry, then a dialog box appears
asking which surface (the original surface or the worked surface) you want to replace.
4. Select the surface you imported (Surface.2) that will replace the existing surface.
The surface has been replaced and the wrapping surface feature rebuilt.
If you created other preliminary layout entities that reference the wrapping surface, you
will have to update your document to rebuild these features. Entities requiring an
update are highlighted in the document and identified as such in the specification tree.
Calculating General Hull Characteristics and

Form Coefficients
This task shows you how to compute general characteristics of the hull as well as form
coefficients.
This data is used in hydrostatic calculations.

1. Edit the wrapping surface feature.
The Wrapping Surface Definition dialog box appears.
2. Select the Form Coefficients tab.
3. Specify the location of the draft: enter a value in the Draft box.
4. Click Calculations to compute general hull characteristics and form coefficients.

Main characteristics
Length (Lwl) Length between perpendiculars; length at waterline
Breadth (Bwl) Breadth at waterline
Displacement
Wetted surface
Water plane inertia
LCB Longitudinal position of center of buoyancy
VCB Vertical position of center of buoyancy
TCB Transverse position of center of buoyancy
Form coefficients
Cb Block coefficient
Cwp Water plane coefficient
Cp Prismatic coefficient
Cm Midship section coefficient

Molded Forms
About molded forms
Create simple molded forms: Define the class, select the reference element then the limits and
adjust to create on right side
Create multiple molded forms: Select the reference molded form then all reference planes at
which to create molded forms
Create external molded forms: Define the class, create the geometry using Generative Shape
Design then associate the geometry to the feature
Modify molded forms: Edit the molded form (contextual menu) and modify specifications as
desired
About Molded Forms

Molded forms are surfaces used to divide the ship into main volumetric regions or
compartments. Typical molded forms are transverse and longitudinal bulkheads, and decks.
Structure Preliminary Layout provides tools letting you create simple molded forms based on
a reference plane and bounded by the hull form, planes or other molded forms as well as
multiple molded forms based on the selection of a set of reference planes.
Reference planes are created in a new part using the Generative Shape Design workbench.
For more complex molded forms, an external molded form command lets you can associate
your own geometry created using Generative Shape Design to a molded form.
Molded forms have an orientation represented by a combination of two vectors. The default
orientation for decks is top/bottom, for example.
The molded form is an object class managed in the feature dictionary.
Publishing
Molded forms you define are automatically published. This is identified by a Publication entry
in the specification tree. If your molded forms contain openings, two publication features are
published, one for the surface without the opening and the other for the surface with the
opening.
Creating Simple Molded Forms

This task shows you how to create simple molded forms.
Have created your wrapping surfaces.
The Molded Form Definition dialog box appears.
2. Click Change... opposite Object class to change the molded form class.
The Class Browser opens and accesses the feature dictionary defining object classes. A sample dictionary is supplied with the
product.
3.
Click the Expand tree icon to expand the object class tree
and view available classes.
The selected class is identified in the Molded Form Definition

dialog box.
5. Select the reference element.
The reference element is always a GSD plane. The two underlying sketches giving the basic shape of your molded form.
Reference planes must be created in a new part. Do not use existing part axis system planes.
You can edit the underlying sketches to modify your molded form.
6. If desired, specify an offset distance to offset the molded form from the reference plane.
A positive value offsets the molded form in the X+ direction.

7. Define the limits in the geometry area and watch your molded form being trimmed to the limits you select.
Limits can be the hull form, other molded forms or GSD planes.
If you select the hull form:
The Basic Wrapping Surface Selection dialog box appears listing

basic wrapping surfaces with those set as default surfaces in the
Wrapping Surface command in the Selected box.
● You can move surfaces from Not Selected to Selected boxes

and vice-versa using arrows. Double arrows move all
surfaces from one side to the other.
● To select a complete wrapping surface, select all component
basic wrapping surfaces.
Click OK in the dialog box when done to select all basic wrapping surfaces listed in the Selected box.
Define your list of default surfaces in the Selected box and check Keep as default and surfaces will be set as default surfaces in
the Wrapping Surface command.
Selected limits are listed as limiting elements in the Molded Form Definition dialog box.
8. If necessary, click Other side in the dialog box to extend the molded form in the direction opposite that shown in the preview.
The molded form is extended in the same direction as the orientation vector of the surface to which it is trimmed. The Other side
option lets you change direction.
In the case of the hull form, the system 'knows' that you want to
create molded forms inside the hull form.
9. Define other limits if desired.

Double-click the wrapping surface in the Molded Form Definition Definition dialog box to redisplay the Basic Wrapping Surface
Selection dialog box and, for example, change component basic surfaces or take the entire hull form into consideration.
10. Once you are satisfied with your molded form, check Molded form orientation in the dialog box:
The Molded Form Definition dialog box expands and orientation is visualized in the geometry area.
11. If necessary, select the correct combination in the dialog box, and correct orientation in the geometry area.
The molded form is created and published.

Creating Multiple Molded Forms

This task shows you how to create multiple molded forms based on the selection of a set of
reference planes.
Have created a simple molded form which will serve as the reference as well as a set of
reference planes.
1. Click the
Multiple Molded
Form icon.
The Multiple
Molded Form
Definition
dialog box
appears.
2. Select the
reference
molded form.
● Any
openings in
the
reference
molded
form are
also copied.
● Multiple
molded
forms will
inherit the
same
feature
dictionary
attribute
values as
the
reference
molded
form.
3. Select all the reference planes at which you want to create molded forms.
Selected planes are listed in alphabetical order in the dialog box. You can browse
through the list to check you have all the right planes.
Planes must be parallel to the reference molded form plane.
Use the bounding outline (left mouse button and drag) to select more than one plane.
Only parallel planes within the bounding outline are taken into account.
Reference planes must be created in a new part. Do not use existing part axis system
planes.
4. Click Apply to preview the result.
A progress bar in the dialog box lets you monitor the calculation.
Molded forms are created and published at all selected planes. They are defined in the
same way, except for the reference element and any offset, as the reference molded
form.
To offset molded forms created in this way from their reference planes, individually edit
the molded form.

Creating External Molded Forms

This task shows you how to create complex molded forms that require special attention.
1. Click the External Molded Form icon.
The External Molded Form Definition dialog box appears.
2. Click Change... opposite Object class to change the molded form class.
The Class Browser opens and accesses the feature dictionary defining object classes.
A sample dictionary is supplied with the product.
3.
Click the Expand tree icon in
the Class Browser to view available

classes.
The class is identified in the External Molded Form Definition dialog box.
5. Click OK.
The corresponding feature is created in the specification tree.

6. Define molded form geometry:
● Use Generative Shape Design to create a surface under the corresponding part
feature.
Or,
● Import a surface.
7. Edit the molded form feature: right-click the feature in the specification tree and
select Edit External Molded Form from the contextual menu.
The External Molded Form Definition dialog box appears.
8. Select the surface just created to associate it with the feature.

9. Check Molded form orientation in the dialog box:
The External Molded Form Definition dialog box expands and the orientation is
visualized in the geometry area.
10. If necessary, select the correct combination in the dialog box, and correct orientation
in the geometry area.
Modifying Molded Forms

You can edit molded form specifications as follows:
● Edit the profile and guide curves defining the basic shape of the molded form
● Remove, replace and add limiting elements
● Change the reference element
● Add or change the offset value.
You can also remove any openings added to molded forms.
Editing Molded Forms

This task shows you how to modify the basic shape of molded forms and change reference and limiting
elements.
1. Using the contextual menu, edit a molded form.
Activate the Products selection command to select the molded form in the geometry area.
The Molded Form Definition dialog box

appears showing the specifications of
the selected molded form.
Editing Molded Form Profiles
Molded forms are defined by two underlying sketches that give them their basic shape.
If the reference element is a transverse bulkhead:
● the normal to this element is X
● the guide curve lies along the Y-axis
● the profile curve lies along the Z-axis.
If the reference element is a longitudinal bulkhead:
● the normal to this element is Y

● the guide curve lies along the Z-axis
● the profile curve lies along the X-axis.
If the reference element is a deck:
● the normal to this element is Z

● the guide curve lies along the X-axis
● the profile curve lies along the Y-axis.
You can also edit sketches when you first create the molded form.
2. Click Molded form profiles.
The dialog box expands. The two

sketches defining the basic shape are
referenced.
3. Click the sketcher icon opposite the curve you want to modify, for example opposite Guide:
The sketcher workbench is opened.
4. Using sketcher commands, redefine the curve.

Important:
● The sketch must be a continuous line.
● Ends must coincide with the origin of the sketch and the projected point.
● You must delete the original sketch.
5. Exit the sketcher when satisfied:
The molded form is updated and previewed.

Changing Reference and Limiting Elements
You can also change the reference element as well as remove, replace and add limiting elements. In
our example, we have added a limiting element.
6. To change the reference element:
● Click in the Reference element field
● Select a new reference element.
7. To remove limiting elements:

● Select the element you want to remove in the dialog box
● Click Remove.
8. To replace limiting elements:

● Select the element you want to replace in the dialog box
● Click Replace
● Select the new limiting element.
9. To add limiting elements:

● Select the element you want to add.
Adding or Changing the Offset Value

10. To add or change the offset distance from the reference plane, simply enter a value or edit the value in
the Offset field.
Compartments
About compartments
Create compartments: Select limits defining the compartment
Modify compartments: Edit the compartment (contextual menu) and select the specification to change
Split compartments: Select the compartment you want to split then a molded form
Modify compartment user type: Select the compartment, then select the new type in the Change User Type dialog box
Create complex compartments: Select compartments making up your complex compartment

About Compartments
Compartments are volumes in the ship bounded by horizontal and vertical molded forms
and/or wrapping surfaces representing structural decks and bulkheads. They are used to
organize the space within a ship into functional volumes. Typical examples are void,
habitable, machinery/equipment.
Two commands are available depending on the type of geometry you want to manage:
● Simple geometry: this type of compartment is created using the Compartment

command.
● Complex geometry: You can merge and subtract existing compartments to create
compartments having more complex geometry using the Complex Compartment
command. A complex compartment can have more than six faces.
The system computes compartment volume, total area and center coordinates. To visualize
values, simply edit the compartment and select the Result tab.
The compartment is an object class managed in the feature dictionary.

Creating Compartments
This task shows you how to divide the ship into compartments.
Have defined the compartment settings.
1. Click the Compartment icon.
2. Click Change... opposite Object class to change the compartment class.
The Class Browser opens and accesses the feature dictionary defining object classes. A sample dictionary is supplied with
the product.
3.
Click the Expand tree icon in the Class Browser to view
available classes.
The selected class is identified in the Compartment Definition

dialog box.
You are now ready to define a compartment.
Limits identified in the Compartment Definition dialog box are those defined for the project.
5. Select the molded form corresponding to the fore limit.
A vector appears showing the orientation of the surface.
The selected surface and orientation are identified in the

dialog box.
6. Check surface orientation and, if necessary, invert.
7. Select the molded form or wrapping surface corresponding to the portside limit and check surface orientation.
8. Repeat to select surfaces corresponding to other limits in the order given in the dialog box.
If the same surface is selected as more than one limit, this is recognized by the system. The wording Merged is indicated
in the Merge column opposite limits corresponding to this surface.
To create a compartment correctly, all vectors must point

inwards.
Creating Compartments with Less than Six Faces
To create compartments with less than six faces, limits having the same molded form or wrapping surface are merged.
There are several ways you can do this:
A. You can simply select surfaces corresponding to the various limits in the order shown in the dialog box, selecting the
surface that corresponds to more than one limit more than once.
B. You can inform the system which limits will correspond to only one surface first by double-clicking limits in the dialog
box, then selecting the corresponding surface.
C. You can select the surface, click the limit again in the dialog box to indicate that this limit is to be merged, then select
other limits that also have this surface as limit.
The wording Merged is indicated in the Merge column opposite limits corresponding to the same surface. The same
surface is identified in the Molded Form column for each merged limit.
Typical examples are:
One face: round tank Four faces
9. Click Preview to preview the compartment.
The zone is previewed in the color defined in the settings for the type selected (Tools -> Options, Equipment &
Systems -> Structure Preliminary Layout -> Design).
The compartment is identified in the specification tree.
You are now ready to create individual compartment boundaries.

Modifying Compartments
This task shows you how to replace selected limits of compartments.
1. Edit the compartment of interest using the contextual menu command.
2. Select the specification you want to change in the dialog box:
The orientation vector appears in the geometry area.

3. Click Remove.
4. Select the new limit in the
geometry area:
Information in the dialog

box is updated and the
surface orientation is
visualized in the geometry
area.
5. If necessary, invert surface orientation.

6. Click Apply to preview the change.
7. If necessary, repeat for other compartment specifications.

The Result tab gives the volume, total area, and center coordinates of the previewed
compartment.

Splitting Compartments
This task shows you how to split a larger compartment by a molded form and create new
compartments.
Have created a compartment
1. Select the Split a Compartment icon.
The Compartment Split dialog box appears.
2. Select the compartment you want to split.

3. Select the molded form used to split the compartment.
Important: The molded form must completely traverse the compartment. Otherwise,
a message informs you that the selected molded form cannot split the compartment
correctly.
4. Click Preview to view the results then OK when done.
The compartment is split by the molded form (highlighted below) and new
compartments are created.
Modifying Compartment User Type

This task shows you how to modify the user type of a compartment.
When you first create a compartment it is given a broad user type "compartment". You can change this to
more accurately represent the type of compartment, based on its intended use.
You can create your own types using the Feature Dictionary, as explained in a different section.
1. With your document open, select the compartment (in the specifications tree) whose user type you
want to change and then click the Change Compartment User Type button . The Change User Type
dialog box displays, with the selected compartment listed.
2. Click the button next to the New Type field. The Class Browser displays. Expand "Compartment" to view
all the types available to you.
3. Select the type you want and click OK.

4. The type you selected displays in the Change User Type dialog box.
5. Click Apply or OK.
Note: the name of the compartment changes based on the object naming scheme.
Creating Complex Compartments

You can create complex compartments from existing compartments by merging and
subtracting them. Merge and subtract options can be combined to create more complex
geometry.
This task shows you how to create a complex compartment from two or more existing
compartments.
Note: A complex compartment can have more than six faces.

Have created two or more compartments.
1. Click the Complex Compartment icon:
The Complex Compartment Definition dialog box appears.
2. Click Change... opposite Object class to change the compartment class.
The Class Browser opens and accesses the feature dictionary defining object classes. A
sample dictionary is supplied with the product.
3.
Click the Expand tree icon in the Class Browser to view available classes, then select
the class, and click OK.
The selected class is identified in the Complex Compartment Definition dialog box.
4. Select the existing compartments you want to combine.
Compartments are highlighted in the geometry area and added to the list in the dialog box.
By default, compartments are merged.
When creating complex compartments, you can merge or subtract existing compartments,
combining your operations in any order.
● To subtract a compartment, select the appropriate line in the dialog box and click
Subtract.
● To insert a compartment, select the line below which you want to insert the zone, click
Insert then select the compartment in the geometry area or specification tree.
● Remove and Replace options let you delete a compartment from or replace one in the
definition of the complex compartment respectively.
5. Click Preview to preview the complex compartment.
The Result tab of the dialog box gives the

volume, total area and center coordinates of the
compartment previewed.
This information can also be accessed by editing

an existing complex compartment.
6. Click OK when done to create the complex compartment.

You are now ready to define the volume boundaries. This is done manually using the
Boundary icon.
You can edit the definition of complex compartments.

Boundaries
Create boundaries: Edit the compartment and click Extract Boundaries
Modify boundary user type: Select boundaries, then select new user type in Change User Type
dialog box
Creating Boundaries
This task shows you how to create boundaries for compartments.
This can be done in two ways:
● Automatically
● Using the Boundary icon. This is useful in cases where the wall of a compartment needs
to be split into more than one boundary to accommodate for example, two
compartments on the other side.
Make sure options are set correctly. Tools - Options - Infrastructure - Part Infrastructure and
check Keep Link With Selected Object and Create External References as Shown Elements.
Automatically Creating Boundaries

1. Edit the compartment of interest using the contextual menu command.

2. Click Extract Boundaries in the dialog box.
Boundaries are created.
3. Expand the compartment item in the specification tree to

view boundaries.
Using the Boundary Icon

1. In the Generative Shape Design workbench, split the compartment surface as
desired.
2. Return to Structure Preliminary layout and click the Boundary icon.
The Boundary Definition dialog box appears.

3. Select one of the split surfaces (reference surface).

4. Enter a name for the boundary.
5. Click OK.
6. Repeat as necessary.
Modifying Boundary User Type

This task shows you how to modify the user type of a boundary.
When you first create a boundary it is given a broad user type "boundary". You can change this to more
accurately represent the type of boundary, based on its intended use.
You can create your own types using the Feature Dictionary, as explained in a different section.
1. With your document open, select the boundaries (in the specifications tree) whose user type you want
to change and then click the Change Boundary User Type button . The Change User Type dialog
box displays, with the selected boundaries listed.
2. Click the button next to the New Type field. The Class Browser displays. Expand "Boundary" to view all
the types available to you.
3. Select the type you want and click OK.

4. The type you selected displays in the User Type dialog box. Click Apply or OK. Also, the name of the
boundary changes based on the object naming scheme.
Openings
This section discusses ways of creating and managing openings.
Creating Openings
Deleting Openings
Openings
This task shows you how to define openings for molded forms.
This can be done in three ways:
● Using a sketch
● From a catalog.
● By selecting in the specification tree.
1. Click the Opening icon.
The Opening dialog box appears.
2. Select the support surface.
This identifies the sketch support. The surface is positioned in a 2D view.
3. Define the opening:
Using the Sketcher

● Click the Sketcher icon in the dialog box.
● Sketch your opening and exit the Sketcher.
● Click OK in the Opening dialog box.
The opening is created and added to the specification tree.
From a Catalog
All catalogs of sketched shapes are now supported. A sample catalog for different opening shapes is provided with the
product. This catalog is a project resource and as such is managed by the system administrator.
● Click the catalog icon in the dialog box.
The Catalog Browser opens letting you

browse the openings catalog.
● Select the family, then the opening of interest.

● Click OK in the Catalog Browser.
The opening is positioned at the center of

gravity of the support surface.
● If needed, use the 3D compass to reposition

as desired.
● Click OK in the Opening dialog box when satisfied.

Selecting in the Specification Tree

● Select an opening in the specification tree.
It displays in the Sketch field of the Openings dialog box.
● Click OK in the Openings dialog box.
Removing Openings
You can delete openings from the opening or molded form contextual menu:
● Using the opening contextual menu lets you remove the selected opening from all molded forms in which it exists.
● Using the molded form contextual menu lets you remove all openings from the selected molded form.
Automatically Copying Openings when Creating Multiple Molded Forms

● When creating multiple molded forms, any openings in the reference molded form are also copied.
Deleting Openings
There are two ways in which you can delete openings.
1. Using the opening contextual menu: this process shows you all the molded forms in which the selected
opening exists, and lets you pick which one you want to delete.
2. Using the molded form contextual menu: this process shows you all the openings in the selected molded
form.
Using the Opening Contextual Menu

This task shows you how to remove the selected opening from the molded forms in which it exists.
1. With your document open, right click on the opening in the specifications tree, select the opening in the drop
down menu and then select Remove Opening.
The Opening dialog box displays, listing the molded forms in which the opening exists.
2. Select the opening you want to delete and click Remove then OK.
The opening is removed from the molded form.
Using the Molded Form Contextual Menu

This task shows you how to remove one or more openings from the selected molded form.
1. Right-click the molded form in the specification

tree, select the item in the contextual menu, then
select Remove Openings.
Activate the Products selection command to select the molded form in the geometry area.
An Opening dialog box appears listing all openings associated with the selected molded form.
2. Select the opening you want to delete and click Remove.
3. Click OK to confirm.
If you delete openings directly in the specification tree, you must still use this command to update the
associated molded form.

This task shows you how save project data in IDF format in order to share data across different CAD
systems or with clients and suppliers.
IDF format is an industry-standard datafile. The IDF file generated is based on sections, i.e. sets of
curves and points.
Have created compartments.
1. Click the IDF Export icon.
The IDF Export dialog box is displayed. By default, the root product name appears in the Name field.
2. If desired, change the name.
3. Select a compartment:
The compartment is identified in the

Component Name field.
Naming Conventions
You can change the component name to suit

required naming conventions either in the
specification tree before you select the
compartment (using the Properties
command) or in the dialog box.
Note: If you do so directly in the dialog box,

naming in the document specification tree is
not updated.
Joining Compartments
You can also join two compartments by

renaming the first part of the string (before
the slash "/") of both components in the
same way. For example, part/subpartA and
part/subpartB.
4. Define the set of reference planes corresponding to IDF sections for the current component:
Select planes perpendicular to the X-axis. Any planes selected not in this axis are ignored.
The length of your hull must be oriented along the X-axis.
● Click Reset Sections to remove all planes associated with the current component and define your
sections again.
● Select a component in the dialog box then click Delete Component to remove it from the export
definition.
5. Select other compartments and select appropriate reference planes.
6. Specify the sag value.
The sag setting controls the tessellation of section curves.
You may want to set this value to that recommended by the CAD software application into which you
will import the IDF file.
Discontinuity Gap
A discontinuity gap is used for complex compartments of irregular shape.

The system computes sections on both sides of the specified gap where discontinuity is perceived.
Sections can be viewed in the IDF Resulting View.
You may want to set this value to that recommended by the CAD software application into which you
will import the IDF file.
7. Click Apply when done.
The IDF Resulting View opens previewing the results.
● Maximum points for each section are calculated and the IDF Export dialog box updated.
● Pan, rotate and zoom viewing tools are available in this dialog box.
Definition data in the dialog box is saved in your settings files so you can create other compartments
and add then to your data for exporting, for example.
8. Close the Resulting View and make any adjustments to export data necessary in the IDF Export
dialog box.
9. Click Apply again if necessary to preview results.
10. Click and select the folder in which you want to save in the IDF file.
By default, the IDF file has the same name as the root product.
11. Click OK to export data to the IDF file.
Your IDF file will look something like this:

Discontinuity in Sections
A message informs the user of discontinuities in sections of the following type:
In such cases, it is recommended that two different compartments or complex compartments be

created. Typical examples are given below. Bodies are then joined by renaming components in the
dialog box.

This task shows you how to generate offset data in XML format.
You can also apply different stylesheets and generate offset data in other formats, for
example HTML or CSV. To do so, you must first customize your settings (Tools -> Options -
> Equipment & Systems -> Structure Preliminary Layout -> Offset Data).
Have a wrapping surface and appropriate sets of frame, waterline and buttock planes as well
as any control curves needed.
1. Click the Offset Data icon.
The Offset Data dialog box is displayed.
2. Select any Knowledgeware parameters you want in the specification tree.
These parameters appear before the offset data when browsed.

3. Click the Surfaces field and select surfaces for which you want to generate the offset
data.
Select geometry surfaces (under the Wrapping Surface Geometry entry in the
specification tree).
4. Click the Frame planes field and select frame planes of interest.
5. Click the Waterline planes field and select waterline planes of interest.
6. Click the Buttock planes field and select buttock planes of interest.
7. Click the Control curves field and select any special control lines.
Multi-selection capabilities are available when selecting frame, waterline and buttock
planes.
8. Click to specify your output file:
The Save As dialog box appears.
● Identify the folder in which you want to save the file

● Specify a file name
● Select the file type:
By default, only the *xml file type is available.
If you checked the Apply XSL Transformation option in the Options dialog box, file
types for which a stylesheet exists or has been added to the list are proposed. By
default, two types are available: *.html and *.csv.
● Click Save.
9. Check Start browser to have your browser open automatically showing the offset
results.
If you set your filetype to *.html, this option is automatically checked.

● Ensure your browser is already open on your desktop.
● Using Internet Explorer 6 to browse XML files is recommended. No suitable
browsers are currently available on UNIX.
The XML file containing offset data is generated and, if you checked Start browser,
your browser displays the corresponding page.
This feature aids the designer in identifying and viewing generic relationships between objects, and is
particularly useful for viewing relationships between objects coming from different applications.
The different types of relationship are organized under tab pages:
● Assembly: shows the product structure tree (parent/children) relationships

● Groups: shows group/member relationships of logical groupings of objects, such as piping lines and piping
spools.
● Limits: shows objects geometrically limiting the current object.
● Connections: shows objects connected to the current object.
● Interference: shows objects interfering with the current object. This is useful for detecting objects that
require attention or redesign.
● Penetration: shows objects involved in a penetration relationship (stored in ENOVIA) with the current
object. This tab is only available when the document is opened from ENOVIA.
The tab pages available and the relationships shown in each tab page are controlled by the object selected (the
current object).
This tasks shows you how to use the Object Relationships command.
To reduce unnecessary computer processing time when viewing object relations in the Interference tab you will
need to make some changes in the Tools -> Options settings.
Go to Tools -> Options, select Digital Mockup, DMU Space Analysis then click the DMU Clash - Detailed
Computation tab. Change the settings if necessary for Level of Detail, Clash Result and Numeric Result to
match those shown below.
Note: The DMU Space Analysis product must be installed to access DMU Clash option pages.
1.With your product open, click the Object Relationships icon .
The Relationships dialog box opens.
In the example, below, the assembly tree expands at the Product level to show the related preliminary
design objects.
The Assembly tab displays up to three levels: parent, current object and children.
In the preview pane, you can zoom and rotate the image just like in the geometry area. The Reframe Main
Window button updates the geometry area with the preview viewpoint.
2.Double-click an object to view its relationships.
The various tabs will become active only when the selected object supports that kind of relationship, for
example, if it is a type of object that can have limits.
In the example below, a deck has been selected to view Limits. In the Visualize column, toggle the Y/N to
show or hide an object in the preview pane.
An object can be selected from the geometry area, the specifications tree, or from the assembly tree or via
the preview pane in the dialog box.
In any tab page:
● Select an object to highlight it.

● Double-click to view the tree structure.
● Right-click to access the contextual menu and display properties or hide / show the object.
● Use Previous Object and Next Object buttons to revisit the history of objects and tab pages viewed since
the command was started.
3.Click the Interference tab to display objects that clash (intersect) with the current object. You can filter the
list by selecting All Type, Contact or Clash.
Note: Only basic geometric objects, not assemblies, can be analyzed for interferences.
Select the Hide connected objects check box to hide objects with known connections (i.e. listed in the
Connections tab) and not display them in the Interference tab list.
4.Click the Connections tab to display connected objects.
Take some time to experiment with the several combinations of tab selection, object type and filter
selections and observe the available information.
5.Click Close when done.
Creating Reports
You can generate reports that get the values of properties of objects in your documents. To
do so, you must first define the report format which identifies which properties you are
interested in. This report format is then used to generate reports.
This task shows you how to create a report.
1. To be able to use this function, load the required knowledgeware package:

● Select Tools -> Options, General -> Parameters and Measure
● Click the Knowledge tab
● Check the load extended language libraries option
● Load the Structure Preliminary Layout package.
2. Define the report format identifying which properties you are interested in.
Use Edit -> Search to select the objects for which you want to obtain a report.
For more information on searching using the General, Favorites and Advanced
modes, see the Infrastructure User's Guide.
The 'Or' option in the Advanced mode is particularly useful for combining search
criteria to select objects.
3. Generate your report based on the report format you defined.
Important: Select the Currently Selected Objects option in the Generate a report
dialog box.
Typical Structure Preliminary Layout report:

Defining the Report Format

You use this function, together with the function described in Generating a Report, to get the
values of properties of objects in a document. This task shows you how to define the report
format.
Examples from the Piping workbench are used here. Substitute the appropriate resource or
directory when working in another workbench.
Before you generate a report you need to define its format. This means deciding which
properties you are interested in. This report format is kept in a file which you can use to
generate reports from other documents.
It is recommended that you use queries, as explained below, if you will be modifying a
document and running a report on it repeatedly. If you do not use a query the report may not
update after you modify a document.
To use this function you must first make sure of a setting. Click Tools - Options - General -
Parameters and Measure and click on the Language tab. Under Language check Load
extended language libraries. Either check All Packages, or uncheck this option and load
the packages you will be using.
1. Click Tools - Report - Define. The Report Definition dialog box displays.
You can toggle between Yes and No for the Column headings Sort, GroupBy and Sum. A
blank means No. To toggle click beneath the column heading. In the example above, for
the attribute Name, Sort is No, Group By is Yes and Sum is No.
2. The report name field is informative. You can use the button next to it to open an existing
report. You will need to enter a report name and location when you click the Save As
button. Enter a report title - you can enter anything but you must have a title.
3. Check the Show Inherited Attributes box if you want to.

4. Click on the down arrow and select the dictionary related to your program. In this case the
EquipLayout package has been selected. See Using Knowledgeware Packages for more
information.
5. Select the type of object. The list of attributes you will see in Step 6 will depend on the
type you select here. However, when you generate a report you will get values for all
objects in the document that have the attributes included in your report format. If you
want to limit the objects for which you get a report you must create a query (Step 8).
6. Select an attribute in the Attribute field and click the Add button. The attribute will be
added in the window. Add as many attributes as you want to.
7. Select Yes or No for the column headings.
● Sort: You only Sort by one of the attributes - if you select Name the report will sort in
alphabetical order.
● GroupBy: If you select Yes for one of the attributes, the report will group objects by
that attribute.
● Sum: For dimensional attributes like length. If you select Yes the report will sum up
the attribute you selected. For 3D applications it can compute dimensions like length
from the document. You must select the correct option in the Generate a Report dialog
box - you may need to select the objects and choose the 'currently selected objects'
option. For 2D applications attributes must have values defined.
● Quantity: If you select the Quantity checkbox and the Group By column heading, a
Quantity field will be added to the report. It will display a number, which shows how
many parts that attribute is common to. For instance, if you group by class name and
select the quantity checkbox, the report will show how many objects with the same
class name exist in your document.
8. You can further refine your report by using the Edit - Search function to define a query.
This will allow you to generate a report on a narrower selection of check valve, say, of a
certain size, instead of all check valves in your document. The queries you create will be
available for selection when you click the arrow in the Query Name field above. Detailed
instructions on using the Search function can be found in the Infrastructure User Guide
under Basic Tasks - Selecting Objects. Briefly, click Edit - Search to bring up the Search
dialog box. Select the Advanced tab, then select a workbench, type of object and attribute
you are interested in. Clicking the Add to Favorites button brings up the Create a Favorite
Query dialog box, where you can name the query and save it.
Generating a Report
This task explains how to generate a report listing values of selected properties. Before you do this you need
to define the report format.
Examples from the Piping Design workbench are used here. Substitute the appropriate resource or directory
when working in another workbench.
1. Click Tools - Report - Generate. The Generate Report dialog box displays.
2. Click the Open button and select the format you want to use for your report, in this case NewReport.
3. If you had defined a query in your report format then check Objects From Predefined Query.
4. If you select one or more objects in the document then check the option Currently Selected Objects.
5. Check All Objects in Document if you want a report on all objects in your document.
6. Click OK and select a format, such as HTML, when you are prompted. The report will be generated. It shows
values for all properties defined in your report format for all objects in the document that have them. Where
an object does not have a property the report displays asterisks.
7. Click Insert in Doc if you want to display these values in your document. To generate the report from a
schematic and insert it in a schematic, click on the Insert in Doc button and click anywhere in your
drawing. To generate the report from a 3-D document and insert it in a drafting document, click on the
Insert in Doc button and select the sheet or view in the specifications tree. Do not select a point in the
sheet. The XY Coord dialog box will pop up - enter the location where you want to insert the report. The
data will be placed at the location. It can be moved to another location later by click and drag.
8. Click Save As to save the report. Specify a file name and location.

Three different views showing the shape of a ship can be generated:
● Waterlines view looking down on the ship from above.
● Body plan showing the shapes of the frame lines.
● Profile view looking into the ship from the side.
This tasks shows you how to generate lines drawings.
Have your 3D document opened.
1.Specify your settings before you start:

● Select Tools ->Options ->Equipment & Systems -> Structure Preliminary Layout then the
Drafting tab.
2.In addition, you will need to set the following drafting options:
● In the Options dialog box, select Mechanical Design ->Drafting ->View
● Check Project 3D wireframe, Project 3D points and Apply 3D specifications.
3.In the Structure Preliminary Layout document, select all 3D geometry and any planes to be used to
generate drawings before entering the Drafting workbench.
Body Plans
To completely close the body plan, you must create a boundary using the Boundary command in
the Generative Shape Design workbench:
● Activate the wrapping surface
● Change to the Generative Shape
Design workbench
● Click the Boundary icon
● Select the wrapping surface.
4.Create a new drawing:

● Select Start -> Mechanical Design -> Drafting.
You switch to the Drafting workbench and the New Drawing Creation dialog box appears.
● Select the view you want to create.
● Click OK in the New Drawing Creation dialog box.
5.
Click the Front View or Advanced Front View icon.
The Advanced Front View command lets you enter a name and scale. The recommended scale is 1:250.
6.Return to the 3D document and select a plane of a 3D part or a plane surface to define the projection
plane and the drawing view.
A 3D view is previewed on your drawing.

Use the drafting manipulator to adjust the view.
7.Click inside the view to generate the view.

For more information on drafting capabilities, see the Drafting User's Guide.

The Plane System command provides tools letting you define a number of planes in a given
direction. Planes can then be used as reference planes or supports when creating other items.
In structure applications, you can, for example, define reference planes in each ship direction
to assist you place structural elements. You must define one plane system for each direction.
This task shows you how to create a regular asymmetric, a irregular asymmetric and a semi-
regular plane system.
1. Click the Plane System icon.
● In the Generative Shape Design workbench, this icon is to be found in the Tools toolbar.
You can also select Insert -> Advanced Replication Tools -> Plane System...
● In the Structure Preliminary Layout workbench, this icon is to be found in the Structure
Grid Set toolbar. Having selected this command, you also need to select an entry in the
specification tree under which you want to create a new CATPart to locate your plane
system before proceeding. If you want to use an existing CATPart, then select that CATPart
in the tree.
● For Structure Functional Design, switch to the Generative Shape Design workbench.
The Plane System dialog box appears.

2. Select the type of plane system you want to create:
Five types are available:
● Regular symmetric
● Regular asymmetric
● Semi-regular
● Irregular symmetric
● Irregular asymmetric.
Symmetric Plane Systems
Symmetric plane systems are created in similar fashion to asymmetric plane systems. The
difference being that they have the same number of planes on either side of the origin.
Creating a Regular Asymmetric Plane System
3. Select a plane or a line to define the direction of the plane system.
If you select a plane, the center of the plane is automatically taken as the origin of the plane
system and an arrow appears showing the direction.
You can, if desired, change the origin.

4. If you selected a line, select a point to define the origin,
Or,
If you selected a plane and want to change the origin, click the Origin field and select a
point.
● Use the Reverse button in the dialog box or select the arrow in the geometry area to invert
the direction.
● The contextual menus in Direction and Origin fields let you create appropriate geometry
directly without having to exit the current command.
5. Specify the primary subset:
● Specify the distance between two planes in the Spacing field.

● Enter a prefix identifying all planes in this set.
Planes are identified by this prefix plus a positive or negative number that increments away
from the origin. Plane numbers are positive in the direction of the plane system. The origin
is identified by prefix.0.
● Specify the number of planes.

The number you enter is the number of planes you want to create on either side of the
origin. Note that the number of planes does not include the plane at the origin.
4. Optionally, check Allow secondary subset to group a number of planes in the primary
subset together and create a secondary subset:
● Specify the step. For example, enter 4.

Every fourth primary subset plane will belong to the secondary subset.
Note: The plane at the origin always belongs to the primary subset.
Select the subset in the specification tree to visualize all planes in this set in the geometry
area.
6. Click OK when done to create a plane system along the specified direction.
Creating an Irregular Asymmetric Plane System

Plane systems can be created by importing a TSV (tab-separated) file containing the definition
of the plane system.
This file must be formatted as follows:
positive_or_negative_absolute_distance_from_origin<TAB>subset_prefix
where <TAB> denotes a TAB character
and should contain an entry 0<TAB>subset_prefix. Typically,
-4800 WEB
-4200 FRM
-3600 FRM
-3000 FRM
-2400 WEB
...
0 FRM
...
2300 WEB
2700 WEB
Notes:
● Do not type space characters using the space bar.

● It is not necessary to specify the positive sign '+' when entering positive distances.
It defines a plane system in one ship direction only but can contain as many subsets as
desired.

Or,
point.
the direction.
5. Click Browse... and navigate to the file containing the plane system definition.
Creating a Semi-Regular Plane System

The semi-regular option lets you easily and rapidly define a plane system comprising groups of
planes with different spacings.

Or,
point.
the direction.
5. Specify the primary subset:
● Specify the distance between two planes in your first group in the Spacing field.
● Enter the number of the last plane having the specified spacing in the End field.
● Click Add to confirm your first group.
The first group is identified in the list view control and the Start field incremented to display the
number of the first plane in your second group.
● Repeat to specify the spacing and the number of the last plane to be created with this
spacing, then click Add.
● Continue until satisfied.
Note: If the current spacing is the same as the spacing of the previous group, any new planes
are added to the previous group.
● Enter a prefix identifying all planes in the primary set.

Planes are identified by this prefix plus a positive or negative number that increments away
from the origin. Plane numbers are positive in the direction of the plane system. The origin
is identified by prefix.0.
6. Optionally, check Allow secondary subset to group a number of planes in the primary
subset together and create a secondary subset:
● Specify the step. For example, enter 4.

Every fourth primary subset plane will belong to the secondary subset.
Notes: The plane at the origin always belongs to the primary subset.
Select the subset in the specification tree to visualize all planes in this set in the geometry
area.
Adding Groups to Your Plane System

● Click in the list view control to return to the Add mode.
Modifying Groups in Your Plane System

● Select the group you want to modify.
● Enter a new spacing value or modify the End value to change the number of planes in the
group.
Note: You cannot modify the Start value.
● Click Modify.
The plane system is updated. Changing the number of planes in any one group does not affect
the number of planes in other groups.
Note: Click in the list view control to cancel unwanted modifications that have not been
confirmed using Modify.
Removing Groups
● Select the group you want to remove.

● Click Remove.


To improve system performance when working with very large documents, it is recommended
that you activate the cache. This recommendation is valid when working in file-based mode as
well as with ENOVIA LCA.
This means that documents will be loaded in visualization mode, however, when editing
structural items such as stiffeners, shapes or molded forms, the item is automatically switched
to design mode. Any entities used to define the item you want to edit are also switched to
design mode. Any new structures are created in design mode in the document.
The cache system is managed via the Cache Management tab in the Options dialog box (Tools
-> Options -> Infrastructure -> Product Structure).
For more information see Customizing Cache Settings in the Customizing section of the
Infrastructure User's Guide.

Proper management of project data offers the following advantages:
● Clear and user-friendly organization of data
● Easy location of items in the specification tree
● Facilitates management of Hide / Show capabilities for CATParts and CATProducts.
This task recommends a way to manage project data that offers the above advantages.
The corresponding specification tree looks like this:
1. Enter the Structure Preliminary Layout workbench (Start -> Equipment & Systems -
> Structure Preliminary Layout).
2. Add the Structure Preliminary Layout level to the specification tree:
● Right-click the root product and select Components -> New Component from the
contextual menu
● In the Part Number dialog box that appears, enter Structure Preliminary Layout,
then click OK.
3. Create a wrapping surface under Structure Preliminary Layout using the Wrapping
Surface command.
Note: Double-click Structure Preliminary Layout to activate this level.

4. Right-click and select Components -> Existing Component... to insert CATParts
containing pre-defined reference planes, typically Deck_Reference_Planes,
Long_Reference_Planes and Cross_Reference_Planes.
Note: It is recommended that one CATPart contain the set of reference planes in one
ship direction only.
5. Right-click and select Components -> New Component from the contextual menu to
create other levels as follows:
● Decks
● Transversal_Blk
● Longitudinal_Blk
● Unspecified_Blk
● Preliminary_Openings
● Basis_Bounded_Zones
● Composite_Bounded_Zones
6. You are now ready to start you preliminary design.
You can also add the Structure Functional Design level to the specification tree and
apply the same approach when managing functional design data.

Project resources are managed by system administrators. Typically this involves entering information such as folder paths for
resources, like user dictionaries such as the feature dictionary, without which the application cannot function. What
administrators enter will be visible in the Browse tab of the Project Resource Management dialog box (Tools -> Project
Management ->Select/Browse...), but it cannot be changed there.
Managing project resources is typically performed by an administrator.
A sample project resource management file is provided with this application and by default, the application will start with this file.
The following Structure Preliminary Layout-related resources are managed in this file.
Project Resources
● Feature dictionary managing object classes
● Discrete values for attributes
● ID schema managing object naming rules
● ID sequence number directory: contains the last sequence number that was generated for an object.
● Parts catalog.
Structure Discipline Resources

● Orientation naming conventions: contains naming conventions for ship directions. Default conventions are USA conventions
listed in sample CATStrOrientNamingUSAConv.
A sample file for European conventions is also supplied: CATStrOrientNamingEURConv.
The default location for these resources is downloaddirectory/OS/resources/msgcatalog
Structure Preliminary Layout Application Resources

● Project name specifying the current project name. DS Default, by default.
● Project bounding box: defines overall project dimensions. Default dimensions (mm) are:
X+ 122000
X- -10000
Y+ 15200
Y- -15200
Z+ 21100
Z- -6500
The center of the box is positioned at the center of the document. Note that when the user creates the wrapping
surface, the bounding box is automatically re-dimensioned to include the hull form.
● Openings catalog:
The default location of this resource is

../OS/startup/components/StructurePreliminaryLayout/Catalogs/Openings/SPLBigScale/SPL_Openings_BigScale.catalog
where OS is the operating system, for example intel_a (Windows).
If needed, all catalogs of sketched shapes are now supported.
● If there is more than one project at your site, then a project resource management file is made for each project. You can
select another project using the PRM command (Tools -> Project Management -> Select/Browse...).
● For more information on resources and how the resource management file is organized, see Understanding Project Resource
Management.
● To check required and optional resources in the PRM file for errors, see Checking a PRM File for Errors.
Using the PRM Command

This task shows how you can select a project for your session.
1.
From the appropriate CATIA workbench, launch the project resource management (PRM) command by
selecting Tools - Project Management - Select/Browse from the menu bar.
The Project Resource Management dialog box is displayed:
Note that when the dialog box opens the last project that you used is selected.
The Select tab lists all the XML projects setup found in the directory defined by the environment
variable CATDisciplinePath. This list begins with a CNEXT project which contains only the applications
with their resources as defined and delivered with CNEXT.
2. Select the project of your choice, here Project.

The corresponding PRM file is read and the disciplines it contains are listed.
3. Select the corresponding discipline, here Piping. Click OK to use the project and discipline you have
selected.
4. The following step is used for informational purposes only - to see a list of resources for a particular
discipline. To select a project you only need to take the steps explained above.
Select the Browse tab. Once a project and a discipline have been selected, the dialog box lists all the
applications defined for the chosen discipline, the description of the selected application, and the list of
resources of that application. The list of resources displayed is always that for all applications shown in
the Applications column.
You should also note that the applications displayed include the applications under that particular
discipline, and any applications that are at the project level, which means above the discipline in the
PRM hierarchy. In the example below, the Piping discipline displays Piping Design and PID, which are
part of that discipline. It also displays the Equipment, Hanger Design and Penetration Management
applications, because some of their resources have been placed at the project level. The reason for
placing them at the project level is that most disciplines make use of these applications.
When the Project Resource Management dialog box first displays, as explained in Step 1, it may contain a
third tab - XML Parsing Error. This indicates that there is an XML syntax error in the file that corresponds
to the Project you have chosen.
Click the XML Parsing Error tab to display the error, as shown in the image below.
You will need to correct the PRM file to get rid of the error.
Errors in defining resources in the PRM file are explained in Checking a PRM File for Errors.
Checking a PRM File for Errors

This task shows how you can check a project resource management (PRM) file for certain errors.
This tool will only check required and optional resources in the PRM file for errors. Required resources are those that the
application needs, such as catalogs. Optional resources are those without which the application can still be used, and example is
the ID sequencing number. There are other resources in the PRM file that are not checked at all - these are resources that add
functionality to the application. Examples of these are flags that are set through the PRM file - these cannot be checked for
errors because there is no way of telling what the user has set them to.
See Using the PRM Command for information about syntax errors in the PRM file.
The environment variable CATDisciplinePath should be defined to point to the directory where your PRM files are stored.
1. Click Tools - Project Management - Validation in the menubar to bring up the Project Management Validation dialog box. The
image below shows part of it without any selections having been made. The active project, discipline and application will be
selected by default when the dialog box opens.
2. Select a Project, Discipline and Application as necessary. If you select ALL in the Discipline and Application fields then the
entire project resource management file will be checked (required and optional resources only).
3. Click Apply after you have made your selection. The dialog box will display the resources that have errors. The errors are
explained below.
● If there are no errors then a message will state that all required - or optional - resources are okay, in the Status column.
● Select a resource to see more information about the error in the Selected Resource field below.
● Click on the column headings to sort by that heading.
● A Y in the Required column shows if a resource is required. No entry means it is an optional resource.
4. The errors are explained below. Also see the PRM task for more information.
● Resource definition has incorrect type: The value of the 'Type' field in the resource's PRM entry is incorrect. The Type field
refers to file type. See the PRM task for more information.
● Resource not found in the project management xml file: There is no entry for the resource in the PRM file.
● Resource Data not found: The file or directory corresponding to the resource cannot be found at the location defined in
the PRM file.
● Access specified for location for resource is not correct: Some entries have a field called 'Access'. This refers to the
permissions set for the file corresponding to the resource. One common error is that some files need to have access set to
RW (read-write) and not R (read only).
5. You can save the report. Click the Export button and enter a file name and location in the Save dialog box that displays. The
file must be saved in .htm format.
Understanding Project Resource Management

This task shows you how to manage project resources like catalogs and dictionaries. These changes can only be
made at system administrator level.
The project resource management (PRM) file identifies resources (such as line list catalogs, user dictionaries,
etc.) to the application. Specifically, the PRM file identifies each resource and its location (directory path). The
PRM file also organizes the resources by discipline and application, associating resources to specific applications.
Therefore, you get the correct resource, equipment catalog for instance, for the resource you are working in.
It's hierarchical structure allows you to share resources, so that you do not have to place duplicate copies of the
same resource in several directories.
The PRM file is also used for certain other purposes, such as setting flags. These are explained below.
A sample file is provided with this application, and it is best to make a copy of it and edit it. The default location
is ...intel_a\startup\EquipmentAnd Systems\ProjectData and the file is named Project.xml.
The application will function even if the user does not enter information particular to his site, but nothing can be
saved. Therefore, the first task an administrator needs to do is enter information relevant to his site or project.
1.If there is more than one project at your site you will need to make a project resource management file for
each project. You can name the file anything you want to and change its location too (see below). However,
you must set the variable in the Environment Editor. You do this by opening the Environment Editor dialog box
and entering against the line CATDisciplinePath the directory in which your project resource management
files are:
If you have more than one project resource management file then by default the application will start with the
file named Project.xml, if there is such a file, or the last file used. If you wish to select another resource
management file you must open it by clicking Tools - Project Management. Go to the Select tab and select
the file and discipline you need. This dialog box shows each resource available to you, unless the value of
"Visible" (see below) against a resource or application is set to No.
2.The resource management file is organized into several sections to make it easier to manage and utilize
resources. The image below shows its hierarchical structure, with an exception, which is explained below.
"Other disciplines" refers to other disciplines like Tubing, or AEC V4 to V5 Migration Discipline, that are placed
at the same level. They are not shown in this image for reasons of space.
The Project box refers to the project for which the PRM file has been created, and will frequently be identified
by the file name. In this case it is Project.xml.
When you look at the Project.xml file you will see that the resource listings begin with project resources.
Any resources you place under the heading Project Resources can be used by all applications that are included
in the file. In the sample file you will see items like zones, feature dictionary and application-generated object
names in this section. All disciplines and applications shown under project resources will be able to access the
resources identified under the heading project resources.
The next level is the discipline level. All resources placed under a discipline, such as Piping, can be used by
all the applications which are listed under it. In the example above, Piping Diagrams, Piping Design and
Equipment applications are shown under the Piping Discipline. Resources such as various catalogs and report
definitions are listed at the discipline level and can be accessed by all applications that belong to that
discipline.
The next level of resource management is the application itself. Any resource referred to at this level can only
be used by that application. Resources like catalogs, files that contain connector attributes and resolved parts
directories are listed at this level.
Equipment Arrangement and Hanger Design have been placed under several disciplines. These applications
are considered multi-discipline because their resources are used by all disciplines. When you are working in
these disciplines you may need Equipment or Hanger resources. However, in different disciplines you may not
use the same resources from Equipment Arrangement or Hanger Design and this structuring allows you to
place different different resources under each discipline. For instance, under the Piping Discipline, Equipment
Arrangement may have a different catalog (with Piping related equipment only) than under the HVAC
Discipline.
Equipment and Hanger applications have also been placed at the project resource level, primarily to allow
sharing of resources, under the headings "Equipment Application Resources" and "Hanger Design Application
Resources."
To explain: If you are working in Piping Design you are in the Piping Discipline. You select the discipline by
clicking Tools - Project Management, or simply by opening an application, which will activate the correct
discipline. For this to happen your PRM file must be set up correctly.
Now, while in the piping workbench, you want to place equipment in your document, and you launch
Equipment Arrangement. When you do so you will only have access to equipment resources that are identified
in the PRM file under the piping discipline, for instance the "piping equipment catalog," containing piping
related equipment. But let us assume that in your project you have certain types of equipment that are used
by all disciplines. You can create a catalog that contains all this common equipment and identify it under
"Equipment Application Resources" at the project level (it should not be identified under discipline also). When
you do this you will have access to this catalog when you open Equipment Arrangement under any discipline.
Some applications have the entry "Visible = yes". If you set the value to No then this application cannot be
used and will not be visible in the Tools - Project Management dialog box.
3. A resource entry looks like this:
<Resource Name="PipingIDSchema" Description="Piping ID Schema Directory">
<ID Type="Path" Driver="File" Location="..\..\EquipmentAndSystems\Piping\DataDictionary"/>
</Resource>
● You should not change the Resource Name, even if you replace a resource with a different one.
● You can change the Description if you want to - this is a brief explanation of the resource.
● The Type field refers to file type. If the Type field says Catia, it refers to a file type unique to Catia, such
as .catalog. The type Misc is used for resources which are of a type not unique to Catia and must be
opened in another way. The type Path is similar, except that in the Location field only the directory in
which the resource is located is named.
● If your resources do not reside in Enovia, enter File in the Driver field. Define the Location field as
follows: As shown in the resource example above, the location entry is relative - it is relative to the entry
you made in the Environment Editor as shown in Step 1. The entry in the location field will be added to the
entry you had in the Environment Editor and it is in that location that the application will look for the
resource. Which is why it is preferable to enter absolute paths - including the drive letter - in the location
field.
● If your resources are Enovia-based, enter EnoviaV5 in the Driver field. For Enovia-based resources, all
you need to enter in the Location field is the file name of the resource without the file extension. For
instance, the catalog PipingParts.catalog would be entered as PipingParts.
● The Location field is sometimes used to enter a value for a flag or behavior, such as 0 or 1, or True and
False.
● Some resources have the entry "Visible = yes". If you set the value to No then this resource cannot be
used and will not be visible in the Tools - Project Management dialog box.
● Some resources have the entry Access="RW" or "R". These refers to file permissions: read-write or
read.
When you change from using file-based resources to Enovia-based resources: You must go through the PRM
file and change the "Driver" and "Location" entries as noted above. This must be done for all resources that
have been placed in the Enovia database.
4.The Project Resources listed in the sample Project.xml file are described in following sections, beginning
with the resources referred to under Project Resources:
● ID schema resources: The "location" lists the directory where the rules for naming objects are stored.
Use the default location provided in the sample file. You need to have this for every application you use. In
addition, there is an entry for "MultiDisciplineIDSchema." This location is used for objects -such as zones -
that are used by all disciplines.
● User dictionary resources: In the location field enter the name of the CATfct file for each application.
You do not need to enter the location. The CATfct file is used to store all the classes and attributes created
by you. The default names for CATfct files in each application are included in the sample project.xml file
and you should use these names unless you have created a different CATfct file, or changed the default
name. There is also a MultiDisciplineUserDictionary - this CATfct file can be referred to by all applications.
● Zones catalog: The zones that you create need to be stored in a catalog accessible to all users, because
they are shared. The default location is CATMldZone.catalog. Even though zones are only created in
schematic applications, other applications may use them when documents are moved from schematic to
3D. Enter a different name or location if you change them.
● Discrete values: Many attributes have discrete values and this directory is used to store them.
● Schematic driven flag: This is a flag that needs to be set for schematic driven routing and parts
placement. If the value of "Location" is set to 0 then individual users can check or uncheck an option that
allows schematic driven 3D design. If the value is set to 1 then the option "schematic driven" is always
selected and users cannot uncheck it.
● Delete Part On Run: This entry is used to control whether all parts on a run will be deleted when you
delete the run. If you enter the value of "Location" as 1 then the parts will be deleted. If you enter the
value 0 then the parts will not be deleted when you delete the run.
● Graphic representations: When you create graphic representations for a part you need a file in which to
store the categories (single, double, etc.). That file is created within an application, as you will see later.
There is also a file under Project Resources because the categories must be available to all applications. If
you add a new category you must include it in this file too. Enter a new location and file name if you want
to change them.
● Penetration openings catalog: The profiles of the holes you may want to make through walls and
partitions to pass pipes and ducts are noted in this catalog. If you make a new profile you must enter it
here too. Enter a new location and file name if you want to change them.
● ID Sequence Number directory: The IDSequenceNumbers directory contains the last sequence number
that was generated for an object. You should specify a location for it.
● Importer CATfcts: This lists the location of your CATfct files, and is used when migrating V4 models to
V5. If you change the location of the CATfct files you must enter the new location in the "Location" field.
You do not need to do anything if you continue to use the default location.
● Reference Grid System: Location of the CATPart that contains the reference grid definition used by
applications. You need to modify this entry if you change the location of the CATPart or rename it.
● Discipline super class: This is a text file that lists the object classes that will be visible in a class browser
when you are in the Equipment Arrangement workbench. You can have files at project, discipline and
application level. The filter will only work with a user-generated PRM file.
● Computed attributes: This entry shows the location of the ComputedAttributes.txt file. The computed
attributes contained in this file will display in the Properties dialog box. You can change the location of this
file, and update the PRM file accordingly. You can also change the entries in the file.
● Unique reference part number options & partially resolved reference part number options: These
two entries define how a placed part will be named. 'Unique reference' parts are those that have at least
one property (or all properties) that can have infinite values. An HVAC duct is an example. 'Partially
resolved' parts are those in which the values of all properties are defined by a design table. Valves are an
example. In this entry, if you enter 1 in the Location field then the name of the placed part will be derived
from the design table. If you enter 2 then the name will be derived from the object naming rules.
5.The next level, as explained above, is the Discipline level. Resources placed under the Discipline category
can be used by all the applications in that discipline.
The sample Project.xml file places the following resources at the Discipline level. Each entry names the file and
gives its default location. If you intend to use different resources, which is likely, then you must enter the new
file name and location, as appropriate. The following resources are referenced, but not all disciplines will have
all of these resources.
● Specifications catalog
● Insulation specifications catalog
● Material specifications catalog
● Standards catalog
● Design rules: You need to use the default location and file name
● Parts catalog name and location: contains parametric parts
● Piping lines shared catalog: The file where shared piping lines are stored and its location.
● Sample data directory: This is the location where the reports you run will be stored.
● Report definitions directory: The formats (definitions) you create for running reports are stored in this
directory.
6.In addition to resources placed at the Project and Discipline levels, resources are also placed at the
application level and are only available to the application under which they are placed. 2-D applications
have all or most of the following resources.
● Component catalog: The parts catalog.
● Shared instrument lines catalog.
● Annotation catalog.
● Sample data directory: When you create graphic representations for a part you need a file in which to
store the categories (open, closed, etc.). If you add a new category you must include it in this file too.
Enter a new location and file name if you want to change them.
● Design rules for Equipment Arrangement: This is used when assigning a part type to a 2D part.
● The parts catalog for Equipment Arrangement: This is used when assigning a part type to a 2D part.
3-D applications will have most of the following resources or entries.
● Graphic representations file: When you create graphic representations for a part you need a file in which to
store the categories (single, double, etc.). If you add a new category you must include it in this file too.
Enter a new location and file name if you want to change them.
● Connector attributes file: This file lists the attributes that will be inherited (from the part) by a connector
when you are placing it on a part. If you want to make changes to the attributes you want a connector to
inherit you must do it in this file. Do not change the name or location of this file.
● Resolved parts: When you place a parametric part in a document it assumes specific dimensions. Once a
part has specific dimensions it is placed in the Resolved Parts catalog. The location of the default Resolved
Parts catalog is listed here.
● Design rules: You need to use the default location and file name.
● Parts catalog name and location: contains parametric parts
● Sample data directory: This is the location where the reports you run will be stored.
● Report definitions directory: The formats (definitions) you create for running reports are stored in this
directory.
● Graphic Replacement True View Catalog: This is the catalog in which the 2-D equivalents of 3-D endstyles
are stored. See Drawing Production for more information.
● Growth Factor: Some applications allow you to reserve space in some parts for future growth. You can, for
instance, reserve space in a conduit for future growth. The space saved for future growth will be equal to
the value you enter in the "Location" field. If you enter 0.2 it means that 20 percent of the space in a
conduit will be reserved for future growth and you will only be allowed to use 80 percent of the space in it.
7.The AEC Migration Discipline refers to a product that enables you to migrate V4 models to V5. It has Piping
Design, Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams, Equipment Arrangement, Tubing Design and HVAC Design
resources under it.
Most resources have been described above and do not need further explanation. Enter the location and file
names if they are different from those in the sample Project.xml file.
In addition, under the heading AEC V4 V5 Migration there are several options you should know about. They
are explained below.
AEC V4 V5 Migration
There are several options that you need to set to True or False. The first several are about migrating data to
Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams, Piping Design, Equipment Arrangement, Tubing Design and HVAC
Design and Structures. If a V4 model has data of all these types, but you have set two of them to False, then
you will only receive V5 data relating to the applications set to True. If you want data of all types to be
migrated then you must set all the options to True.
Other options are:
● Create runs without parts: If set to True a run will be migrated without the parts.
● ImportPipingLine (or other type of line): If set to True a line will be created in the V5 Piping Line catalog if
it does not exist. When set to False, the migration process will stop if the line does not exist in V5.
● Mapping Table: You need to enter the location and name of the migration mapping table if you change the
default name or location.
● MigratedPIDNoShowSheetFormat: The sheet format (also known as title block) will not be visible if the
value of "Location" is set to False.
● MigrateXXXWithMissingLines: If set to True the sheet will be migrated even if some Lines cannot be. If set
to False the migration process will stop if missing lines are encountered.
● MigratedXXXSheetSize: Enter the size in the Location field: Letter, Legal, A0, ISO/A1, ISO/A2, ISO/A3,
ISO/A4, ISO/A, ANSI/B, ANSI/C, ANSI/D, ANSI/E, ANSI/F, ANSI).
● MigrateEquipmentWithMissingGeometry: If set to True, Equipment with missing geometry will be migrated.
If set to false, such equipment will not be migrated.
● MigrateObjectWithMissingAttributes: If set to True, objects will be migrated even if some of the attributes
do not exist in V5.. If set to False, the objects will not be migrated if some of the attributes do not exist in
V5.
8.In addition to some of the resources explained above, the Structure Discipline includes the following
resources or entries:
● Sections catalog: If you change the default location of the AISC_BigScale catalog then enter the location in
this entry. The location should include the directory AISC in which the catalog should reside, so that the
path reads: ......AISC\AISC_BigScale.catalog.
● Structure sections path: This is the location of the directory where resolved structure sections are located
before they are extruded for placement in a document.
● Structure Thickness List: This is the location of the thickness list sample file, which contains the list of
thicknesses that can be applied to a plate.
● Structure openings catalog: Location of the openings parts catalog.
● Structure materials catalog: Location of the structure materials catalog.
● Structure detail design: Location of the catalog that contains user defined features.
● Naming section characteristics: Location of the NLS file that lists names of sections whose names should
not be changed. This is for internal use. Do not change anything in this entry.
● Structure Functional Connections Catalog: Location of the Structure Functional Connections Catalog. This
catalog contains the names of connection types between objects.

● Project Bounding Box: This specifies the dimensions of your project - if you are designing a ship then it will
be set within these dimensions. You can define the unit used for measuring - the default is millimeter - and
change the default values for each direction. The values are measured from the origin (000).
9.Make sure to save your changes.


The feature dictionary manages object classes. Object classes are classifications under which you create various
objects. In the sample dictionary provided with the application, three main object classes (wrapping surface, molded
form, and bounded zone or compartment) and a number of sub-classes are managed.
Note: In the application, these object classes are managed via the class browser.
The feature dictionary file has the extension CATfct. To view the sample feature dictionary:
1.Open the CATStrPreliminaryLayoutSample.CATfct file.
By default, this file is located in the install_folder under /resources/graphic.
The Feature Dictionary Editor opens showing the sample dictionary.
The Classes View displays all the classes available in the document, i.e. the predefined classes included in the
application.
2.Double-click Bounded Zone (corresponds to compartment) to view associated class attributes.
Existing attributes or properties are displayed in the Inherited attributes and Local attributes boxes. Inherited
attributes are those inherited from the super class to which this class belongs. Local attributes are properties added
to the class itself.
The following table lists the object classes and corresponding attributes provided in the sample dictionary.
Wrapping Surface ● Type
Molded Form ● BulkheadIntegrity
● FrameLocation
● InsulationTreatments
● PaintSchedule
● SurfaceTreatments
● Tightness
Bounded Zone or Compartment ● FunctionNumber
● HVACCategory
● Location
● PaintThickness
Attributes or properties assigned to object classes can be browsed via the Properties dialog box (right-click feature in
specification tree and select Properties from the contextual menu).
You can add sub-classes and attributes to the sample dictionary, or if you want, you can create a new feature
dictionary. You may, for example, want to create several sub-classes under wrapping surface in the sample
dictionary for deckhouses, internal and external wrapping surfaces.
The feature dictionary (CATfct file) must be kept in the default location. If you change its name or create a new
dictionary, you must make the corresponding change in the project resource management file.
You can also define or modify the object naming rules of objects integrated into the feature dictionary in the Feature
Dictionary Editor workbench.
For more information, see Using the Feature Dictionary Editor in the Infrastructure User's Guide.

Structure Preliminary Layout provides a set of default naming rules or unique identifiers for the
objects you create. This identifier consists of a prefix that identifies the type of object it is,
followed by a unique number.
You may want to modify these rules to suit your own requirements:
● For objects integrated into the feature dictionary, use the Define/Modify ID Schema
command in the Feature Dictionary Editor application.
● For all other objects, you must edit XML files directly.
By default, sample XML files are located in the install_folder under
startup/EquipmentAndSystems/StructurePreliminaryLayout/DataDictionary.
Modifying or defining object naming rules is typically performed by an administrator.
For more information, see Modifying the Object Naming Rules in the Infrastructure User's
Guide.
Structure Preliminary Layout Package in

Knowledge Expert
A Structure Preliminary Layout package is supported by Knowledge Expert. This package can
be accessed via the object browser and objects, attributes and methods in the package used in
expert relations. You can, for example, write a rule to change the color of all molded forms of
a given type. The package contains the following main objects:
● CATSPLBooleanOperator
● CATSPLBoundedZone
● CATSPLWrappingSurf
● CATSPLMoldedForm.
All other objects listed in the browser derive from the above main objects, for example Deck
derives from CATSPLMoldedForm. These objects or sub-classes are managed in the sample
feature dictionary.
For information on object attributes and methods, see Structure Preliminary Layout in the
Reference Information section of the Knowledge Expert User's Guide.
Interoperability
Working with SmarTeam

Multiple Design Options, Querying for Compartments

When working with ENOVIA LCA, a new mode ensures that you only create data in CATIA
that can be correctly saved in ENOVIA.
ENOVIA LCA offers two different storage modes: Workpackage (Document kept - Publications
Exposed) and Explode (Document not kept). Workpackages let you organize data efficiently
in easily manageable units. They also facilitate concurrent engineering.
Structure Preliminary Layout
In Structure Preliminary Layout (SPL), data is saved corrected in both modes, however,
Explode mode is the recommended mode since this mode lets you manage Structure
Preliminary Layout objects individually in ENOVIA. All Structure Preliminary commands are
thus available at all times.
Structure Functional Design
Structure Functional Design (SFD) has been configured to work in the Workpackage mode.
The Structure Functional Design workbench is set up such that the user cannot create
functional objects without first creating a panel system. When first entering the workbench,
all other commands are therefore unavailable. The panel system has been defined as an
ENOVIA LCA workpackage.
Ship Structure Detail Design
Ship Structure Detail Design (SDD) has been configured to work in the Workpackage mode.
In Ship Structure Functional Design, the block scheme and paneling system have been
defined as ENOVIA LCA workpackages.
The safe save mode means that certain commands (Automatic Connection, Manual
Connection, Connection Body and Mitering) are unavailable (i.e. grayed). You cannot make
connections or miter cuts between two different workpackages.
Recommendation: Open the paneling system in a new window and create connections within
the same workpackage.
The recommended methodology for working with ENOVIA LCA is:
● Create a product in ENOVIA
● Send your ENOVIA product to CATIA
● Work on your design in CATIA, whether from scratch or modifying an existing design
● Save your CATIA data in ENOVIA.
To ensure seamless integration:

● You must have both a CATIA V5 and ENOVIA LCA session running.
● In the Product Structure workbench of CATIA V5, click the Connect to Enovia LCA icon to establish the connection
between CATIA V5 and ENOVIA LCA.
Creating a Product in ENOVIA

At the top level of the ENOVIA product hierarchy is the product class root. This is the highest entity in a product structure
and is used to group products. Products can be created directly under this level or under an intermediate level called the
product class depending on how you want to structure your data. It is not necessary to create product classes, but the
product class root and product must always exist. This is the product that will be sent to CATIA and is mapped to the
CATIA document root.
1. In the ENOVIA home page, open the Engineering Life Cycle folder and double-click the Product Classes folder.
2. In the Product Class browser, click the New Product Class Root icon in the topmost toolbar.
3. Enter a meaningful name for your product class root in the Product Class ID field and then click Add.
4. Right-click the product class root you have just created and select New -> Product from the contextual menu.
5. Enter a meaningful name for your product in the Product ID field and then click Add.
6. Don't forget to click the Save icon in the topmost toolbar to save the structure in ENOVIA.
Sending an ENOVIA Product to CATIA

1. Right-click the ENOVIA product and select Send to -> CATIA V5 from the contextual menu.
This is what you see in CATIA: the ENOVIA product is mapped to the CATIA document root.
Note: You also need to send any existing workpackages you need from ENOVIA. If you send a workpackage, the product is
also sent - you do not need to send both.
Saving CATIA Data in ENOVIA
1. In the Product Structure workbench of CATIA V5, click the Save Data in ENOVIA LCA Server... icon in the
ENOVIA LCA toolbar.
The Save in ENOVIA V5 dialog box appears showing objects to be saved and set to the correct save mode and save
options.
The dialog box below shows Structure Functional Design objects.
2. Click OK in the dialog box.
A Save in ENOVIA V5 progress bar lets you monitor the progress of the operation.
In ENOVIA LCA:
● The Structure Functional Design panel system, and Ship Structure Detail Design block scheme and paneling
system are each saved as one document.
● All Structure Preliminary Layout items created under the CATIA root and any new components are saved in Explode
mode; new products are saved in Workpackage mode.
No doubt you will need to refresh the ENOVIA product structure to view the data you have just saved.
If the CATIA Document Root is Not an ENOVIA Product

● Save your work temporarily.
● Create a product class root and product in ENOVIA.
● Send the ENOVIA product to CATIA.
● Insert the components (Insert -> Existing Component) containing the work you saved temporarily above.
● Save your work in ENOVIA.
For more information, see the CATIA / ENOVIA Interoperability User's Guide and the appropriate ENOVIA LCA guide.
Multiple Design Options, Querying for

Compartments
To assist you in your structure preliminary layout, ENOVIA LCA provides capabilities letting you
manage multiple design options and run compartment queries for application objects stored in
the ENOVIA LCA database.
Multiple Design Options
Managing multiple design options corresponds to the ENOVIA LCA capability of managing part
versions. The recommended methodology to do so is:
● Work on your new design option in CATIA.

● Create a new part version in ENOVIA:
You should create as many part versions as different design options.
● Attach the CATIA document to the part version.
For more information, see Manage Part Versions in the ENOVIA LifeCycle Applications
Engineering LifeCycle guide.
Querying for Compartments
The ENOVIA LCA Search Tree enables you to query the ENOVIA LCA database for
compartments by type.
For more information, see Manage Searches in the ENOVIA LifeCycle Applications Engineering
LifeCycle guide.
This section discusses penetration management, which refers to the process of routing a pipe or a
duct - as an example - through a structure. If you are working with a ship, for instance, you may
need to create penetrations through bulkheads, move objects, or reroute your pipe or duct, in order
to do so.
Note: The penetration management function works with the ENOVIA environment only - and you
must be in the ENOVIA product structure.
You must take certain setup steps before using this function. See Penetration Management Setup to
learn how to set up the function.

Create a Cutout Sketch

This task shows you how to query your document to identify penetrations and cutout
solutions. Within the overall design process, querying is done after a penetration request has
been created, to determine what these requests are. The subsequent step will be to create
cutout sketches.
There are two methods for querying penetrations. You can query locally by selecting the
object (bulkhead, plate, etc.); or select the product in the specifications tree, which will
generate a list of all penetrations in the product and all sub-tier products in your document.
1.
With your document open, click on the Penetration Management button . The
Penetration Management dialog box opens. Select the object which is being penetrated.
2. The object you selected will appear in the Selected object to query field. The
Penetration Management dialog box lists the penetrations associated with the object you
have selected and the current status. To retrieve geometry that has not been loaded from
ENOVIA, select the penetrations you want to query, then click the Load Geometry button
. The list of penetrations will be updated.

3. To create a cutout sketch you will select one or more penetrations from the list. This
process is explained in Creating a Cutout Sketch.
Creating a Cutout Sketch

This task shows how to create a cutout sketch for a penetration.
The sketch may be created using penetration design rules, by selecting from a list of cutout
shapes, or by creating the cutout manually. When creating a cutout using design rules, the
cutout shape and clearance are defined by penetration cutout rules and the penetration
shapes catalog.
1. Select the penetration from the Penetration Management dialog box. The related objects
highlight in your document, and will be used in calculating the penetration location.
2.
Click the Create Cutout Sketch button and the Create Cutout Sketch box will
display. Select the Rules tab is you want to use the design rules to create a cutout sketch.
The Create Cutout Sketch dialog box displays the shape and size for the proposed sketch,
as computed by the design rules. Click OK if you accept it.
3. If, instead, you want to select a sketch from a catalog, then select the Standard Catalog
tab and the Catalog Browser button .
The Catalog Browser displays. Select a sketch to place it.

4. If you want to create a sketch then select the Manual Sketch tab. The Sketcher will open.
Create your sketch and click the Exit Workbench button. The sketch will be placed.
5. The Place on Side buttons allow you to place the cutout sketch on one side or the other of
a structure, and is used for visibility purposes.

6. Click OK. You must save the document before you can take the next step.
This task shows you how to add an object to a penetration.
By adding an object to a penetration you are associating the cutout sketch you created earlier
to the penetration record. Before you take this step you must save the document in ENOVIA.
1. With your document open click the Penetration Management button and query the
penetrations. The Penetration Management dialog box will open listing the active
penetrations. Select the penetration for which you want to add an object.
2.
Click the Add Object to Penetration button . The Add Objects to Penetration dialog
box opens displaying the Penetration ID you selected.
3. Select the cutout sketch(es) in your document, or from the specifications tree, that you
want to add to the penetration and click OK. The objects are added.
4. Click OK to close the Penetration Management dialog box.

This task explains the setup process for defining a penetration cutout sketch, and identifies
some of the processes involved. Penetration management uses design rules that are
Knowledgeware-based. To modify the sample rules provided with this application, or to create
new design rules, you must know how to use Knowledgeware. Read the documentation for
that product to get more information. In addition, you must incorporate certain data particular
to this application when creating new rules. That is explained below. You may also need to
refer to ENOVIA-LCA documentation for ENOVIA-specific tasks.
If the Penetration Management Tools toolbar is not displayed then click View - Toolbars and
select it.
Penetration management refers to the process of routing a pipe or a duct - as an example -
through a structure. If you are working with a ship, for instance, you may need to create
penetrations through bulkheads, move objects, or reroute your pipe or duct, in order to do so.
The penetration management function works within the ENOVIA environment only - you must
be in the ENOVIA Product Structure.
1. Modify the project resource management (PRM) file to reflect the location/names of your
resource files. The penetration function uses three PRM resources. The names are:
PenetrationCutoutRules, PenetrationOpeningsCatalog, and
PenetrationShapesCatalog. Sample rules and catalog are provided with this application.
The location is ...intel_a\startup\components\PenetrationCatalog. See
Understanding Project Resource Management for more information about the PRM file.
2. The outlines of openings are dependent on the shapes defined in the Penetration Shapes
catalog. You cannot define an outline in the design rules that does not have a
corresponding shape in the catalog. Shapes defined in the sample catalog are: oblong,
round, rectangular, square and rectangular radius corner. You can change the values of
the parameters of the shapes in the catalog, and you can add new shapes to it. You can
remove, replace or rename the sample shapes.
Each shape is a parametric part created with the Part Design product, and is stored in the
same directory as the catalog. The oblong shape document, for instance, is
OblongShape.CATPart. See Part Design documentation for information about using that
product.
To add a shape you must create it with Part Design and store it in the catalog using
standard catalog building procedures. See Creating a Catalog and associated tasks in the
Catalog section to learn more about creating and modifying catalogs. These are standard
parametric parts and there are no special requirements for building them. When building
new shapes you should note that the description name you use in the catalog is the name
that will display when you are creating a cutout sketch.
3. Most penetration cutout designing will be done using the design rules, although you have
the capability of manually defining cutouts, as explained later in this section. The rules
work with the shapes in the catalog to determine the final size of the opening. You can add
various parameters to the rules using Knowledgeware. However, the function of the
sample rules supplied with this application is mainly to determine the shape of the outline,
based on the shapes available in the catalog; and calculate the size of the opening. The
cutout size is calculated from the sizes of the objects involved in the penetration, with the
addition of required clearances.
4. Design rules can be modified, and new ones created, using Knowledgeware. However,
there are certain points you must incorporate in a design rule for it to work correctly with
this function. The following information is meant for an administrator, or whoever is
creating the design rule. You can see examples in the sample rule, which is reproduced
below. A penetration cutout rule should:
● Create a variable (defCutout) to hold the DefinePenetrationCutoutShape object, which
will communicate the cutout definition to the penetration management command.
● Calculate the size of the cutout, using attributes of the penetrating and penetrated
objects.
● The NewDefinePenetrationCutoutShape function creates the temporary object that
holds the cutout definition. The penetrating object (p1) and penetrated object (p2) are
specified.
● The ShapeName attribute selects the parametric part that defines the shape.
● The SkewTolerance attribute sets the allowed SkewTolerance for the penetration.
● The SetAttributeDimension function (or another SetAttributeXXX function) specifies a
parameter name in the parametric part, and its value. This function is used repeatedly
to set each parameter of the parametric part.
A sample rule is reproduced below:

Structure Preliminary Layout: Working with

SmarTeam
Structure Preliminary Layout documents can be stored in SmarTeam.
Documents are managed in projects in SmarTeam. You must therefore create a SmarTeam
project.
To ensure seamless integration, you must have both a CATIA and SmarTeam session
running.
1. In CATIA, specify your document environment:
❍ Select Tools -> Options -> General -> Documents tab

❍ Set SmarTeam to Allowed.
2. Still in CATIA, select Connect from the SmarTeam menu to establish your CATIA -
SmarTeam connection.
3. To save a CATIA document in SmarTeam:
❍ Select Save from the SmarTeam menu.

The Projects Manager dialog box displays.
❍ Search for the SmarTeam project you want to save your document under.
❍ Select the project
❍ Select the Link to Projects checkbox, then click Save.
Your document is saved in SmarTeam.

4. To open a SmarTeam document and send it to CATIA:
❍ Select Find Document from the SmarTeam menu in CATIA.

The Search Editor dialog box displays.
❍ Select CATIA Products, then click Run.
The CATIA Products dialog box displays.
❍ Right-click the project and select File Operation -> Open in the contextual
menu.
The document associated with the SmarTeam project opens in CATIA.
For more information on SmarTeam capabilities, see the appropriate guide.

The Structure Preliminary Layout Version 5 application window looks like this:
Click the hotspots to see related documentation.

Specification Tree
See Browsing project data
See Wrapping surfaces
See Creating simple molded forms
See Creating multiple molded forms
See Creating external molded forms
See Openings
See Creating compartments
See Modifying compartment user type
See Splitting compartments
See Creating complex compartments
See Creating boundaries
See Modifying boundary user type
See Exporting data in IDF format
See Generating offset data
See Object relationships

See Defining reference planes

Specification Tree
Icons displayed in the specification tree and specific to Structure Preliminary Layout workbench
identify:
Wrapping surface
Molded form
Opening
Bounded zone
Composite volume
Customizing
Before you start your first session, you can customize the way you work to suit your habits.
This type of customization is stored in permanent setting files: these settings will not be lost if
you end your session.
1. Select the Tools -> Options command.
The Options dialog box appears.
2. Select the Equipment & Systems category in the left-hand box.
3. Click the Structure Preliminary Layout sub-category.
The Design, Drafting and Offset Data tabs appear.
❍ The Design tab lets you set default colors for main items.
❍ The Drafting tab lets you customize lines drawings.
❍ The Offset Data tab lets you manage the output formats for your offset data.
Two other settings, Keep link with selected object and Create external references
as shown elements, are also needed to ensure associativity between the items you
create and entities selected to create them, and to ensure better management of the
import mechanism, respectively.
4. Select Infrastructure -> Part Infrastructure -> General, then select Keep link
with selected object and Create external references as shown elements.
5. Set options in Structure Preliminary Layout tabs according to your needs.
6. Click OK in the Options dialog box when done.

Design Settings
The Design tab contains two categories of options: Default colors and Import option.
Default Colors
Use the color chooser to define the default color for molded forms, bounded zones
(compartments) and boundaries.
By default, colors are as shown above.
Import Option
Selecting this option stores external references (surfaces and planes) used to create molded forms
and compartments in associated CATParts.
Click to clear this option to improve performance by significantly reducing data size.
If cleared, external references are not stored in the CATPart. When editing, necessary geometry is
loaded in transparent fashion.
By default, this option is selected.
Drafting
The Drafting tab contains five categories of options letting you customize your lines drawings:
● Geometry to display
● Waterlines view
● Waterline position
● Body plan
● Midship position
Geometry to Display
Select the option defining how the shape of the ship is shown on lines drawings: Wireframe only or
Surface only, or Both.
By default, the option is Wireframe only.
For a body plan, ensure Wireframe only is selected.
Waterlines View
Select the option defining the view looking at the ship from above: Symmetrical or Asymmetrical
depending on whether or not the ship is symmetrical about the centerline. This generates a half-
breadth or full-breadth view respectively.
Typical half-breadth view:

By default, the option is Asymmetrical.
Waterline Position
Select WaterLine reference plane
If this option is selected, the waterline is located at the selected reference plane in the 3D document.
Specify value (absolute z coordinates
If this option is selected, the waterline is located along the Z direction at the absolute coordinate
entered in the Absolute Z coordinate box.
By default, the option is Specify value.

Body Plan
Select the option defining the view showing the shapes of the frame lines: Symmetrical or
Asymmetrical depending on whether or not the ship is symmetrical about the centerline.
The generated view is made of two parts. If the ship is symmetrical, only one side of the ship is
shown (usually the portside) and the right-hand part looks aft at the forward portside of the ship,
while the left-hand part looks forward at the after half of the portside. If the ship is asymmetrical,
both sides of the ship are shown.
Typical body plan:
To generate this drawing, you need to define the midship position (see below).
By default, the option is Asymmetrical.

Midship Position
Select middle station
If this option is selected, the midship is located at the selected reference plane in the 3D document.
Specify value (absolute x coordinates)
If this option is selected, the midship is located along the X direction at the absolute coordinate
entered in the Absolute X coordinate box.
By default, the option is Specify value.
For the options in this tab page to be taken into account, you need to select Project 3D
wireframe, Project 3D points and Apply 3D specifications located in Mechanical Design -
> Drafting -> View -> Geometry generation/Dress-up frame.
By default, Project 3D wireframe and Project 3D points check boxes are cleared, and
the Apply 3D specifications check box is selected.
Offset Data
The Offset Data tab contains one category of options to manage output formats, for example HTML
pages or CSV files, for your offset data: Global.
Global
New / Edit / Delete
Use New, Edit or Delete to add new stylesheets, and edit or delete existing ones.
Sample stylesheets (OffsetDataAsHTML.xls and OffsetDataAsCSV.xls) for two formats, HTML and CSV
respectively, are provided. By default, they are located in the installation folder under
OS/startup/EquipmentAndSystems/StructurePreliminaryLayout/StyleSheet.
Apply XSL Transformation
Select this check box to take all stylesheets into account and choose the format of your output data
when interactively generating your offset data.
By default, this check box is cleared and only XML files will be generated.
Customizing Standard Views

You can tailor standard CATIA views to suit shipbuilding conventions and standards.
For more information on customizing standard views, see Creating a multi-view: standard view customization in the Infrastructure
User's Guide.
This task shows how to customize default standard views to shipbuilding conventions.
Note: You only need to customize two views, the iso and top view.
1. Click the Named Views icon in the View toolbar or select Named Views... from the View menu.
2. In the Named Views dialog box that appears, select the view you want to customize, for example *iso, then select Properties.
The Views & Layout dialog box appears.

3. Click the isometric view icon on the left-hand side in the Standard Views tab.
4. Using the translation and rotation arrows, make appropriate changes.
Note: The view direction and orientation are saved in the CATSettings directory.
5. Click OK in the Views & Layout dialog box and Repeat for the top view.
6. Click OK in the Named Views dialog box when done.
Browse the standard views in the View toolbar to check your customization.
Glossary
B
basic wrapping surface A component of a complete wrapping surface in cases where the hull form
cannot be defined by a single surface.
boundary A surface fixing the limit of a compartment and representing walls, ceilings
and floors. Formed by the intersection of a compartment and a molded
form.
bounding box A bounding box defines the overall dimensions of a project. The center of
the box is positioned at the center of the document. To visualize the
bounding box, browse project data.
The bounding box is managed as a project resource.

bulkhead A molded form. Bulkheads are vertical partition walls that subdivide the
interior of a ship into compartments. Typical examples:
● Transverse
● Longitudinal
C
compartment A volume in a ship bounded by horizontal and vertical molded forms
and/or wrapping surfaces representing structural decks and bulkheads.
Compartments are used to organize the space within a ship into functional
volumes. Typical examples are void, habitable, machinery/equipment.
complex compartment A region in a ship grouping two or more compartments.
coordinate system System identifying the main
directions of the ship that
lets you properly locate and
orient structural parts.
Defines a right-handed
system of orthogonal axes.
D
deck A molded form. Decks are horizontal partitions that subdivide the interior
of a ship into compartments. Part of a ship corresponding to the floor of a
building.
deckhouse A wrapping surface. A decked-over structure above the upper deck.
Generally created from scratch.
F
feature dictionary The document in which object classes are managed.
H
hull form A wrapping surface of no thickness. A watertight envelope representing
the hull of the ship. The hull form serves as the limit for structural parts.
M
molded form Surface used to divide the ship into main volumetric regions or
compartments. Typical molded forms are transverse and longitudinal
bulkheads, and decks. The default type is molded form.
O
opening Holes in molded forms creating using the sketcher or taken from a catalog.
orientation Ship coordinate system and hull form orientations are managed by the
administrator as a project resource. When you create wrapping surfaces
and molded forms, you are asked to confirm surface orientation
(represented by a combination of two named vectors). These orientations
let you properly position items.
Default combinations are:
● hull: inboard/outboard
● deck: top/bottom
● transverse bulkhead: fore/aft
● longitudinal bulkhead: portside/starboard
Orientation also defines a sense for the thickness of the item and is used
when creating compartments.
P
A class of ships. It is managed as a project resource and is identified by a
project
name.
R
reference plane A GSD plane used as a reference or limiting element when creating molded
forms. Must be created in a new part using Generative Shape Design. A
set of reference planes can be defined in all three ship directions.
W
wrapping surface Refers to styling surfaces and hullforms. Also used to define the
deckhouse. Usually an imported surface. Has two orientations (inside,
outside).
The wrapping surface can be a single surface or can be made of several

surfaces. The wrapping surface is defined by a specification tree feature
and the associated surface geometry.
X
XML XML (Extensible Markup Language) is a standard format that can be used
as a simple way to exchange data.
Results and how results are presented are two separate entities, so you
can customize your own style sheet to present the results the way you
want without impacting the results themselves.
XML makes documents smarter and more portable. You can, for example,
publish the results to a web browser or to your company database. XML
processors letting you generate HTML pages corresponding to the XML file
and style sheet are available on the market.
Index
A
about
compartment
feature dictionary
molded form
object naming rules
project resources
wrapping surface
B
basic wrapping surface
boundary
change user type
bounding box
browse
project data
project resources
bulkhead
C
command
boundary
change boundary user type
change compartment user type
compartment
complex compartment
edit project
external molded form
IDF export
molded form
multiple molded form
Offset data
opening
Plane System
project management
wrapping surface
compartment
about
change user type
complex
creating
feature dictionary
modifying
splitting
complex compartment
coordinate system
creating
basic wrapping surfaces
boundaries
compartment
complex compartment
complex hull form
deckhouse
external molded form
hull form
multiple molded forms
opening
reports
simple molded form
wrapping surface
customizing
design settings
lines drawings
offset data
standard views
D
deck
deckhouse
deleting openings
design settings
documents
saving
drawings
customizing
lines
E
ENOVIA LCA integration
multiple design options
penetration management
querying for compartments
recommended methodology
workpackage
exporting in IDF format
F
feature dictionary
form coefficients
G
general hull characteristics
generating
offset data
reports
H
hull form
complex
creating
hydrostatic data
naming conventions
hydrostatic data
I
IDF format
imported surface
insert report in drawing

interoperability
ENOVIA LCA
SmarTeam
K
knowledge expert
L
lines drawings
customizing settings
M
managing
multiple design options
project resources
ship project data

modifying
boundary user type
compartment
compartment user type
molded form
splitting a compartment
wrapping surface
molded form
about
creating openings
external
feature dictionary
modifying
multiple
removing openings
simple
N
naming conventions
hull form
naming rules
O
object naming rules
Object Relationships command

offset data
customizing output formats
generating
opening
creating
deleting
Options settings
orientation
P
penetration management
penetrations
add object
associate
creating cutout sketch
query for
setup
Plane System command
project
bounding box
browsing
creating reports
exporting data
generating offset data
managing data
object naming rules
project resources
project resource management
Access field
checking errors
file
Location field
selecting project
Type field
Visible
Q
query for penetrations
R
reference plane
removing openings
report
define a query
define format
format
generate
insert in drawing
query recommended
S
save documents
SmarTeam integration
T
Tools Options - Structure Preliminary Layout
Design
Drafting
Offset Data
type, change
V
viewing
object relationships
W
workpackage
wrapping surface
about
complex hull form
creating
deckhouse
feature dictionary
hull form
hydrostatic data
modifying
preparing imported surface
replacing
X
XML

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Structure Preliminary Layout Version 5 Release 14 Page 1

Structure Preliminary Layout

This overview provides the following information:

● Structure Preliminary Layout in a nutshell

● Before reading this guide

● Getting the most out of this guide

● Accessing sample documents

● Conventions used in this guide

Structure Preliminary Layout in a Nutshell

Before Reading this Guide

● Generative Drafting User's Guide

Getting the Most Out of this Guide

Accessing Sample Documents

● Graphic conventions structuring the tasks

● Graphic conventions indicating the configuration required

● Graphic conventions used in the table of contents

Graphic Conventions Structuring the Tasks

Graphic conventions structuring the tasks are denoted as follows:

This icon... Identifies...

estimated time to accomplish a task

the start of the scenario

information regarding settings, customization, etc.

the end of a task

functionalities that are new or enhanced with this release

allows you to switch back to the full-window viewing mode

Graphic Conventions Indicating the Configuration Required

Graphic conventions indicating the configuration required are denoted as follows:

This icon... Indicates functions that are...

specific to the P1 configuration

specific to the P2 configuration

specific to the P3 configuration

Graphic Conventions Used in the Table of Contents

Graphic conventions used in the table of contents are denoted as follows:

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Split View mode

User Tasks or the Advanced Tasks

How to Use the Mouse

● Select (menus, commands, geometry in graphics area, ...)

● Right-click (to select contextual menu)

Setting Up Your Session

Setting Up Your Session

5.Click OK in the Options dialog box when done.

Defining the Hull Form

Defining the hull form is done in several different steps:

● Add a wrapping surface feature

1. Click the Wrapping Surface icon.

The Wrapping Surface Class Definition dialog box

You will keep the default object class.

4. Tile both windows horizontally.

5. Copy the surface (last feature defining the surface).

6. Paste it in the Ship Project document at reference

The copied surface is pasted under Wrapping Surface

7. If necessary, update your document.

The Wrapping Surface dialog box appears.

9. Select the surface just pasted.

The wrapping surface is identified in the dialog box.

10. Click Switch orientation name to obtain the correct

11. Click OK when done.

The hull form has been defined and published.

Setting Up Your Grid

Creating Molded Forms

1. Click the Molded Form icon.

The Molded Form Definition dialog box appears.