Product Information Model

The term Product Information Model refers to the complete information about all the physical parts that constitute the final product and all the different associations between them. If the term is used without further specification the Product Information Model comprises the parts and relations from all the different AVEVA Marine applications, for example, the hull application, the different branches of outfitting, assembly planning,

A narrower view on the model is the Hull Product Model that deals with the part of the product that is created and developed by the Hull application. This narrow concept excludes from the actual Hull Product Model the associated information created for example, in assembly and weld planning.

The Hull Product Model is divided into two parts, the (Hull) Design Model and the (Hull) Parts.

The Design Model is the direct result of the design activities in the AVEVA Hull or Structural Design applications and the outcome will be information organized in the Hull Design Structure (see Model Structures). Typical for the Design Model is that it is implicit, that means, that the parts are not expanded with full geometry, and that the model is stored in nominal dimensions, that means, modification for production requirements has not been applied in the Design Model.

In less strict use of the words the concept Hull Model normally should be interpreted as the Hull Design Model.

The Hull Parts are the result of automatic processes ("automatic part generation") when parts are extracted ("released") from the implicit model by applying rules, for example, for marking, beveling, shrinkage compensation, Parts may be plates and profiles. Plates are created from sheet material, profiles from bars.