Curved Panel View
- Last UpdatedDec 17, 2025
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The curved panel view is created by projecting a curved panel on to a suitable plane. If jigs have been calculated for the panel then the workshop floor is used, otherwise a suitable plane will be created automatically. Besides displaying the model objects, this view can also display jig rows and columns as well as heights of jig pillars. For this information to be available stage two of the jig pillar system must have been completed for the panel.
If a curved panel is active it will be used; otherwise you are asked to indicate a curved panel. This will bring up a dialog enabling you to specify the type of information wanted in the view.
Figure 2:49. Dialog for creation of curved panel view
The check boxes of the form has the following use:
Show Internal Seams
The internal seams of the panel will be drawn (the boundaries of the panel are always drawn).
Show Seam Names
The names or numbers of the seams will be displayed along the seams.
Show Plates
The position number of each plate will be displayed inside a rectangle.
Show Material
The plate box will contain also the plate thickness and the material quality.
Show Stiffeners
The trace of each shell stiffener belonging to the panel will be displayed.
Show Profile Names
The name or number of each longitudinal or transversal number will be displayed. If free naming of shell profiles (see The Naming of Longitudinals, Transversals, Shell Stiffeners and Shell Profile Trace Curves) is activated, the full profile name will be displayed. Otherwise, an L or T followed by the surface prefix and profile number will be displayed.
Show Shell Stiffener Names
The shell stiffener names will be displayed.
Show Part Names
The customer-controlled stiffener part names will be displayed.
Show End cuts
The stiffener endcuts will be marked in the view.
Show Plane Panels
The planar panel limits connecting to the curved panel surface will be displayed.
Show Panel Names
The plane panel names will be displayed.
Show Curves
Intersecting frame curves, clipped at the outer boundary of the panel, will be displayed.
Show Curve Names
The frame curve names will be displayed.
Show Jig Rows/Columns
The jig rows and columns will be drawn as straight lines in the view.
Show Jig Heights
The height of jig pillars will be displayed in the view at the respective pillar position.
Show Direction Marks
Two guiding texts (for example, "FOR" and "SIDE") indicating panel orientation in the global coordinate system will be displayed.
Show Hole Cross-Marks
A hole crossmark will be displayed at each hole in the panel.
Click the Clear button to reset all check boxes to their default states.
Click OK to create the view or Cancel to exit the function.
Figure 2:50. Example of a curved panel view.