Built-in Clips Facility

The Hull application has a built-in facility for definition of simple clips with straight edges. The geometry of these clips is so simple that they traditionally have been manufactured by ‘clipping’ rather than by burning. (This is actually the reason for the name ‘clips’ for this type of parts in Aveva Marine.)

A cutout may be supplied with at most three clips of this type:

• One on the moulded side of the profile

• One on the non-moulded side

• One on top of the profile.

The clips are picked by a three-digit code (XYZ). The significance of the digits are:

If any of XYZ is zero this means that the corresponding clip is missing.

The table below shows how different values of XYZ control the position of the clips relative to the profile section.

Clip 1

The constants below are examples that may be used by the system to control the position of the clips. These values and rules that are used in generating the clips are glued into the code and cannot be changed by the customer or end user.

From these built-in rules the system evaluates both the size and location of the clip. However, the automatically evaluated size of the bracket (length/width/thickness) may be overridden by user input when generating the cutout/clip. for further information refer to Hull Detail Design / Planar Modelling / Design Language of Hull Modelling / Cutout Statement.

Clip 2

Figure 12:1. Measurement controlling position of clips

For the exact positioning of clips, the following instances may occur:

Note: For welded angle profiles is GS = 20 first chosen for the positioning of clips and the side opposite to the mould side. If by this the clip area will become insufficient, choose G = 60 + I in stead