Background

When generating the hull model it is recommended to use topological references to as large an extent as possible. This is valid also for profiles and a profile is often generated by connection of the ends to another profile or to a surface.

The detailed nature of the end connection of profiles is controlled by two separate factors, the connection code and the endcut code. (Moreover, the endcut code and the connection code in combination control the selection of symbols at the ends of stiffeners in drawings).

The endcut code with additional parameters controls the end treatment of the bar. An excessive standards for endcuts can be found in Endcut Standards.

The connection code defines the position of the end of the profile relative to the component it is connected to, for example, butting/overlap/clearance and possibly offsets of the mould lines of involved profiles. AVEVA Hull has an in-built standard set of connection codes as documented below.

This guide describes how a customer can create a set of connection codes of his own, used in parallel with, or overriding, the in-built standards.