Clip Characteristics, General

Clips are always standardized in different ways and in different aspects. The geometry of clips is always standardized in a way that very much resembles the cutouts which they, of course, also depend on. They usually fall into one of a number of clip types that are created and maintained by each customer. Some typical examples of clip types are pictured below:

Figure 8:1. Typical examples of Clips (collars).

As can be seen in these examples the geometry of the clips depends on the profile section, the geometry of the cutout, on rules for overlaps and clearances, in a large variety of ways.

But clips are also parts and may have common attributes with other types of parts, especially plate parts, for example, plate thickness and quality, part names and position numbers. They may be bevelled and they are connected by welding which may have different characteristics.

Clips further have a location, either on a selected side of the penetrated plate or even as insert clips which are welded in the cutout without overlap.

The AVEVA Marine clip handling covers most of the aspects mentioned above and allows the customer to specify most of these matters, often in such a way that the designer may use the defined standards but also override it in the individual cases.