Local Shrinkage Compensation at Plate Edges

Special attention should be given to shrinkage compensation along butt welded plate edges, especially in a complicated situation when shrinkage compensation is applied in combination with use of the GSD option and when the bevel code is associated with a gap for welding. In order for the GSD to be used to position the plates in a correct distance from each other the part extraction will behave as illustrated by the figures below under different conditions.

Figure 1:4. The effect of bevel gaps and shrinkage compensation at plate edge with GSD