Data Storage

Setting up a project depends on whether Initial Design is being used within the full PIM environment or standalone. However, once a project has been setup, working with Initial Design is the same whether used standalone or not.

Initial Design objects within the Product Information Model (PIM)

If Initial Design objects are to be integrated into the PIM, then make sure the Environment variable SB_NAVARCH is set for the current project. This can be done using the AVEVA Marine Environment Setup applet in the AVEVA Marine Control Panel. The value of this variable should be a folder where Initial Design designs will be stored; normally a sub-folder of the main project folder:

The user should also ensure that the environment variable SB_TID is also set. This indicates the databank to which Initial Design objects are stored for use by Structural Design and Hull.

A project can then be selected by using the Project Selection application.

Standalone Initial Design Projects

If Initial Design is to be used standalone (that is, no direct connection to the PIM and no direct sharing of information with Structural Design and Hull) then projects can be setup using the Initial Design Project Tool with the Stand-alone checkbox selected.

Initial Design standalone projects are managed in project groups in a tree structure. New groups can be created by right clicking in the project tree, from the pulldown menu or from the toolbar. Projects can be created in a similar way.

A project is selected by highlighting it in the tree and choosing Select from the popup menu, from the Project pulldown menu or using the Project Select Toolbar button.

Input and output data

All input and output files are stored, by default in a subfolder of the Initial Design project folder called dat. When inputting and outputting data files from Initial Design applications, Open and Save As file dialogs will default to this folder. It is recommended that all external input files are stored in this folder.