Data flow between design processes

Design data is shared between design processes by releasing design data to the Initial Design project or PIM and using it in downstream processes.

The process of releasing design data makes that data available to other processes; until then it is private to the current process (although still stored in the Project or PIM). Refinement of that design data can then continue, while the released data is used downstream. When the refined data is ready for use, it is released and then re-used by the downstream processes. This allows for parallel development of the design. The example below gives a possible design scenario. In this example:

1. Offset data is used to generated a rough hull form (using AVEVA Lines and the Patch and Curve Editor). This is quickly generated from little and unfaired data.

2. The rough hull form is released

3. The hull form is refined and faired

4. At the same time as the hull form is being refined and faired, the rough hull form is used for compartmentation (using AVEVA Initial Design Compartment)

5. The calculation geometry and design based on the rough hull form is released.

6. The calculation geometry based on the rough hull form is used for initial hydrostatics (using AVEVA Initial Design Hydrostatics)

7. The design can also be used in basic design processes at this stage

8. Once the hull form has been faired, the new revision is released

9. The refined hull form is re-used and the compartmentation is updated

10. The updated calculation geometry and design is released

11. Hydrostatics are recalculated based on the faired hull form and further analysis performed

12. Any basic design work can be regenerated

Note that steps 7 and 12 are only carried out if Initial Design data is stored in the PIM (see Project setup for Initial Design).

Example work flow:

This, of course, is just an example scenario. Methods of working with Initial Design will depend on many factors.

The following table shows what Initial Design data can be released and used elsewhere. Refer to relevant documentation for instructions on how to release Initial Design data.