New Block Divide User Interface and Process - *12​.1​.SP4*

Description

The Block Divide function has a new user interface based on a tree view.

Also the process is broken down in steps where all other functions are available between the steps such as dragging objects into the canvas or checking panel definitions.

The panels collected to take part in the process can be selected freely and need not belong to a single block.

Selected panels can be added or removed during the process. Cutters and Target Blocks can also be added during the process.

The user decides the order between cutting and sorting of the selected panels.

All cutters are applied to the panels as temporary seams that can be visualized and optionally adjusted before the division takes place.

The new Block Divide function handles all cases that were handled by the previous version except for the case where a Design block is used to populate a number of Production blocks in a multi-view project. To reach this functionality set the environment variable SBH_OLD_BLO_DIV to TRUE. This will make the previous wizard-based Block Divide function to start instead.

Benefits

• Better overview through subdivision of the Block Divide process into steps

• Greater flexibility as the order of the steps is controlled by the user.

• Enhanced quality as the result from each step can be verified and visualized.

Compatibility Constraints

None

For More Information

Refer to User Guide Hull Structural Design / Block Division.

Affected Programs

AVEVA Marine Structural Design