FEM Improvements

Description

Handling of knuckled panels

Knuckled main panels are now part of the idealised model. Before, idealised panels had been created from the subpanels without creating a knuckled main panel. But then references to main panels where no longer correct which has been solved now.

This means that a knuckled panel in the original model will be represented as a knuckled panel also in the result from the XML Hull Steel Export as opposed to before when it was represented by the individual subpanels exported as ordinary panels.

Symmetry issues of idealised subpanels have been solved.

Using a limiting box for idealisation

Now the idealisation process uses the common Block Division facility for plane panels. Temporary copies of the original panels are no longer necessary.

Benefits

Quality improved. Redundancies removed.

Compatibility Constraints

None

For More Information

Only noted here.

Affected Programs

AVEVA Marine Structural Design