New MANU Data Model

Description

In AVEVA Marine 12.0 the manufacturing data base (MANU) reflected the design and for each design block (BLOCK) the corresponding block (MBLOCK) was automatically created when the production parts where created. Below each MBLOCK, MPANEL elements were created and the production parts were stored below the MPANEL element. The production part elements are MPLATE for planar and curved plates, MPROF for planar and curved profiles and MBPRO for built profiles.

In AVEVA Marine 12.1, the MBLOCK and MPANEL elements are obsolete and the production parts are stored in manufacturing package elements MANPKG. These elements contain a filter element (MPKGFT) as well as one or more manufacturing package folders (MPKGFL). The rules defined in the MPKGFT elements determine in which manufacturing package the production parts will be stored. Each folder within a manufacturing package has a rule which makes it possible to for example, store different types of plate parts in different folders.

Examples of rules are:

MATCHWILD ( ATTRIB NAMN, ‘ER5*’)

ATTRIB TYPE EQ ’MPLATE’

ATTRIB TYPECD EQ 91

MATCHWILD ( ATTRIB QUATXT OF FIRST MPLRWI, ’A*’)

ATTRIB NAMN OF OWNER INSET( ‘ER2’, ‘TEST’)

TRUE

The last rule can be used in a last folder to ensure that there always is a folder to put the production part in. This folder should normally be empty.

Benefits

• Easier to use

• Easier to find information

• Easier to distribute

Compatibility Constraints

Old projects must be upgraded to 12.1 using the Upgrade tool in the new ManuConfig addin.

For More Information

Further details of the upgrading of old projects are given in the 12.0 to 12.1 Upgrade manual.