Plate Jigs Drawings
- Last UpdatedDec 05, 2025
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The program generates different kinds of resulting drawings.
Names of receipt sketches are automatically generated. See also Hull Detailed Design / Manufacturing / Production Program Interface / Automatic Naming of Production Sketches.
The drawings are automatically generated and are stored in the PADD data base pointed out by SBH_PLJIG_DWG and SBH_PLJIG_DWG_PADD. The logical name SBH_PLJIG_DWG should point to it self and for the SBH_PLJIG_DWG_PADD pointing out where these drawings are stored in PADD. See the drafting documentation for setting up the department and registry field for the SBH_PLJIG_DWG_PADD reference.
If the logical name SBH_PLJIG_DWG_PADD is not assigned the software will try to store the drawings in PADD where the standard drawings are stored (SB_PDB_PADD).
The base for the first drawing is an existing drawing form TB_PLATEJIGS that must be stored on the standard data bank, SBD_STD. There are some predefined rules that might be defined in the form and the program will then automatically add different kinds of information when the drawing is created.
The rules are defined by a number preceded by a $ sign. The position of this $-text defines the position in the drawing form. The texts to be placed automatically will get the same text height and rotation angle as the corresponding $-text.
Below, a list of the available $-texts and the corresponding variable to be put in the form is provided.
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$1001 |
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Name of the user that runs the program, given by SBB_USER_SIGNATURE. |
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$1002 |
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Telephone number to the user that runs the program, given by SBB_USER_TELEPHONE. |
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$1006 |
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The drawing scale. |
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$1007 |
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Name of the drawing. |
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$1008 |
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Name of the jig object. |
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$1998 |
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Indication of the lower left corner of the rectangular area for insertion of the resulting sketch. |
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1999 |
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Indication of the upper right corner of the rectangular area for insertion of the resulting sketch. |
The $-texts 1998 and 1999 must be given while the rest are optional.
The resulting sketch is a projection of the panel on the assembly plane with all the calculated plate jigs projected and identified. It is oriented in a local coordinate system where the y-axis is located along the first jig row and the origin in the starting point of the first jig plate. Furthermore, the drawing contains:
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The corner points of the panel.
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The size of the circumscribed rectangle.
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Direction information about two of the edges. Possible identifications are:
Top
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top
Bot
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bottom
Fore
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fore
Aft
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aft
PS
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portside
SB
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starboard