Graphic Replacement for Stiffeners

You can generate the graphic replacement for a stiffeners using a Generative View Style (GVS).

Related Topics
Creating a Logical View

The sample XML file provided with this application is Structure_GVS.xml.

This file is located at ../OS/resources/standard/generativeparameters.

Generative view styles are defined by an administrator and specify the appearance and behavior of a generated view. Generative view styles are defined in an XML file. For more information on GVS, refer to Generative Drafting User’s Guide: Generative View Style: About Generative View Styles.

The reference planes that will be used for a given project are defined in an XML file pointed by a Project Resource Management resource, Reference Plane System. For more information, please refer to Reference Plane System.

For more information about how to create views using generative view styles, how to set generative view style parameters or more generally on administering generative view styles, please refer to the Generative Drafting User's Guide: Generative View Style.

You can customize generative view style parameters for the reference plane system. These parameters are shared by all structure applications.

Sample XML File

In the sample XML file, generative view style parameters for stiffeners are located towards the bottom of the file under StructureObjects.

Stiffener

Draw
Yes extracts the object. No indicates the object will not be extracted.
GraphicReplacement
Indicates whether to use graphic replacement. Yes or No.
Angular Tolerance
To trigger this type of view in degrees. Default is 15.0.
ViewType
There are four view types for stiffeners: TopView, SideView, EndView and AnyView.



Each has NearSide and FarSide parameters and AnnotationTextStyle parameters.

Additionally, TopView has:

SideView also has ExtremitySymbol parameters.

Note: Logical and Functional Tolerance and Annotation (FTA) Section are the only modes, where you can compute AcrossSide parameters, which are similar to NearSide and FarSide parameters. The default values are same as NearSide values. If you are not interested in an AcrossSide analysis, you need to synchronize Near and Across Linetype and LineThickness.

FlangeOrientationSymbol
Draw
To draw a flange orientation symbol at the ends of a stiffener. Default is Yes.
ChapterName
The name of the chapter containing FlangeOrientation symbols within the Drawing Symbol Structure Catalog.
SymbolName
The symbol name to draw.
ReferenceScale
Scale factor to apply to the symbol as drawn. Default is 1.
SymbolLocation
The location on the line representation of the plate where the throw orientation will be drawn. Values are:

1 = Start

2 = Middle

3 = End

The following shows a stiffener in TopView FarSide with a SymbolLocation of Start.

The following shows a stiffener in TopView FarSide with a SymbolLocation of Middle.

ExtremitySymbol
Draw
Indicate Yes to draw arrowheads at the extremities. No is the default (arrowheads are not drawn.)
MinimumLengthRatio
A percentage of the length of the stiffener used to determine if there is enough room to draw the extremity symbols without overlap. The default is 45. In other words, the length of the symbol placed at an extremity may not exceed 45% of the total length of the stiffener, taking into account the ReferenceScale and the view scale.
ReferenceScale
Scale factor to apply to the symbol as drawn. Default is 1. (A value of 2 results in a placed symbol twice as big.)
ChapterName
The name of the chapter containing extremity symbols within the Drawing Symbol Structure Catalog.
DefaultExtremitySymbol
The default symbol used to represent the end of a stiffener without end cuts.
ExtremitySymbolByEndCutType
Draw
Indicates stiffener end symbol is dependent on the end cut type (Yes). No (default) indicates the SymbolsAtEndsOfProfile option will always be used.
Snipe
The symbol used for a Snipe end cut.
Weld
The symbol used for a Weld end cut.
Trim
The symbol used for a Trim end cut.

The following shows a split stiffener in TopView with an ExtremitySymbolByEndCutType of Snipe and Trim end cuts.

The following shows a split stiffener in SideView with an ExtremitySymbolByEndCutType of Snipe and Trim end cuts.

MaterialExtrusionSymbol
Draw
Draws the material throw orientation. Yes or No.
MaterialExtrusionMode
Draws the material throw orientation. Values are:

1 = Tick mark (true width)

2 = Throw orientation (symbolic)

3 = Tick mark and throw orientation

SymbolLocation
The location on the line representation of the plate where the throw orientation will be drawn. Values are:

1 = Start

2 = Middle

3 = End

MaterialThroughOrientationSymbol
ChapterName
The name of the chapter containing material through orientation symbols within the Drawing Symbol Structure Catalog.
SymbolName
The symbol name to draw.
ReferenceScale
Scale factor to apply to the symbol as drawn. Default is 1.
TickMarkSymbol
Length of tick mark when drawing a tick mark. Default is 5.0 millimeters.