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Intergraph Smart 3Dx Property Descriptions

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Displays properties for smart plates. A smart plate is a standalone plate part with no plate system. The plate is used to define connection parts and can be a bracket, collar, pad, bearing, or insert plate. The plate defines its own outer boundary through an aggregated symbol.

The order in which the properties display in your view depends on your configuration.

Approval State

Specifies the status of the selected object or filter. Changing this property sets the Status. The display depends on your access level. You might be unable to change the status of the object. The list is defined by the ApprovalStatus codelist.

Smart 3Dx saves an object to the database when you change that object's status. Use Undo (CTRL + Z) to reverse the status change.

You can only edit or manipulate an object with a status of Working.

Area

Specifies the cross-section area for the object. This property is read-only. To change this value, edit the object properties in Catalog or in the corresponding workbook.

Base is Molded Side

Indicates whether the base side of the plate part is at the same location as the corresponding molded or definition surface. This property is used by drawings.

Created by

Specifies the name of the person who created the object.

Curved

Specifies whether the plate is curved.

Date Created

Specifies the creation date of the object.

Date Last Modified

Specifies the date of the last modification to the object.

Dry Center of Gravity

Specifies the location of the dry center-of-gravity for the object.

Generated From Bracket

Indicates whether the software generated the part from a bracket.

Generated From Built Up

Indicates whether the software generated the object from a built up part.

Generated From Flanged Bracket

Indicates whether the software generated the part from a flanged bracket.

Generated From System

Indicates whether the software generated the object from a system object.

Has Substituted Boundary

Specifies whether the object has a substituted boundary.

Has Substituted Definition Object

Specifies whether the object has a substituted definition object.

Hyperlink

Specifies the URL or local file path associated with the object. Click the hyperlink to open the page or object in your default browser. Point to the hyperlink to display the URL or path as a tooltip.

Description

Specifies the descriptive text associated with the hyperlink.

URL

Specifies the web address or local file name associated with the hyperlink. The URL must include the protocol, such as http: or https:, as well as the domain name. For example, https://hexagonppm.com/.

Is Named by Rule

Specifies whether the object name is determined by a rule.

Last Modified by

Specifies the name of the person who last modified the object.

Name

Specifies the name of the selected object. If the name is too long to entirely display in the box, point to the box to display the complete name as a tool tip. If the name is not defined by a rule, User Defined displays. If this name is generated by a naming rule, Naming Rule displays. If you type a name in this box, Smart 3Dx automatically changes the naming rule to User Defined.

Naming Category

Specifies the naming category. The naming rule uses the category in naming the profile part that is a child to the profile system.

Naming Rule Prog ID

Specifies the Prog ID associated with the naming rule.

Override Flag

Specifies whether the symmetry flag set by the board management service has been manually overwritten by the user.

Parent System

Specifies the parent system for the object. Recently used systems that are appropriate to assign as the parent system for this object as well as the Select from Workspace and Select from Model options display in the list. The most recently used system displays at the top.

The parent system of the object must have an Approval Status of Working before you can change the Parent System value. If the Approval Status of the parent system is not set to Working, this value is read-only.

Select Interactively

Turns on or off the interactive selection. When this option is on, you can select the parent object in a graphic view or any of the explorers.

Select from Workspace ICON Select from Workspace

Displays the Select Parent System Dialog with the Workspace tab open. The workspace is the subset of the active model database you specified when you started your design session. Navigate the hierarchy to select the parent system, and then click OK.

Select from Model ICON Select from Model

Displays the Select Parent System Dialog with the Model tab open. The model is all of the objects in the active model database, including those that are not part of your workspace. Navigate the hierarchy to select the parent system, and then click OK.

Part Geometry State

Specifies whether the part is detailed.

Plate Length

Specifies the length dimension for the object.

Plate Tightness

Specifies the water tightness of the plate part. The list is defined by the StructPlateTightness codelist.

Plate Type

Specifies the type of the plate part. The list is defined by the StructPlateType codelist.

Plate Width

Specifies the width dimension for the object.

Structural Priority

Specifies the priority assigned to the object. Structural priority groups and filters plates, such as is needed in Drawings and Reports. The list is defined by the StructuralMemberPriority codelist.

Primary

The default value for Molded Forms plate systems.

Secondary

The default value for Molded Forms bracket systems.

Tertiary

  • The default value for Structural Detailing parts, such as collars, standalone plate parts, lapped plate parts, bracket parts, and plate edge reinforcements. These parts do not have parent systems.

Symmetry

Specifies the symmetry value for the part. The symmetry value is determined by Tools > Board Management Service in Structural Detailing.

Thickening Technique Requested

Specifies the technique requested to thicken the plate part.

This property affects only the behavior of plate parts derived from systems. The property defaults to Procedural at creation. Changing the value of this property can affect the geometry of the part as described below.

Standalone plate parts initially display nothing for this property. You can change the value, but those changes do not change the part or its geometry. Smart 3Dx thickens all standalone plate parts, including collars, using procedural thickening.

Undefined (blank)

Indicates that Smart 3Dx selects the appropriate technique. Smart 3Dx automatically changes this value to Procedural.

Procedural

Indicates the part is thickened using the standard thickening method provided by the ACIS modeler. This works for the vast majority of parts, and you should not change this value unless there is a specific reason to try a different technique.

If the thickening fails using ACIS, and the part is a hull part, the software automatically tries the NonProcedural thickening technique. This option only controls which method the software tries first. You can determine which method Smart 3Dx actually used from the Thickening Technique Used property.

Procedural with slit

Used for parts that have internal slits or discontinuities in the surface of the system that form part of the boundary of parts on the system. The currently-supported example of this is a surface with a combination of split and bent knuckles joined end to end. Because Smart 3Dx does not support splitting knuckles and changing the properties of different segments, these surfaces must be constructed with the correct geometry to reflect the bent and split portions. Parts that are bounded by the slit, and potentially parts on the system that are within half a meter of the slit, must have this value set to assure a proper trim. Setting this attribute on parts that do not need it should not cause a failure but may cause the part to take more time to detail. The following pictures show an example of this type of surface, first the full surface and then a close-up in the region of the slit or discontinuity.

The plate system in these pictures is split into three parts by the knuckle (shown as white) and the two black seams. You must be sure that a single part does not touch both sides of the slit.

NonProcedural

An infrequently used option. Historically, a much higher percentage of parts failed to thicken with the ACIS modeler, and many designers used a specific hull form definition tool that produced a surface with very specific characteristics. NonProcedural thickening provided a tool that would thicken almost any part on this type of surface, even if the ACIS modeler failed. The ACIS modeler has improved greatly, and the NonProcedural thickening method has not been enhanced to handle the surfaces produced by many of the hull form tools currently in use. Setting this option may solve a failure-to-thicken problem on a hull part.

If NonProcedural thickening fails for a hull shell part, Smart 3Dx automatically tries to thicken the part using Procedural thickening. This option only controls which method the software tries first. You can determine which method Smart 3Dx actually used from the Thickening Technique Used property.

Thickening Technique Used

Specifies the technique used to thicken the plate part. This is blank for a standalone plate part, although Procedural is always used for these parts. It displays one of the values defined for Thickening Technique Requested for a system-derived part. The meaning for these values is the same as defined for Thickening Technique Requested.

Wet Center of Gravity

Specifies the location of the wet center-of-gravity for the object.