Process, Power and Marine Division

SmartMarine 3D Offshore Modeling Frame Connections

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Members & Frame Connections

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Members

Frame connections

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Design Member Review

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Design members are built-up members of Molded Forms plates systems, logical connections, and member frame connections
Molded Forms plate systems

Logical connections

Frame connections

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Frame Connections
Frame Connection:

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A way of establishing connectivity between member parts to represent physical relationships such as work point offsets, and logical relationships such as end releases A placement positioning mechanism to represent physical relationships between member systems that establishes and maintains connectivity

Each Frame connection has at least one relationship to another frame connection, grid line, standard member, or design member
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Frame Connections (continued)

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Frame Connections define the start and end points of member systems

Frame connections

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Frame Connections (continued)

Frame Connections define member splits

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Frame connection

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Frame Connection Properties

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General tab displays basic information about frame connection

EXAMPLE: With this frame connection type, user may input Required Distance

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Frame Connection Properties (continued)

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Relationship tab displays objects connected by frame connection

EXAMPLE: Grid lines supporting design member tube highlight when frame connection is selected

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Frame Connection Types

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Some delivered start/end frame connection types

Axis-End Axis-Along Axis Colinear Centerline Flush Gap Seated Surface Unsupported

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Frame Connections Axis-End

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Frame connection at end of member (not collinear)

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Frame Connections Axis-Along

Frame connection along path of member

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Frame Connections Axis Colinear

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Frame connection at end of member (colinear)

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Frame Connections Flush

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Frame connection at end and surfaces are flush

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Frame Connections Seated

Frame connection at contact surface

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Frame Connections Surface

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Frame connection at end of member to surface of Molded Forms plate system

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Frame Connections Gap (Axial-Single)

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Frame connection at end of member connected to frame connection of another member

Gap is along other members connected object

Gap

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Frame Connections Gap (Axial-Single) (continued)

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Gap distance is specified in properties dialog

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Frame Connections Gap (Axial-Both)

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Frame connection at end of member connected to frame connection of another member

Gap is along other members connected object Gap distance is specified in properties dialog
Gap

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Frame Connections Gap (Radial-Single)

SmartMarine 3D

Frame connection at end of member connected to frame connection of another member

Gap is along other members connected object Gap distance is specified in properties dialog

Gap
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Frame Connections Gap (Radial-Both)

SmartMarine 3D

Frame connection at end of member connected to frame connection of another member

Gap is along other members connected object Gap distance is specified in properties dialog
Gap

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Frame Connections Limitations

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With Axis-End frame connection, Design Member cross sections must completely overlap
Short point/long point calculation not yet supported

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