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Intergraph
Italia
STX France Structural Field Cooperation to Enhance
Intergraph Smart™ 3D Identifying Goals
The engineering and shipbuilding expertise of the STX parametric objects creation, among other developments.
France shipyard has been internationally renowned for “After these efforts, we trust Smart 3D to efficiently de-
150 years on the complex ship market. The company sign high added-value vessels. We are confident that this
has in-house expertise in naval architecture and engine- collaboration has provided us with the most innovative
ering, mastering the whole value chain, from design to and efficient solution for our core business,” says Mr.
fabrication, integration and services. For an OverPna- Joseph-Marie Pineau, Head of the Hull Engineering Di-
max cruise ship (1,650 passenger cabins), one million vision.
design hours are needed, which takes 20 months. It
requires 250,000 steel parts and 30,000 tons of steel (4 Realizing Results
times the weight of the Eiffel Tower). Manufacturing and Based on Intergraph’s “State Of the Art” technology,
assembly takes 15 months, for a final weight of 55,000 the two companies assigned dedicated teams to en-
tons. sure that developments were well on track. These de-
STX France has been using CAD systems for more than velopments, which were tested and also verified by end
25 years, but it required an integrated system to tac- users, included:
kle all phases of construction, from basic and detailed • parametric objects: where holes are created using
design, to industrialization, panel cutting, and panel
pre-outfitting. A more integrated system addressing the S2D sketcher, with few constraints, the goal was to
whole project life cycle would increase efficiency, reduce create holes with constrains on structural objects,
errors, and speed up the project, enabling STX France which were created directly on the 3D mockup;
to be more competitive in a global market. • light detailing: before changes were introduced,
“The tools we used have reached their maximum ca- users had to detail all connected objects, including
pacity,” explains Paul Lemoine, Hull CAD Expert at STX unnecessary parts, via Detailing Task. The goal was
France. A new integrated system would provide STX to detail objects in structural requirements to achie-
with the opportunity to work in a multi-discipline envi- ve integration and a better classification;
ronment, reinforce transversal integration (*) and would • complex plate geometry: initially, most of the
add value to different tasks by the integration of rules boundary description was based on S2D descrip-
and by reducing time-consuming post-control activities. tion. The goal was to improve the use of Advan-
After benchmark research, STX France chose Smart- ced Plate System (APS) and topology in the 2D
Marine® Enterprise, and particularly Intergraph Smart™ sketcher;
3D as its design tool for the future. • member positioning: initially, the final position of an
object was not linked with the structural objects,
Overcoming Challenges which was problematic in case of introducing chan-
To ensure the product achieved the added value sought ges in the design. The goal was to improve the fea-
by the customer, Intergraph and STX worked together to ture flexibility to accurately place objects with geo-
create complex plate geometry, member positioning and metrical constraints on structural objects.
These improvements have enabled STX to reach the
level of confidence required to manage a unique CAD
model (including all businesses), from Basic Design to
Manufacturing. The main features of the co-development
were included in the latest Smart 3D 2014 release.
Cristina Gonzalez
www.intergraph.com
(*) hull/accommodation/piping/cabling/HVAC
112 Impiantistica Italiana - Settembre-Ottobre 2014
Intergraph
Italia
STX France Structural Field Cooperation to Enhance
Intergraph Smart™ 3D Identifying Goals
The engineering and shipbuilding expertise of the STX parametric objects creation, among other developments.
France shipyard has been internationally renowned for “After these efforts, we trust Smart 3D to efficiently de-
150 years on the complex ship market. The company sign high added-value vessels. We are confident that this
has in-house expertise in naval architecture and engine- collaboration has provided us with the most innovative
ering, mastering the whole value chain, from design to and efficient solution for our core business,” says Mr.
fabrication, integration and services. For an OverPna- Joseph-Marie Pineau, Head of the Hull Engineering Di-
max cruise ship (1,650 passenger cabins), one million vision.
design hours are needed, which takes 20 months. It
requires 250,000 steel parts and 30,000 tons of steel (4 Realizing Results
times the weight of the Eiffel Tower). Manufacturing and Based on Intergraph’s “State Of the Art” technology,
assembly takes 15 months, for a final weight of 55,000 the two companies assigned dedicated teams to en-
tons. sure that developments were well on track. These de-
STX France has been using CAD systems for more than velopments, which were tested and also verified by end
25 years, but it required an integrated system to tac- users, included:
kle all phases of construction, from basic and detailed • parametric objects: where holes are created using
design, to industrialization, panel cutting, and panel
pre-outfitting. A more integrated system addressing the S2D sketcher, with few constraints, the goal was to
whole project life cycle would increase efficiency, reduce create holes with constrains on structural objects,
errors, and speed up the project, enabling STX France which were created directly on the 3D mockup;
to be more competitive in a global market. • light detailing: before changes were introduced,
“The tools we used have reached their maximum ca- users had to detail all connected objects, including
pacity,” explains Paul Lemoine, Hull CAD Expert at STX unnecessary parts, via Detailing Task. The goal was
France. A new integrated system would provide STX to detail objects in structural requirements to achie-
with the opportunity to work in a multi-discipline envi- ve integration and a better classification;
ronment, reinforce transversal integration (*) and would • complex plate geometry: initially, most of the
add value to different tasks by the integration of rules boundary description was based on S2D descrip-
and by reducing time-consuming post-control activities. tion. The goal was to improve the use of Advan-
After benchmark research, STX France chose Smart- ced Plate System (APS) and topology in the 2D
Marine® Enterprise, and particularly Intergraph Smart™ sketcher;
3D as its design tool for the future. • member positioning: initially, the final position of an
object was not linked with the structural objects,
Overcoming Challenges which was problematic in case of introducing chan-
To ensure the product achieved the added value sought ges in the design. The goal was to improve the fea-
by the customer, Intergraph and STX worked together to ture flexibility to accurately place objects with geo-
create complex plate geometry, member positioning and metrical constraints on structural objects.
These improvements have enabled STX to reach the
level of confidence required to manage a unique CAD
model (including all businesses), from Basic Design to
Manufacturing. The main features of the co-development
were included in the latest Smart 3D 2014 release.
Cristina Gonzalez
www.intergraph.com
(*) hull/accommodation/piping/cabling/HVAC
112 Impiantistica Italiana - Settembre-Ottobre 2014
