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El diseño básico de buques proporciona la definición preliminar de un modelo de buque en 3D para obtener los informes y planos necesarios con el fin de aprobar las sociedades de clases. También permite definir rápidamente los elementos estructurales y de equipamiento en 3D. Esta funcionalidad abarca de manera muy eficiente la geometría global, los atributos y los escantillones.
Los planos de las clases se generan automáticamente a partir del modelo 3D, que puede ser un análisis de FEM mediante una herramienta de idealización automática en FORAN. Esta proporciona una comunicación bidireccional con cualquier suite de FEM.
Ventajas del diseño básico de buques de FORAN:
El diseño básico de buques proporciona la definición preliminar de un modelo de buque en 3D para obtener los informes y planos necesarios con el fin de aprobar las sociedades de clases. También permite definir rápidamente los elementos estructurales y de equipamiento en 3D. Esta funcionalidad abarca de manera muy eficiente la geometría global, los atributos y los escantillones.
Los planos de las clases se generan automáticamente a partir del modelo 3D, que puede ser un análisis de FEM mediante una herramienta de idealización automática en FORAN. Esta proporciona una comunicación bidireccional con cualquier suite de FEM.
Ventajas del diseño básico de buques de FORAN:
Tools to create structure class drawings from the 3D model, in the traditional 2D structure style, and to update drawings after changes in the model. It is DXF compatible. Some remarkable features are the smart labeling, the possibility of automatically inserting symbols each time a drawing is generated, and propagating changes in the 3D model to each drawing upon user request.
The model is created in true shape. Plate and profile elements are rendered as BREP solids, including thickness, openings, end cuts, and other details. For global FEM analysis, a tool simplifies the structure model, removing thickness and non-relevant details, and then applies the necessary stretch or shrink to the elements to ensure that contacts and connections are kept.
Shell and deck plates can be modeled as areas of common grade and scantling, limited by any 3D curve on the surface (butts, seams, knuckles, etc.). These areas can be divided and detailed if the design progresses. Insert sets of longitudinal stiffeners from end-to-end on each surface, and chop them at the points of change of scantling. As in the case of plates, stiffeners can be later detailed and split at block or part boundaries.
FORAN provides tools for defining planar, multi-planar, or corrugated structures. In many cases, bulkheads, floors, web frames and beams, stringers, and other structural elements can be easily defined just with one click on a sequence of intersection lines, automatically provided on each working section. The smart or topological copy is of special interest at the basic design stage.
Outfitting and machinery layouts can be defined, allowing ship configuration in the early stages of the project. This application follows the model-to-drawing approach, but also provides a 2D drafting environment that is DXF compatible and includes functions for placing and modifying equipment on the ship views. The 3D model is automatically updated when the 2D is modified.
FORAN provides a smart 2D generator for piping, instrumentation, and electrical schematics. Equipment, pipes, and other elements on the diagram are transparently assigned with technological data and attributes from the machinery and outfitting libraries in the database.
Surface model tools provide a powerful set of tools for defining hull forms or can import the hulls from any third-party software.
FORAN provides accurate weight calculation of all parts included in the 3D model. The parts are considered with true shapes, including thickness, actual scantlings, openings, lengths and diameters, with the maturity level present in the model. The 3D model can produce material estimates in terms of tons of steel, areas of plate for each thickness and grade, total length for each profile section, material and scantling, number and type of fittings, pipes, and equipment.
FORAN se utiliza en todas las fases del diseño y la producción de un buque. Es el único software de diseño de su clase, ya que abarca todos los aspectos de la construcción naval de forma totalmente integrada. Actualmente, tiene licencias en más de 150 astilleros y oficinas de diseño de 40 países.