The following entities are supported by the Tribon reader:
| • | Stiffeners (also with sub-flanges) |
| • | Face plates (also with sub-flanges) |
An assembly tree is created and organized as follows:
| • | 1 assembly corresponding to the whole ship (1 ship per part). |
| • | 1 assembly per PlanePanel. |
| • | 1 component for the detailed contour of the current PlanePanel (with relevant option). |
| • | 1 component for the simple contour of the current PlanePanel (with relevant option). |
| • | 1 component per PlanePlateGroup. The material name, material side, thickness and offset are created as metadata. If material data are available, a PSHELL material is created. |
| • | 1 surface per PlanePlate. The profile existing in the file is used for the external loop. Holes can be added as internal loops (with relevant option). |
| • | 1 component per PlanePillarGroup. |
| • | 1 set of trace lines per PlanePillar. |
| • | 1 surface per web (with relevant option). |
| • | 1 component per PlaneFlangeGroup. |
| • | 1 set of trace lines per PlaneFlange. |
| • | 1 component per PlaneStiffenerGroup. |
| • | 1 set of trace lines per PlaneStiffener. |
| • | 1 surface per web and per flange (with relevant option). |
| • | 1 component per PlaneFaceplateGroup. |
| • | 1 set of trace lines per PlaneFaceplate. |
| • | 1 surface per web and per flange (with relevant option). |
| • | 1 assembly per sub-PlanePanel. The contents correspond to the ones for normal PlanePanels. |
| • | 1 assembly per PlaneBracketGroup. |
| • | 1 component per bracket if no sub-elements exist (stiffeners, planeplates, flanges). 1 assembly if sub-elements exist. |
| • | 1 surface per PlaneBracket. The profile existing in the file is used for the external loop. No holes are allowed by the Tribon format. If sub-elements are present in the current PlaneBracketGroup, a specific component is created for the surface in order to keep it separate from its sub-elements. |
| • | 1 component per PlaneStiffenerGroup sub-element (no flanges inside the stiffener group are allowed). |
| • | 1 component per PlaneFaceplateGroup sub-element (no flanges inside the faceplate group are allowed). |
| • | 1 component per PlaneFlangeGroup sub-element. |
| • | 1 assembly per CurvedPanel. |
| • | 1 component for the simple contour of the current CurvedPanel (with relevant option). |
| • | 1 component per CurvedPlateGroup. |
| • | 1 surface per CurvedPlate. The profile existing in the file is used for the external loop. Internal holes are implemented. |
| • | 1 component per CurvedStiffenerGroup. |
| • | 1 set of trace lines per CurvedStiffener. |
| • | 1 assembly per KnuckledPanel. |
PlanePlates, CurvedPlates and PlaneBrackets are mapped as surfaces. Other objects are imported as curves, lying on the plates. Groups of objects may share similar properties (such as material, material side, thickness and offset). In this case, metadata are added to these objects, and if possible the material description is also created. Holes of curved surfaces are not taken into consideration for this release.
The reader instantiates objects in their nominal position, hence there may be gaps between panels, brackets, and so forth, due to idealizations that do not take thickness into account. Hence, no stitching between surfaces is performed on import.
Available material fields include Young's modulus, Poisson's ratio, expansion coefficient, and density. Yield stress and ultimate stress are not imported. Each material is associated with a unique grade name.
When a thickness is provided, the corresponding value is given to a HyperMesh object.
Objects affected by material/thickness include PlanePlateGroup, PlanePillarGroup, PlaneFlangeGroup, PlaneStiffenerGroup, PlaneFaceplateGroup, PlaneBracketGroup, CurvedPlateGroup and CurvedStiffenerGroup.
See Also:
CAD Reader Support
Tribon Import Options
