 In Nupas-Cadmatic version 5.1 a Hull Work Preparation Manager module (Hull WPM)
has been added to the Hull Viewer.
With the development of Nupas-Cadmatic version 5, new ground was broken in the realization of
distributed 3D ship design and engineering. The Hull WPM is a new tool that further enhances this.
The purpose of the Hull WPM is to streamline the information flow between planning, engi-neering,
work preparation and workshops. Hull WPM speeds up the process of work preparation significantly
and can thus shorten the throughput of the ships' several as-sembly stages.
Work breakdown structure
With version 5 of Nupas-Cadmatic, the Hull module pro-vides a set of unique tools for automatic detection and
as-signing numbers to assemblies, panels and parts. Parts such as profiles, brackets and collar plates are automatically
assigned to the correct panel. With this functionality the complete work breakdown structure of a hull block can therefore be
determined fully and automatically by the soft-ware. The depth of the work breakdown structure can be freely defined up to
sixteen levels.
Each individual part can in addition automatically receive a workshop 'process code' and 'job number', based on the
part's properties and work process at hand, such as flang-ing, cutting, bending, beveling etc. These combined features enable
the shipyard to flexibly generate the desired work breakdown structure automatically.
With the Hull Work Preparation Manager the user is able to control the complete work breakdown structure of an hull block easily
and quickly. The Hull WPM module can be used directly in the 3D Hull Engineering module but is also available as a standalone version.
Easy to use
The use of the Hull WPM is very simple. Once the work breakdown structure has been generated by the software, the user can easily
manipulate its structure by dragging and dropping items on the workstation screen, rename assemblies, panels and parts and also create new ones.
The Hull WPM is operated like Windows Explorer.
The work breakdown structure of the hull block is presented as a tree structure in the 3D Hull Viewer, showing both the 3D model and work
breakdown structure in the same view.
Actual practice
The Hull WPM is available both as integrated in the Hull Viewer or as a standalone module. The manipulation of the work breakdown structure with
the integrated Hull Viewer is directly processed by the 3D Hull database.
The standalone version of the Hull WPM has the advantage that it does not require a full Nupas-Cadmatic Hull license.
It is intended to be used between project partners, such as engineering offices and shipyards, or between the engineering and work
preparation departments at the shipyard.
When used with the standalone Hull WPM module, the 3D Hull model and all logistic data are contained in one single compact file and can easily
be synchronized with the 3D Hull database. During synchronization the consistency with the 3D Hull database is checked and maintained.
A practical example of using the Hull Work Preparation Manager is where the work preparation department deter-mines the actual work breakdown structure
based on the 3D Hull model. The modified logistical information in the 3D model is returned to the engineering office and merged into the Hull database,
after which the engineering office deliv-ers the production information in the desired format to the shipyard's production.
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