Latest ShipConstructor Update Targets Offshore

With the release of ShipConstructor 2016 R1.1, SSI said it provides additional enhancement for the offshore rig construction market, particularly with regards to weld management. These new features will benefit all shipbuilders, the developer noted, but said it especially benefits those wishing to expand into the offshore sector.

 

ShipConstructor 2016 R1.1 is particularly geared toward early adopters of ShipConstructor's latest productivity-enhancing capabilities; the predominant portion of new features are focused on ShipConstructor Subscription Advantage Pack clients.

 

According to SSI, clients are increasingly wishing to diversify into oil rig construction. To remain competitive they require constant innovation and embrace early adoption of software advancements. Therefore, SSI continues to enhance ShipConstructor's WeldManagment product improving the ability to more efficiently model several common situations in rig building such as welding two sides of the same part to create structural pipes. UDA strings for weld objects and other innovative features have also been incorporated into an updated and modernized Weld Manager Palette interface.

 

SSI said with this update Subscription Advantage clients will now be able to get a technical preview of a new Pipe Modeling Tool Palette which enables a more streamlined workflow for efficient pipe modeling

 

In every engineering discipline, workflows are continually analyzed by SSI experts in consultation with clients around the world to assess the needs of the marine construction industry. Based on this analysis, SSI has created a new customizable plate part in ShipConstructor 2016 R1.1. This new part enhances quality and efficiency by allowing junior designers to pick from catalogs created by more experienced members of the team. ShipConstructor also now has bevel standards for plate parts that are corrugated to prevent costly manual effort in production.

 

Also new is the ability to MLINK Navisworks NWC files utilizing AutoCAD 2016's new feature to attach Coordination Models. Users will now be able to get a visual reference for equipment and structural placement over ten time faster than before. And this feature is not just for visualization; users can interact with Coordination Models as reference geometry as well.

 

Additionally, users can now visualize an entire ship model within ShipConstructor as the amount of information that can be loaded via Coordination Models is larger compared to traditional MLinks.