Create Production Information

Production > Production Information

Generates production information of various types.

See also The Create Production Information function in the Generating Production Information User's Guide.

Creating production information

Select the construction items to be processed, enter possible mounting lines, and select the types of production information to be generated.

Click OK to start generating the product information immediately, or click Batch to define a batch job.

Use the Results drop-down list to view the results and the log file created during the generation of the selected production information. The results can also be viewed with the Production > Production > Results > View Coded Parts (3D-Contek application only), or (if applicable) Production > Production > Modify Coded Parts function.

Part selection

The selection of construction items to be processed can be based on their logistical properties.

Click the arrow next to the Selection criterion button to show the logistical selection menus where you can make the part selection, and select the desired logistical menu. The selection criteria for that logistical menu opens. See Select the Parts to Process.

The number of parts in the selection and the selection date and time are shown at the top of the dialog, followed by a list of the selected parts.

  • If the used part selection method is a logistical selection menu, the number of parts is the number of unique parts in the selection, meaning that identical parts are counted as one part. Similarly, the part list shows identical parts as one list entry.

    Parts are considered identical if the returned values for the data fields selected in System Management > Production > Plate Cutting Data > DXF Output > Settings > Filename are identical.

  • If the used part selection method is Hull Viewer, all parts are shown as separate entries, also identical parts.

List of mounting lines

Displays the list of mounting lines to be used.

No Mounting lines – Indicates that no mounting lines should be used in case no mounting lines have been defined yet. In case this selection is frozen, all current mounting lines need to be removed first using the Mounting lines function.

Mounting lines – Displays the Mounting lines dialog where you can enter, modify and delete mounting lines. A maximum of 10 mounting lines can be defined for each direction.

  • Use the fields to add a new mounting line. Confirm the entered value by pressing .
  • Frame numbers with decimals, such as 23.5, are not allowed.
  • To delete a mounting line, select the mounting line value from the list, and click Remove.

Erection lines – Opens the Erection Lines dialog where you can enter, modify and delete erection planes. A maximum of 10 erection planes can be set by block boundary. You can use three points to define an erection plane.

  • Use the fields to add the length, breadth and height for each of the three points of the erection plane, and click Add. The values for the default planes are stored in the system.
  • Grids can also be used for the erection planes or, for example, value such as frame 23+350.
  • To delete an erection plane, select the erection plane value from the list, and click Delete.

Note: Only with the setting Erection Lines > Show Marking Lines the erection plane will create a marking line recognizable as Erection line on the construction parts. And only in that case this input is important for the Compare function.

General information

The following types of general information can be used as extra information in reports and sketches: Yard number, Group number, Drawing number.

Measure from base points

Use this option to create dimensions from the base point. The dimension will be calculated relative to the base point unless the profile end type is "longer" than the base point.

Robot input data

Indicates if robot input data should also be created when generating profile sketches and/or a profile list.

With robot files / Without robot files / Only robot files – Indicates if robot input data should be created (With robot files), or not (Without robot files). Select Only robot files in case only robot input data needs to be generated, and no profile list or profile sketches.

Layout selection list – Indicates which robot file layout to use for generating the robot input data files.

Configuration

Use the standard or a special configuration.

Profile List

If you select this option, select also whether to sort the list (Sort on), and whether to Update profile list. Select the layout from the Layout selection list, and the desired Output format.

Code block

If you select this option, specify whether to code only one part only or the whole block.

Include bent profiles

If you select this option, define the Additional bend length and Step size.

Also select a cutout option: Burn cutouts, Mark cutouts, or No cutouts.

Sketches

If you select this option, select also whether to draw sketches only when necessary or for all profiles.

If the profile or shell frame itself has no attributes but an Outfitting hole is passing that part, All profiles needs to be selected. In some cases, the sketch option is preselected and cannot be changed.

The rest of the options that you can select are No Bending Line, Bending Table, Turn Dimension to the right, and With third and fourth end shape.

Note: With third and fourth end shape must be selected to get the body and flange(s) of a composite profile presented separately in the same profile sketch.

See Creating profile sketches for more information.