The Molded Forms task of Intergraph Smart 3D is used to define basic structure of the model, including planar plates, non-planar plates, major openings, stiffeners, members, and design seams. Using this task, you create:
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High-level plate and profile design systems. These systems contain properties such as type, thickness, continuity, and molded conventions.
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Child plate and profile design systems. All high-level systems have at least one child. If a high-level system has been split, it has two or more child systems.
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Root parts. The software automatically creates these parts as children of systems. They have thickness and inherit the properties of their parent systems. The properties are used to detail the root parts in the Structural Detailing task and to generate data for manufacturing in the Structural Manufacturing task.
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Logical connections. The software automatically creates these connections as children of systems and contain the connection properties between systems. These properties are used to detail the connections in the Structural Detailing task and to generate data for manufacturing in the Structural Manufacturing task.
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Standard (rolled) and designed (built-up) members. You create the members with Place Linear Member System Command , a Structure task also available in Molded Forms.
You can start the Molded Forms task by clicking Tasks > Molded Forms.
Plates and Brackets
Select
Used to select objects in the model. See Selecting Objects.
Places a planar plate system.
Imports an ACIS or IGES file into the model. The file is used to create a plate system, typically a complex, non-planar system such as a ship hull.
Linear Extruded Plate System Command
Extrudes a plate system from a 2D curve normal to the sketching plane.
Nonlinear Extruded Plate System Command
Extrudes a plate system from a 2D curve along a linear or nonlinear curve that you specify.
Places a plate system by rotating a curve around an axis.
Creates plate systems that represent primary structural brackets. Bracket orientation is defined by a plane or bracket supports.
Creates specialized plate systems such as side plates, ring plates, transition plates, continuity plates, and buckling plates.
Creates a plate system that is a child to another plate system.
Creates a plate system that is interpolated between two non-planar curves.
Places a major opening in a plate system.
Places an opening (hole) in a slab, wall, or member created in the Structure or Civil task.
Cuts openings in the plate system when you delay cutting, or removes cuts in the plate system on finished openings.
Places a manual profile knuckle on a selected profile system.
Reference Curve by Intersection Command
Creates a reference curve on the selected plate system by defining the landing curve of the reference plane as the intersection of the selected plate system and a grid plane.
Reference Curve by Offset Command
Creates a reference curve on the selected plate system by defining the landing curve as being offset from an existing curve (such as another grid, mark, or reference).
Reference Curve by 2D Sketch Command
Creates a reference curve on the selected plate system by projecting a 2D landing curve that you have sketched onto the plate system.
Reference Curve from External File Command
Creates and modifies knuckle reference curves. These curves require that the edges of the sheetbody faces carry an attribute that reflects that they are knuckles and relates them to the appropriate reference curve.
Provides compatibility with brackets created with Bracket Plate System in earlier versions of the software.
To create new tripping brackets, use Bracket Plate System and select Plane by Selected Supports as the value for Select Plane.
Shell Plate Unfold Preview Command
Generates a graphic preview of an unfolded plate shape with frame marks, roll line marks, surrounding minimum rectangle and annotation representing dimensions of minimum rectangle, unfolded surface area and percentage of material utilization in a private graphic view.
Seams, Connections, and Detailing
Automatically creates intersection seams and splits systems by intersection and design seams. The split creates new subsystems.
Allows multiple seams and splits to be placed.
Split Root Systems or Seams Command
Splits a top-level (or root) plate or profile system into multiple root systems or a seam into multiple seams.
Creates a seam on the selected plate system by defining the landing curve of the seam as the intersection of the selected plate system and a grid plane.
Creates a seam on the selected plate system by defining the landing curve as being offset from an existing curve (such as another seam, plate boundary, profile system, or grid plane).
Creates a seam on the selected plate system by projecting a 2D or 3D landing curve that you have sketched onto the plate system.
Creates a seam on the selected plate system by defining the landing curve as coordinates in a table.
Creates a design seam on a profile or on all profiles that belong to a plate system.
Creates a relationship between two molded form systems to identify that the two systems are connected.
Creates detail parts from the root part of a plate or profile system.
Profiles and Members
Place Linear Member System Command
Places columns, beams, braces, and other linear members in the model.
Stiffener Profile System by Intersection Command
Creates a stiffener profile system on the selected plate system by defining the landing curve of the stiffener as the intersection of the selected plate system and a grid plane.
Stiffener Profile System by Offset Command
Creates a stiffener profile system on the selected plate system by defining the landing curve as being offset from an existing curve (a seam, plate boundary, plate edge, the landing curve of another profile system, or grid plane).
Stiffener Profile System by Projection Command
Creates a stiffener profile system on the selected plate system by projecting a 2D landing curve that you have sketched onto the plate system.
Stiffener Profile System by Table Command
Creates a stiffener profile system on the selected plate system by defining the landing curve as coordinates in a table.
Tripping Stiffener System Command
Creates a tripping stiffener on a selected plate system.
Profile Edge Reinforcement Command
Places a profile system along the free edge of a plate system.
Places openings (holes) in slabs and linear member systems.
Divides a member system into multiple member parts while maintaining the design intent of the original member system.
Places a can in the model. A can is a reinforcing connection piece on a member to increase the surface area available for connections or to provide increased wall thickness or both.
Place Assembly Connection Command
Places assembly connections between linear member systems.
Place Member Generic Assembly Connection Command
Places an assembly connection between a built-up member part and an intersecting part.
Importing, Exporting, and Geometric Constructions
Imports 3D geometric data from a file in the IGES (Initial Graphics Exchange Standard) format. This command is on the File menu.
Imports 3D geometric data from a file in the ACIS .sat format. This command is on the File menu.
Import Stiffeners Command (File Menu)
Imports stiffener profile systems from data in a Microsoft Excel workbook. This command is on the File menu.
Import Seams Command (File Menu)
Imports design seams from data in a Microsoft Excel workbook. This command is on the File menu.
Import Ship Structure Command (File Menu)
Imports Tribon ship structure data for use as background structure in planning and outfitting work. This command is only available if the Smart 3D Tribon Interface is installed.
Exports 3D geometric data to a file in the IGES format. This command is on the File menu.
Exports geometric data to a file in the ACIS .sat format. This command is on the File menu.
Export Stiffeners Command (File Menu)
Exports stiffener data to a Microsoft Excel workbook. This command is on the File menu.
Export Seams Command (File Menu)
Exports seam data to a Microsoft Excel workbook. This command is on the File menu.
Export Neutral/GeniE XML (File Menu)
Exports model data to a neutral or GeniE XML format. This command is on the File menu.
Replicates objects in the model maintaining a relationship between the copies. This command is available on the Edit menu.
Copy By Family Synchronize Command
Opens the Copy by Family ribbon with the last used family set as the default family. This command is available on the Edit menu.
Copy By Family Audit Report Command
Creates a report that allows you to verify that the source has been copied to the target. This command is available on the Tools menu.
Change Geometry Type Command (Edit Menu)
Modifies the geometry type of a plate. This command is available on the Edit menu.
Topological Points Command (Insert Menu)
Creates associative points directly in the graphic view. This command is available on the Insert menu.
Delays the update of existing Structural Detailing and Structural Manufacturing objects when the parent Molded Form object is modified, putting the objects on the To Do List for future update. This command is available on the Tools menu.
Data Integrity Check Command (Tools Menu)
Verifies the data integrity of Molded Forms systems in your model before creating detailed parts in the Structural Detailing task. This command is available on the Tools menu.
Measure Explicit Command (Tools Menu)
Measures girth distances along landing curves in a cumulative fashion. This command is available on the Tools menu.
Changes the boundary from one object to another. This command is available on the Tools menu.
Runs batch processes using the Intergraph Batch Services framework. This command is available on the Tools menu.
Merges plates into a single plate leaving the seam in the model so that you can use the seam to split the plate again at a later time.
Shell Plate Unfold Preview Command
Generates a graphic preview of an unfolded plate shape with frame marks, roll line marks, surrounding minimum rectangle and annotation representing dimensions of minimum rectangle, unfolded surface area and percentage of material utilization in a private graphic view.