Marine gathering rules specify the type of parts gathered for a selected view. You specify the gathering rule used as part of the view style on the Queries Tab (Setup Dialog - Drawings by Rule). For more information on how gathering rules are used, see Associate Objects to View Command in the SmartSketch Drawing Editor Help.
Steel Order Drawing Rule Set Rules
The software delivers traditional gathering rule .xml files for the Steel Order Drawing Ruleset in the [Reference Data Folder]\SharedContent\Drawings\Catalog\Rules\DBRRules\GenericGatheringRules folder.
Assembly
Gathers objects in an assembly for assembly drawings. This is the default value in the software.
Pipe Supports
Gathers pipe supports and their connected parts for pipe support drawings.
Piping
Gathers pipelines and their components for piping drawings.
Steel Order - RefPlane - Preview
Gathers target plates on a reference plane for the preview of steel order drawings.
Steel Order
Gathers plate, profile and member parts by object type for steel order drawings. Adds other objects, such as seams and openings, based on their relationships.
Volume
An empty gathering rule for pure volume drawings. The software gathers all the objects through the range of the volume input. With this gathering rule, some custom tests might not work because all the objects are gathered through range without considering object relations.
Generic Rule Set Rules
The software delivers generic gathering rule .xml files for the Generic Ruleset in the [Reference Data Folder]\SharedContent\Drawings\Catalog\Rules\DBRRules\GenericGatheringRules folder.
Assembly
Gathers objects in an assembly for assembly drawings. This gathering rule is used for generic assembly drawings that use the Assembly (Generic) view style.
Hull Lines
Gathers the plate and profile systems connected to input hulls. Also gathers seams and reference curves connected to the hull. This gathering rule is used in Generic Hull Lines view styles.
Pipe Supports
Gathers pipe supports and their connected parts for pipe support drawings.
Piping
Gathers pipelines and their components for piping drawings.
Steel Order - Extended Volume
Gathers the same parts as the Steel Order gathering rule. Also gathers objects connected to the gathered objects but are not in the volume.
Steel Order - Member Part
Gathers member parts and parts connected to the member parts. This gathering rule is used for generic rule set steel order drawings which use the Member Part (Generic) view style.
Steel Order - RefPlane - Preview
Gathers target plates on a reference plane for the preview of steel order drawings. This gathering rule is used for generic rule set steel order drawings that use the Steel Order - RefPlane - Preview (Generic) view style.
Steel Order - Structure
Gathers plate, profile and member parts and excludes non-structural object by internal class IDs for steel order drawings. Adds other objects, such as seams and openings, based on their relationships. Excludes equipment from gathering; however you can manually select equipment to include.
Steel Order
Gathers plate, profile and member parts and excludes non-structural objects by internal class IDs for steel order drawings. Adds other objects, such as seams and openings, based on their relationships.
This gathering rule is used for generic rule set steel order drawings that use the Steel Order (Generic) view style.
Volume
An empty gathering rule for pure volume drawings. The software gathers all the objects through the range of the volume input. With this gathering rule, some custom tests might not work because all the objects are gathered through range without considering object relations.
You can customize the existing rules or create new rules and add them to the appropriate gathering rules folder. The new rules then automatically display in the Gathering Rules dialog box in the software. The file name without the .xml extension displays in the dialog box.