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Displays the controls used to add a shrinkage margin to plate edges or profile ends.

Properties ICON Properties

Activates the Shrinkage Properties Dialog, which you use to view and modify the properties of the shrinkage margin that you are about to place in the model.

Plates or Profiles

Select the plate or profile part to which you want to add the shrinkage. You can select the part in a graphic view or in the Workspace Explorer. Because of the different ways in which shrinkage is applied to plates and profiles, you can only select either plates or profiles.

Primary Direction

Select a line to indicate the primary direction for the shrinkage. The primary direction vector is in the direction of the first selected plate lateral face.

Secondary Direction

Select a line to indicate the secondary direction for the shrinkage. The secondary direction vector is perpendicular to the primary direction vector unless another plate lateral face is selected.

Finish

Creates the shrinkage using the parameters that you have defined.

Accept

Accepts the selected objects.

Cancel

Cancels the object selection.

Mode

Select the mode of shrinkage to apply. The following options are available:

Part-Private

Places shrinkage on the parts.

Part-Assembly Based

Places shrinkage on the parts of an assembly depending on the shrinkage of the assembly.

Assembly

Places global axis shrinkage on an assembly.

Factor

Select the method for calculating the shrinkage. The available options change based on the Mode setting.

  • When the Mode is Part-Private, the available Factor options include:

    • Built Up Profile Standard Rule

    • Part Rule

    • User Defined

  • When the Mode is set to Part-Assembly Based, the available Factor options include:

    • By Increments

    • By Sum Factors

    • User Defined

  • When the Mode is Assembly, the available Factor options include:

    • Assembly

    • Built Up Member Custom

    • Built Up Member Standard

    • Built Up Profile Custom

    • Panel Assembly

    • Pre Sub Block

    • Sub Block

    • User Defined

Shrinkage Type

Select the direction type of shrinkage to apply.

By Axis

Uses a grid system axis to define the shrinkage direction.

By Edge

Uses one of two edges to determine the shrinkage directions.

By Vector

Provides an additional list called selection method from which you can select the primary and secondary shrinkage directions.

Selection Method

Select the primary and secondary shrinkage directions. This option is only available when Shrinkage Type is By Vector. The available methods include:

  • Coordinate System

  • Edge

  • Global

  • Vector

Frame System

Shows all the frame systems from the catalog rule in the range of the selected plate. This option is only visible when the Shrinkage Type is By Axis, or when the Shrinkage Type is By Vector and the Selection Method is Coordinate System.

Primary

Select an axis corresponding to the frame system selected in the Frame System select list to represent the Primary Direction. This axis can also be picked in the Primary Direction step. This option is only visible when the Type is By Axis.

Secondary

Select an axis corresponding to the frame system selected in the Frame System select list to represent the Secondary Direction. This axis can also be picked in the Secondary Direction step. This option is only visible when the Type is By Axis.

Primary Factor

Select a factor for the amount of extra material to apply in the primary direction.

  • The units displayed in the primary, secondary, and tertiary factor fields are determined by the Slope setting on the Units of Measure tab of the Options dialog. Click Tools > Options to display this dialog.

  • Click Units in the list to display a list of customized units. To display custom units in the list, add the units to the StrMfgShrinkageUOM sheet in the AllStructMfgCodeLists.xls workbook, and then bulk load the workbook. The AllStructMfgCodeLists.xls workbook is delivered to [Product Folder]\ShipCatalogData\BulkLoad\DataFiles\StructManufacturing.

  • The software updates the defined factors depending on the selected units.

Secondary Factor

Select a factor for the amount of extra material to apply in the secondary direction. If no shrinkage is needed in the secondary direction, use a Secondary Factor of 0.00.

Tertiary Factor

Select a factor for the amount of extra material to apply in the tertiary direction. This option is available only when the Mode is Assembly.