This section describes few scenarios or methods about the how the revisions are maintained in WQMS whenever there is a change request.
The designer creates an initial structure called first revision (for example, Revision 1) of a drawing and then might change the design (for example, modifying, deleting or adding welds/weld components, changing weld properties and so on ) based on the requirement either from the field or based on the user’s request. The modified or revised versions are then named Rev 1, Rev 2 and so on.
WQMS captures or records the revision data of the welds so that the user can always refer to the first and latest revisions whenever required.
Adding Welds
Consider Revision 1 is loaded as the first revision. Revision 1 has 5 welds ( w1, w2,w3, w4,w5) and its connecting components are C2, C3, C4, and C5.
Revision 1
Weld Data |
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Welds |
Weld components |
Revision |
Status |
|
21 |
C1 |
C2 |
Revision 1 |
Valid |
W2 |
C2 |
C3 |
Revision 1 |
Valid |
W3 |
C3 |
C4 |
Revision 1 |
Valid |
W4 |
C4 |
C5 |
Revision 1 |
Valid |
W5 |
C5 |
C6 |
Revision 1 |
Valid |
If you want to add additional welds (W6 and W7) to Revision 1, it will be directly added and will be captured in Revision 2 as shown below.
Revision 2
Weld Data |
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Welds |
Weld Components |
Revision |
Status |
|
W1 |
C1 |
C2 |
Revision 2 |
Valid |
W2 |
C2 |
C3 |
Revision 2 |
Valid |
W3 |
C3 |
C4 |
Revision 2 |
Valid |
W4 |
C4 |
C5 |
Revision 2 |
Valid |
W5 |
C5 |
C6 |
Revision 2 |
Valid |
W6 |
C6 |
C7 |
Revision 2 |
Valid |
W7 |
C7 |
C8 |
Revision 2 |
Valid |
Modifying Weld Data
Consider you want to change any weld or component data.
Case 1
For example, in Revision 2, consider you want to change the weld component C6 of weld 5 (W5) to C6A as shown in the below table.
Revision 2
Weld Data |
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Welds |
Weld Components |
Revision |
Status |
|
W1 |
C1 |
C2 |
Revision 2 |
Valid |
W2 |
C2 |
C3 |
Revision 2 |
Valid |
W3 |
C3 |
C4 |
Revision 2 |
Valid |
W4 |
C4 |
C5 |
Revision 2 |
Valid |
W5 |
C5 |
C6 |
Revision 2 |
Valid |
W6 |
C6 |
C7 |
Revision 2 |
Valid |
W7 |
C7 |
C8 |
Revision 2 |
Valid |
WQMS maintains the copy of initially loaded data as well as the modified revision in the next Revision (Revision 3) as follows:
Revision 3
Weld Data |
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Welds |
Weld Components |
Revision |
Status |
|
W1 |
C1 |
C2 |
Revision 3 |
Valid |
W2 |
C2 |
C3 |
Revision 3 |
Valid |
W3 |
C3 |
C4 |
Revision 3 |
Valid |
W4 |
C4 |
C5 |
Revision 3 |
Valid |
W5 |
C5 |
C6 |
Revision 3 |
Revised |
W5_M1 |
C5 |
C6A |
Revision 3 |
Valid |
W6 |
C6 |
C7 |
Revision 3 |
Revised |
W6_M1 |
C6A |
C7 |
Revision 3 |
Valid |
W7 |
C7 |
C8 |
Revision 3 |
Valid |
Case 2
Consider, in Revision 4 one of the properties has been changed for C4 weld component in Weld 3 as follows.
Revision 4
Weld Data |
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Welds |
Weld Components |
Revision |
Status |
|
W1 |
C1 |
C2 |
Revision 3 |
|
W2 |
C2 |
C3 |
Revision 3 |
|
W3 |
C3 |
C4 |
Revision 3 |
|
W4 |
C4 |
C5 |
Revision 3 |
|
W5 |
C5 |
C6 |
Revision 3 |
Revised |
W5_M1 |
C5 |
C6A |
Revision 3 |
Valid |
W6 |
C6 |
C7 |
Revision 3 |
Revised |
W6 |
C6A |
C7 |
Revision 3 |
Valid |
W7 |
C7 |
C8 |
Revision 3 |
In such case, WQMS retains the copy of the old data and records the modified version of the weld as follows:
Revision 4
Weld Data |
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Welds |
Weld Components |
Revision |
Status |
|
W1 |
C1 |
C2 |
Revision 4 |
Valid |
W2 |
C2 |
C3 |
Revision 4 |
Valid |
W3 |
C3 |
C4 |
Revision 4 |
Revised |
W3_M1 |
C3 |
C4_M1 |
Revision 4 |
Valid |
W4 |
C4 |
C5 |
Revision 3 |
Revised |
W4_M1 |
C4_M1 |
C5 |
Revision 4 |
Valid |
W5 |
C5 |
C6 |
Revision 3 |
Revised |
W5_M1 |
C5 |
C6A |
Revision 4 |
Valid |
W6 |
C6 |
C7 |
Revision 3 |
Revised |
W6_M1 |
C6A |
C7 |
Revision 4 |
Valid |
W7 |
C7 |
C8 |
Revision 4 |
Case 3
Consider, you want to change weld property of W2.
Weld Data |
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Welds |
Weld Components |
Revision |
Status |
|
W1 |
C1 |
C2 |
Revision 4 |
|
W2 |
C2 |
C3 |
Revision 4 |
|
W3 |
C3 |
C4 |
Revision 4 |
Revised |
W3_M1 |
C3 |
C4_M1 |
Revision 4 |
|
W4 |
C4 |
C5 |
Revision 4 |
Revised |
W4_M1 |
C4_M1 |
C5 |
Revision 4 |
|
W5 |
C5 |
C6 |
Revision 3 |
Revised |
W5_M1 |
C5 |
C6A |
Revision 4 |
Valid |
|
C6 |
C7 |
Revision 3 |
Revised |
W6_M1 |
C6A |
C7 |
Revision 4 |
Valid |
W7 |
C7 |
C8 |
Revision 4 |
In Revisions 5, WQMS will create a copy of W2 and modified welds as follows:
Revision 5
Weld Data |
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Welds |
Weld Components |
Revision |
Status |
|
W1 |
C1 |
C2 |
Revision 5 |
Valid |
W2 |
C2 |
C3 |
Revision 5 |
Revised |
W2_M1 |
C2 |
C3 |
Revision 5 |
Valid |
W3 |
C3 |
C4 |
Revision 4 |
Revised |
W3_M1 |
C3 |
C4_M1 |
Revision 5 |
Valid |
W4 |
C4 |
C5 |
Revision 4 |
Revised |
W4_M1 |
C4_M1 |
C5 |
Revision 5 |
Valid |
W5 |
C5 |
C6 |
Revision 3 |
Revised |
W5_M1 |
C5 |
C6A |
Revision 5 |
Valid |
W6 |
C6 |
C7 |
Revision 3 |
Revised |
W6_M1 |
C6A |
C7 |
Revision 5 |
Valid |
W7 |
C7 |
C8 |
Revision 5 |
Valid |
Deleting Welds
Consider, you want to delete W7 weld from Revision 5. In such case, WQMS retains the copy of the deleted weld and marks the status as Deleted as shown below.
Weld Data |
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Welds |
Weld Components |
Revision |
Status |
|
W1 |
C1 |
C2 |
Revision 5 |
Valid |
W2 |
C2 |
C3 |
Revision 5 |
Revised |
W2_M1 |
C2 |
C3 |
Revision 5 |
Valid |
W3 |
C3 |
C4 |
Revision 4 |
Revised |
W3_M1 |
C3 |
C4_M1 |
Revision 5 |
Valid |
W4 |
C4 |
C5 |
Revision 4 |
Revised |
W4_M1 |
C4_M1 |
C5 |
Revision 5 |
Valid |
W5 |
C5 |
C6 |
Revision 3 |
Revised |
W5_M1 |
C5 |
C6A |
Revision 5 |
Valid |
W6 |
C6 |
C7 |
Revision 3 |
Revised |
W6_M1 |
C6A |
C7 |
Revision 5 |
Valid |
W7 |
C7 |
C8 |
Revision 5 |
Valid |
In Revision 6, WQMS marks the weld W7 as Deleted.
Weld Data |
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Welds |
Weld Components |
Revision |
Status |
|
W1 |
C1 |
C2 |
Revision 6 |
Valid |
W2 |
C2 |
C3 |
Revision 6 |
Revised |
W2_M1 |
C2 |
C3 |
Revision 6 |
Valid |
W3 |
C3 |
C4 |
Revision 4 |
Revised |
W3_M1 |
C3 |
C4_M1 |
Revision 5 |
Valid |
W4 |
C4 |
C5 |
Revision 4 |
Revised |
W4_M1 |
C4_M1 |
C5 |
Revision 6 |
Valid |
W5 |
C5 |
C6 |
Revision 3 |
Revised |
W5_M1 |
C5 |
C6A |
Revision 6 |
Valid |
W6 |
C6 |
C7 |
Revision 3 |
Revised |
W6_M1 |
C6A |
C7 |
Revision 5 |
Valid |
W7 |
C7 |
C8 |
Revision 5 |
Deleted |
Adding Manual Welds
Consider, you are adding a manual weld MW1 on Component C2. When you add a manual weld MW1, it splits the component C2 into MCW1 and MCW2.
Revision 6
Weld Data |
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Welds |
Weld Components |
Revision |
Status |
|
W1 |
C1 |
C2 |
Revision 6 |
Valid |
W2 |
C2 |
C3 |
Revision 6 |
Revised |
W2_M1 |
C2 |
C3 |
Revision 6 |
Valid |
W3 |
C3 |
C4 |
Revision 4 |
Revised |
W3_M1 |
C3 |
C4_M1 |
Revision 5 |
Valid |
W4 |
C4 |
C5 |
Revision 4 |
Revised |
W4_M1 |
C4_M1 |
C5 |
Revision 6 |
Valid |
W5 |
C5 |
C6 |
Revision 3 |
Revised |
W5_M1 |
C5 |
C6A |
Revision 6 |
Valid |
W6 |
C6 |
C7 |
Revision 3 |
Revised |
W6_M1 |
C6A |
C7 |
Revision 5 |
Valid |
W7 |
C7 |
C8 |
Revision 5 |
Deleted |
So, the Revision 6 is as follows.
A new manual weld MW1 is added along with the components MC1 and MC2. C2 component of W1 will become Mc1. And C2 component of W2_M1 will become MC2 as shown in the table below.
Weld Data |
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Welds |
Weld Components |
Revision |
Status |
|
W1 |
C1 |
MC1 |
Revision 6 |
Valid |
MW1 |
MC1 |
MC2 |
Revision 6 |
Valid |
W2 |
C2 |
C3 |
Revision 6 |
Revised |
W2_M1 |
MC2 |
C3 |
Revision 6 |
Valid |
W3 |
C3 |
C4 |
Revision 4 |
Revised |
W3_M1 |
C3 |
C4_M1 |
Revision 5 |
Valid |
W4 |
C4 |
C5 |
Revision 4 |
Revised |
W4_M1 |
C4_M1 |
C5 |
Revision 6 |
Valid |
W5 |
C5 |
C6 |
Revision 3 |
Revised |
W5_M1 |
C5 |
C6A |
Revision 6 |
Valid |
W6 |
C6 |
C7 |
Revision 3 |
Revised |
W6_M1 |
C6A |
C7 |
Revision 5 |
Valid |
W7 |
C7 |
C8 |
Revision 5 |
Deleted |
The manual welds added in the current revision should be included in the next higher revision of the drawing with the same weld number as in WQMS. MC1 and MC2 are manual component IDs given by WQMS.
In revision 7, when the manual weld in included in the drawing and the weld data import for WQMS is generated, the manual component IDs C2A and C2B are generated by the Design tool which replace the manual components MC1 and MC2 as shown in the table below.
If the manual weld is not included in the higher revision, the manual weld is marked as Deleted.
Weld Data |
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Welds |
Weld Components |
Revision |
Status |
|
W1 |
C1 |
C2A |
Revision 6 |
Valid |
MW1 |
C2A |
C2B |
Revision 6 |
Valid |
W2 |
C2 |
C3 |
Revision 6 |
Revised |
W2_M1 |
C2B |
C3 |
Revision 6 |
Valid |
W3 |
C3 |
C4 |
Revision 4 |
Revised |
W3_M1 |
C3 |
C4_M1 |
Revision 5 |
Valid |
W4 |
C4 |
C5 |
Revision 4 |
Revised |
W4_M1 |
C4_M1 |
C5 |
Revision 6 |
Valid |
W5 |
C5 |
C6 |
Revision 3 |
Revised |
W5_M1 |
C5 |
C6A |
Revision 6 |
Valid |
W6 |
C6 |
C7 |
Revision 3 |
Revised |
W6_M1 |
C6A |
C7 |
Revision 5 |
Valid |
W7 |
C7 |
C8 |
Revision 5 |
Deleted |