How to deal withAveva Bocad Tower

Workflow and hints

Cdric Richard
August 2013

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3D MODEL ORGAN !AT ON

"ro#ect s$%division

An energ6 +a&or ,ro&e't7 in'luding +ore than one single trans+ission tower7 is alwa6s s,litted into 1 A basic body 'o++on for ea'h t6,e of the different towers to (e deli)ered% 8ew different extensions 90 +7 3 +7 . + 7 :; to (e 'onne'ted to the (asi' (od6%

E%g% We +a6 ha)e to fa(ri'ate <0 (asi' (odies7 30 e*tensions of 3 +7 10 e*tensions of . +7: A''ording to this7 6ou should su(di)ide 6our 2o'ad +ain ,ro&e't into se)eral 3D +odels 1 one for the (asi' (od6 9= ar+s; and one for ea'h e*tension% >nder 6our 2o'ad ,ro&e'ts dire'tor67 'reate +anuall6 a dire'tor61 with the na+e of 6our +a&or ,ro&e't 9for e*a+,le ?+ain@Pro&e'tA;% 0tart (o'ad and7 inside the +ain@,ro&e't folder7 'reate a new ,ro&e't na+ed for e*a+,le ?gridA% "n this 3D +odel7 onl6 in,ut the &o( infor+ation and 'reate all the (asi' grids for the e*tensions7 (od6 stru'tures7 'age and ,eak% As first grid7 in,ut a 'u(e of 1000 + s6+etri'al to the glo(al 070707 referen'e ,oint% /reate the other grids using the $ower te+,lates and 'reate all the ,hases reBuired2% /lose this ,ro&e't and 'o,6 its dire'tor6 under new ,ro&e't na+es7 for e*a+,le7 ?(asi'(od6A 7 ?e*t3+A7 ?e*tC+A7 : O,en one of the+ and ,ro'eed%

Regarding the ,rofiles ha)ing so+e 'onne'tions in the (asi' (od6 as well as in the e*tensions7 'reate the+ on'e in the (asi' (od6 then e*,ortDi+,ort the+ in the e*tensions 3D +odels3% A''ordingl6 to where the6 (elong to7 edit their ?initial +arkA to 0 or 1%

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Using Windows Explorer See next chapter 3 Using the functions "Partial Export" and "Partial Import"

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Example

1% /reate a new ,ro&e't na+ed EgridE with a s+all 'u(i' grid of 1000 ++ s6+etri'al to glo(al 07070 referen'e ,oint% Di+ensions and a*is na+es as (6 default in the 'lient2@1@$ower 9$ F $rans)ersal fa'e7 LF Longitudinal fa'e;

2% /reate all the reBuested grids and e+,t6 ,hases onl6%$hanks to the te+,late /A$10<7 6ou are a(le to +odel the grids and 'reating the ,hases in on'e% $his ,ro&e't will (e used as a te+,late for the other +odel% On'e 6ou are done 'lose the ,ro&e't EgridE%

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3% /o,6 the new EgridE ,ro&e't as +u'h as reBuested (6 the +a&or ,ro&e't 9De,ending on the Buantit6 of e*tensions7%%;% Rena+e ea'h ,ro&e't with signifi'ant na+es as (asi'(od67 e*t3+7 e*tC+7:

-% "nside these new ,ro&e'ts7 we will (uild the related ,arts of the tower 9(od67 e*tensions7:;%

Figure 1 !asic!od" model

Figure 2 ext3m model

Figure 3 ext#m model

<% Me+(ers ha)ing 'onne'tions in (asi' (od6 and e*tensions are 'reated in (asi' (od67 then the6 will (e e*,orted in the e*tensions +odels and their initial +ark edited to 0 a''ordingl6% "t +eans the6 will (e listed in the (asi'(od6 +odel%

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"hases

"n < words 1 one s&lice one new &hase% $he s,li'e itself alwa6s (elongs to the ,hase a(o)e% $he first ,hase should (e the to, of the tower then the following going down1% "n towers7 the use of ,hases is not onl6 a fa(ri'ationGere'tion ,ur,ose 7 the6 are ne'essar6 for the 2OM dis,la6ed in the ere'tion drawings% "ndeed in these drawings it is shown onl6 one fa'e of the tower (ut Buantities a,,earing in the 2OM are 'orres,onding to the - identi'al fa'es% 8urthe+ore7 the +e+(ers 'an a,,ear onl6 in one 2OM2% 8or 2OM in ere'tion drawings reason also7 6ou +a6 (e o(liged to su(di)ide one ,hase into se)eral in 'ase of the drawings of this ,hase 'an not fit in one sheet of ,a,er% Regarding the (olts7 sin'e the6 +a6 'onne't +e+(ers fro+ different ,hases7 set the +e+(er of 6our 'hoi'e as their owner3%

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See the example on next page See chapter "$%& in erection drawing" 3 Using the macro E'(%)%

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Example

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(age Phase 2

&,-1 Phase .

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Peak 1 Phase 1

$HA3 1 Phase 3

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&iddle , -0& $ottom , -0& 3 1op , -0&

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ERECT ON DRA' NG( ) BOM

!ote that the 2OM is not 'orres,onding to what is shown or designated inside the drawing% "n the drawing we show onl6 1 fa'e of the tower (ut in the 2OM it should (e listed the +e+(ers of the fa'es% $o do so7 We ask the 2OM on the whole ,ro&e't and we filter out +anuall6 whi'h ,hase is the one 'orres,onding to the drawing we are ,rodu'ing the 2OM for% Regarding the (olts7 2o'ad will sele't auto+ati'all6 the (olts owned (6 the +e+(ers 9asse+(lies; sele'ted in the 2OM +e+(er list%

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$his is the +e+(er filter to (e a,,lied 1 Do not forget to filter out the ,a'k washers ?du++6 ? ,lates 9nu+(ers C000D11000; %

"n the (olt list7 8ilter out the ,o, +arks and holes 1

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MEMBER *AM L E(
Me+(ers fa+ilies are alwa6s used to regrou, so+e +e+(ers with a 'o++on 'riteria to fa'ilitate their sele'tion later on in the filters% "n towers 7 we set the +e+(ers fa+ilies for 2 +ain reasons 1 /lash 'he'k (etween the ? $rans)ersal fa'e ? and the ? Longitudinal fa'e ?% Re,resentation andGor not the designation of +e+(ers in the ,lane )iews drawings1%

Iour (o'ad +enu 'onfiguration is set for the following fa+ilies organiJation 9for 6our ease alwa6s follow the sa+e; 1 8a+il6 1 1 leg 8a+il6 0 1 longitudinal fa'e e*'luding +e+(ers in a floor le)el 8a+il6 -0 1 longitudinal fa'e +e+(ers in'luded in a floor le)el 8a+il6 2 1 trans)ersal fa'e e*'luding +e+(ers in a floor le)el 8a+il6 -2 1 trans)ersal fa'e +e+(ers in'luded in a floor le)el 8a+il6 3 1 floor le)el +e+(ers not in longitudinal or trans)ersal fa'es 8a+il6 < 1 3rd fa'e +e+(ers

!ote1 $o set in one shot the fa+ilies of the $ and L fa'e7 do as e*,lained here under1 At the (eginning of the ,ro&e't7 6ou should 'reate 6our $Dfa'e 9(od6Kside1; in the fa+il6 0 9default; L then7 &ust after 'o,6ing fro+ $Dfa'e to LDfa'e7 use the 'o++and ? "nfor+ation G 4andled Me+(ers ? and edit all of the+ to fa+il6 2% 8a+il6 11 1 ar+ leg (etween front and (otto+ ra+ fa'es 8a+il6 12 1 ar+ leg (etween rear and (otto+ ra+ fa'es 8a+il6 13 1 ar+ leg (etween front and to, ra+ fa'es 8a+il6 1- 1 ar+ leg (etween rear and to, ra+ fa'es 8a+il6 21 1 ar+ front and rear fa'e +e+(ers 8a+il6 22 1 ar+ (otto+ and to, fa'e +e+(ers 8a+il6 2< 1 ar+ diagonales

See chapter "Plane 2iews"

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CLA(H CHEC+
$o 'he'k the 'lashes in the whole tower7 6ou should e*e'ute the ? filter G Me+(er /ollision ? test (etween the followings 1 $he angles fa+il6 0 7 -0 $he angles fa+il6 3 with angles fa+il6 2 7 -2 with all fa+il6 07 2

$he angles fa+il6 11 D 1-7 217 22 with all fa+il6 07 -0 $he angles fa+il6 < $he angles fa+il6 2< $he angles fa+il6 21 with all fa+il6 07 -07 27 -27 3 with all fa+il6 11D1-7 217 22 with angles fa+il6 22

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8a+il6 /-

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L (T(
2e'ause of the PA/5 WA04ER07 whi'h are 'reated as (olt in a du++6 ,late ha)ing (6 default the initial +ark eBual to C0007 we ha)e to 1 and7 for the lists of +e+(ers 7 filter out all those ,ie'e nu+(ers 9C000D11000; % for the lists of (olts 7 in'lude e)er6thing in the list data(aseL

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