How to make arrangement drawings

This article covers the process of creating arrangement drawings from a 3D assembly model in MasterShip. Arrangement drawings are vital for visualizing the overall layout of a project and ensuring clear communication between different engineering disciplines. They provide a 2D representation of the 3D model, typically focusing on key areas like decks and mid-ship frames, to reveal how various components (piping, auxiliary equipment, construction, etc.) interact within the overall design. By identifying unused space or bottlenecks early in the design phase, arrangement drawings play a crucial role in streamlining the construction process.

Arrangement drawings can be made during any design stage, but the basic design stage might be the most applicable.

How to make arrangement drawings in MasterShip

This video shows how to make arrangement drawings in MasterShip from the software perspective. Next to that, we have listed some of the best practices in the shipbuilding industry from the engineering perspective, and how MasterShip functionalities apply below.

• Make intersections at typical positions: Quite often the decks, a mid-ship intersection, and longitudinal intersections are used for the arrangement drawings. Of course, one can differ from these conventions if necessary. With the function SHIPEDITARRANGEMENTDRAWINGS one can make arrangement drawings in MasterShip at user specified locations. Start by clicking on 'new' in the command dialogue.

With the command SHIPUPDATEARRANGEMENTDRAWINGS these defined drawings will be automatically updated, if the 3D assembly model is changed.
Note: if you make use of 'drawing units' in MasterShip, you should give the assembly file(s) of the drawing units as input files.

• Providing a 3D overview: While 2D arrangement drawings can give a simple and effective overview, a 3D view can give more complete information. This can also be done in with the mentioned functionality. Alternatively, the function SHIPBINDSOLIDS can be used to get a solid-only model of the total assembly. Also, the MasterShip Workshop Assistant could be a excellent solution, since this tool offers much more then only viewing the model.

Output and next steps

The outputs are 2D arrangement drawings and/or a 3D view of the construction model. These can be used for communication with the different engineering disciplines.