Automatic configuration of modular vault walls

Abstract

Products such as modular partition walls of vault rooms (with or without vault doors) are made at the request of the client who chooses the safety degree and provides the available dimensions of the wall that should be made. Modular construction of vault walls is the system of construction of industrially made elements which are composed in situ, which allows design of products adjusted to individual requirements of clients. Since the vault wall modules repeat in every new project and since they differ only by their number and dimensions, the use of modern CA (Computer Aided) tools and the possibility of application of parameter and variant design shorten design time and eliminate possible errors in the process of design of modular vault walls, which reduces the costs of production and increases the level of product quality. The paper presents the procedure for calculation of parameters of parts, modules and the entire vault wall in Microsoft Excel based on which the 3D model of a modular vault wall is automatically configured and developed in software package Autodesk Inventor. [Projekat Ministarstva nauke Republike Srbije, br. TR37020

Product Platform for Automatic Configuration of Modular Strongrooms

“…Modular strongrooms are usually rectangular, since it is the easiest shape to produce. However, rectangular shapes are not exclusively used [11,14]. Shapes consisted from multiple rectangulars are often produced, while rooms with rounded or sloped walls are not desirable.…”

“…The most demanding and most responsible job in configuring the MSR is the calculation of the parameters of the individual modules as well as the number and arrangement of the same [12,14]. To calculate the module parameters, MS Excel was used for ease of calculation and ability to embed logic functions.…”

“…Modern 3D CAD software supports parametric design as well as the ability to prepare and input parameters from the other software [12,23]. In this paper, Autodesk Inventor CAD software integration with MS Excel has been implemented.…”

“…The classical design methods are rather slow and frequent errors in the design documentation are manifested in the process of construction of certain modules, and particularly in the process of assembling strongrooms [12].…”