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Plant Modeller and Isometrics

and Spools – New Functionality
and Improvements
Liisa Rosenqvist
Matti Siltanen
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Main improvements from V6.1.5 to 2014Q1

 Diagram – Ribbon UI and object oriented functions

 Diagram – 3D model integration
 One-line Cabling Diagrams
 Passages and Service spaces
 Work Request Management
 Ducting - Insulations, branches, move point, regenerate spec, supports …
 Improvements of hole management and penetrations
 Cable trays - Move point, regenerate spec, service space, supports …
 Structural Units, supports, beams and plates
 Isometric drawings and Spools change detection and comparison
 eXchangers and Okino PolyTrans converter
 Improvements of Cable Router
 Improvements of Containment browser
 Unit groups, collision detection, perspective views, pipeline continuity, weld/joint
numbering, rotate standard part etc.

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Passages and Service spaces

 Layout tab contains commands to model passages and service spaces as 3D
spaces.
 Equipments may get their primary service space from the equipment GDL
object. Plant Modeler builds two separate component models: equipment and
service space that have different visual properties.
 A service space can be associated with the equipment or group to which it
“belongs”. An equipment may have several, separate service space objects that
are dependent on it and thus follow it.

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Passages and Service spaces

- Passage
- model and insert a passage
- passage cannot be attached to any other object
- Service Space  Model
- model and insert service space as a standalone object
- Service Space  Model service space for equipment
- model service space and/or associate it to an equipment
- Edit  3Dspace geometry
- edit geometry of existing passage or service space
- Attach Service Space
- attach existing service space with a piece of equipment
- service space can be also detached/attached from equipment to equipment
- If a piece of equipment is moved/rotated/deleted, attached service space(s) will have the same
fate
- Passages and service spaces can be deleted via Delete command
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Component Modeller – Service space

 Component modeler allows primitives to be marked to belong to service space.
So one GDL object specifies both model and its service space.
 Service space primitives are transparent, color inside Component Modeller is
configured in appearance setting.

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Service space - System

 Shared settings to select the system for service space
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Layout (Equipment), Standard Component, Ducting and Cable Tray

 Different commands to change the system for service space

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Passages and Service spaces - Visualization

 Passages and service spaces can be selected using system selection.
 Passages and service spaces are 3D spaces and they can be selected using
“All of a kind” > “3D Space” or using Query, where “Type of object” is “3D
Space”
 Service spaces and passages can be visualized in wireframe views using
special line type (e.g. dashed line) .
 In-Activity Filter for 3Dspaces has no any effect to passages or service spaces

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Service space – Piping, Ducting and Cable trays

 Standard components and Airduct components (HVAC parts) can have service
spaces

 Cable trays can have service spaces (reserved space)

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Work Request Management

 A system for sending requests for work from one designer to another designer in
the same project
 Work requests can be sent between Cadmatic applications
 Work requests can be sent from Cadmatic to a third party or from a third party to
Cadmatic
 Work requests are stored in COS
 Can be created interactively or automatically as a result of some action
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Collision browser
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Design checker
 Replacement for Task Tool
 Replacement for Diagram – Plant Modeller messaging
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Work Request Information

 System provided information
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Title
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Textual description of the requested work
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Creator name and creation time
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Source identifier (Plant Modeller, Diagram, Pipe, Hull, ...)
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Target identifier (Plant Modeller, Diagram, Pipe, Hull, ...)
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Status
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References to 3D model objects
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File attachments
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Comments
 User organizations can add additional information using attributes
 User organizations can customize status values
 User organizations can customize sources & targets
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Work Request Management

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Work Request Management – Visualize set

 Create view which contains objects of Work Request(s)
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Work Request Management - Examples

 Diagram designer to Piping designer

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Inform about changes in diagram that require changes in 3D model
 Outfitting designer to Outfitting designer
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Request to change component to another
 Outfitting designer to Hull designer
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Request reinforcement to deck due to a winch on the deck
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Ducting
 New Commands

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Move point
 Changes are made to geometry and
modified parts are highlighted
 Flanges constructed from steels and
connection frames follow their
master parts.
 Changes also apply insulation

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Duct routing supports branching

 A part can be attached to the side of a rectangular duct or shape

 Run part will have a branch anchor point to which the branch part is connected
 After placement branch part can be modified as part during routing
 Part can be a component (eg. circular branch) or shape (boot)

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Duct prefabrication drawings

 Dimensioning for branches and

their partnumbers

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Auto insert
 Cuts pipe to maximum length pieces
according to design rule rectangular
straight in specification
 Can use flanges or frames
 Rule for rectangular straight controls
also minimum length of straight duct

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Regenerate from spec

 Regen, Set Spec, Out-of-Spec and Change

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Spools

 Pick Target
 Nearby
 Set First Spool Number
 Create One Spool from Selected
Items
 Create Spools from Selected Items
 Create to Document
 Assign to Document

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Duct part design rules

 Dimensional description
 Parameters have “short” names
 Size rules have icons
 Rule editor supports formulae
 Formula can be optional
 Query tool shows new info

In range Formula

Depends
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Duct part design rules in routing

 Optional formula can be evaluated on demand

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New duct part design rules

 Rectangular rounded boot
 Rectangular end cap

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Duct part design rules

 Flanges and frames can have sub type for connections
 Connection types defined in setup will be shown in dropdown

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Duct insulation
 Lamella type insulation is supported for
ducts
 For parts that are modeled shapes,
required insulation is computed from
the equivalent straight pipe
 Duct specification has new component
classes for duct insulation:
- Insulation for rectangular duct
- Extra material to insulate
rectangular duct
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Additional material formula

 Additional material formula has a new role: Insulation pin

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Duct line insulation settings

 Duct line insulation settings are similar

to pipeline insulation settings

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Insulations are visible in model

 Insulations are visible in model

 Insulations are handled in
online collision control

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Duct routing supports insulation

 Insulation info prompted during line selection

 Can be changed during routing from context
commands Change Insulation Specification
 Can be applied or deleted afterwards from
Regenerate from spec

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Tools tab – Duct supports

- Support Designer has option to create duct

supports.
- All existing templates are templates for “standard
duct support wizard”.
- Name of support is generated automatically just like
for the piping supports and for the cable tray
supports.
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Tools tab – Duct supports

- Start Support Wizard and select one of the
templates.
- Check from the icon, which points and in which order
they are queried from the user.
- In this example 3 points are queried:
- P1 defines the location of support. Only the
location along duct is interesting. Width and height
direction coordinates of this point are ignored.
Point is the center point of support between
horizontal and vertical beams (=hangers).
- P2 and P3 define elevations of fixing points. Only
Z-coordinates of these two points are interesting. X
and Y coordinates of these points are ignored,
because duct defines locations of hanger beams.
- Next move cursor inside the duct and accept. Notice
that just the straight piece of duct, which is supported
must be selected. P1 is queried after this, which
means that accurate location of pick point is not
important.
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Tools tab – Duct supports

- If hanger(s) must be connected to existing stiffener,
show P1 - “Point in support plane” from the corner or
surface of this stiffener. For example navigation
command “Hit nearest vertex” = “e” can be used.
- If hanger beam is connected to plate, show P2 –
“Upper end of hanger 1” from the surface of this plate.
Navigation command “Fit nearest face” = “f” can be
used. In this case doubler plate is required.
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Tools tab – Duct supports

- If hanger beam is connected to a stiffener, show
upper end of hanger for example 20mm below the
deck plate. Navigation command “Coordinate” = “c”
can be used. There is no need for the doubler plate.

- Next show support facing direction. Hanger beams

will be on this side of P1. Support is now completed.
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Hole Management Shared Settings

 Real Oval shape (NC Hull)

 Custom shape
 NAPA Integration include
geometry
 Additional hierarchy in
Hole manager Aveva
 Multi-Pipe penetration
plate mapping on/off

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Hole Manager Tool

 Trigger position id, system and line can now be selected as

columns in hole manager list
 Find hole from Hole Manger tool with selected attribute
 Pick hole from model and show it in the Hole Manager
 Trigger object can be moved together with hole when Hole
Manager is open. Useful if target object has moved
 Tool for retargeting hole requests in masses. This is useful if
block has been replaced with new oids. (NAPA > Aveva)
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Bug fixes

 Component Modeller/Node Properties can now handle type

DM_CT_AIRDUCT_FRAMED correctly
 Hole manager - export hole list fixed
 Hole Manager - activate hole rotates trigger object - bug fixed
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PM – Cable trays

 Change spec during cable tray routing

 Spec manager
 Move neighboring parts due to changes in geometry
 Supports
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Containment browser improvements

 Groups are better handled in containment browser tree

 Option to check containment via piping isometrics in Containment Setup
 Explicitly Contain Set detects objects groups automatically and moves
the whole group when one object is selected
 Explicitly contain set automatically refuses to select object that are too far
from the containment limits or are part of a group that cannot be assigned
as a whole
 “Hierarchy” button allows the user to first pick an object and then its
logistics hierarchy is shown in the tree and list.

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Containment browser – Nearby branches

 Nearby branches to simplify access to objects, which are not, but
could be contained by selected logistics group.
 Margins define the area, which is nearby
 Assigned means “Assigned to other logistics containments”.
 Do not “Use clipbox”, when nearby branch is active.
 You cannot move anything to nearby branches. “Move here” and
“Explicitly contain set” options are disabled.

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Structural units - General

 Passages can be automatically included in build scripts
 Interactive tool to add extra materials (pieces, length or area)
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Structural units and Plates

 Ladders
 Caged ladders
 Vertical ladder type A
 Vertical ladder type B
 FRP vertical ladder & caged ladder
 Configurable Safety Cage
 FRP railing (JSPL custom.)
 Stairway (JSPL custom.)
 Add doubler plates (JSPL custom.)
 Mirroring of plates
 Find duplicate plates
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Structural - Bend Beams

- Two options to bend beams and one
command to make bent beam to be
straight again
- End normals and snipes are ignored with
bent beams. End normals are set to their
default values.
- Bent piece of beam is separate
component and seams between bent
piece and straights are visible

- Bent beams publish bending radius (bra)

and bending angle (fii) to BOM.
- Cut length (len) is computed along arc at
center of cross-section
- COG is computed via sample points
along the arc

- Internally maximum
distance from chord to arc is
stored
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Structural - Bend Beams

- Add Between straights
- prompts two straight beams and bend radius
- straights don’t have to form a connected miter
- axes must be in one plane
- straights are shortened or lengthened
- bend radius is applied at the center of the cross-section of beam

- Straight  Bent
- uv-plane is examined from the position of the straight beam
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PM – Support Designer
 Many new wizard support templates for pipes and ducts
 Simple angle bar support with and without plates for cable trays
 Origin point and dimensions of wizard supports J101-J108 updated
 Origin point (datum point) added to views and coordinates available in header.
 Prevent collision testing between duct and its support beams
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Piping – Continuity check of pipelines

 Check continuity before generating isometric and/or spool drawings.
 Choose set of pipe parts, continuity check opens view and results.
 Separate connected sets are visualized in continuity browser view.
 Continuity of each pipeline is checked, not continuity of selected set.

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Rotation of Standard Parts

 Tool that takes into account orientation of bolt holes.

 Reference holes shown in red, misaligned in yellow, OK=green
 Left clicking angle mark rotates part to that angle
 Connection types must exist in “Bolt information” configuration object

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Piping penetrations

 New penetration type: Hole reinforcement bushing

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Multi-pipe penetration - Automated

 Automatically correct material for MPP plates.


Shared Setting to force hull plate material
mappings.

PM > Hull plate material mappings to select
plate for each material of hull
 Penetration Settings to guarantee automatically
correct dimensions of MPP plates.
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Multi-pipe penetration

 Options under Documents > Piping isometrics > Tools

 Create one spool from multi-pipe penetration group or Show multi-pipe
penetration plate (in each spool although it is not member of spool)
 It is checked that the connection points of the sleeve are suitable for cut/no cut
operation for pipe
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MPP plate – Automated dimensioned drawing

 Drawing of MPP plate for prefabrication, also pipelines identified

 Options under Documents > Piping isometrics > Tools
 There can be maximum 4 MPP plate attachments in one drawing.
 Attachments can be moved (e.g. inside box) using drafting commands.
 Attachments can be copied to another drawing using DDL export/import.
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Drawing vs. model change detection and comparison

 Options for the change detection and comparison of Spool drawings versus
current situation in 3D model
 Select those tags which are used in data requests of text boxes, tables and
labels of spool drawings.
 Comparison requires full eBrowser license.

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Drawing vs. model change detection

 Changes are divided to different categories
Geometry (global and local), attributes, missing and extra objects
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 Move and rotation don’t change local geometry of spool

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Drawing vs. model comparison

 Compare command in the right click menu

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Isometrics and Spools - Weld numbering

 Weld numbering can be created to

both spools and to isometrics. Pipe
settings - Automatic annotation settings
 Numbers are unique inside one
isometrics and spools follow the
numbers in isometrics
 When isometric drawing is updated the
old weld numbers are still valid for
unchanged parts.
New unique numbers are
given for changed parts.
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Weld numbering for onto-line parts

 When onto-line parts are inserted the weld
label setting must be Joint Info of All
Connections
 The catalogue part keyword must be WELD

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Isometric Drawings and Spools – Other improvements

 More user friendly zoom step

 Added possibility to insert annotated attachment to isometric drawing which
includes only one spool
 Option to Draw Auxiliary lines for Elbows and Bends
 Multi-pipe penetration plate symbol to drawing
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Side of hull plate, coordinate and dimensioning
 Continuation information is available in m-file. Continuation information table can
be generated to drawing sheet via PiCustomMfile
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Unit Groups in Define Set

 DefineSet is able to select all objects in a unit group by one left click
 Controlled by setting “Auto-select Dependent”. Setting shown in cursor
 Enabled by default in modify contexts.

Alternate

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Perspective Views – fixed view point

 Instead of u-v limits you specify viewing angle

 It is possible to fix viewer position
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Viewer position is the center of rotation when view is rotated
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Handy, when viewing point clouds and scanner position is known
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Move view box commands move the viewer position
 If viewer position is not fixed, then rotates normally around current location

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View Filter Box – Pick corner points

 New handy way to define limits of

filter box.

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Collision Detection
 Objects in unit groups are not tested against each others
 Nor between insulations of these objects
 Male connections can be configured so that they do not cause unnecessary
reports of collisions. Especially important with spiro pipes.
 Considerable speed up in collision detection since it can avoid guessing whether
it has a contact or collision
 No need for users to interactively process thousands of unnecessary
complaints.
 Optimize insulated pipes + soft and hard collisions

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DM & PM – Other improvements

 Allow the user to control adjustable deviation from

axis direction from routing commands
 Functional Model Templates: undo added
 New list to select tags: "Dimensions In Dimension
Table“
 Application lock file no longer can be removed while
application is executing
 Enable objects to have statically assigned extra
material for BOM
 Warning of zero distance to Copy commands
 Scalability improvements of COS server. 64 bit
storing of record files of COS server and
implementation of sarcophagi to accommodate huge
number of tombstones of removed objects.
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Bug fixes

 Cable router
 COS fixes
 Delete annotations from view
 Frame comp in rotated view
 Spec editor handling nominal size sets
 Rotation of standard parts fixed for T-pieces at branch point
 Bug fix to replication of functional model template
 Move piping geopoint: Flexible parts are now correctly handled branchwise
 Bug affecting conversion of spools
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Bug fixes

 Object browser previews take too long to remove hidden lines: Quick Fix
 Edit Plate: "Navigate" missing from menu
 'e' doesn't find the latest point in hole (of sweep) when adding curve points
 Bug of close float-window is fixed
 Bending radius (bra) was missing from M-file records for bend methods
 Handling of document types for duct spools was missing from DM module – it
was impossible to relinquish duct spools
 COS rollback was sometimes very slow – fixed
 More checks to keep u-axis of steel to be perpendicular to axis
 Modification to the way how embedded GDL's are stored
 Catalog part editor wrongfully used Unicode to store connection codes