Capturing Today for Reuse TomorrowAVEVA’s Strategy for Profitable As-Built Engineering

John SaninsHead of Plant Design

3D Laser Scanning Best Practices for Capturing & ManagingExisting-Conditions DataSPAR2004, Houston Omni WestsideMay 19-20, 2004

Introduction

As-Built Engineering – Industrial ContextImplications & Challenges for Asset Lifecycle ManagementAVEVA Approach …– Experiences to-date– AVEVA As-Built Engineering Strategy: Overview– PDMS access to Point Cloud Data – Technology

Research– Status today

Looking Forward …

Field Measurement Origins

By Hand

Photogrammetry

Videogrammetry

Laser Scanning …

Site Measurement has come a long way …

Plant Lifecycle ManagementKey Questions

What is the view of Plant Owner/ Operators

towards laser-scanned as-built information?

What value do Owner/ Operators & ECs see in

the use of this technology today?

Is Existing-Conditions capture part of an overall

Asset Lifecycle Management Strategy?

Issues & Challenges for Lifecycle Management

Move from early to mainstream adoption is still localisedAdoption & awareness is now improving– Increasing number of successful projects using laser

scan-based surveys– Improvements to technology, software & workflow

but …Real business value not fully realised as part of an Asset Lifecycle Management StrategyIt’s application should not be limited purely to 3D design to support retrofit/ revamp projects

Issues

Accuracy– Newer generation Lasers significantly improved

Cost – survey planning, on-site & post-processing

Analysis time & cost– How much analysis is really needed ?

Volume of data & efficiency of operation– Do we manage or reference point clouds– How do we package point cloud data to reflect

working plant volumes?

Challenges in using Laser Scanning in other areas

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Project Execution

Field MeasurementConceptual DesignProject PlanningDesign Verification3D Clash DetectionConstruction & AssemblyQA/ Boundaries of SupplyOperations & Maintenance

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CEO 2003 Statement

AVEVA would:Actively exploring solutions and relationships for integrating laser-scanning technology with PDMS Provide links to 3rd party laser-scanning solutions in the market-placeMove towards technology neutralityWork with multiple technology providersTake an open approach – Move with the market

Develop solutions with customer involvement

CEO 2003 Statement

AVEVA would not: Longer term, be closed, locked in or exclusive to any given;– Solution Provider – Technology

Re-invent specialist laser technology / point cloud manipulation technologies

Market Requirements

Ability to:Access & View Point Cloud Data (PCD) within PDMSManage point cloud data display– View ‘packaged’ PCD– Allow 3D design modelling ‘in-context’– Allow 3D connection/ tie-in definition derived from

PCDPerform 3D clash detection directly between PCD and PDMS design componentsVisualise PCD and PDMS design components during a review session

Workflow

Revamp design, verification and

clash against PCD

Site Survey, analysisand model

Laser Scanning Vendors and users PDMS usersTechnology

sharing

As-Built Engineering Strategy status

An AVEVA commitment to:– PCD access in PDMS– Open solutions and technology neutrality

Strategic vendor alliances– Joint Marketing– Technical convergence– Product developments

SPAR2004 Conference announcements– Technical alliance agreements with leading vendors– MENSI/PDMS prototype workflow demonstrator– PDMS access of PCD prototype

Target First Product Release – End 2004

Looking forward

‘Fit-for-Purpose’ solutions– As-Built Engineering Design Validation & Modelling

Tools aligned to new workflows/ work processes– Building on the strengths of data-centric 3D Plant

Modelling and PCD management‘On-demand’ access to PCD with– Detailed 3D modelling– Engineering portals

Extending value of PCD and 3D Model

Engineering Portal for Operations & Maintenance