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The 3D outfitting design application for accurate and clash-free outfitting design in ships and offshore vessels
To design and manufacture marine projects at a competitive cost and to a competitive time schedule, it is essential to create high quality clash-free design and related production information covering both hull and outfitting disciplines. AVEVA Outfitting allows teams of outfitting designers to work concurrently with the vessel hull design teams, to develop a complete, high quality, clash-free 3D design. As the designers work, Outfitting builds the outfitting part of a sophisticated model database which also includes the hull structure. The model database is used to create 3D layout and detail drawings, together with accurate Material Take Off (MTO) information and all kinds of reports and production information. Outfitting enables a wide range of sophisticated design checks to be carried out across all aspects of the design, to test and improve quality. It is also compatible with all the engineering issue, revision and change-control processes required across such projects. An extensive catalogue of predefined parametric components and objects can be quickly selected and positioned within the model, and then automatically checked for clashes and integrity using configurable rules. Changes made as the design evolves can be highlighted and tracked, making it easier to identify, manage and communicate the changes across the different disciplines. The end result is a more accurate, better quality design that helps avoid costly rework in production phases.
Business Benefits
Reduced design man-hours z Powerful design definition and modification functions developed specifically for the design of outfitting items. z Reduced rework and highest quality design, with the minimum of design clashes, as a result of better communication between hull and outfitting disciplines, through the use of a common model database. z Outfitting, combined with AVEVA Global, allows geographically separate design teams to work together as though they were in a single office. z The environment delivers high performance for the designer, centralised administration, control, and protection from communication limitations or failures. z Design rules and checking functions ensure that the design is right the first time, minimising design rework. z Automatic creation of production information for parts manufacture and assembly. z Fewer revisions of drawings and other outputs, as these can be automatically produced just before being required in production.
Outfitting in a hull
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Business Benefits
Reduced production man-hours z Less rework in production with design changes, since the outfitting and hull data are developed concurrently in a common model database. z The use of the common model database allows the early identification of outfitting support attachments and holes in hull steel. This means that the maximum level of steel hot work can be achieved before painting. z Production output of highly accurate cutting and marking information can be created for all types of outfitting items. z Pipe production output can be used to drive numericallycontrolled pipe-bending machines. The available pipe-bending machines in the shipyard are considered during design, and the design is altered to use the equipment to best advantage.
Key Features
z Outfitting provides a fully interactive, easyto-use 3D environment for every designer on the project, supported by a Microsoft Office-style user interface based on .NET technology, and the latest in 3D graphical interaction tools. z As the designers work with their specialist functions, they have visibility of the entire design created in both the hull and outfit applications of the AVEVA Marine solution. To create their part of the design they place instances of parametric components from a catalogue (under the control of engineering specifications) and, in doing so, construct a highly intelligent database for the whole ship. z Clash-checking and configurable integritychecking rules identify errors and inconsistencies across the design. z Conventional issue, revision, and changecontrol processes can all be applied without introducing a large overhead or delays in projects which can have many hundreds of users. z Changes can be highlighted easily for each branch of the design hierarchy and reverted. Reasons for the change are displayed by colour codes in the design explorer. z State-of-the-art 3D editing features with graphical handles and numerical feedback make design and modification quick and easy. z Built-in intelligence, combined with configurable rules and associations, ensure that designers are highly productive during all design and modification activities. z Design rules created between outfit items (for example, to link a range of pipes to a penetration in a bulkhead or to ensure that a piece of equipment is correctly located over its foundation) can be rechecked automatically at any time during the design. z Design and component information from earlier Outfitting projects can be reused or shared across multiple projects. Utilities to change pipe size or specification enable rapid modification to adjust to new project conditions. z A general import function from Microsoft Excel allows large volumes of data from external sources to be analysed online and bulk-loaded into the design. z The standard Outfitting design applications can be customised to fit individual industry or project requirements, or to add further design rules or automation into the design process.
Design and Modification is quick and easy even for the novice user
Equipment
z The Equipment functions build 3D models for all kinds of outfit items, from pumps and exchangers through to complex items such as main engines and compressors. They are used in all kinds of layout studies, arrangement drawings and connectivity or clash checks. z Multiple graphical representations are available, so that spaces required for key maintenance activities can be visualised and clashchecked during layout and design. z To create an equipment item in the design, the relevant template is selected and the required parameters are defined. z Equipment templates allow complex parameterised design configurations to be defined so that they can be quickly and easily reused, even across multiple projects. z Alternatively, complex 3D models of equipment can be imported from general CAD systems using the Mechanical Equipment Interface module. They can then be integrated in the 3D model of the ship and reused. z Equipment items include intelligent connection points, with relevant attributes, for the connection of associated piping, ducting, instrument and electrical systems.
z Undo and Redo facilities are widely available. Whole or part projects can be rewound to any previous state. z A standard model library feature is made available for users to capture multi-discipline design objects and store them in a library for later reuse. They can then create any number of instances of the same standard complex multi-discipline component. A preview function is also available.
An equipment template
Regularly used pipe assemblies can be stored and re-used throughout the design
A complex joint
z Fitting catalogues contain a selection of parameterised structural and industrial fittings including lifting lugs, stiffeners, windows and doors. z A range of interfacing options is available to link to specialist analysis software and specialist structural fabrication systems.
Localisation
z An extensive range of international character sets (Unicode) can be used for data, catalogues, drawings, reports and user interfaces, including many multi-byte (Asian) and single-byte (European) character sets. z Feet/inches and metric units are available throughout. z Unit of measurement are made available throughout allowing management of a wide range of engineering data, and efficient conversions.
AVEVA Outfitting is one of AVEVAs Design products, which create 3D models for detailed design and produce all associated deliverables
Information in this datasheet relates to product version 12.1 unless otherwise stated.