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CAD Data Validation using FME George Crowe Manager, CAD & GIS Colonial Pipeline Co.
David Ellerbeck Senior Consultant Global Information Systems, LLC
Colonial Pipeline Company – Business Overview & Safety Share
! Interstate common carrier of refined petroleum products
! Over 5,500 miles of pipeline stretching from Houston to New York
! Headquartered in Alpharetta, GA
! Transports approximately 100 million gallons per day: ! Gasoline ! Home heating oil ! Diesel fuel ! Commercial jet fuel ! Military fuels
What Data Needs Validating? Why Should it Matter?
! AutoCAD (vanilla)
! AutoCAD Plant 3D
! AutoCAD MAP 3D
! Raster Design
! ReCap
! NavisWorks
! Vault
! Adept
! Maximo
! ESRI
Staffing Constraints…
Over 5,500 Miles of Linear Assets
~ 215 Facilities
Supported by over 20 Engineering & Design Contracting Firms
Infrastructure Managed with ~75 Engineers & Project Mgrs.
Asset Data Managed Utilizing 6 CAD/GIS SME’s
(1 Mgr., 3 GIS, 2 CAD)
Atypical DWS Model
Standards Validation w/i the AutoCAD® Environment
Standards Validation w/i the AutoCAD® Environment
Where does FME fit in?
Standards Validation outside of the AutoCAD® Environment
! Automation ! External of AutoCAD
! Scalability ! PC based and/or Server based
! Cost ! Time Reduction
! Customization ! Pertinent to Industry or Corporate specific standards ! Evolve with business processes ! Error logging, correction, and notification
… Our solution? …FME
Extract: Reading CAD (DWG) Files
! Robust DWG reading capabilities ! Obvious: geometry (2D and 3D), layers, line types,
etc… ! Blocks ! Block Attributes ! Text ! Extended entity data ! Paper and model space ! Insertions
Transform: Manipulation of CAD Objects and Entities
! Works just like other data types ! Spatial Data
! Manipulation ! Comparison ! Replacement
! Tabular Data ! Logical Tests ! Data Integration ! Queries, aggregation, formulas ! Aggregation and reporting
Load: Write to almost any supported data type
! Back to CAD ! To Database ! To GIS ! To …
Our Approach
! Standards Based ! Well Documented CAD Standard
! Emphasis on Automation ! Minimize Human Intervention
! Repeatability ! Same Results Every Time
! Reporting Orientation ! Identify and Report
What Does it Mean in FME?
! Out of the box transformers
! Replicated logical tests
! “Custom” transformers (sub-routines)
! Standardized reporting approaches
Let’s look at it…
Known Limitations of FME for CAD Data Validation…
! Writing to multiple Layouts within a single CAD file ! Plot Parameters are not supported
! FME is not intended to be used for hardcopy output
Your Imagination!
FME/CAD Wishlist…
! Error Correction ! Vendor Distribution ! Cloud Deployment ! Integration with 3D, GIS, EAM, and/or other
Enterprise Applications. ! 4D and beyond
Thank You!
! Questions?
! For more information: ! George Crowe,
! David Ellerbeck, [email protected]
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