Faster Turnarounds: Equipment Replacement and Upgrades May 5, 2016
Presenter: Ryan Hacker, TruePoint Laser ScanningPresenter: Jon Garner, Wadelynn Geospatial
Presenter: Kevin Williams, ClearEdge3D
Kevin WilliamsChief Scientist
ClearEdge3D, Inc
• Founded ClearEdge3D in 2007• Expert in Automated Feature from
Point Clouds• Recipient of numerous National
Science Foundation R&D grants
Agenda• Introductions, Goals &
Context• Water Treatment Plant –
Ryan Hacker• Coal Fired Power Plant –
Jon Garner• Ask the Experts: Unique
Challenges
Housekeeping• Participants are muted
during the presentation• Ask questions via chat
during the session • Questions will be taken
during the Q&A session• The Webinar is being
recorded• You’ll receive a recording
link after the webinar
Faster Turnaroun
ds Owner/Operator Need Owner/Operator Pain Point Value Service Provider Offers
Minimize downtime Downtime costs $$$$! Accurate as-built data enables better planning
Minimize uncertainty/risk Unforeseen problems can compound costs
Minimize unanticipated challenges such as clearance, sequencing and injury
Optimize maintenance and upgrade timing
Improperly timed disruptions are more expensive
Intelligent 3D models help facilitate preventative maintenance schedules
Align Your Services to Owner’s Needs & Pain Points
Faster Turnarounds: Equipment Replacement & UpgradesIntroductions
Ryan HackerPresident
TruePoint Laser Scanning, LLC.
• President and Owner of TruePoint Laser Scanning, LLC.
• Ohio registered engineering firm• Focuses solely on providing 3D laser
scanning and related deliverables to its nationwide client base
Firm Name• In-house modeling team
consisting of engineers, architects and CAD technicians
• Sole business is laser scanning and related services
• Registered engineering firm• Scan technicians located
throughout the U.S.
TruePoint Laser Scanning
• Owners who possess as-built models gain advantages but…• struggle to quantify the value of
early as-built scanning/modeling • the cost of an as-built model can
be more easily funded if a change-order requires it
• Perceptions are changing. Possessing accurate as-built documentation provides compounding returns.
Conveying the Value of As-Built Scanning/Modeling to OwnersWater Treatment Plant
Municipal Water Treatment PlantOhioProject Scope: Plant Expansion
Firm Name
• Toledo, OH• No good current as-built
drawings of the facility• Client needed entire site
modeled to complete upgrades
Water Treatment Plant
• Plant produces 120 MGD• Scan the sublevel of site• LOD – 350-400• Tied to survey control
About the ProjectWater Treatment Plant
• Limited to line of sight• Accessibility• Large, complex and congested
site• Other ongoing work in area
Unique Challenges FacedWater Treatment Plant
Firm Name• Leica scanners• Occupied survey control• Some targets acquired in
field and others in post processing
Field Collection Workflow
Firm Name• 300 scans• Multiple weeks on site• Leica Cyclone• Utilized a variety of tripods
and jib to get good line of sight
• Variety of targets• Fixed height tripods• Self adhesive targets• Paper targets• Magnetic targets
Field Collection Workflow
• Import and register data• Export point clouds into PTG• Take into Edgewise• Utilized external hard drives• Up to 6 modelers working• Non-standard valves and flanges
had to be custom modeled
Back-Office Modeling WorkflowWater Treatment Plant
• Piping, conduit down to ½” outside diameter and ductwork• Able to auto-extract • QA/QC Tool• Layers pipes into different system• Apply ANSI standard to non-custom
pipe• Ability to export to Revit with
intelligence• Ability to connect pipe runs
Water Treatment PlantEdgewise in Action
Firm Name• Point cloud is a large file• Important to know what
version of Revit prior to starting model
• Schedule
Final Deliverable
EdgeWise Workflow Time SavingsWater Treatment Plant
• 60% time savings
• 76,000 pipes and conduit in 4 hours of processing time
• Hands off
• QA/QC saves time
• Stand alone from other software licenses
• Use a high quality scanner to reduce point cloud noise• Get existing drawings from client
to compare system information• Comprehensive scanning
produces better results• Tie to survey control
Project Tips & TricksWater Treatment Plant
Faster Turnarounds: Equipment Replacement & UpgradesIntroductions
Jon Garner3D Laser/Modeling Consultant
Wadelynn Geospatial
Kevin WilliamsChief ScientistClearEdge3D
• Lead Modeler for Wadelynn Geospatial, LLC.
• 6 years Modeling/Survey Experience
• Developed various models for the Power, Biomedical, and Manufacturing Industries
• Founded ClearEdge3D in 2007• Expert in Automated Feature from
Point Clouds• Recipient of numerous National
Science Foundation R&D grants
Rodney Lemonds, PLSPresident
Wadelynn Geospatial
• Founder – Wadelynn Geospatial, LLC
• M.S. – Remote Sensing / Spatial Information (N.C. State University)
• Professionally Licensed Surveyor with over 13 years of laser scanning experience
Firm Name• Located in Raleigh, NC• Nontraditional survey firm with
focus on 3D laser scanning / 3D modeling
• Licensed Survey Firm with Professionally Licensed Surveyors
• Extensive experience with power plants, industrial, pharma / biotech, and manufacturing facilities
Wadelynn Geospatial
Coal-Fired Power PlantNorth CarolinaProject Scope: Ash Disposal Upgrade
• 2 operating units of a large Coal-Fired Power Plant (began operation in 1960’s)• Additional Ash Disposal Line to
be designed, engineered, routed through existing infrastructure• LOD-300 – Model to be utilized
for pipe routing and equipment placement• 36,000 SF scope• 7 Floors of Scanning = 270 Scans• Local Coordinate System
About the ProjectCoal-Fired Power Plant
In General• Coordinate System• Vibration• Steam / Dust• Manual vs Automatic Registration
Project Specific• Aggressive Schedule• 2 Separate Models were needed • Aligning Scans / Model with
Previous Scans / Models (destroyed control)• Project Owner
• Old mindset vs new• Vendor vs Engineer
Unique Challenges FacedCoal-Fired Power Plant
Firm Name• Survey Control (Local Plant Coordinates)
• Recover old• Establish new
• Ground• Each level
• Target Placement• Spheres / Flat• Magnetic / Adhesive• Limited Accessibility
Field Collection Workflow
Firm Name• Faro Scanner• 2 Units - ~150 scans each• ~3-5 days per unit for scanning• Plant in operation
• Maintenance activities• Steam• Vibration• 7 levels• Stair/Ladder access
• Registration• Control / # of Targets• Manual vs. Automatic
• Export for 3D Modeling
Field Collection Workflow
• Scene > EdgeWise > Modeling > Revit/CAD• Local SSD/Ex HDD• 1 Modeler• Tying Model into previously
existing model
Back-office Modeling WorkflowCoal-Fired Power Plant
• Pipe – Auto Extraction, 75% of pipes found; layering.• Steel/Cable Trays/Misc Objects• Not able to use Auto Extract for
Steel, only in select cases.• 98% of the model was created in
Edgewise• Non-Typical Steel Members
EdgeWise in PracticeCoal-Fired Power Plant
• Bringing Everything together• CAD deliverable vs Revit
Deliverable• Recap• Webshare
Final Deliverable
EdgeWise Workflow Time SavingsCoal-Fired Power Plant
Estimated Old Workflow: 450 Hours
EdgeWise Workflow: 185 Hours
60% Time Savings with EdgeWise Workflow
-Biomedical Facility
• Completing the Model Section by Section• Navisworks Project Review• Utilizing Edgewise to create as
many objects as possible• Elbows in Revit(Service Dept.
Shout out)• Using Edgewise Pipe QA to help
check point cloud cohesion
Project Tips & TricksCoal-Fired Power Plant
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Ask the Expert PanelUnique Challenges – Faster Turnarounds – Equipment
Replacement & Upgrades
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