Ethernautics Intelligent Building Design (BIM)

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The Secret of BIM: Intelligent Building Design

A Case Study for Building Information Modeling for Plant Environments

©1994-2016 Copyright Michael W. Meissner – Ethernautics, Inc. Author: Michael W. Meissner Last revised: 02/15/2016 1:53:59 PM PDT (UTC/GMT –7)


• Mr. Meissner leads Ethernautics I.T. Architecture Practice.• 30 years of IT Engineering experience across the entire Development Cycle• Extensive best practice experiences. • Meissner has lead multiple large system infrastructure and integration

projects.

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Intelligent Building Design

• Problem Statement• Building 3D Model does not include intelligent objects that will identify the components in each

subsystem• Clash detection is incomplete because all subsystems are not included in the 3D Model• A building BOM is not available from the 3D Model which impacts effective cost analysis • The building 3D Model is not transitioned to Operations and Maintenance for on-going mod packages,

etc

• Concerns• Lessons Learned from prior buildings are not captured as complete as possible.• Construction encounters issues related to clashes between subsystems which impact cost and schedule• Due to a lack of information as to the components installed in each subsystem in a building, cost are

difficult to obtain.• Operations and Maintenance must rely on red lined 2D drawings to support mod packages

• Question: • How can Client lower the building construction cost and impact the cost of production?

• Answer:• Ethernautics, Inc. uses technology to improve the building design to include the elimination of

subsystem clashes, create a building BOM, improve construction sequencing, and transition a working 3D Model to Operations and Maintenance.


Implementing Intelligent 3D Building Models

Answer:Ethernautics, Inc. uses technology to improve the building design to include the elimination of subsystem clashes, create a building BOM, improve construction sequencing, and transition a working 3D Model to Operations and Maintenance that will serve as a tool for regulatory compliance.

Establish an Intelligent 3D Model

All subsystems will be entered into the 3D Model as intelligent objects. Design contractors will provide Ethernautics intelligent objects and AutoCAD files as a design deliverable. Intelligent objects provides the ability to create a BOM for each subsystem.

Procurement Engineering will utilize the intelligent objects designs to validate construction cost.

A building BOM will be created and cost analysis conducted to incorporate lessons learned into future buildings.

Improve Construction Cost

Subsystem clashes will be detected and resolved during design rather than at the construction site.

The 3D Model will be integrated with Primavera or other Project Management Tool to develop a preferred construction sequence by vetting design, procurement, and construction sequencing, issues that impact construction .

All Red Lines will be modeled before approval in order to eliminate cascading clashes.

Transition an Intelligent 3D Building Model to Operations & Maintenance

Information will be extracted from the 3D Model into Cable Attributes and Routing Schedule (CARS) for cable management, SAP (ERP) and Master Equipment List (MEL) for equipment meta data.

Provide Configuration Management records to support regulatory compliance.

The 3D Model will be transitioned to Operations & Maintenance and utilized to develop Mod Packages, Maintenance Schedules, Work Plans and serve as a tool for regulatory compliance.


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Implementing an Intelligent 3D Building Model Saves Time and Money

Ethernautics, Inc. has the technology to improve the building design to include the elimination of subsystem clashes, create a building BOM, improve construction sequencing, and transition a working 3D Model to Operations and Maintenance that will serve as a tool for Operations/Maintenance and regulatory compliance.

Procurement Engineering will utilize the intelligent objects designs to validate construction cost.

A building BOM will be created and cost analysis conducted to incorporate lessons learned and design improvement, easing building replication and reducing $/Unit in future buildings.

Improve Construction Cost

Subsystem clashes will be detected and resolved during design rather than at the construction site.

All Red Lines will be modeled before approval in order to eliminate cascading clashes.

Current Examples

Mechanical Engineering Contractor’s structural steel design was integrated in the 3D Model with a different vendors Process Piping design and over 200 clashes were discovered. Process Piping had to be redesigned. After BIM Piping Contractor is redesigning the piping before it is manufactured and shipped.

Without using the 3D Model the clashes wound not have been discovered until installation and the piping would have had to been redesigned, remanufactured and reshipped, impacting $’s and scheduleLow Voltage Systems communications and power conduit and pathway was installed using “field routing” without using the 3D Model and clashed with the Elevated Walkway, Control Power, Control Signal, Electrical Power and All Specialty Systems backbone pathway. Systems were redesigned using the 3D Model recognizing considerable cost reduction in materials and constructions schedule improvements.When GEVS piping was added to the 3D Model it was discovered that the piping was passing through Support Steel

Currently “Project Esimating” spends +$1B per year outsourcing BOM preparation and estimating.


Clash Detection

Process Piping Not going thru Penetrations and not connecting with next segment of piping – a muli-million dollar mistake?

Ethernautics – BigFoot Shoe Co.



Clash Detection

• Over 200 Hundred Clashes detected when Mechanical and Architectural Models were merged.

• 200 X 300/hr.X 16 hrs to fix per clash• $240,000 design hours to fix• 200 Clashes @ $50,000 Manufacturing piping= $1,000,000• Net Savings $760,000


Generate BOM’s

2D Drawing to Material Take Off (BOM)

3D Model to 2D Drawing

Bill Of Material

Estimating

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Construction Sequencing4D Modeling (Space/Time)

•Integrate 3D model with scheduling data•Links to Primavera and Microsoft Project•Simulates and optimizes construct sequence•Review impact of scheduling changes through a simulation

•Simultaneously play multiplescenarios: i.e. Planned vs. Actual•Provides for the early detection ofpotential scheduling issues

•Results in schedule improvements,superior resource utilization, and more efficient purchasing


Schedule Simulator

• Integrate 3D model with scheduling data to create 4D Model

•Direct links to Primavera and Microsoft Project•Simulate scheduling sequence using a 3D model

•Review impact of scheduling changes through a simulation

•Simultaneously play multiple scenarios, such as Planned vs. Actual

•Provides for the early detection of potential scheduling issues


4D Model (Space/Time)


Dynamic Animator

• Apply accurate motion to 3D objects• Animate construction, work plans, plant mods, operation or maintenance sequences

• Record, replay and modify scenarios• Clash detection to identify potential problems with the scenario

• Output to video for presentation, documentation or training purposes

• Project savings through successful “virtual”construction or operation prior to actual application.

• Applicability to Plant Control System (PCS) and SCADA Systems


Success Stories

Design Time Reduced 25% in Polymer Plant Expansion. User: AMEC - Manchester, UK

Use of 3D Modeling Reduces New Pharmaceutical Plant Lead-Time by 12 Months. User: VECO Rocky Mountain, Inc. -Englewood, Colorado

3D Model of Advanced Water Reclamation Facility Decreases Design Staffing by 10%, Construction Staffing 35%. User: Jordan, Jones & Goulding (JJG) - Atlanta, Georgia


Return on Investment Calculator

$1.5 Million in First year in Rework alone


Plant Lifecycle and SDLC


Key Issues

• Why do we create an intelligent 2D/3D model and not use it for plant training/operations/maintenance?

• How can we start new projects faster and complete them sooner by leveraging data in the existing plant documents?

• How can we share engineering data with the Maintenance Management applications?

• How do we work with non-Integrated generated data?


Arguments for 3D Modeling

• Faster (save money, time to market, etc)• More accurate (save money on change orders, lower total installed cost)• Less checking (save money on man hours)• More accurate BOM (save money on purchasing)• More time spent doing value added engineering, less producing/managing

documents (more efficient use of expensive engineers – save money)• Less Construction Rework and Redesign• Customer input earlier • Value added deliverables – e.g. 3D models instead of drawings, useful for

operator training, etc• Better progress reporting – e.g. report on modeling and design progress rather

than drafting progress.• Better able to handle design changes – one modeling change automatically

updates many drawings.• Improve competitiveness vs. other E&Cs


Minimizing Risks

• Hire an expert from another company

• Make yourself an expert by getting training and by involving our consultants

• Plan your implementation (Hint: Build specs first)

• Avoid drafting shortcuts e.g. Don’t edit the iso, instead change the model

• Try a pilot on a low risk project

• Build in steps


Design Phase

• Establish/Maintain Design Basis-All Design agencies will provide data in expectable format

• Need to share information between owners/engineering contractors-All Design agencies will provide data in expectable format – including meta-data, specification and equipment in digital format

• Integrate and Optimize Designs taking advantage of common pathways, anchors, trapezes, support steel, and “real estate”

• Avoid and resolve clashes and conflicts• Control Drawing/Document Revisions and limit field routing• Document Workflow• Document Review include SME’s• Model Walkthru/Review prior to installation


Construction Phase

• On-line access to current design information

• Materials Management, commercial grade dedication

• Construction Simulation/Constructability/Schedule Integration

• Check and Balance “red lines” to avoid cascading clashes

• Progress Tracking

• Completion of as-built drawing information as part of installation deliverable


Operations/Maintenance

• Integration of engineering data with maintenance/asset management and trouble ticketing systems

• On-line access/content publishing of engineering information to plant personnel through an easy-to-use interface

• Maintenance of engineering data to reflect current plant state

• Management of change• Development of maintenance work packages• Development of plant modification packages• Provides reference documents of change for regulatory

compliance


Retrofit/Revamp/Decommission

• Re-use of current design information

• As-building of existing facility information

• Check-out/transmittal of information to EPC contractors


Capabilities

• Focus is on reuse of design data• Common Project Environment• Split/Merge Project Utility• Tag Import/Export• Data mining/extraction from legacy files• Content publishing/management• Component ID centric approach to data management


Design Lifecycles

Pre-CAD Stage I Stage II

Issued Drawing

CAD

Issued Drawing

ManualLayout

Issued Drawing

CAD

ManualLayout

Stage III

3D CAD

Issued Drawings

Reports

Spec Sheets

And BOM


Engineering Content Publishing

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Design Drawings

Reports•Specifications

•Cable Attributes and Route Scheduling (CARS)

•Master Equipment List (MEL)

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Collaborative Efficiency Across the Lifecycle

Greenfield Project Workflow

DetailedDesign/

Project Mgmt

DetailedDesign

DetailedDesignReview/

Approval

Construction


Update/Retrofit

PreliminaryDesign

Evaluation

Owner/Operator

EPC Lead

Sub-Contractor


Project Characteristics

• Drawings & data are newly generated from AutoPLANT content• AutoPLANT design apps are used for content creation• Director used for content review and management• The ‘perfect world’ approach


Split/Merge/Update Utility

• Used to facilitate hand over/return of project information

• Split – breaks one project into two or more• Transmittal to EPC/Sub-contractors• Create separate engineering work packages• At the completion the new project is read to be transmitted

via FTP, CD, etc.•

• Merge – combine two or more projects into one• Check/validate tags• Import sub-projects into master• Clash Detection Reports

• Update – updates child project back to parent project• Import sub-projects into master


Split Project


Revamp Project Workflow

DetailedDesign/

Project Mgmt

DetailedDesign

Review/Approval

Legacy CAD files

As-build tocurrent state

Non-RebisDesignContentConstruction


InventoryFiles

Evaluate

Retrofit

VendorPrints

DetailedDesign

OperationsDocuments

Owner/Operator

EPC Lead

Sub-Contractor

Non-Rebis Content


Project Characteristics

• Large number of legacy files• Substantial non-AutoPLANT design content• As-building requires a significant effort• More typical of a live facility


Plant ModelProject

Database

Process & Instrumentation• Instrumentation & Wiring• Data Manager• Hookups• Datasheets

Bentley Navigator• Design Review• Interference Detection• Schedule simulation• Animation

Prosteel• Modeling• Engineering• Detailing

AutoPLANT 3D Plant Design• Piping• Equipment• Raceways / Conduit• Isometrics

Piping Stress Analysis• AutoPipe• Plant Flow

AutoPLANT P&ID

Structural Analysis• Staad / RAM Products

Product Selection


Bentley Data Manager

● Dynamic Data Input and Management – Data entered in the project database can be viewed, edited and compiled into reports. Because all AutoPLANT applications share the same common database all additions, deletions and modifications made in Data Manager are reflected in the other applications.

● Diverse Functions – Powerful filter, query, sort and replace functions reduce time-intensive tasks of searching for and modifying specific data. The Property Sheet function dramatically reduces data entry tasks by allowing users to edit common data for multiple records.

● Data Manager provides an automated link to the Datasheets module to dynamically create datasheets from process, instrumentation and equipment data.

Bentley Data Manager is a powerful content management tool designed to automate the time-intensive task of managing plant data, creating reports and customizing project structures. Data Manager is fully integrated with all Bentley’s Process and Instrumentation applications and may be used throughout the entire project Lifecycle.


Advantages

• Graphical interface into the Project Database.• Manage project tag data outside of the CAD

interface.• Make global modifications easily which in turn

modifies the Cad drawings and models.• Filter / Querying / Sorting Project Information.• Extensive reporting capabilities.


Bentley Data Sheets

• Bentley Datasheets is an add-on module for the Process & Instrumentation applications enabling the user to produce and manage both equipment and instrumentation datasheets. Like the other products, it is fully linked to the project database.

• Data can be modified offsite with Microsoft Excel and returned electronically to the central office. Changes are easily re-synchronized with the project database.

• A library of industry-standard templates including orifice plates and flanges, magnetic flow meters thermocouples,thermowells and pressure instruments. Equipment datasheet templates are provided for heat exchangers, boilers, pumps and tanks.

• Templates can be easily modified to company standards. Existing datasheet templates in Excel format. They can be reused by mapping the cell name to the appropriate database field.


Advantages

• Detailed Excel spreadsheets linked to the Project Database.• Fields in the datasheet can be synchronized with fields in the Project

database.• Many Datasheet templates delivered out of the box for Valves,

Equipment and Instruments (Clients have a good start point).


Bentley Instrument & Wiring

● Industry Standard Templates – An extensive library of industry-standard templates for DCS and PC controllers is provided.

● Fast, Accurate Data Entry – A user friendly interface with menu-driven help features. Easily configurable views displays all instrument and electrical related data generated in the other AutoPLANT modules.

● Intuitive Connection Interface – An intuitive drag-and-dropfeature within the Layout Designer function lets the user quickly define instruments, motor loops and panels with their terminal strips and connections. After creation, layouts they can be saved as templates for quickgeneration of similar loops.

Instrumentation & Wiring is the ideal tool for creating loop and termination drawings, wiring diagrams, motor schematics and single line diagrams. It is linked to the relational project database and thus all AutoPLANT / PlantSpace applications. Changes made in the database via other modules are reflected in the loop sheets and electrical diagrams.


Advantages

• Instrumentation and Wiring reads the same Project Database as the AutoPLANT

• P&ID program so all Instruments in the P&ID’s are ready for more detailed information.

• Graphical Interface (Layout Designer) used for connecting Instruments together.

• Automated Loop Diagrams and other Electrical Schematics.

• Bentley Hook-ups Add in module.


AutoPLANT P&ID

• Bentley AutoPLANT P&ID is an AutoCAD-based program that enables you to create intelligent Piping and Instrument Diagrams (P&ID), Process Flow Diagrams (PFD) and other Piping Schematics.

• Provides multi-user access to graphical intelligence stored in SQL, Oracle or other popular database formats

• Windows-based, user-friendly drafting tool automates the insertion of typical symbolsassuring consistency and shortening overall design time

• Detailed Process Line, Valve, Instrument and Equipment lists are produced automatically

• Bidirectional functionality using Process and instrumentation programs


Advantages

• Delivered with hundreds of intelligent symbols using various industry standards for Rapid

• Creation of intelligent P&ID’s.• Bi-directional link to Project Database using Data Manager.• Create Equipment, Valve, Instrument and Line list reports.


AutoPLANT Equipment

3D layout and design of intelligent vessels, nozzles and equipment drawings• Parametric Equipment – Changes to parametric

values are applied to the model updating the equipment.

• Standard Equipment Types – Equipment includes a wide range of standard equipment types including pumps, vessels, tanks, filters, heaters and exchangers.

• Custom Equipment – Custom equipment is easily built from intelligent parametric primitives.

• User-defined Equipment – Equipment can be constructed from solids and other geometryinserted into an equipment model.

• Intelligent Nozzles – provides a variety of options for placing and orientating nozzles, that can be edited after insertion. The intelligence associated to the nozzle is available to the Piping application.

• Integration – integrated with the schematicinformation entered using P&ID.


Advantages

• Tools to integrate AutoPLANT P&ID with the 3d interface.• All Equipment is parametric so it is easy to modify after Placement.• Create fast and accurate reports for Equipment and Nozzles.• Create Orthographic drawings from 3d models.• Quickly start modeling using AutoPLANT Piping connecting Flanges to the • Nozzles placed using the Equipment Module.


AutoPLANT Piping

Detailed Design of piping systems in a 3D environment

• Specification Driven – Piping utilizes a Spec-Driven approach to design maximizing quality by ensuring compliance with applicable design criteria.

• Easy to learn - User-friendly menus and toolbars enables users to easily create models.

• Powerful Editing – React to design changes. Editing features such as change size/change spec, rotate components, delete and mend.

• Multiple Piping System Modules - Modules included are Ductile, Victalic, PVC, Lined Pipe, HVAC, Cable Tray, Conduit and more.

• Integration – Piping is integrated with the schematic information entered using P&ID.

• Any Industry - an overall solution for process and manufacturing industries, including automotive, biotech, chemicals, electronics, food and beverage, mineral and metals, oil and gas, pharmaceutical, power, pulp and paper, shipbuilding and Water Wastewater.


Advantages

• Get fast and accurate Reports and Bill of Materials from the 3d model.

• Create automated Isometrics using ISOGEN which is delivered with the Piping products.

• Create Orthographic drawings from 3d models.• Both products are Spec / Catalog driven and thousands

of vendor components are delivered with the product.• Integrated with Bentley AutoPIPE for pipe stress analysis.• Both products come with modules for Modeling Cable

Tray, Conduit. and HVAC.


AutoPLANT Raceways

Detailed modeling of cable tray and conduit systems in a 3D environment

• Intelligent – Component data is dynamically linked to an external project database. The database information can be used to generate reports, or to globally manipulate and revise the descriptive component data.

• Easy to learn – RACEWAYS combines speed and power into an intuitive, graphical interface that makes the process of creating models easier than ever.

• Efficiency – RACEWAYS has beendesigned to make your job easier byreducing drawing time and automatingtraditionally time-intensive tasks.

• Integration – You can easily sharedata between the entire suite ofBentley AutoPLANT products.


Advantages

• Model Cable Tray and Conduit in a 3D environment for Interference detection.

• Both products are Spec / Catalog driven with vendor components.

• Get fast and accurate Reports and material take offs from the 3d model.

• Create Orthographic drawings from 3d models.


AutoPLANT ISOMETRICS

AutoPLANT ISOMETRICS produces intelligent isometric drawings

• Spec-Driven - ISOMETRICS provides database catalogs of tens of thousands of components from which manufacturer-specific specifications may be produced.

• Easy to learn – AutoPLANT ISOMETRICS combines speed and power into an intuitive, graphical interface that makes the process of creating isometrics easier than ever.

• Efficiency – The automatic generation of isometrics includes the capability toautomatically generate and place annotation, dimensions, and Bill of Materials.

• Integration – Integrated with AutoPLANTpiping which lets you create intelligentisometrics from your 3d models.


Advantages

• Enables the ability to create intelligent ISOMETRICS.• Get fast and accurate Bill of materials from the

ISOMETRIC.• Create Intelligent ISOMETRICS from your

AutoPLANT Piping model.• Both products are Spec / Catalog driven with

vendor components.


Isometric Clarification

AutoPLANT• ISOGEN is included with the AutoPLANT Piping

Product – Used for automatic generation of “Non-Intelligent” Isometric drawings from your 3D model.

• AutoPLANT Isometrics – Used to generate “Intelligent” isometrics manually. AutoPLANTIsometrics also INCLUDES a program called AUTOISO that is used to create “Intelligent” Isometric drawings from your 3D model.


ProSteel

Modeler - Allows you to quickly generate accurate 3D steel models in an AutoCAD-based environment. Using the extensive toolset, engineers and designers can model virtually any steel arrangement for any type of construction. Modeler is delivered complete with many shapes and standards so you can begin designing immediately.

Engineering- Includes all the powerful features of Modeler, plus the ability to generate engineering drawings and part/material lists.

Detailer/Professional- is a complete structural solution. It includes all the featuresof Modeler and Engineering, plus the ability to automatically generatethe following directly from the model:

• Fabrication drawings• NC (Numerically Controlled) data


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Advantages

• Both products are delivered with imperial and metrics shape catalogs from around the world.

• Quickly model any steel structure with intuitive commands from either program.

• Get fast and accurate Reports / Parts list from the 3d model.

• Create Plans and Sections with the 2d Detail center in Prosteel.

• Integrated with Bentley Staad and RAM products for stress analysis.


Bentley Navigator

● Database Polling – Allows the user to select and isolate individual objects for review. The user can interrogate database information from the AutoPLANT Piping and Equipment modules.

● Complete Photo Realistic rendering and animation with output to popular formats

● Output to 3D PDF format directly from within ProjectWise Navigator or Publish to an i-model which adds intelligence.

● Clash Resolution add in.● Schedule Simulation add in – Primavera and MS Project


Advantages

• View and Redline DWG and DGN files• Model review / Component Review• Fly through / walk through / Animations• Interference detection• Schedule Simulation• Photo Realistic rendering• Creation of 3d PDF’s and i-models for model review


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