Plant Engineering Workbench 5.3 New Features

2 Workbench 5.3 ▼ New Features in 5.3 are: –New 3D Model Management module –Additions to the Admin module for Model management configuration and setup –WriteAPI programmers toolkit for import of data –Technology upgrade

3 New 3DMM Module ▼ An Overview of the Model Management solution has been provided in the bulletin ▼ New module is part of the Model Management solution –NOTE: Will be renamed as ‘3D Design Coordinator’ in the next release ▼ Why do we want it? –Because it provides the ability to create all the data required for Model Management without having to use the full discipline modules of VPE Workbench, satisfying a customer who only wants Model Management

4 New 3DMM Module ▼ New module button added to the main screen

5 New 3DMM Module ▼ Provides ability to create limited data content for Lines, Equipment, and Instruments

6 New 3DMM Module ▼ Lines form is a re-package of V-1320

7 New 3DMM Module ▼ with data management and limited ‘other forms’

8 New 3DMM Module ▼ Line surface heat

9 New 3DMM Module ▼ Line properties

10 New 3DMM Module ▼ and Project defined attributes

11 New 3DMM Module ▼ New equipment form for ▼ Process ▼ Electrical ▼ Mechanical Equipment definition

12 New 3DMM Module ▼ each with data management ▼ Process has the only additional form, for Nozzle definition

13 New 3DMM Module ▼ New Instruments form –With data management ▼ All design forms have spreadsheet style wide views

14 New 3DMM Module ▼ Lines Equipment and Instruments are released with an engineering status (set in the Release purpose field) using the ‘Data Management by Status’ capability first released in VPE Workbench 5.2

15 New 3DMM Module ▼ On Release of the lines, equipment and instruments the data is back populated into the P&ID Plant connectivity tables –This is a configuration setting in VPE Workbench. ▼ It is NOT possible to mix P&ID Loads of data with this back population mechanism, or to switch methods mid-project

16 New 3DMM Module ▼ A link is made from the P&ID tables to the RELEASE data record, therefore making the design information and engineering status available to Model Management

17 New 3DMM Module ▼ This data is then ‘Issued for 3D Design’ and available to the Model Object Manager which synchronises the data between VPE Workbench and PDMS

18 New 3DMM Module ▼ Multiple releases can be kept for history tracking ▼ These can also be purged in the ‘Release History’ form as required

19 New 3DMM Module ▼ PDMS Attribute data is stored back in the VPE Workbench by Model Object manager and can be viewed under the deliverables menu –It can also be reported on through Business Objects

20 New 3DMM Module ▼ New module is self-contained –(Other than the user access, Model Management configuration, data management setup etc in the Admin module) –Providing all the necessary project configuration and setup forms.

21 New 3DMM Module ▼ Data created in the 3DMM module is stored in the same database schema as data created in the individual modules –Therefore providing FULL upward compatibility

22 Admin module additions - 3DMM ▼ A new 3DMM menu has been added ▼ Provides: –PDMS discipline setup for the Model Object Manager

23 Admin module additions - 3DMM –and the mapping of PDMS attributes to VPE Workbench data

24 WriteAPI ▼ A programmers toolkit has been added to allow data from an external source to be imported to the VPE Workbench –This is a COM dll and can be used in any automation aware programming environment ie: Visual Basic, VBA inside Microsoft office, C++ etc. ▼ Includes Line, Equipment and Instruments data creation, modification and deletion –Drives data management to ensure database integrity –Change highlighting also enabled

25 WriteAPI ▼ Limited data content at present, only what can be seen in the Design forms in the 3D Model Manager module of VPE –In time this will be extended to include all data ▼ The installation of the WriteAPI is an optional part of the VPE Workbench Client installer ▼ It includes full programmers documentation and an optional test harness to show capability ▼ Uses an XML data definition and schema for the import –The XML schema and example files are included in the documentation

26 WriteAPI ▼ Data imported through the WriteAPI is compatible with all modules of the Workbench –Lines can be queried in Process, Piping or 3DMM modules –Process equipment in Process or 3DMM modules –Electrical equipment in Electrical or 3DMM modules –Mechanical equipment in Mechanical or 3DMM modules

27 WriteAPI ▼ Interfaces have to be registered in the VPE Workbench Admin module for data to be imported –Controlling data access rights for the interface

28 Technology update ▼ Client Machine Operating system –Certified for: NT4 SP6A with IE 5.5 Win2000 SP3 with IE5.5 Win XP Pro with IE6 (NEW) ▼ New Forms runtime patch on the Middle tier server –Forms 6i Patch 11