Most of the Plant products have been updated and given a 12.0 version number, to clarify their compatibility.

Since this is a major change to PDMS, many older versions of interfaces such as OpenSteel will no longer work with PDMS 12.0, though there are some exceptions. Conversely, version 12.0 of the Model Management products is also compatible with some older versions of PDMS and other products.

1.5 AVEVA Design Platform

The AVEVA Design Platform provides a fully interactive, easy-to-use 3D environment for every designer on the project, supported by an Office-style user interface based on Microsofts .NET technology and the latest in 3D graphical interaction tools. It is based on the globally distributed database used on countless PDMS projects for over 20 years. It provides the basis for both the Plant and Marine products, including catalogue, administration, clash and integrity checking and reporting. It is highly configurable and includes a powerful programmable macro language (PML) that can be used to customise the system and automate key activities across all areas of the product. The new platform will facilitate many further developments to both the Plant and Marine products over the next few years. Following on from the introduction of Microsofts .NET Framework at PDMS 11.6, we are making more use of it to improve the user interface and also to provide a common look and better integration across the AVEVA products.

1.6 AVEVA Plant Product portfolio

1.6.1 AVEVA Plant Version 12.0
Most of the Plant Design products have been updated and re-branded as Version 12.0 to simplify the question of compatibility. All Version 12.0 products are designed to work together; in some cases they may also work with earlier versions.

1.6.2 Major Plant Design Products

*12.0.sp5*

AVEVA PDMS is of course the major AVEVA Plant Design product: it includes the AVEVA Design Platform and engineering applications for piping and equipment, structural, ducting, cable trays and supports, including drafting. [It should be noted that PDMS can read data from an AVEVA Marine Outfitting database but cannot read or write Hull data.] The main add-on applications and interfaces are: AVEVA Global AVEVA Review AVEVA ReviewShare Allows project data to be synchronised between remote sites. 3D visualisation of large complex plant models including walkthrough, animation, and high-quality photo-realistic images. Collaboration tool that provides a method of tracking and responding to comments and incorporates web-based access to a central 3D model. Highly productive application for the design of all kinds of supports, from a complicated framework encompassing integral

AVEVA MultiDiscipline Supports

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hangers to a simple U-bolt. Use of a standard catalogue of pads, sliding shoes, straps and clips etc. enables the design of consistent, reliable and fully detailed hanger and support designs in the shortest possible time. Fully dimensioned manufacturing drawings are produced automatically with all the necessary data for fabrication and erection of the support, including Material Take Offs and cut lengths. Laser Model Interface enables the use of as-built 3D model data by interfacing with point cloud data from laser scanning systems. Manages clash information, object status and deliverable production. Comprises AVEVA Model Object Manager, AVEVA Clash Manager, AVEVA Connectivity Manager and AVEVA Deliverable Manager. Clash Manager is also available as a standalone product. Automates the production of volumetric drawings using specified templates, thus simplifying their update after a change to the PDMS model. This ensures that up-to-date drawings are always available for maintenance work etc. Automates the production of fully annotated drawings of HVAC, including a bill of materials. This has not yet been updated to PDMS 12 but is planned for release at PDMS 12.1. Customers using the PDMS 11.6 version could adapt this to provide a basic level of function see section 25.1.5. Produces drawings directly from the PDMS model and allows them to be edited in an AutoCAD environment, with access to PDMS data for annotation and dimensioning. Enables SQL queries on PDMS data, thereby simplifying integration of PDMS data into Office applications such as Excel. Allows PDMS applications written in PML to access ODBC databases, to read or write their data and use it in PDMS applications. Allows import and export of files in Structural Detailing Neutral Format (SDNF) format to and from PDMS. Used for transferring data between 3D steel detailing packages and PDMS. Converts MicroStation 3D geometric model (.DGN) files for input to PDMS or REVIEW; can also translate any associated Design Review (.DRV) files. Version 2 (new with *12.0.sp5*) is a major update and can translate DGN v8 files. Converts stereo-lithography (.STL) files from mechanical CAD systems for input to PDMS. Exports 3D geometric models from PDMS to an AutoCAD

AVEVA Laser Model Interface (LMI) AVEVA Model Management products

AVEVA Area-based Automatic Drawing Production (ABA ADP) AVEVA Isometric Automatic Drawing Production (Iso ADP)

AVEVA Final Designer AVEVA SQL-Direct AVEVA QUERY

AVEVA OpenSteel

AVEVA ImPLANT-I

AVEVA ImPLANT-STL AVEVA ExPLANT-A

interchange (.DXF) file. This can be used to import 3D geometric models into AutoCAD or other suitable CAD systems. AVEVA ExPLANT-I Exports 3D geometric models from PDMS to a binary MicroStation (.DGN) file. This can be used to import 3D geometric models into MicroStation or other systems such as Intergraphs PDS. Provides a two-way interface for the data exchange between PDMS and the CAESAR II pipe stress system. Piping designers and stress engineers can exchange design and stress information. New at *12.0.SP5*. These interfaces import and export geometric models using the standard STEP AP203 format; other PDMS objects may also be exported in the same format. The Mechanical Equipment geometry in stored in new geometric primitives the solid GENPRIM and the curve GENCUR. See chapter 22. Allows encryption of PML scripts, thereby enabling the use but not the modification of users PDMS applications. New at *12.0.SP4*. Used for creating P&IDs and HVAC diagrams. It saves both the diagram and the engineering objects in the model database. Provides unrivalled features for the consolidation of all P&ID data for a project, independently of the P&ID authoring tool.

AVEVA Pipe Stress Interface AVEVA Mechanical Equipment Interface import and export

AVEVA PML Publisher AVEVA Diagrams

AVEVA Schematic Model Manager (formerly P&ID Manager) AVEVA Schematic 3D Integrator (formerly P&ID 3D Integrator) AVEVA P&ID (formerly VPE P&ID)

Provides an integrated Schematic / 3D environment that allows customers to build their 3D model in a controlled manner, directly from the information on a P&ID, and enables consistency checks between the Schematic model and the 3D model. A P&ID design system which stores intelligent engineering data onto graphical entities in an AutoCAD drawing while the designer draws and annotates the P&IDs. These intelligent P&IDs, containing tagged items, quantities and connectivity data, can be loaded into the AVEVA schematic model via AVEVA Schematics Manager, or synchronised with the AVEVA VPE Workbench. It supports different engineering standards, individual company working methods, and complex projects containing many hundreds of P&IDs and is now included on the main Plant DVD, as from 12.0.SP5. An integrated engineering database which manages the evolving engineering descriptions of all tagged items in a plant. Allows the effective management of materials, vendor documents, design documents, progress and costs through all phases of a project from inception to handover. It receives data from VPE to

AVEVA VPE Workbench AVEVA VPRM