World Wide Engineering

As a result of globalization and project complexity it is common that projects are increasingly distributed between different engineering companies across the globe. Cadmatic software developers continually strive to simplify concurrent and distributed design in global environments while improving communication between project partners.

Concurrent and Distributed Design
 


Cadmatic offers advanced solutions to shorten the time required by design and to cut down the design costs by distributing the project to be carried out in locations that provide the best performance and cost efficiency.

The planning and implementation of a plant investment involve a number of parties: the plant owner or operator, equipment supplier, design and consulting offices, subcontractors etc. These parties have traditionally generated and stored 3D models and documents independently in several different physical locations before transferring the data. This however often results in uncertainty regarding the accuracy or validity of the design data.

This is avoided by the Cadmatic database-centric client server system where the 3D model and documents are all stored in databases hosted by a database server. It is therefore easy to divide design work globally between several design offices with server replication and the addition of new design teams being reduced to a few mouse clicks. In a globally distributed project the data is updated between remote design sites via an online network connection such as the internet or by simply exchanging the file in an email attachment.

 

 
Connecting partners through the internet-eBrowser
 


The eBrowser application allows the easy sharing of 3D project information between designers, project management, plant owners and subcontractors.

It is a data publishing tool that is easy to use and no special training is required. The use of smart visualization techniques make the 3D models very light thereby making it easier to distribute them to all parties. The eBrowser file containing the latest design information can be distributed to all project partners with ease. Virtual walkarounds facilitate plant inspections and reviews. All of this can be conducted with the safe knowledge that all the latest design information is included in the single model.

All sections and systems of the plant can be visualized as a whole or in isolation. Component data retrieval is effortless in the eBrowser. By simply clicking on an object in the model its position code, pipeline code, material dimensions, standards and other details are immediately available. These features combine to form the ideal platform for excellent partner co-operation and information exchange.

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See also
Everyday engineering main article
Lifecycle main article

 

 
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