1. Upgrading to S3D Technology: Automation API
International Advisory Council Meeting Rome, October 2009
Melanie Eakes, SVP
Global Support & QA, 3D Development
Increasing Productivity to Gain a Competitive Edge with Intergraph as Your Partner

2. Smart 3D Automation Update
Highlights
Smart 3D .NET API empowers users
New “state of the art” .NET based API.
Can use Any .NET language – VB.net, C#.
Fully Documented API – MSDN like help documentation in Development Environment.
Extensive samples delivered
Simple yet Powerful.
Customers actively writing their own automations or engaging Intergraph Services to write custom solutions.

3. Smart 3D Automation Update
Positive Customer Response
Dan Kuhn, Principal Engineer at Fluor sent the following note to his Management after a recent API Training Class.
…”The API seems well designed and well thought out.  I'm impressed. … we can create equipment and pipe routes programmatically, with all the connection relationships. Think of the possibilities ! “

4. Smart 3D Automation Examples
Background Service for Custom Rules.
Automatically Assign Room Numbers on Objects by Location.
Interface to 3rd party systems
Two way Interface to CAESAR II.
Engineering driven by Knowledge Base
Stair Tower – company customized standards.
Workflow & Integration Concepts
Import Construction Work Packages from SmartPlant Construction.
Automatically Assign Objects to Construction Volumes by Location and Discipline.

5. Smart 3D Automation Example
Background Service for Custom Rules
Automatically Assign Room Numbers on Objects by Location
All objects require a room designation
Manual key-in and updates are error prone
Numbering must be updated (moved objects, modified rooms…)
Solution
Configure Rule Checker service to track Room/Object modifications.
Service Runs in background checking for configured rules.
Rule assigns Objects to Rooms based on Location.
Currently in use at Chinergy and AEP.
Substantial benefits and savings expected.
Demo

7. Smart 3D Automation Example
Interface to 3rd party systems
Two way Interface to CAESAR II
CAESAR II analyzes network from Smart 3D.
Calculates loads, proposes stress loops, displacement
Suggests new / modified support locations
Smart 3D produces PCF, which CAESAR II imports
Smart 3D Automation allows
Reading CAESAR II output (MDB).
Place new / Modify existing supports.
Import Load Data. (helps drive selection of Load Rated Supports)
View Stress displacement, suggested centerline modifications.
Interface allows Round-tripping.
Handles iterative changes to Pipe Network.

8. Smart 3D – CAESAR II Interface …
Export PCF
to CAESAR.
Model / Modify Pipe network.
Smart 3D
CAESAR
Analyze network, Place Supports
Step 1
Review
Topology & Displacement proposed by CAESAR
Iterative Design
Export data to Access.
Step 4
Step 2
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Smart 3D
Review Results & Imported Supports.
Smart 3D
Import Supports from CAESAR
Step 3
Review New / Modified Supports & Import
Currently in use at AECL, Chinergy…

9. Smart3D Interface with Caesar II
round tripping means extracting the design data from the model, pre-processing to create the input deck for the solver extracting the load data and returning into the model the hanger information that will drive SP3D to create the supports per our libraries..Thus the end result are the correct location of the supports and the designed supports in SP3D. As well, all of the data we need to produce the stress reports that go along with the design and analysis.
9X productivity gains observed by AECL

10. Smart 3D Automation Example
Engineering driven by Knowledge Base
Stair Tower – company customized standards
Standards and options for Stair Towers are typically developed over time by companies.
Smart 3D Automation Demonstrates
Reading Knowledge Base data.
Placing Multiple Object Types – Structure, Slabs, Foundations, Platforms, Handrails, Stairs.
Significant gains in modeling productivity.
Demo

12. Smart 3D Automation Example
Automated Construction Volume Creation
Import Construction Work Packages (CWP) from SmartPlant Construction into SmartPlant 3D
Automatically Assign/Update Objects to Construction Volumes by Location and Discipline.
Report in drawing, reports, SPR, SPF
Solution:
SmartPlant Construction can export CWPs to Excel.
Smart 3D will import CWPs as Discipline Category Volumes into 3D.
Configure Smart 3D Rule Checker Service to track new/modified Objects and Construction Volumes in 3D.
Automatically populate the CWP property by Construction Discipline and Location.
Bidirectional data exchange between design and construction, enabling designers to view constructability of design scenarios.
Demo

14. Intergraph Process, Power & Marine
Think of the possibilities!