A new methodology in generating Digital Plants in AVEVA PDMS from Navisworks® model

Abstract

In the past, due to the use of two-dimensional design, the probability of error in large projects increased. Over time, the need for a digital 3D model has increased in the lifetime of refineries, petrochemicals and power plants. Today, the editable digital 3D model is the basic needs of industrial plants. The Abadan Oil Refinery Co., due to its need for inspections and possible changes in the refinery, has also needed an editable 3D Digital Plant during the past few years. In this paper, with the development of a new methodology, the non-editable Navisworks® model of phase 1 and 3 of Abadan Oil Refinery was transformed into an editable Digital 3D model in AVEVA PDMS. In this methodology, the PDMS programming language called Programming Macro Language (PML) as well as .net code was used. Finally, using the Navisworks® model, these two phases, which consisted of 38 Areas, 2185 equipment, 17966 pipes, 7046 instruments, and 2617 structures were converted into an editable PDMS model for nine months.

Keywords

• AVEVA PDMS
• Navisworks®
• Abadan Oil Refinery
• PML
• .net code
• 3D model