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Extracting Plant Deliverables from AutoCAD Point Clouds

Extracting Plant Deliverables from AutoCAD Point Clouds

Sponsored by:

Sean Higgins Editor, SPAR Point Group Diversified Communications

Presenters:

Moderator:

John Bunn Technical Sales Manager/ Assistant Product Manager kubit, USA, Inc.

Eric Kirsch Piping Design Supervisor Jacobs Engineering

Aaron Hunt Technical Manager TruePoint Laser Scanning, LLC

This webinar will prove that native AutoCAD point clouds can be efficiently used to extract typically needed plant deliverables.

At the end of this session you will… • Understand the challenges and benefits of using laser

scanning in real world projects

• Gain in-depth knowledge of how to get started with AutoCAD point clouds

• Learn about deriving piping and structural design deliverables as well as performing equipment analysis

• Realize that industrial facility designers are doing this now and so can you

Case Study: Extracting piping and existing tie-in points Eric Kirsch, Jacobs Engineering Case Study: Performing equipment analysis on tanks Aaron hunt, TruePoint Scanning, LLC Demonstration: Piping, tie-ins, equipment & structural extraction John Bunn, kubit USA, Inc.

Eric Kirsch, Piping Design Supervisor • Jacobs Engineering (Costa Mesa, CA)

• Previous: Piping Design Supervisor,

– Marmac Field Services (24 years)

– AutoCAD (25 years) – Navisworks – CADWorx, Plant 3D

• 2008: Exposed to laser scanning – 3rd party firm scanned and created 3D models – Competition began offering scan services directly – Limited modeling and tie-ins rather than full model

• 2010: Investigated software solutions

– Began using AutoCAD 2010 with kubit PointSense Plant – Creating as-built models, tie-ins, structural to CADWorx

• 2012: Company purchased scanner

– Completely independent workflow – Reduced overhead costs

• Bottlenecks – Older AutoCAD versions; limited point cloud

capabilities – Limited PointSense knowledge/users – Limited Storage space; multiple scan formats

• Recent Upgrades

– AutoCAD 2015 (Plant 3D) ease of use for new scan users

– Improved visual quality and management of data

Demonstrate the work flow for locating existing tie-ins for the replacement of suction and discharge piping

• More water volume required from existing tank

• Replace existing suction & discharge piping to/from existing pumps

• Install new 30” nozzle on existing tank

• Pre-fabricate design in shop

• Install within 24 hour shut-in time

• Scan Area – Faro Focus 3D – 22 scans, 2 man

crew, one day – Survey crew to

attach real world coordinates, one day

4 Existing Booster Pumps

Existing Receiving Tank

• Register scan data (Faro Scene)

• Index Faro files to AutoCAD 2013 (PCG format)

• Import Faro files to kubit VirtuSurv

• Begin identifying tie-in points and interferences

• Using PointSense Plant

New 30” Nozzle

New 30” Nozzle

New 30” Suction Piping

New 30” Tie-in Flange

New 30” Suction Tie-In

30” Tie-In

Flange

Tie-In Points

• Unexpected revisions /add-ons

• Integrating multiple new scans

• Tight scheduling requirements

• Completion 10 hours ahead of schedule

• The project has eliminated pump cavitation

• Approx. $500,000 saved in just production

Case Study: Extracting piping and existing tie-in points Eric Kirsch, Jacobs Engineering Case Study: Performing equipment analysis on tanks Aaron hunt, TruePoint Scanning, LLC Demonstration: Piping, tie-ins, equipment & structural extraction John Bunn, kubit USA, Inc.

Aaron Hunt, Technical Manager • TruePoint Laser Scanning, LLC

– Headquarter in Toledo, Ohio – A laser scan service provider – BIM Services Provider

• AutoCAD Experience (20+ years)

www.truepointscanning.com

• Began working with point clouds 2012

• Experience with Leica scanner & Software – Leica C10, P20 – Cyclone for registration – AutoCAD point clouds (2013) – kubit assist with creating

deliverables

• AutoCAD 2012-2013 – Poor viewing quality – Point Cloud size sacrifices scan quality – Difficult to model in 3D

• AutoCAD 2014-2015

– New point cloud engine – Improved viewing quality – Much better scan management – Kubit now a better assistant in 3D modeling/analysis

AutoCAD 2012 ISD cloud

AutoCAD 2015 RCS cloud

AutoCAD 2012 ISD up-close AutoCAD 2015

RCS up-close

Evaluating tank volumes and deformation in AutoCAD

• Document tank surface dimensions • Contour tank Floor • Perform varying volume calculations per

elevation • Measure wall contours and deformation • One field day to collect data

• Collected Scan data – Registered data (Cyclone) – Isolated tank interior (3 scans)

• Imported PTS scan to Autodesk ReCap – Converted to RCS format for AutoCAD – Insert point cloud in AutoCAD Civil 3D

• Perform tank analysis

– Using PointSense Plant

• Field Time • Initial Modeling with CAD – Labor

intense • Reporting – Volume calcs, drawings

• Quick data collection • Highly accurate volume calculation • Provide completely new deliverables

to client • Fabrication and Design savings

Case Study: Extracting piping and existing tie-in points Eric Kirsch, Jacobs Engineering Case Study: Performing equipment analysis on tanks Aaron hunt, TruePoint Scanning, LLC Demonstration: Piping, tie-ins, structural & scan analysis John Bunn, kubit USA, Inc.

John Bunn, kubit USA Technical Sales & Assistant Product Manager • Laser Scanning (5+ years) • Industrial facility design (14+ years) • AutoCAD Programming (11+ years) • AutoCAD Experience (15+ years) • Will defeat you at Street Fighter

• Point cloud to intelligent model – Piping – Structural

• Extracting tie-in points • Tank & planar analysis

Register in manufacturer’s software or ReCap Pro

Attach RCP in AutoCAD

Scan in field

2

1

4

3

5

All positions connected in

organized coordinate system

Import to Autodesk ReCap (RCS per scan position, RCP project file)

• Using pattern recognition algorithms to extract geometry

– Points become solid model

• Connect geometry to standard piping catalogs

– Cylinders becomes pipe – Torus equals elbow

• Creates intelligent objects rather than

primitive shapes – Generate standard reports – Asset management, isometrics, bill of materials

• Pattern recognition from points to shapes

• AISC, CISC, DIN Standards

• SDNF exports for structural design package

• Converting as-built conditions to meet design standards – Pipe centerlines coaxial – Creating structural grid

• Ground – Bare earth – Containment area

• Walls – Deformation – Plumbness

• Tanks – Volumes – Surface analysis

• First generation in product now

• Currently being improved – Additional detection

options – More intuitive catalog

integration – More output options

Improvements coming soon!

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Questions?

Sponsored by:

Sean Higgins Editor, SPAR Point Group Diversified Communications

Presenters:

Moderator:

John Bunn Technical Sales Manager/ Assistant Product Manager kubit, USA, Inc.

Eric Kirsch Piping Design Supervisor Jacobs Engineering

Aaron Hunt Technical Manager TruePoint Laser Scanning, LLC