The industrial revolution has experienced electrification and mechanization reforms, and has reached the third generation of intelligent manufacturing revolution that combines machinery, electricity, and information. Digital and intelligent manufacturing technology is the core technology of the "Third Industrial Revolution".
The essence of a digital factory is to realize the integration of information. Its construction process mainly involves three stages: design, construction and operation and maintenance, and needs to be applied to digital modeling, construction simulation, virtual reality/augmented reality (VR) /AR) and other technologies.
1. Design stage - three-dimensional modeling is the basis
In the digital factory design stage, use BIM technology to build a three-dimensional digital model, giving priority to building a complete building that is consistent with the actual situation. The project information database reduces the cost of information transmission in the subsequent stages of project construction. All geometric and non-geometric information covered by the 3D model, along with the entire life cycle of digital factory construction, is an important guarantee for the digital factory to achieve integrated construction from design to operation and maintenance stages and later digital handover.
2. Construction phase - construction simulation is key
In the construction phase, use construction simulation technology to visualize, analyze, and track the digital factory construction process, including transportation planning, temporary work, and even The actual cost of the project, improve the construction schedule plan, and do a good job in project construction progress and cost management.
3. Operation and maintenance stage - real-time data integration
In the operation and maintenance stage, the data from the design and construction stages are concentrated in the platform through the collaborative work platform to achieve cross-department, Cross-regional collaboration and data interconnection ensure that all construction information is synchronized from beginning to end and updated in real time, laying a solid foundation for subsequent digital handover.
There are many majors and software involved in the construction of a 3D digital factory. Below, we take Bentley’s 3D digital factory solution, the most comprehensive in the industry, as an example to take a look at what software is needed for the construction of a 3D digital factory.
Bentley 3D Digital Factory proposes a full life cycle solution covering digital factory design/construction/operation and maintenance in response to the engineering design needs of the factory industry.
The new digital three-dimensional design process includes the initial project approval, clarifying the scale of the project and the goals to be achieved through digitalization. Then, the entire project is decomposed into blocks, the division of labor among project personnel is determined, project rules and regulations are formulated, and corresponding time nodes and other work tasks are designated. Before performing 3D design operations, a unified standard style for project delivery must be specified, such as a unified drawing environment, unified standards, unified templates, etc.
Entering the detailed design stage, the parallel design process of each major is adopted, and the same coordinate system is used for three-dimensional parallel design. For example, in the process profession: determine the parameters of the main pipelines and equipment, use the 2D design tool OpenPlant PID to quickly draw the system process flow diagram, and transfer the attribute information to the 3D modeling tool OpenPlant Modeler to perform the 3D detailed modeling stage, and use The reference command tool works seamlessly with other professional 3D design content (OpenBuilding Designer, Bentley Raceway and Cable Management, ProStructures, etc.) to work together and design in parallel. The final results can be delivered through automatically generated pipeline isometric drawings, material lists, and vertical sections, and provide comprehensive digital model technical support for the construction phase.
The entire design, collaboration, and delivery process is managed through ProjectWise, and all processes are dynamically browsed and collided through Navigator. LumenRT can be used for the most reasonable rendering and animation display of the final results.
Synchro enables visual simulation of construction processes, construction schedule planning, advanced risk management, simultaneous design changes, supply chain management, and cost management.
1. Process design product series: OpenPlant series product tools
(PID, Modeler, Isometric Manager, Orthographics Manager, Support Engineering)
1. Smart factory Design and Automation Deliverables
Process Design can quickly create smart factory designs using piping and valve and instrumentation elements and wiring, and equipment verification project piping specifications. The three-dimensional factory model is established based on the component library and level library, and can automatically generate construction delivery documents such as pipeline isometric drawings, vertical and horizontal sections and support and hanger details.
Minimize manual modifications to final delivery drawings through unified management and optimization.
2. Flexibility, multi-disciplinary design
OpenPlant allows you to use a set of common software for 3D modeling, generate process piping and instrumentation schematics, and create vertical and horizontal sections of the plant. and piping isometric drawings, as well as support and hanger detailing and assembly. You can use design tools to run in a standalone environment or deploy them to offices around the world, so you can access them when you need them. Increase the environment for project teamwork, allowing teams to work together in different forms, online or offline.
3. Data consistency and accuracy
OpenPlant facilitates the maintenance of final P&ID and 3D models and real-time updates during the construction, installation, operation and maintenance phases. Provides rich engineering data to include intelligent isometric drawings containing component labeling information throughout the project lifecycle, including component labeling information, reference numbers, manufacturing project codes and materials, etc.
4. Interoperability with other software
Interoperability with other products includes Bentley’s structural product ProStructure and electrical product BRCM, as well as allowing multi-disciplinary integration through ProjectWise. More efficient co-design in factories. Utilizing OpenPlant's flexible software environment deployment, interoperability with third-party software data models can also be achieved through software using ISO 15926 and i-models open data models.
5. Effective project management capabilities
Drive the efficiency of the project team through access control management, status tracking, and effective data exchange. Strictly control all deliverable work content, whether it is through files or components to manage the entire project work. Its visibility can also be quickly generated across the entire plant design by creating project-wide reports.
2. Bentley Raceway and Cable Management (BRCM), a professional electrical instrumentation bridge design tool
BRCM can design the bridge and cable system at the same time. BRCM is the first and only system that integrates placement, routing, and material accounting, saving time and reducing costs. Fast-track your next project with automated design processes for conceptual and detailed design. Prevent construction delays by using intelligent 3D models to reduce collisions, ensure spacing, and obtain accurate offsets.
Meet the needs of communication, control, and power cable laying
SubStation/OpenPlant Electrical Substation and power generation design Chinese toolkit
3. OpenBuilding, a professional construction design tool Designer (OBD)
1. Improve collaboration capabilities
OBD Architectural Design is a multi-disciplinary professional collaborative design software, which includes architectural design structure, building HVAC, construction Electrical and other modules make it easier to solve problems through a shared set of tools and workflows in a unified design environment, which enables build teams to improve and facilitate collaboration in design processes and practices.
2. Reduce wasted time in transferring information and revisions
Thanks to OBD’s interoperability and scalability, content can be integrated regardless of size, type, or format. Spend less time revising and transferring information and more time designing, and it can support both small and large projects, so you can use your models where you need them. .
3. Inform design and decision-making
Automatically generate information-rich deliverables that reflect the architect's latest design information so you can clearly communicate design intent. By delivering a standardized, driven approach, deliverables combined with powerful visualization capabilities quickly identify valid model information instead of working information so you can make the best design decisions.
4. Able to respond to customer needs faster
OBD provides a powerful design modeling environment and is capable of complex geometric modeling. In addition, OBD has the ability to quickly model special-shaped objects. It can easily handle everything from schematic design models to detailed design models, helping designers deal with various situations that may be encountered.
5. Evaluate actual energy consumption against building performance
OpenBuilding Designer helps you estimate actual building energy consumption and generate realistic visualizations of it.
Explore and determine the most sensible design options through a variety of modeling and scenario simulations. It can complete the analysis of sunlight height, slope, illumination and shadow, and solve actual modeling conflict problems based on the collision check function.
4. Professional structural design tool Prostructures (Proconcrete/ProSteel)
Proconcrete:
1. Reduce production time: flexible and user-friendly 3D modeling of steel bars Concrete structure, open work environment. Accurate project design production reduces errors and omissions and therefore reduces production time. Fast, easy and flexible modeling and powerful features to model any reinforced concrete shape parameters with 100% accuracy. When the specific size is changed, the steel bars automatically adjust as required.
2. Increase efficiency: Simplify drawing standards in a user-defined three-step process. Using MicroStation technology "Dynamic View", your team can easily generate 2D drawing output for plans, sections, details and elevations. You can clearly communicate design intent, improve efficiency, and accomplish "error minimization" with this simple task.
3. Improved accuracy: Reports, progress, and quantities are based on templates and are easily customized to company or project standards. Reduce the risk of inaccurate quantities.
4. The bill of materials is directly linked to the 3D model, so the bill of materials is accurate and reliable.
5. Accurate data sharing: Share project information with other professionals, and allow accurate sharing of minimized data through structured data in multiple environments The entire project team.
ProSteel:
1. Reduce production time: ProSteel’s industry-leading steel structure modeling capabilities provide a flexible, open, user-friendly 3D modeling environment. It also includes parametric modeling capabilities to produce accurate project design sequences reducing errors and omissions, thereby reducing production time. With fast, convenient, flexible and powerful modeling functions, the standard steel catalog provides user-friendly customization and parametric creation of common objects such as steel stairs, railings and ladders.
2. Increase efficiency: Based on 3D models, precise 2D files such as output drawings and bills of materials can be automatically created, allowing you and your team to increase efficiency. Individual drawings for each beam and column are output and include views from all sides (top, side) connected directly to the 3D model.
3. Provide the best solution options: Almost everything can be customized in shape and material description, including outputting multiple styles of bill of materials (BOM) and databases for information elements. This makes ProSteel very flexible and open to the ability to meet individual product requirements. Additionally, before the detailed design phase, engineers can investigate multiple options and propose the most economical option to the customer.
4. Reduce risks: Improve quality control of documents and components through dynamic version updates and status management, and automatically update attribute status to the overall project documents and control versions, which can reduce and avoid risks during the design decision-making stage.
5. Accurate sharing of data between project groups: The three-dimensional structural model can interact with structural analysis models and design application software, and can be imported from Bentley's RAM and STAAD to Revit and Tekla. ProSteel can generate files that are published to CNC machine tools, a process used in the manufacturing industry by using computers to control machine tools for manufacturing machining. In addition, you can use iModel, OBD and IFC formats, SketchUp files, and DWG files for data interaction.
5. General map/site professional design tool OpenRoads
1. Integrate geological data, use surveying and mapping data, real-life models and other terrain data to create and analyze terrain models. Rich template library, create site model, optimize excavation design, flexible road model design, create underground pipe network model.
2. Using surveying and mapping data, real-life models and other terrain data, data can be exchanged with all mainstream brands of data collection equipment, and almost all data sources can be processed: such as raw data, ASCII station/ Offset/height difference, ASCII XYZ. Can handle survey data from different sources, reducing expensive and redundant data conversion. Supports real-life models generated from photos and point clouds.
3. Create and analyze terrain models. Survey data, ASCII files, MicroStation 2D/3D graphics, and digital elevation maps can all be used as data sources to create triangulated meshes. A large number of analysis tools, including slope, elevation and other analysis tools.
4. Create a site model.
Allows quick browsing of different design options and visual editing of designs through powerful site model tools. The biggest advantage of the Site module is that it can easily create and modify designs. The drag-and-drop editing function can greatly improve work efficiency.
Optimize excavation design. Powerful visualization tools can quickly display design results. It can be used for rapid evaluation of engineering projects to select the optimal design solution.
6. Structural analysis professional tool STAAD.Pro
STAAD.Pro is a fully integrated finite element analysis and design solution, including a good user interface, visualization tools and international design specification. It is used to analyze almost all types of structures affected by static loads, dynamic response, soil-structure interaction, or wind, seismic and moving loads. It currently has more than 160,000 users in nearly 100 countries around the world.
STAAD.Pro provides your engineering team with a range of advanced analysis capabilities, including linear static analysis, response spectrum analysis, time history analysis, cable analysis, pushover analysis and nonlinear analysis. Scalable solution to meet project needs at any time.
Regardless of the material and code used in designing a structure, STAAD.Pro can help you easily meet your design needs, including US, European (including Eurocode), Nordic, Indian and Asian codes , and can even meet special specifications such as AASHTO, ASCE52, IBC, and the U.S. Aluminum Code. The current Chinese version of STAAD.Pro already supports China's steel structure code (GB50017), load code (GB50009) and seismic code (GB50011).
STAAD.Pro is ISO9001 certified software and fully meets the strict software verification standards set by the nuclear industry (10CFR Part 50, 10CFR 21 and ASME NQA-1-2000).
7. Pipe stress analysis tool AutoPIPE
AutoPIPE is a set of pipeline analysis software with a full Windows interface. It mainly calculates the system stress when a pipeline system is subjected to static load and dynamic load. The allowable stress, force, moment and displacement endured. AutoPIPE can analyze various complex pipeline systems: such as underground pipe analysis, wave load, water hammer effect, FRP/GRP pipelines and collaborative analysis between pipelines and steel structures. AutoPIPE has both object-oriented graphics technology and dynamic form input and output, and is organically combined. In addition, the high-level analysis capabilities are unmatched by other software.
1. Unique intuitive user interface
The intuitive user interface can save a lot of time in the establishment and modification of pipeline systems. By clicking on the graph, you can insert, modify or delete a fitting, support or load at any time. After any operation on the model, the stress analysis model will be updated in real time.
In addition to the standard graphical input interface. AutoPIPE also provides Grid form-based input. The two input methods can be used at the same time and updated in time. In the form, various pipe fittings and loads can be classified into different tables and sorted by size (such as pipe diameter or length), so you can quickly check whether the entered data is correct. In addition, AutoPIPE has 99 undo/redo functions, which can restore previous wrong operations in real time.
2. Advanced analysis functions
AutoPIPE provides unique functions, including analysis of underground pipelines, offshore FPSO platforms, subsea pipelines, dynamic loads, nonlinear constraints, etc. In addition, AutoPIPE also has Local stress calculation, time history analysis, fluid instantaneous change and safety valve calculation, pipe frame gap and friction calculation, jacketed pipe calculation and 25 types of pipeline specifications are provided.
3. Graphical display of analysis results
After analyzing the results, you can click on any object on the graph to read its stress, deformation, force and moment. In addition, AutoPIPE will use color to represent the stress distribution of the pipe, allowing you to quickly know the portion that exceeds the allowable stress, saving time in reading a large number of reports. AutoPIPE provides more than 500 load combinations, and you can filter, sort, and display the largest result values ??on the screen in a form.
8. Reality Modeling ContextCapture
Using ContextCapture, you can quickly generate the most challenging 3D models that reflect real environments for various types of infrastructure projects. And all of this comes from ordinary photos you take.
Without the need for expensive, specialized equipment, you can quickly create detailed 3D reality models and use them to provide accurate, real-world context for design, construction, and operations decisions throughout the life of the project.
You can cost-effectively develop accurate reality meshes without the time and cost of specialized acquisition equipment and associated training. You can easily generate 3D models with fine detail, sharp edges, and geometric accuracy using over 10 billion pixels of photos taken with ordinary cameras.
9. Visual rendering software LumenRT
With Bentley LumenRT, you don’t need to be a computer graphics expert to integrate digital lifelike features with infrastructure simulation design to provide project stakeholders with Create stunning visual effects. This revolutionary real-time visualization tool is easy to use for professionals in the AECO industry and produces stunningly beautiful, easy-to-understand visualizations. Using Bentley LumenRT you can:
10. Construction Visualization 4D Synchro
SYNCHRO provides digital technology with a high degree of data interoperability, promoting the construction industry from traditional two-dimensional planning and independent The workflow evolved into a highly collaborative and efficient 4D visual planning and VDC project management process.
SYNCHRO specializes in providing a single technology solution to create your approach and accurately visualize, analyze, edit and track your entire project, including project progress and interim tasks. This visual and data-rich environment helps all team members engage in clearly visible processes to optimize all types of construction projects from tendering, construction, commissioning and handover, so continuous improvement, elimination of waste and added value can be achieved.
11. Collaboration platform ProjectWise
Bentley proposed the concept of engineering life cycle management. ProjectWise CONNECT Edition is based on this concept. It integrates various participants in the project cycle On a unified working platform, the traditional decentralized communication model is changed, and centralized storage and access of information are realized, thereby shortening the project cycle time, enhancing the accuracy and timeliness of information, and improving the efficiency of collaborative work among all participants. efficiency.
ProjectWise CONNECT Edition engineering content management and collaborative work platform technical service contract, the goals that can be achieved through this platform can be summarized as:
Globalization has changed the way we work, Give us the opportunity to collaborate on projects with people around the world. ProjectWise Design Integration software helps you connect people and information across geographically dispersed teams to manage, find, and best share CAD and geospatial content, project data, and business documents.
Using ProjectWise Design Integration, you can ensure tightly integrated multi-discipline workflow management to speed up the sharing and reuse of project documents, and leverage traceability capabilities to support closed-loop processes to shorten project schedules. and advancing projects.
Streamline your design workflow by enabling global work* sharing across distributed teams. Break down geographical and technical boundaries to ensure everyone can find, share and reuse project information, engineering data and communication content, and actively participate in team collaboration.
— Securely share files across different organizations
— Define who can view and edit project content
— Manage using Microsoft Active Directory User Authentication
— Control group, user, and document level access
— Enable digital signatures within ProjectWise-managed PDFs
Avoid data loss, version control issues and delays in email, FTP, and other unmanaged communications. Create and manage ongoing engineering projects with optimized reliability and traceability. With project information management capabilities, you can reduce the risk of unauthorized access and eliminate redundant data.
— Integrated CAD design application
— Provides documentation in multiple formats
— Creates indexes for documentation and engineering content
— Find documents and content using powerful search capabilities
— Create and manage file versions
— Track all changes to a document throughout its lifecycle
— Manage all Reference files and relationships
— Query all associated documents that have a reference relationship to the currently selected DGN/DWG file from within ProjectWise Explorer
— Find references to any given project All files for drawing files
— Automatically access all connected reference files when checking out the main CAD file