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3D Laser Scanning: Benefits and Paybacks for Industrial Plant Design, Construction and Operation (.pdf)
educated in the use of 3D. Piping isometric model (courtesy of Faro Technologies). Aaron Smith, tracker manager at Plymouth, Mich.-based Variation Reduction Solutions, Inc. (VRSI), a FARO. LS880 user for large volume scanning, notes that clash detection in plants is critical to successful projects. "If you
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Graphics cards, performance, and benchmarks
, or DRV-07, gauges 3D modeling. It measures the most common operations performed by Intergraph's DesignReview. The software models piping, equipment, and structural elements, such as I-beams, HVAC ducting, and electrical raceways in plants. Data Explorer, or DX-06, measures data visualization
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What is functional design?
that remains unbroken throughout the product's life-cycle. Currently, most 3D CAD software does not make it easy to do fully integrated digital prototyping. Many users find the software is too complex, or they use CAD simply to document design problems they've already solved. For instance, a company
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Living the Biopharma Dream in Lincoln
, the project is within budget. 3-D modeling was another key to success. Early on, Biokinetics had created preliminary designs of the building's piping system, and AES had performed concept development of. Bioprocessing Facilities | Living the Biopharma Dream in Lincoln | Pharmaceutical Manufacturing. Digital
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Modeler pumps up sweeps, lofts, drafting, and more
object. Sweep and Loft commands benefit from the new 3D sketch capabilities. Sweep can make use of a 3D sketch to create more-sophisticated shapes. But it is a little too rigid getting it to work means following several unclear rules. And the developer's claim that piping is now possible falls
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Thermal FEA keeps football field green in Winter
, product manager. "Individual polyethylene molecular chains link into 3D connections under high temperature and pressure to provide high strength and flexibility." System designers used Algor's steady-state heat-transfer-analysis software to optimize the pipe spacing for uniform heating. Pipes placed too
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Redesigning the design department
from 2D to 3D model design. The company eventually chose Autodesk Inventor because it helped cut design and manufacturing costs by letting design teams reuse portions of drawings in new projects, and integrate legacy models of piping interiors created in Unigraphics software by other teams
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Speed-Swimming in a Data Swamp
, InTools, used for designing control systems, and a variety of specialized products for piping analysis, structural design and related issues. Shaw says that PDS 3D will undergo trials with a select group of customers during this year; meanwhile, PDS 2D has left this trial phase and is now