Use Cases

Challenge

• Duplicate work to copy discipline-specific geometry to GAP (vent ducts, compartments, tanks, outfitting, etc.)
• Working on a GAP that is never up-to-date
• High effort and time to align with design team

Solution

• A central GAP for the entire design team to work on in parallel
• A system to track and manage changes

Result

• Less duplicate work, time savings and lower risk of mistakes
• High transparency on the current project status
• Easily export current geometry to all types of deck plans (GAP, tank plan, SIP, HVAC arrangements, fire protection, etc.)

Challenge

• Any update to the spatial rooms layout requires a lot of drafting work
• Changes are not easy to communicate to the design team

Solution

• A built-in topological model that supports fast and reliable geometry updates

Result

• All surrounding structures automatically adapt to the change made
• All changes are immediately visible to the team

Challenge

• Any update to the spatial rooms layout requires manual recalculation of geometric properties, like room volumes, wall and floor areas
• Repeatable work to keep calculations updated

Solution

• A built-in topological model that calculates all geometric properties automatically
• A reporting function with custom expressions

Result

• All geometric data is always up-to-date
• Calculations can be made directly in NAV or data can be exported

Challenge

• Building (Technical) Specification (BS) is written in the tender process, separate to the GA
• Misalignment on properties and features of the promised vessel

Solution

• Properties and geometry types to store all project properties and features together with geometry in 5D GAP

Result

• Project data can be easily exported in tabular format and integrated into the BS
• Project data can be also displayed in NAV to avoid misunderstanding and vague interpretations

Challenge

• Manual conversion of the complex hull form into 2D deck plans and sections
• Each update requires redrawing the steel bulkheads on all 2D drawings

Solution

• A rapid modeling environment to easily create and automatically update deck plans and sections from complex 3D geometry

Result

• Deck plans and sections are created and updated automatically
• Deck plans and sections can be exported to dwg at any time

Challenge

• Lots of communication between GAP and Tank plan drawing
• Measuring tank properties from 2D geometry in AutoCAD
• Manual filling of the tank plan table
• Lots of “Monkey work” with updates

Solution

• Topological model for the entire team to work on a single instance of the geometry
• Integration of properties and geometric model to allow for automatic tank plan table generation

Result

• Tank plan and tank plan table are generated directly from the NAV model
• Automatic updates with every change

Challenge

• Creation of FPP separate from GAP
• Iterative updates: GAP > FPP > Related documents

Solution

• A property management system suitable for the creation of structural fire protection plans (FPP)
• Properties customizable by the user for integration of all relevant data

Result

• FPP is generated directly from the NAV model based on compartment properties
• Automatic updates on each change

Challenge

• Manual estimation of steel weight at early design stages
• Error-prone positioning of COG in 2D drawings in AutoCAD
• Calculations in Excel = no control over duplicates

Solution

• Calculation of ship weight before a production model exists
• Integration of properties and geometric model to allow for automated weight calculations

Result

• Automatic calculation of steel weight
• Component function with breakdown structures for automatic weight calculations for the entire vessel

Challenge

• Capturing and communicating ship system features in a draft of Building Specification (BS)
• “Monkey work” with many separate principle arrangement drawings

Solution

• Integrated properties to capture characteristics of specific ship systems in the initial design phase

Result

• System characteristics can be stored and managed in a central model
• Easy export and visualization of system information
• Data can be directly exported to BS