Central Ship Model: various use Cases at your fingertips
Use Cases
Our Central Ship Model offers various use-cases.
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Team collaboration
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.)
Geometry updates
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
Technical calculations
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
Building Specification
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
Deck plans
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
Tank plans
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
Fire protection plans (FPP)
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
Weight calculations
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
Collecting system data
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
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