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Intergraph Smart 3D Project Management

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Reference 3D (R3D) functionality facilitates the attachment of external 3D data as a reference model. This external data might have been published from another Smart 3D model or from a third-party model such as PDMS. The data from external models is expected as a set of graphic (.zvf) and data (.xmlor .drv) files.

Key Advantages

Supports disconnected workshares

Because you publish the data to files at the source site and attach as a reference at the target site, the software does not require a live connection between the databases. Periodic publish and update of the R3D models would allow multiple partners to work on a joint venture product in a disconnected manner.

Preserves intellectual property in joint venture projects

The publisher can control the quality of published information which can protect intellectual property of individual firms participating in joint venture projects. In addition, sensitive data such as piping specifications are not published.

Allows for better security in joint venture projects

This solution allows for better security because trusted network connectivity is not required. Published files can be transferred using any appropriate mechanism.

Provides compatibility between datasets from different Smart 3D versions

You can publish 3D model data to a relatively neutral format that allows mapping. Therefore, data from different versions of Smart 3D can be mixed and matched.

Bridges differences between Smart 3D datasets on disparate databases

Because the data is published to a set of files, the underlying database platform (MS SQL Server or Oracle) is not a concern.

Work with datasets from external tools such as PDMS and XMpLant

Data from other tools such as PDMS and XMpLant can be translated to the format recognized by R3D and then referenced into Smart 3D. This allows for heterogeneous tools to be used on a single project.

Supports parallel design for increased productivity

If a project has many similar units, only one unit can be modeled and published. This published unit can then be attached multiple times with the required positioning. Additional modeling such as civil work can be performed simultaneously on all the units by working with the references. In addition, if the original unit is changed, using R3D can be more productive because R3D is more flexible for updates. When the original unit is completed, Model data reuse functionality can be used to replicate the unit to obtain real Smart 3D objects.

  • You can attach R3D models at the host and at the satellite. You must attach an R3D model at the host location before you can attach a model at the satellite location.

  • The software does not automatically copy files from the host to the satellite location. The file path for the R3D models can be modified at the satellite location so that the graphic files (.zvf files) can be accessed from the local satellite folders. However, the files must be copied to the satellite location by other means to keep the folders synchronized.

  • You must specify the complete path to the folder. The software does not accept a relative path such as a path relative to the symbol share.

R3D Schema

The R3D schema is a light-weight schema that includes the basic classes and their properties. The R3D schema is based on the P3D schema, which is the schema used to publish Smart 3D data to SmartPlant Foundation. The R3D schema represents a subset of the P3D schema. The delivered R3D schema contains discipline-specific R3D objects, their hierarchy, and basic properties.

The properties of the R3D schema classes are grouped into interfaces for logical access. In addition to specifying classes and their properties, the R3D schema allows you to meld these new classes into the Smart 3D business object classification hierarchy so that all these classes may be presented in an organized fashion for filtering.

Classes and properties from other tools can be mapped to the classes and properties in the R3D schema by specifying such mapping in a simple Excel spreadsheet. You may customize the delivered mapping file to modify or add classes or properties. In addition to the standard delivered schema, Smart 3D also allows you to extend the schema through customization. For more information, see Custom Schema and Mapping Files.

Transformation

The R3D model can be oriented and positioned using transformation, which allows rotation and scaling relative to the reference point and to the point location of the target.

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Transformation and Intergraph Smart® Interop Publisher

If you have Intergraph Smart® Review and Smart 3D applications, you can change transformation settings in one application, and then see the resulting change in the other application through Intergraph Smart® Interop Publisher. You can attach a smart model translated from the Intergraph Smart Interop Publisher application as a Reference 3D model in Smart 3D, and then opened as a 3D project in Smart Review. The .iop file generated by Intergraph Smart Interop Publisher allows transformation settings to be shared between applications. Intergraph Smart Interop Publisher creates an .iop text file when you translate a model and places the .iop file the same folder as the generated Smart Model .zvf file. You can then change transformation settings in one application and the software propagates the changes to the other applications.

To see transformation changes made in Intergraph Smart Interop Publisher, select the Reference 3D model in the Project Management tree view, open the Properties dialog box in Smart 3D, and then click Apply. For information on defining transformation settings in Intergraph Smart Interop Publisher, see Move, Rotate, and Scale (Transform) Smart Models in the Intergraph Smart® Interop Publisher Help. For more information on the transformation settings in Smart 3D, see New Reference 3D Model Dialog.

  • To translate all third-party data files, you must have a SmartPlant Review Publisher license or an Intergraph Smart® Interop Publisher translation (SRP) license. However, it is not required that either of these applications be installed on the computer performing the translation.

  • For translating MicroStation V8 .dgn files, you must also have MicroStation V8, V8 XM, or V8i installed on the computer performing the translation.

  • Reference 3D models that contain tessellated data take a significant amount of time for interference checking to process. For faster performance, do not include these models in interference detection.

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Reference 3D Model