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Prague Users’ Meeting

New Software Features

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Standard Support

Sea Master Recommends

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Reservations Laser Scanning in Marine Retrofit Projects

Teaching CADMATIC Software in Singapore

CADMATICEditor-in-chief: Matti Juntunen Editors: Sander Kuik, Martin BrinkLayout: Pirkka Elovirta, Olli TuomolaCADMATIC, Itäinen Rantakatu 72, 20810 Turku, FinlandTel. +358 2 412 4500, info@cadmatic.com

The CADMATIC Marine Design Software Magazine is published once a year by CADMATIC Oy. CADMATIC believes that all information provided in this publication is correct at the time of printing. CADMATIC is not responsible for any inadvertent errors.

Inside this issue:

Simple and easy yet extremely powerful … 3Business news … 4New software features: Hull … 7Prague Users’ Meeting … 10Introducing Geert Tepper: CADMATIC Marine Industry director … 12Teaching CADMATIC software in Singapore … 14Sea Master recommends CADMATIC without reservations … 16CADMATIC supports IFC standard … 18Laser scanning in marine retrofit projects … 20New software features:Outfitting … 22

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n 2016 CADMATIC continued the strong growth of recent years. Our turnover grew by

60 % for the financial year ending 31 October. Profitability has also re-mained at a good level.

We are significantly increasing our product development resources to support the rapid growth. This will en-sure that our flexibility, know-how and innovation capacity remain at high lev-els. We are recruiting both young and experienced professionals that are in-terested in working in an international and dynamic environment.

In 2016 CADMATIC software was implemented in 46 countries. The most significant growth was seen in the Middle East, Southeast Asia and the Far East. The countries in these regions represent nearly 60 % of new customer sales. European and North

American sales are also at good lev-els and constitute 65 % of total sales.

We have integrated and harmo-nized CADMATIC activities globally. This includes the integration of CAD-MATIC’s and former NCG’s activities and product portfolio into an efficient entity.

We offer a unique product port-folio to manage design, construction and related information for marine industry customers. Our goal is to provide the solution with the best user experience on the market, which offers dedicated functionalities for our customers’ needs.

Digital ship and offshore platformIndustrial digitization creates strong global growth potential for CADMA-

TIC’s design and information man-agement software. Many of our cus-tomers are pursuing growth through automation. In recent years, digitiza-tion and its effect on human life has become a hot topic for discussion. It has been at the core of our activities for the last 30 years. Our customers in the marine and process industries are digitizing, automating and opti-mizing the design, construction and information management of ships and offshore structures with the use of our solutions.

I wish you all happy and interesting reading.

Jukka Rantala,CEO

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2016 was a very good year for CADMATIC. We welcomed over 50 new companies into the CAD-MATIC software family. Existing CADMATIC customers have also continued investing in additional seats, add-on modules or Infor-mation Management software. In total, CADMATIC Software Solu-tions is now being used by more than 900 customers in 55 coun-tries. An overview of all new Ma-rine customers is provided on the following pages.

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Australia

Australian Antarctic Division and Serco Asia Pacific have purchased CADMATIC Information Management software.

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Canada

Seaspan ULC, Vancouver, has or-dered CADMATIC Hull and Shell Plate

software. Seaspan is the biggest yard in western Canada and is the first shipyard in Canada to use CADMAT-IC software. Seaspan mainly produc-es government-owned vessels such as coast guard vessels.

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Croatia

TSI d.o.o. from Rijeka started using CADMATIC Hull and Outfitting soft-ware for their projects at the begin-ning of 2016. TSI is a ship design and engineering company.

Finland

CADMATIC Outfitting Design software has been purchased by Cadpool Oy, located in Helsinki.

Several companies in Finland have purchased Information Management software: SDS Aura Oy, Markland Trade Oy, HL-Metal Oy Ab.

France

Tuyauterie Maintenance Prestations, located in Donges, has purchased

CADMATIC Information Management software.

Germany

CIG Piping Technology GmbH, locat-ed in Bremen, has purchased CAD-MATIC Outfitting software. CIG Piping Technology is an industrial manufac-turer for the shipbuilding, oil & gas and civil engineering industry.

ESCAD Design, located in Olden-burg, has implemented CADMATIC software. ESCAD is a leading inter-national provider of innovative prod-ucts, technologies and services.

FERCHAU Engineering GmbH, Bremen, has started using CADMAT-IC Outfitting and Information Man-agement software. FERCHAU is spe-cialized in shipbuilding and marine engineering.

CADMATIC Information Manage-ment software has been purchased by Klaus Rodiek GmbH, KLH Marine GmbH, List Holding GmbH, and R+S Stolze GmbH.

Italy

Intermarine S.p.A., located in both Sarzana and Messina, has purchased the complete package of CADMATIC

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software. The shipyard in Sarzana is specialized in constructing compos-ite material vessels, while the Mes-sina shipyard specializes in both steel and aluminum vessels.

Norway

CADMATIC Information Management software has been purchased by Brattvaag Electro AS. Brattvaag Elec-tro was established in 1933 in Bratt-våg. Electrical installation and service on vessels and ships has been the cornerstone of the company’s oper-ations.

Poland

DeltaMarin Poland, Gdańsk, has pur-chased CADMATIC Marine Design software for hull design.

HG Solutions, situated in Gdynia, has purchased CADMATIC Informa-tion Management software.

Romania

SC Blue Line Ships, Constanta, has ordered CADMATIC Marine Design software. The dynamic company of-fers naval design, engineering and technical assistance for livestock ves-sel conversions.

Russia

Era Project is located in Saint Peters-burg, Russia. They have purchased Outfitting and Information Man-agement software. Era, Electro Ra-dio Automatica, is one of the main partners of shipyards in the north-western region of Russia. They have many years’ of experience in the field of maritime electrical outfitting.

Marine Projects and Technolo-gies LTD (MP&T) is also located in Saint Petersburg, Russia. MP&T oper-ates in the fields of shipbuilding and ship repair. It offers comprehensive

services for ship and vessel construc-tion, including development and de-sign, supply of materials and equip-ment, installation and hand-over to customers. They have purchased CADMATIC Marine Design software.

Spain

Sea Master Consulting & Engineer-ing, located in Cadiz, Spain, has ac-quired CADMATIC Hull software for detail design. Sea Master provides naval engineering and consulting ser-vices.

Ukraine

POSS Ltd. is a Ukrainian company that operates within the internation-al shipbuilding industry. The com-pany has its head office in Nikolaev, Ukraine. They have purchased the complete CADMATIC Marine Design software suite.

The Netherlands

Goltens Green Technologies B.V. has recently implemented CADMATIC Marine Design software. Goltens has offices all around the globe. They are a supplier of the most technologically advanced on-site field machining ser-vices, provide diesel engine repairs and maintenance, plan and install green technology solutions and pro-vide many other additional services. Goltens Green Technologies B.V. is lo-cated in Groningen, The Netherlands.

Several companies in The Nether-lands have purchased CADMATIC In-formation Management or Hull View-er software: Acta Marine Offshore Services B.V., Anko Piping B.V., An-thony Veder Rederijzaken B.V., Cas-co Scheepsbouw Rotterdam B.V., De Klerk Binnenbouw B.V., Nep-tune Construction, RH Marine Neth-erlands B.V., Southern Right Yacht-ing, Trimm Design B.V. and Van der Kamp B.V.

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China

Guangzhou Shipyard International has purchased CADMATIC Hull soft-ware. They are located in Guang-zhou.

India

Expert Global Solutions Pvt. Ltd. has purchased CADMATIC Information Management software.

The Institute of Shipbuilding Technology in Goa India (ISBT) has started using CADMATIC Marine Soft-ware.

Microdata Marine Group, Mum-bai, has purchased CADMATIC Marine Design software. The company offers turnkey solutions to the Marine In-dustry covering ship design, sourcing and supply of marine equipment and fittings, servicing of imported equip-ment, turnkey fabrication services, and inspection services.

R&M Marine Engineering Ser-vices India Pvt. Ltd. from Chennai is a global provider of individual and turnkey solutions for interior outfit-ting of a fully comprehensive range of ships including, for example, spe-cial vessels, cruise ships, ferries, and offshore vessels. They have started using CADMATIC Outfitting software in their organization.

Senshin Technologies Pvt. Ltd., India has purchased CADMATIC Ma-rine Design Software. They are an engineering solutions company that offers services in CAD, CAE and Inte-grated IT solutions.

Indonesia

CADMATIC software has been im-plemented at PT Bandar Abadi. The company offers shipbuilding, ship re-pair and ship conversion services. Its main office is in Batam.

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PT Pal, Surabaya, has started im-plementing the complete CADMATIC Marine Design software suite in their organization. The company’s main ac-tivities are the manufacturing of mer-chant and naval ships, docking repairs and maintenance and general engi-neering based on job orders. PT Pal is the biggest government owned ship-yard in Indonesia.

PT Steadfast Marine Shipyard, Pontianak, has acquired the complete CADMATIC Marine Design software suite. PT Steadfast is a shipbuilding industry company that was estab-lished in 2005 and has already deliv-ered more than 45 high quality off-shore vessels to date.

The Shipbuilding Institute of Polytechnic Surabaya has purchased CADMATIC Hull and Outfitting soft-ware for educational purposes.

Iran

Since November 2016, Karafan Ma-rine Middle East Co from Tehe-ran, Iran, has been using CADMAT-IC software as the main 3D tool in their daily naval architecture. Kara-fan provides a wide range of design and engineering services to Iranian shipyards and ship owners, includ-ing class design packages, workshop drawings, construction management and so forth, mainly regarding work-boats.

Japan

Fuji Sekkei, a design office located in the Yamaguchi Prefecture of Ja-pan, has purchased CADMATIC Ma-rine Design Software.

IHI Corporation, headquartered in Tokyo, has purchased CADMATIC Information Management software. IHI was established as Ishikawajima Shipyard in 1853. Nowadays they are a comprehensive heavy industry manufacturer.

Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuild-ing Co. Ltd., Okayama, Japan, has purchased CADMATIC Information Management software. Since its es-tablishment in 1917, Mitsui Engineer-ing & Shipbuilding (MES) has provid-ed society with trusted products.

Senshin Technologies, Tokyo, Japan, is an engineering solutions company that offers services in CAD, CAE and integrated IT solutions. The company’s primary focus is to pro-vide high-end professional services to companies in the automotive, manu-facturing, shipbuilding, offshore and other sectors worldwide. Senshin Technologies was founded in 2009 and has offices in Japan and India. They have increased their amount of CADMATIC Outfitting users.

Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. purchased additional CADMATIC Ma-rine Design licenses for their offices in Japan, China and the Philippines. The head office is located in Fuku-yama, Japan.

South Korea

CADMATIC Marine Design software is now also in use at Goltens’ office in Dong-gu, Busan, South Korea. The software is already being used at multiple other offices. Goltens Ko-rea LTD. has purchased CADMATIC Outfitting software.

Turkey

DELTA Marine has purchased the complete CADMATIC Marine Design software suite. DELTA Marine, Istan-bul, Turkey, was founded in 1996 by a group of naval architects. They pro-vide design, engineering and consul-tancy services for building naval ves-sels, yachts and offshore structures.

The United Arab Emirates

Buoyancy Consultants Middle East LLC, located in Dubai, has purchased CADMATIC Marine Design Software for both Hull and Outfitting. Buoyan-cy Consultants’ head office is located in Goa, India, where they also use CADMATIC software.

Great Waters LLC is also located in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. They offer unique solutions for the global maritime industry and provide engineering consultancy and project management focused on the needs of the marine, oil and gas industries. Great Waters has started using CAD-MATIC Outfitting software.

National Marine Dredging Co., from Abu Dhabi, has purchased CAD-MATIC Information Management software for project review purposes.

Mr. Delalat from CADMATIC and Mr. Farhad Miriany from Karafan shake hands on the contract.

PT Steadfast signs contract for CADMATIC licenses.

Mr. Sanal Sukuvihar, CEO of Senshin Technology India and the team of 12 engi-neers at their India office lo-cated in Kochi, together with Mr. Roshansingh Navlur.

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n version 2016T3 of CAD-MATIC Hull, we proudly launched a completely

new Shell Plate module. We had two main targets in mind: ensure the highest accuracy of shell plate development in production and develop user-friendly tools to cre-ate and modify the shell plates in the 3D model. We combined three main drivers to ensure top quality design: the optimal positioning of shell frames, precise definition of hull surfaces, and fast torsion-less hull line positioning.

Shell Plates is the module dedicated specifically to all tasks related to shell plate development in different stag-es of the project life cycle: basic de-sign and hull lines, engineering and shell plate modeling and production tasks. It starts with the definition of hull lines, optimization of the shape and position of shell frames.

The user can easily define and modify shell plates as needed based on the surface model. In the end,

templates are created to facilitate production.

The Hull database can import all kinds of surfaces. The intersection server ensures that all shape-relat-ed construction materials have the correct shapes. Topologic hull lines can also be developed. The user has great flexibility creating multiple hull lines, which helps to divide the shell panel easily.

Shell frames can be created with-out torsion of hull lines by inheriting the “In-plane” property. This makes the production of these profiles much easier at a later stage. These funda-mental components, the Hull data-base and topologic hull lines, give the user the possibility to develop several types of shell views with all the nec-essary and correct information and to develop the shell plates along 3D surfaces.

The new functionality is so easy to use that an engineer can create the most complicated shell plates in an instant. The shell plates are part of the block structure. The shell plates and bulkheads are visible in all views

so the bulkheads and decks can be easily related to these shell plates. The bevel rules ensure that each part is connected with the correct bevel type. The so-called natural bevel ex-ceptions can be modified later.

The precise intersection, which uses the bevel shape, ensures that the plate cutting data (DXF) of the part gets the correct outer contour. Holes can be created by selecting a closed Hull line. Due to the topologic hierarchy, every change affects the related construction and keeps the model consistent.

The Template Wizard helps the production engineer to create tem-plates in an interactive way and to get shell plates ready for production. The system helps the production en-gineer with default plane positions, which mostly fit the yard standard, while modification and repositioning are easily done. The production in-formation of the templates and shell plates contain all the information for production to bend the shell plate to fit the real shape.

New software features: HullDevelopment of Shell Plates

Definition of shell plates in 3D: modifiable contour relations and accurate presentation

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Different types of cutout and lugs

Pin-Jigs

Easy to make and modify holes in shell plates

Holes in shell plates can be defined based on closed hull lines, including the possibility to offset the plate in-side the hole. It is possible to make modifications to the holes and change their relations with the hull lines.

Elongation lists and roller lines can be customized using the new user interface. The profile sketches allow manipulation of the bevel model size to fit all needs and the ability to de-fine different bevel texts for variable bevel types.

The hull line properties allow ad-ditional projection properties, very useful especially when creating holes non-perpendicular to shell plates.

Pin-Jigs

The Pin-Jigs module is an add-on to the Shell Plates Development seat module. The Pin-Jigs module cre-ates pin-jig information automatical-ly from the 3D model for the larg-er shell plate panels and calculates the optimized position of the pin-jig. The module generates a pin-jig draw-ing with the calculated height of the pins, horizontal and vertical grid in-dication lines (axes), constructions

like in a regular shell view, and the shell plate part numbers. The user can configure parameters such as the distance between pins, or the pin di-ameters, and the user can modify the plane or even change the viewing di-rection. All pin jig heights from all available shell plates are created.

More possibilities for cutouts and lugs

In version 2016T3 we extended the number of variations in cutout types and lug shapes. With these alterna-tives the user has more shape varia-tions with fewer cutouts. Now it is possible to adapt the cutout shape better to the weld lines and speed up the assembly process.

Work Request Manager

The Work Request Manager tool al-ready available in the CADMATIC Outfitting Applications is now also fully included in the Hull Applica-tions. This tool utilizes COS for stor-ing and distributing information be-tween users. A work request is the initial request created when defining new work. After new work requests are created all the target users are

automatically notified of unread re-quests when switching to a block. Replies are used to respond to, ex-pand and edit the content of work requests.

Work requests and their statuses can be changed and commented on and external files can be attached to them. Via CoDesigner work requests will replicate to any replica site in a distributed project, as with all design data.

The most typical use scenario is that a designer requests a design modification from another designer. The sender and the target of the re-quest can be users of the same or dif-ferent CADMATIC applications. Natu-rally the tools can also be utilized by project management.

Work BreakDown 2D Drawings

The Work BreakDown 2D Drawings function now also creates separate (perpendicular) views for straight face plates as it already did for plates, brackets and shell frames.

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Define bevel information for Shell Plates

→ Example of generated information for production: expansion drawing and templates for shell plates

↑ Work BreakDown 2D Drawings

Example of an elongation list for shell plates

“The tool for shell plate development simplifies the engineering task. The creation of curved plates is as easy as a flat plate.”

Mr. Paul Filius, Technical Director Hull Applications at CADMATIC.

Elongation 0.00 .. 0.09 0.09 .. 0.18 0.18 .. 0.27 0.27 .. 0.36 0.36 .. 0.45 0.45 .. 0.55 0.55 .. 0.64 0.64 .. 0.73 0.73 .. 0.82 0.82 .. 0.91 0.91 .. 1.00Colors

Elongation 0.00 .. 0.09 0.09 .. 0.18 0.18 .. 0.27 0.27 .. 0.36 0.36 .. 0.45 0.45 .. 0.55 0.55 .. 0.64 0.64 .. 0.73 0.73 .. 0.82 0.82 .. 0.91 0.91 .. 1.00Colors

Horizontal elongation:

Vertical elongation:

Block: 108 COG: (FR26+141,7278.6,3693.2)

CADMATIC HullElongation report

Weight: .44 tonsMaterial: GR-A

Thickness: 8 mm

Object: 1000 Plate: 54Project: 2017T1 Description: shellplate

Elongation 0.00 .. 0.09 0.09 .. 0.18 0.18 .. 0.27 0.27 .. 0.36 0.36 .. 0.45 0.45 .. 0.55 0.55 .. 0.64 0.64 .. 0.73 0.73 .. 0.82 0.82 .. 0.91 0.91 .. 1.00Colors

Elongation 0.00 .. 0.09 0.09 .. 0.18 0.18 .. 0.27 0.27 .. 0.36 0.36 .. 0.45 0.45 .. 0.55 0.55 .. 0.64 0.64 .. 0.73 0.73 .. 0.82 0.82 .. 0.91 0.91 .. 1.00Colors

Horizontal elongation:

Vertical elongation:

Block: 108 COG: (FR26+141,7278.6,3693.2)

CADMATIC HullElongation report

Weight: .44 tonsMaterial: GR-A

Thickness: 8 mm

Object: 1000 Plate: 54Project: 2017T1 Description: shellplate

Elongation 0.00 .. 0.09 0.09 .. 0.18 0.18 .. 0.27 0.27 .. 0.36 0.36 .. 0.45 0.45 .. 0.55 0.55 .. 0.64 0.64 .. 0.73 0.73 .. 0.82 0.82 .. 0.91 0.91 .. 1.00Colors

Elongation 0.00 .. 0.09 0.09 .. 0.18 0.18 .. 0.27 0.27 .. 0.36 0.36 .. 0.45 0.45 .. 0.55 0.55 .. 0.64 0.64 .. 0.73 0.73 .. 0.82 0.82 .. 0.91 0.91 .. 1.00Colors

Horizontal elongation:

Vertical elongation:

Block: 108 COG: (FR26+141,7278.6,3693.2)

CADMATIC HullElongation report

Weight: .44 tonsMaterial: GR-A

Thickness: 8 mm

Object: 1000 Plate: 54Project: 2017T1 Description: shellplate

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he 2016 Users’ Meeting was successfully held in Prague, the Czech Repub-

lic, on the 19th and 20th of May 2016. More than 190 users from all over the world joined in to talk about CADMATIC software.

The atmosphere at the Users’ Meet-ing was very pleasant and informal. The event started on Wednesday the 18th of May at an informal get-to-gether. More than a hundred users joined us for a beer, wine, nice snacks and a talk, either about work or non-work related matters. The next day, after the workshops and presenta-tions, discussions continued in the restaurant where everybody enjoyed a nice meal and entertainment.

The official part of the Users’ Meeting was opened by our CEO, Mr. Jukka Rantala. The program contained CADMATIC presentations, workshops and interesting customer presenta-tions. We also shared business news: the conclusion was that CADMATIC is maintaining a strong position and in-creasing its global market share.

Product portfolio

The first presentation was the so-called “CADMATIC Journey”, which gave us-ers a better insight into the product

portfolio: Hull / Outfitting, from front end engineering design up to retrofit-ting with, for example, laser scanning technology, from initial design up to production. The benefits of the infor-mation management tools eBrowser, eShare and eGo were also presented.

Interoperability between CADMATIC and Tekla

In the afternoon on the first day, business partner Trimble (formerly known as Tekla) presented “the in-teroperability between CADMATIC and Tekla structures”. A native IFC in-terface has been developed between CADMATIC and Tekla structures.

IFC (Industry Foundation Classes) is the international standard for build-ing information modelling and is used for sharing and exchanging construc-tion industry data across different software applications. When this two-way IFC interface is used the workflow is optimized and always up to date.

Workshops and presentations

During the Users’ Meeting, a lot of presentations and workshops took place. An overview of the Hull and Outfitting workshops and presenta-tions is provided in the info box.

3D visualization contest

The first day ended with the 3D visu-alization and image contest, where customers were able to present vi-sual project materials. It was won by Tsuneishi Technical Services Inc. from the Philippines, with an eye-catch-ing building simulation of a complete project.

Future developments

To give our customers the best user experience on the market, we need to provide them with the best solu-tions. Many good ideas, partly pro-vided by our users, are in the pipe-line and will be implemented. One of these improvements is a new 3D visualization core, which was already implemented in 2016T3 for Plant Modeller. Other improvements we aim for are, among others, Common Object Storage, development of Di-agram, and improving eGo and eS-hare.

Once more a success

All in all both the informal and for-mal parts of the Users’ Meeting were once more a success that benefitted all participants.

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← Tsuneshi Technical Services Philippines Inc. won first prize in the 3D visualization competition.

← The co-operation between Trimble and CADMATIC aroused a lot of interest.

→ During the Users’ Meeting a series of seminars and workshops broadened the perspec-tives of the CADMATIC software users.

→ CADMATIC CEO Jukka Rantala welcomed partici-pants to the 2016 Users’ Meeting.

Outfitting WorkshopsDiagram and its use and benefits, presented by both CADMATIC and 3J Yachting, specialized in the yacht build-ing sector. Diagram provides faster cre-ation and assignment of components, useful component list generation and a much easier way of changing specifica-tions for pipelines at the same time.

Electrical Design, presented by CAD-MATIC. A real time saving module, in-cluding fully automatic cable routing, automatically produced production and installation information, new cable routing proposals, cable penetration management and much more.

Laser Scan Modeller, the integrated solution for the seamless use of data from laser scanners in the 3D model, was presented by long-term CADMATIC user Wolfard & Wessels Werktuigbouw B.V. They showed us the great advan-tages of using the Laser Scan Modeller module.

Project Maintenance and Document Production, where CADMATIC present-ed the improved project maintenance and document production options that have been made more user-friendly.

Equitix Project by STC Power, an EPC from Italy.

eShare in use by SCA Obbola. A pre-sentation by the Swedish pulp & pa-per giant. They successfully use the eBrowser for design review and eShare for maintenance and process opera-tors. At the same time, they are able to link eShare with other software pro-grams like SAP and Sitebase.

CADMATIC system – a new solution to sustain Drydocks World Dubai’s core engineering business.

Hull WorkshopsWireframe to surface model, a work-shop by our Hull specialists on new and improved solutions for CADMATIC Hull. Hull Shape Import, Shell Views, Shell Frames and Hull Lines have all been significantly improved, while a whole new method for shell plates and templates has been developed. This provided participants with the com-plete package of user-friendliness and improvements to tooling.

Weld management and traceability, presented by CADMATIC, informed participants about the complete weld management solution that CADMATIC offers from beginning to end.

From Basic Design to Production In-formation, presented the benefits of functions within CADMATIC Hull, from the basic design stage up to production information.

Bluetech Finland Ltd, Design experi-ences in versatile marine projects, out-lined their experiences with CADMATIC software.

Smart Interoperability between Ini-tial and basic ship design, about the time saving interoperability between two different software packages: CAD-MATIC Hull and PIAS, presented by CADMATIC, SARC B.V and Conoship International.

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or every Marine Design Magazine we interview a key person within the CAD-

MATIC organization. In this first edition CADMATIC’s Marine Indus-try Director, Geert Tepper, tells us something about himself, CAD-MATIC, the Marine Industry and the challenges ship designers and shipbuilders face.

Who is Geert Tepper?I am 50 years young and have worked at CADMATIC for more than 25 years. I started working at former Numer-iek Centrum Groningen (NCG) in 1991 as a software developer in Hull design software. I have a technical background and graduated in applied computer science. So you started off as a software de-veloper. How did you become the Marine Industry Director?After several years of working in soft-ware development, I got the chance to develop myself in product man-agement, sales and marketing, and as head of sales & marketing at NCG. Although my background was not shipbuilding, I learned a lot about this fascinating industry during my career and I have been involved in al-most every new customer implemen-tation since 1997, including many leading shipyards and ship design companies that currently still use our products. After the merger between NCG and CADMATIC, I was asked to take on the responsibility of Marine Industry Director, a new challenge, which I of course accepted.What are your daily tasks and what do you like most?My most important tasks are sup-porting and providing guidance to my

sales team members. The competi-tion in selling ship design software products in the industry is fierce and requires creativity from the sales team. This is the aspect of my job I like most.

Customers are also continuous-ly searching for innovative solutions and working methods to do things better and smarter than others in an industry that is suffering from a decreasing order book. We continu-ously try to empower our custom-ers through joint efforts from sales, product development and custom-er support. My role herein is being the “integrator”, which is something I like doing.What is the current status of CAD-MATIC’s Marine business develop-ment?We are happy with our current posi-tion in the market and we are very eager to continue growing. We want to be number one. Over the past 25 years we have become recognized as a solid and reliable partner and as one of the top two marine design software providers.

With more than 900 customers in 55 countries we have proven that we add value to our customers’ business-es, whether this is in design and engi-neering, production, or in information management. This is mainly thanks to our customers; they keep us going and inspire us to develop new functional-ities, products and solutions.

Development of the business is, however, not limited to technically in-novative products. We are convinced that having close relationships with our customers is at least as impor-tant.Of course you are happy with all the new customers that have joined the

CADMATIC family. Do you see any differences between customers?We currently have more than 900 customers using our products on a daily basis. We value all our cus-tomers, regardless whether they are small design companies or highly ad-vanced shipyards applying the most innovative production methods. In particular, I value all customers who continuously try to gain the maxi-mum benefit from our products in order to stay ahead of the competi-tion and push us to the limit. How can CADMATIC maintain its competitiveness in the market, es-pecially with the industry not doing so well?It is clear that CADMATIC does not control the industry, the oil price, freight rates or overcapacity in the shipping market. Over the centuries the marine industry has had good times and bad times. We focus on the better times by anticipating the future needs of the industry. Can you give an example of the fu-ture needs in the Marine Industry?Well, information management will become (and already is) a very im-portant subject for many shipbuild-ing companies. Also the use of mo-bile devices, smart interoperability with other systems and the best user experience will become top priorities. What does CADMATIC do to meet industry needs?CADMATIC has already started devel-opment programs in close coopera-tion with some of our customers and business partners to meet the needs I mentioned before. I also believe that we must be flexible and work together with our customers to de-velop solutions that help them over-

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come the bad times. We see that our customers appreciate our approach in this regard.What do you think are some of the main challenges facing ship design-ers/builders nowadays? The marine industry is one of the most innovative industries in the world, so technical challenges will probably always be met by smart de-signers and suppliers of, for exam-ple, innovative production solutions. In my opinion, the main challenge for ship designers and shipbuilders is to keep both the cost and qual-ity of projects at an acceptable level. This challenge can be met by smart outsourcing, but above all by qual-ity outsourcing of information man-agement. How does CADMATIC meet those challenges? We already contribute to innova-tive production solutions with our advanced software products and, when new technologies become available, CADMATIC adopts these quickly.

Our solution for smart out-sourcing has already been avail-able for many years with our CoDesigner solution. For quality outsourcing information man-agement we have developed several products like eBrows-er, Work Request Manager and, recently, eShare and eGo. CADMATIC will continue de-veloping these products with the help of our customers in order to reduce project costs and increase quality and ef-ficiency.Every year CADMATIC par-ticipates in a lot of events and exhibitions. What events should we keep an eye on?In spring 2018 we will be hosting our bi-annu-al Users’ Meeting. I can assure you that we will again manage to come up with a very inspiring location and program.

What about events around the globe?You can meet us this year at all major events in the world, like Nor-Shipping in Norway, Neva in Russia, the ICCAS conference in Singapore, the Interna-

tional Workboat Show in the USA, Inmex SMM in India and Marintec in China. At all these events you are more than welcome to meet our representatives and to learn about the latest developments.

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n 2016 the Ngee Ann Poly-technic Institution in Sin-gapore started using CAD-

MATIC software in their Marine CAD classes. The implementation was smooth and easy. The ability to use CADMATIC gives the stu-dents a head start when they join the marine and offshore industry after graduation.

Ngee Ann Polytechnic is a high-er learning institution in Singapore with more than 15,000 full-time stu-dents following one of the 49 full-time courses. The courses cover di-verse interests from business, design and the environment, health and life sciences to technology. Deliver-ing industry-oriented education, the polytechnic’s graduates rapidly start working for companies within the industry, or continue to complete a university degree.

Marine CAD classes

One of the courses at Ngee Ann is the Marine & Offshore Technology course. In the Marine CAD classes, which are part of the course, stu-dents are taught to use CADMATIC software for five hours a week in the first semester of the second year.

“I really like learning to use the modern CADMATIC

technology to apply in the design of ships.”

– student

The students acquire basic modelling skills and produce different draw-ings for both detailed and produc-tion design. CADMATIC Hull software has been used for instruction on the

course since April 2016. Plans have been made to start implementing the Outfitting software in April 2017.

Good reasons to implement CADMATIC

Before using CADMATIC on the course, a series of evaluations were done to ensure that CADMATIC soft-ware would be suitable for students to learn detailed and production de-sign. Some of the teachers at Ngee Ann had previously gained good working experience of CADMATIC software while working at companies in the Marine & Offshore industry. Their familiarity with the software and previous user knowledge and ex-periences helps them to enhance the students’ learning process, which is a big advantage.

Marine Industry partners in the re-gion are also satisfied with CADMATIC

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software. Companies like Sembcorp Marine Singapore, one of the local in-dustry partners of the Institute and a trusted CADMATIC user, have lauded CADMATIC for its efficiency in 3D hull modelling and in generating produc-tion information for shipyard automa-tion. These were all good reasons for Ngee Ann Polytechnic to implement CADMATIC software.

“CADMATIC is a powerful and user-friendly software pro-

gram. The software is de-signed so that it is not nec-

essary for users to have extensive prior knowledge of CAD and mathematics in or-

der to use it. The software commands for creating holes and plate cut-outs, for exam-

ple, are easy to use.” – student

Implementation according to expectations

Implementing CADMATIC Hull soft-ware was smooth and quick. Ms. Cheng, one of the teachers at Ngee Ann Polytechnic, is very positive about CADMATIC software. “Com-pared to other software programs on the market, CADMATIC has a very user-friendly graphical user interface.

All commands can be easily exe-cuted instantly. The standard views and sheet drawings provide a good basis to train students in producing engineering drawings. Since the soft-ware has met all our expectations we are going to start implementing CAD-MATIC Outfitting software from April 2017 onwards”.

Many advantages

The Ngee Ann Polytechnic teachers see lots of advantages in using CAD-MATIC software in the curriculum. They are very satisfied with how well the students have assimilated the course content. According to them, logical mouse clicks and commands, as well as the common graphical in-terface are examples of the simpli-fied modelling processes offered by the software.

“CADMATIC greatly reduces the time for modelling and generation of production drawings and also pro-vides a better viewing experience in both 2D and 3D. With CADMATIC Hull the students can experience the en-tire detailed and production process-es within a short period of time,” says Ms. Cheng.

A good head start for students

According to Ms. Cheng and her col-leagues, CADMATIC exposes the stu-dents to current industry practices and lays the basic foundation in de-

veloping their engineering capabili-ties in preparation for future careers in the Marine & Offshore industry. With CADMATIC the polytechnic en-sures that the students are well pre-pared with the necessary Marine CAD skills.

“I think CADMATIC is a very good software for ship design.

I like the software because when I make a design in 2D, it is presented to me in 3D. The software is easy to use and it

deepens my knowledge of ship CAD design work.”

– student

This gives them a good head start when they join the Marine & Off-shore industry after graduation. Ngee Ann Polytechnic recommends CAD-MATIC software to other universities: “What works for us can also work for others,” Ms. Cheng concludes.

“Compared to other software programs on the market, CADMATIC has a very user-friendly graphical user interface.”

Ms. Chao Cheng, Ngee Ann Polytechnic

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ea Master is a recent addi-tion to CADMATIC’s cus-tomer family. The engi-

neering and design company is based in El Puerto de Santa María in the south of Spain. They are cur-rently using CADMATIC for the hull detail design of a 1,800 passenger capacity ferry. CADMATIC software was implemented quickly at Sea Master and has reduced the deliv-ery time of projects considerably. That is why Sea Master will con-tinue working with CADMATIC in future projects and recommends CADMATIC without reservations.

In addition to El Puerto de Santa María, Sea Master has offices in Ma-drid and Cartagena. It provides engi-neering and design services for the

concept, basic and detailed design phases of marine and industrial proj-ects. Sea Master also offers special services such as 3D scanning solu-tions, heavy transportation and lift-ing engineering, as well as advanced engineering.

Sea Master is always looking for new solutions, especially in the com-plex marine design field. That is why they looked into the use of a new software package to increase their competitiveness.

In 2016, Sea Master selected and implemented CADMATIC Marine De-sign Software. The expectation was that CADMATIC Software would re-duce the company’s delivery times. “In this regard, CADMATIC has per-fectly fulfilled our expectations,” says Sea Master Technical Manager, José Manuel Flores.

Mr. Flores’ main priority is to en-sure that the quality of their work meets the required standards and complies with the appropriate reg-ulations. His principal tasks include maintaining current knowledge and analyzing the capabilities for the de-partment as well as informing and supporting project managers and engineers / specialists. He has been working with CADMATIC software for a while now and is very satisfied with the results.

Good user experience

The Sea Master engineers work-ing with the software have been trained by one of CADMATIC’s expe-rienced trainers. “After a short train-ing course at the basic level, adop-

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tion of the software is very fast and fairly smooth,” Mr. Flores says. “Us-ers quickly learn how the program works and the program interface re-ally helps the learning process”.

According to Mr. Flores CADMATIC offers a much bet-ter experience compared to other Naval Design programs. “The 3D view and the ease of moving and copying ele-ments within the hull struc-ture model speed up the process significantly. The class drawings can be made simultaneously with the modelling process through-out the complete construc-tion process, from basic design up to production in-formation.”

Highly complex passenger ship design project

Sea Master is currently responsible for the complete concept, basic and hull detail design of a passenger ship that can hold a maximum amount of 1,800 passengers. According to Mr. Flores, this is one of the most complex designs that Sea Master has ever worked with.

“There are very strict regulations we must adhere to, like SRtP regula-tions where a passenger ship is de-signed in a way that the essential sys-tems remain operational after a fire or flood and is able to proceed to a port on its own.”

Reducing delivery times

CADMATIC offers 3D solutions that increase business efficiency, which is something that Mr. Flores agrees with. “CADMATIC Marine Design Software’s strengths are its speed, practicality and simplicity. It stands out in this very competitive ship-building market”.

The software offers a lot of advan-tages in comparison to other soft-

ware packages, but most of all it it reduces delivery times a lot. Mr. Flores is also very satisfied with the support they receive whenever there is something that they need assistance with.

“All the support that CAD-MATIC provides can be defined as prompt and diligent”. He would recommend CADMATIC software to anyone “without reservations”.

Mr. José Manuel Flores is the Technical Manager at Sea Master.

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ADMATIC is proud to an-nounce full support for the Industry Foundation Class-

es (IFC) data format, the so-called IFC standard (see info box for more). This means that CADMATIC models are interoperable with IFC standard compatible software product models, such as Tekla Structures. In practice, model im-port and export is handled with a simple one-button command, after which no further changes are re-quired. The functionality is already being used with success on a mas-sive waste water treatment plant design project in Espoo, Finland.

From a development perspective, a clear advantage of standard-based integration is that it reduces the need for special integrations be-tween software platforms. This saves costs and countless hours of devel-opment, testing and discussions with users about their specifics of their use or various software platforms.

Boosts project work in multi-CAD engineering environments

Software specifically designed to handle piping design, such as CAD-

MATIC, can seamlessly be interfaced with software that e.g. handles struc-tural design, such as Tekla. In es-sence, it allows engineering contrac-tors to use the software platform of their choice, provided they support the IFC standard. As no information gaps exist, all parties have accurate and up to date information about the project status, which eases en-gineering and project coordination tasks significantly.

Standard-based integration signif-icantly eases project work in multi-CAD environments. Traditionally, this can be the source of much confusion or misunderstanding. With standard-based integration designers and proj-ect managers can rest assured that “what goes in comes out the same way”.

Combined 3D model with real intelligence

After integrating data from differ-ent software platforms via the IFC standard, the combined intelligent 3D model contains the information from the respective native software applications. Imported materials are recognized not as 3D shapes as in traditional space holders, but as real objects with all their related informa-tion, such as the materials and stan-

dards used, mass density attributes etc. The imported materials can be modified and exported for reuse with all the related information intact.

As such, work can be started with a preliminary model in one software platform, after which it is enhanced with more detailed design in another. Follow the QR Code link to a video for an example of such a workflow: inter-face between CADMATIC and Tekla.

“Openness and interoperability are two of the founding principles of CADMATIC software and as such sup-port for the IFC standard was a natu-ral progression for us. The seamless interoperability with other IFC stan-dard compatible software vendors brings efficiency gains for designers and project management and eases data exchanges between parties in-volved in the design and production process,” says CADMATIC CEO Jukka Rantala.

CADMATIC supports IFC standard

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5 The CADMATIC model has been converted to a Tekla structural model.

6 Export from Tekla as IFC and import into CADMATIC. The relevant connections are all complete. A final check can be done in CADMATIC to make sure the detailed structural model does not clash with the CADMATIC design model.

1 Exporting the CADMATIC model to IFC format for import into Tekla.

4 Converting CADMATIC objects to real Tekla objects.

3 Turning on the CADMATIC 3D model in Tekla.

What is IFC?The IFC (Industry Foundation Classes) is an open, platform-neutral data format commonly used in Building Information Modelling (BIM) based projects. The IFC data model facilitates interop-erability in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry by allowing informa-tion to be received and sent between different platforms without making additional changes.  Because of its focus on ease of interoperability between software platforms several govern-ments and governmental organizations require use of IFC BIM in all projects. The IFC file format was developed by BuildingSMART, formerly known as the International Alliance for Interop-erability. The IFC import license is automatically in-cluded in all CADMATIC seats, in version 2016Q2 and higher.

www.buildingsmart-tech.org/specifications/ ifc-overview

2 Turning on the CADMATIC 2D layout in Tekla.

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he countdown has started in earnest for the world’s maritime fleet to moder-

nise and re-equip in order to meet increasingly stringent environ-mental legislation. A case in point is the IMO’s Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sedi-ments (BWM), which will enter into force on 8 September 2017. As deadlines draw near, shipown-ers are keen to minimize port and dock time for fitting Ballast Water Treatment Systems (BWTS) and exhaust gas abatement systems such as scrubbers.

In retrofit projects it can be cumber-some to fit equipment based on ex-isting drawings, as the drawings are often outdated. In such cases, laser scanning is an excellent solution for producing accurate 3D models of the spaces in question.

Dimensioning and designing in-stallations can be challenging if “as built” drawings are lacking or can-not be fully trusted for accuracy. New components or changes to pipeline routes may have been implement-ed after the vessel was construct-ed. Many spaces are also extremely cramped, which means that a suit-able area to install equipment is not always evident.

Laser scanning produces accurate 3D models of such spaces and eases checking whether there is sufficient space for the planned devices or ma-chinery. The scanned materials can also be used in planning maintenance and repair work.

Laser scanning method

Laser scanning produces a three di-mensional point cloud of the target. Only the surface areas of compo-nents visible from the scanner’s van-tage point are included in a single scan. To avoid blind spots, scanning is conducted from several different positions.

Scanning targets are placed in the scanned area to ease the combina-tion of different scans. These targets are commonly paper prints or mag-netic balls. Once the scans are com-pleted they are combined by the soft-ware semi-automatically. If the points are sufficiently dense, clear geomet-rical shapes can be seen in the point cloud. Point clouds can be used in this form by design systems, or used to generate real CAD models depend-ing on the project requirements.

Practical considerations during scanning

In general vessels’ spaces are first targeted, after which they are scanned. The size and complexity of spaces affect the time required to complete scans, and therefore scan-ning the pump room of a large ves-sel takes longer than that of a small-er vessel.

There are some practical matters that need to be taken into consid-eration when laser scanning during dry-docking. Tanker pump rooms are ATEX spaces, which need to be aired in order to remove explosive gases before scanning or any hot work can be performed.

Ideally the scanner and scanned area should be stationary, but scans are commonly performed at sea de-spite the effects of engine vibration and the ocean swell roll.

The hulls of certain vessels are also transformed during loading, which means that a scan done in the morning could differ from an after-noon scan by several centimetres, if the vessel has been loaded in the in-terim.

Scanning vessels in shipyards comes with its own set of challeng-es. Machinery areas are often filled with shipyard personnel around the clock who interfere with scanning. Moving objects show up as “ghosts” in scanned materials.

Another important factor is the movement of pipes and devices dur-ing maintenance and repair work. Any elements that have been re-moved prior to a scan will naturally not show up in the scan. Care should, as such, be taken to ensure that all el-ements are in place before scanning.

Cramped spaces place special de-mands on scanning in machinery ar-eas. It can, for example, be difficult to access piping that runs below floor plates in machinery areas. In these cases scanning takes much longer.

BWTS and scrubber projects

When renewing BWTS and install-ing scrubber systems, several ma-chinery modules are installed. They are connected to the vessel’s exist-ing systems along with the required piping, tank and automation modi-fications. This entails mainly device

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placement and process connections and in these cases a point cloud is usually sufficient.

Optimal placement is a goal for new machinery and this is achieved by placing the devices’ 3D models in the point cloud, after which connec-tions to existing processes and relat-ed changes are planned.

Typically, scanning for BWTS and scrubber projects ranges from one to three days, depending on the size and nature of the vessel.

CADMATIC Laser Scan ModellerCADMATIC Laser Scan Modeller is an integrated solution for seamless use of data from laser scanners to 3D models and construction data. It boosts the use of laser scanning technologies in design projects. The advantages of using the La-ser Scan Modeller include:• Compatible with most often

used laser scanning equipment or point cloud formats.

• Point clouds can be utilized di-rectly in CADMATIC during de-sign using familiar tools.

• Easily view and examine exist-ing layouts when sketching new layouts.

• Directly use your settings, li-brary and components in CAD-MATIC for correct attributes and materials.

• Check designs during construc-tion to correct errors made in earlier stages.

• Reduce time significantly for surveys, operational down time on board and the need of on-site visits.

• Quickly estimate scope of changes.

• Active / inactive filters to boost performance.

• Reduce the number of un-knowns and assumptions re-garding existing constructions, significantly decreases rework due to the instant availability of accurate dimensions of spatial geometries.

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he latest releases of CAD-MATIC Marine Design Soft-ware include many new

features and improvements for Diagram, Outfitting and Informa-tion Management. These include the new 3D visualization core in Plant Modeller, enhanced presen-tation of revisions management for all documents, direct Excel output for listings, filtered replica-tion for projects, IFC link and pull markers in Cable Router, color coding for Diagrams to ensure consistency, topological node-to-node routing assistance in 3D, new types of bends in cable specs, as well as big improvements in both eShare and eGo.

New 3D visualization core in Plant Modeller

As the first step in taking the user ex-perience to the highest level, a new visualization core was implemented in Plant Modeller. The first presenta-tion of the new visualization core was done during the 2016 Users’ Meeting in Prague and received a warm wel-come from all users.

Here are some of the features of the new visualization core:• Significantly faster performance,

especially with large 3D models in shaded views

• Better visualization for both de-sign and presentation purposes

• Clearer object visualization to make work with the 3D model easier: see edges, shades, and surface patterns

• Better looking visualization to present the design to the cus-

tomer, several backgrounds are included

• Enhancements for the user inter-face: improved pick object func-tionality, showing properties of objects under the cursor

• Using full power of modern GPU

Using modern technologies, CADMATIC can now fully benefit from hardware graphic processors and make everyday design work more visual. A realistic presenta-tion of 3D objects, accurate presen-tation of edges, shades and clipped surfaces enables easier design work. For presentation purposes, it is pos-sible to take one of the predefined background images, which include 3D lighting style, and make a visual-ly attractive image of the project on the fly, without the need for complex rendering in third party software.

New software features: Outfitting

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Diagram enhancements

Reference drawings processing has been optimized and the diagrams are up to seven times smaller in size. The performance in publishing Dia-gram data to 3D has been enhanced. For large documents it is up to 50 % faster.

Revision control in all documents

Already in 2015Q4 tracking of revi-sions was implemented for all doc-uments (layout drawings, sketch-es, spools). Now this functionality is complemented with publications

control for duct spool drawings. The user can select to publish all, or only selected duct spool drawings. There are warnings if a publication of the current document revision already exists.

Revisions in diagrams

The Diagram application includes au-tomated tracking revisions and the generation of revision tables. When a drawing is published a new revision is proposed. This feature reminds the designer to fill in the revision data. The placement and the look of the revision table can be customized ac-cording to the customer’s needs.

Color coding – new tool to check consistency of diagrams

In complex diagrams, it is not al-ways easy to remember what pipe-line, nominal size or specification was assigned to it. Users now have the possibility to change the color scheme to see each difference as a different color. This color scheme helps users to prevent errors and ensure consistency. Using the func-tionality improves the quality of the diagram and helps to keep integra-tion data coherent.

Color coding – new tool to check the consistency of diagrams.

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New node to node mapping between 3D and Diagram nodes

More accurate assistance for 3D de-signers is now available for node lev-els. If node names match or nodes are mapped, the correct pipeline is automatically selected when rout-ing is started. If the pipeline heads towards a valve or equipment node that has a matching name or is mapped, the routing assistance bar will indicate the way to the correct node.

Name-based routing gives the administrator an excellent toolset to use naming rules, for example, for pumps to ensure that the correct pipelines are connected for suction and discharge.

The mapping feature provides better tools for the P&I Diagram user to ensure that each pipeline is cor-rectly connected in the 3D model if the equipment is more complicated and the simple naming rule of nodes cannot be applied.

In Plant Modeller named-based routing significantly reduces the need to select pipelines and their target connections and greatly improves the quality of piping design.

Direct Excel output via standard document generation

Excel templates for documents can be created and edited in project and library settings. Excel ICGD can out-put listings in multiple sheets and support all Excel formats that can be opened by an installed Excel applica-tion and have an *.xl* extension.

Pull markers to indicate where to start pulling cables

When cable bundles need to be pulled, it is often necessary that the pulling of the cable bundle can be started at a location in the ship to which it is easy to haul the cable bundles and pull the bundle into two directions towards the “head” and “tail” equipment.

Cable Router lets the electric de-signer mark the accurate location with a “pull marker” to indicate where the pulling will start. The designer can ex-port the lists from Cable Router.

The listings contain information per cable about the pull marker ID and the lengths from the pull mark-er to the head and tail equipment.

Ordered lists of route nodes from the pull marker location to the head equipment and the tail equipment can also be listed. With this informa-tion workers can precut the cables, assemble them in bundles and pull the bundles in the ship.

The following information can be listed in reports per cable when a pull marker has been used:• The length from the pull marker

to the head equipment• The length from the pull marker

to the tail equipment• The route from the pull marker to

the head equipment, i.e. a list of node IDs

• The route from the pull marker to the tail equipment, i.e. a list of node IDs

• The node ID of the pull marker

Cable tray segregation rules

In the Cable Router it is now possi-ble to group cables according to seg-regation rules. These rules take into account, besides the free rectangu-lar space, the packing method, e.g. the maximum number of cable lay-ers and the shape of the segregation group cross section.

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Checking pipes for production

Use of Spool Production CheckWhen 3D modelling of pipes has end-ed and the pipe geometry is trans-ferred to the spool document cre-ation, the system automatically does a spool production check and alerts the user if there are spools that can-not be produced, for example due to being too large to fit in a galvaniza-tion tank.

First type of check implemented – Volume Check SettingsThe volume check settings define the volume of the galvanization tank and the used model query which defines if a spool is galvanized.

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• Seamless compatibility with CADMATIC design applica-tions

• Configurable Excel adapter

• CMIS adapter for document management systems (Share-point, Alfresco, LogicalDoc and others)

• API to allow making more complex Integrations

New integration possibilities in eShare

Excel adapterExcel files are a very popular and easy way to store and exchange all kinds of information within projects. Often, purchasing or production de-partments use such files extensively. Using the out-of-the-box Excel adapt-er, the user can merge data stored in these files with other project-related data in eShare. With a simple setup an Excel file can be linked to project and data displayed for a 3D object or used for visual styles, hierarchies or in color coding.

CMIS Adapter (Content Manage-ment Interoperability Services)CMIS is a standard for content man-agement systems. Supporting it in eShare means that any system based on CMIS can be integrated with eS-hare without the need for extra cus-tomizations or setup work. eShare uses CMIS to read folder structures and pdf documents and links them with 3D model items. The supported systems are LogicalDoc, Alfresco, and SharePoint.

Indexing for external document adapterseShare now supports two-way linking between the 3D model and external documents by allowing administra-tors to enable indexing for external data sources. When indexing is en-abled, eShare opens all external doc-uments (of the indexed document data source) in the background and searches it for items (links). This in-formation is recorded in the eShare database. eShare can thus show links from the 3D model to items in exter-nal documents. After all documents have been indexed, eShare refreshes the index every 2 hours.

Pattern-based linking from 3D mod-el to documents based on docu-ment nameseShare now allows two-way linking between the 3D model and docu-ments coming from the file system document adapter based on the doc-ument names. This means that eShare can create a link to a document even if no indexing is used, providing the document name can be constructed using the model object (or group) at-tributes. This is especially suitable for creating links to documents with well-

formatted names, such as isometric drawings or spool drawings.

eShare status tracking

eShare can be used to track the sta-tuses of model items. Any object or group type that has a position ID or unique key (group) can be used in status tracking. The administrator can define status tracking and pos-sible statuses for the object type and users can change the statuses of in-dividual objects and groups. The his-tory of statuses is kept for auditing. The statuses can be seen as object attributes, exported for external use via Excel, shown as a hierarchy in the model tree, or visualized with colors in the 3D view.

Smart points with hyperlink adapters and export to Excel in eShare

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Status Tracking in eShare: visualiza-tion, settings and history of changes in object details.

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The same model in eBrowser with old (top) and new (bottom) visualization in version 2017T1.

Labels are placed automatically in layout drawings.

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Automatic labeling in drawings

Despite the high level of digitaliza-tion in marine design, companies still need to produce sets of proj-ect documentation and drawings. The improved robustness of creat-ing complete drawings was an im-portant part of the 2016T3 release. We offer users a new way to gener-ate automatic labeling in 2D docu-mentation.

A sophisticated mechanism finds a possible location for each label and optimizes label positions so that la-bels and their reference lines overlap or intersect as little as possible with graphics from 3D and other 2D anno-tations. This way the user is one step ahead in finalizing the views. Gener-ating labeling by easy selection of la-bels and the desired style of annota-tion uses remarkably less time in the drawing phase and improves the end result in many cases as it contains fewer missing labels.

Further additions include the pos-sibility to see the whole page while annotating only one view. This is es-pecially useful when the space for labels and other texts is limited and overlaps with other views.

eBrowser with new visualization

The 2017T1 release includes an offi-cial version of eBrowser (64-bit and 32-bit). In addition customers have the opportunity to try the new 3D visualization in 64-bit eBrowser. This version contains the new visualiza-tion core, a big step forward in how eBrowser models look, and takes the rendering performance to a whole new level.

Clash checks in eBrowser

eBrowser now allows loading a col-lision report, exported from Plant

Modeller. The user can easily check for clashes. This way even parties with no access to the design appli-cations can participate in checking for clashes.

You can easily browse through the clashes by status, examine the clashes, and use all other features offered by the model tree. It is pos-sible to add markups to clash loca-tions and share ideas on how to han-dle them.

Measuring distances between points in point clouds in eBrowser

Retrofit projects, as well as the com-parison of 3D models and as-built sit-uations with the help of point clouds is now even more efficient with the possibility to measure distances be-tween points in the clouds.

Loading collision reports from Plant Modeller.

Measuring distances between points in point clouds in eBrowser.

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Find markups faster

Users who use large amounts of markups are now able to find the markup they are looking for faster than ever by using the filtering fea-ture included in the markup list. The filtered markup list only shows mark-ups that contain the search string in one of these fields: Title, Creator, Comment author, Comments.

Fly through the model using virtual joysticks in eGo

The first versions of eGo provided a touch interface for moving inside the model that uses widely known touch gestures: pinch for zooming, two fingers for panning and so on. This method has proven to be handy, for example, when examining large open facilities where you can quickly zoom in on a unit. However, it does not allow true flying inside the model,

which for many users is a more natu-ral way of moving inside a ship and is the experience that is familiar from the eBrowser desktop review tool.

The standard touch interface for flying typically available in 3D games and drone controller applications is based on on-screen virtual joysticks that provide separate controls for moving, turning and zooming. We have now fulfilled the request of many users with virtual joysticks in eGo. They can be used in conjunc-tion with the existing gesture inter-face, which gives users the flexibility to choose the method they prefer for each situation.

Store local scenes in eGo

While browsing the model the user can save a view point and return to it later. Predefined scenes come with the model file. Local saved view points can be made on the fly.

Read QR codes to find anything in the 3D model

Reading QR codes from a tablet cam-era or external device allows any ob-jects in the model to be found quick-ly. Using this technology it is possible to trace the installation of pipes and check the status on site.

Load and sync models from eShare

The user can connect eGo to eShare to use eGo as an offline companion for eShare. After eGo is connected to eShare, the user can easily download and update models from eShare proj-ects to eGo for offline use.

Virtual joysticks are now available in eGo and can be used in conjunction with the gesture interface.

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Filtered replication: If a company pre-fers a subcontractor to only have access to their parts of the project, it is now possible. (Pictures courtesy of Wärtsilä Ship Design Norway AS)

Replicated model: Cargo areaSubcontractor A’s access is restricted to the cargo area.

Replicated model: FunnelSubcontractor C’s access is restricted to the funnel.

Replicated model: Engine roomSubcontractor B’s access is restricted to the engine room.

Replicated model: Double bottom hullSubcontractor B’s access is restricted to the hull.

Protection of IP in design projects implemented via filtered replication

In versions up to 2016Q2, replica-tion was based on a complete proj-ect model, which often caused the need for additional non-disclosure agreements to be made with sub-contractors or project partners to

protect intellectual property and know-how.

Starting from version 2016T3, CADMATIC supports filtered replica-tion to protect intellectual property in design projects. If a company pre-fers a subcontractor to only have ac-cess to their parts of the project, it is now possible. Project replication set-up can include a filter for 3D objects

via a 3D box -based selection. The re-mote design team only receives the part of the 3D model they need for their tasks.

With filtered replication the sub-contractor has access only to desig-nated areas of the project, and can-not, for example, publish an eBrowser model of the whole project.

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