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AVEVA E3D Structural Design

™

Streamlined design, fabrication and construction process

for structural steel

AVEVA E3D Structural Design provides increased productivity in

structural steel for the process plant, marine, mining and power
industries. Enabling consistently rapid, high-quality design, fabrication
and construction, for on-time, on-budget delivery of complex projects.

With an unrivalled track record, AVEVA E3D Structural

Design delivers value as a stand-alone structural steel design
solution while retaining seamless compatibility with other
AVEVA solutions including AVEVA™ Unified Engineering.
With delivery and financial pressure higher than ever, why are 70% of
capital projects over-time, and 60% over-budget?
y Increased project complexity makes delivering a If this data is not shared effectively, an early error or
successful project incredibly challenging. supplier issue can propagate to the finished asset,
y Structural steel needs to be designed alongside all other leading to costly fixes, wasted materials, and
disciplines in an ever-evolving, iterative design cycle. project overruns.

y An ever-more globalized workforce and worldwide The detailed structural model is highly important as
supply chains makes collaboration and effective data it determines which steel materials must be procured
sharing difficult. and ensures that parts fit in construction, both of which
affect the entire downstream process.
As the detailed structural model is created, it needs to
be shared across disciplines and across contractual
boundaries to make sure the project stays on track.

This process is not linear; design information does When designers are using disconnected
not simply pass to the next team until it is completed. solutions, there is no real control of change
The information iterates between numerous teams, management, nor control of who owns the
affecting each aspect of the project on each iteration. latest information. It is very easy to get
out-of-step, which leads to inconsistent,
mismatching information.

Structural steel is a major part of all EPC

projects. It accounts for up to 30% of total
project costs.

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Deliver highly constructible structural steel models
Integrating the structural information allows
collaborative working throughout an entire design,
procurement and construction project, helping reduce
project cost, risk and delivery time.

Seamlessly working with other AVEVA Engineering

tools, AVEVA E3D Structural Design takes over the
layout design from our powerful multi-discipline
solution AVEVA™ E3D Design and allows you to build
a highly detailed structural steel model linked to the
layout model. All changes are visible at all times to all
stakeholders in the supply chain increasing on design
efficiency with time savings of up to 30%. Same project data as AVEVA E3D Design

Equally effective in 3D modeling and fully detailed AVEVA E3D Structural Design is deployed using the
connections, AVEVA E3D Structural Design removes same project data as AVEVA E3D Design. Seamless
design limitations, enables flexible and collaborative integration allows for visibility across both platforms
workflows for project optimization, and ensures right- on the creation and updating of the detailed model;
first-time steel fabrication and construction in multiple delivering a true multi-discipline environment with
industry sectors. common administration, report generation, and data
management capabilities to work more efficiently.
AVEVA E3D Structural Design fully integrates with
a range of AVEVA products, providing high visibility AVEVA E3D Structural Design also interacts with
and management of change. This creates a scalable, AVEVA™ E3D Fabrication Management to provide
multi-user environment where hundreds of users stakeholders in the energy and marine industries with a
can simultaneously work on the same project data collaborative approach to plan and track the fabrication
controlled by our system of claiming and access control. works whether in-house or subcontracted.

Integrated structural steel workflow: conceptual design detailed design fabrication

Push
Detailed Detailed Sub-Work
Conceptual Fabrication Job Pull Status from
Structural Multi Structural Packages,
Design, Request to AVEVA E3D
Design Model, Discipline Drawings, Job Progress,
Multi Discipline AVEVA E3D Fabrication
Fabrication Drawings Fabrication Production
Lay-out Model Fabrication Management
Model Drawings Update
Management

Accept
Status
Fabrication Job
Control
Request

AVEVA E3D Design

Create
Work
AVEVA E3D Structural Design
Packages
AVEVA E3D Fabrication Management

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With one, unified, real-time 3D model, teams are always up-to-date,
making collaboration simple

AVEVA combines the latest 3D graphics and user interface technologies with state-of-the-art
data management to deliver the most comprehensive, productive, and tightly integrated multi-
discipline 3D design solution available today.
y Full visibility across teams ensures problems are y Global, multi-user teams working on the same
be solved earlier, avoiding costly on-site issues, project data means improved decision-making, and
expensive rework, and fewer materials wasted. fewer requests for information, revisions and errors
y Trusted living laser point cloud to ensure data discovered too late.
reliability, accessibility and intelligence for both y Easy status management, with meaningful colour
brownfields and as-built data. coding, makes it easy for everyone to stay focused
y Multi-discipline deliverables stored in the database, and on track.
so they are always up-to-date and accessible from y Visualize, inspect, comment and approve messaging
one place. to communicate effectively.
y All changes visible at all times, to all the stakeholders y Virtual, augmented, and mixed reality allows users to
in the supply chain from engineering to procurement, freely and intuitively move around the digital model,
fabrication and construction. viewing assets from any perspective.

AVEVA E3D Structural Design user interface - plant AVEVA E3D Structural Design sample drawings

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Create consistent, rapid, and accurate detailed design and
fabrication deliverables
y 3D modeling of any type of structure, no matter its y Unique real-time association between 2D
complexity. deliverables and 3D model.
y Parametric templates enable commonly used designs y Interoperability with Stress Analysis, architectural/
to be stored and reused. plant/marine design, with AVEVA™ Enterprise
y Full modeling control and clash-checking capabilities. Resource Management, and with Fabrication
Management Systems.
y Quick and easy creation of structural general
arrangement and details drawings. y .NET API enabling building of your own software
applications and interactions with 3rd party
y Automated parts, bolts and welds marking, software.
generation of bill of materials, shop-ready fabrication
deliverables including parts, assembly and install
marking plans drawings.
y In-built material nesting optimizer and reporting for
more accurate estimating and earlier procurement.
y Digital welds with steel preparation and reporting for
Welding Inspection (NDT).
y Built-in links for CNC fabrication machinery, welding
robots.
y Revision control, change highlighting and audit trail.

AVEVA E3D Structural Design user interface - offshore

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Communication is needed in order to collaborate effectively.
AVEVA E3D Structural Design allows designers to:
y Produce a fully detailed 3D model (Digital Twin)
towards Digital Transformation
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y Identify, control, and communicate change as early E3D Structural Design please visit:
as possible (avoiding costly problems on site, and aveva.com/en/products/e3d-
reducing wasted materials) structural-design
y Initiate detailed structural steel design at an early
stage to leverage downstream knowledge and
optimize Lean Construction principles
y Take back control with effective collaboration for on
time, on plan, and on budget capital projects.

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Related solutions
Leverage collaboration with your 3D model on the The seamless integration with AVEVA E3D Structural
cloud to track shop floor tasks more efficiently. Design ensures any changes made during projects are
checked and validated in real-time between design
AVEVA™ E3D Fabrication Management is a and fabrication to avoid costly rework during the
web-based native cloud application that allows construction phase.
project teams in diverse locations to visualize,
communicate and share information related to the
structural steelworks for efficient collaboration.
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