- XMpLant technology has been used for over 10 years to enable interoperability between engineering software systems using ISO 15926 standards. It has been used on over 80 major commercial projects.
- XMpLant provides mapping and conversion capabilities between different native file formats and ISO 15926-compliant XML files. This allows for exchange of engineering information between different systems.
- XMpLant is currently being used by many major engineering companies for projects involving thousands of documents, 3D models, and other engineering data across multiple applications.
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1. XMpLant and ISO 15926 Adrian Laud Noumenon Consulting Ltd Oct 2009
2. Last year and ISO 15926 Last year several new vendors committed to ISO 15926 interfaces for their products Competing vendors collaborated and demonstrated exchange Apr 2009 XMpLant technology used in interfaces Camelot demonstrated iRING - Apr 2009 New FIATECH / PCA projects planned
3. Proteus Project: Results On specification On time On (the vendors own) budget 3D to 3D: Matrix 2 P&ID to P&ID: Matrix 1 P&ID to 3D: Matrix 3 Achieved Achieved Achieved
4. P&ID (SVG) from XML Intelligence retained Special fonts retained
5. Vendors and ISO 15926 AceCAD Aspentech AVEVA Bentley Cadmatics CCC COADE Comos Dassault Systemes IBM Intergraph INOVx Invensys Noumenon Octaga VRContext
6. XMpLant and ISO 15926 ISO 15926 RDL defines classes XMpLant Schema uses these classes Schema also defines the structure Schema defines ISO 15926 Dictionary compliant XML exchange files XMpLant technology is a Deployment tool for ISO 15926
7. XMpLant technology in use today In use for interoperability for 10 years 80 major commercial projects are using it successfully today Operations use of Engineering information Exchange of designs between systems Proving the model for commercial projects
8. XMpLant usage Tens of thousands of P&IDs Tens of thousands of ISOs Tens of thousands of 3D models Access to intelligent Engineering information in Operations
9. XMpLant usage Over 20 successful conversion projects Many thousands of Catalogue components Hundreds of Specifications Exchange of intelligent Engineering information between systems
10. XMpLant technology Tool for interoperability Powerful Rule based mapping subsystem XMpDE core development environment data driven (Schema and mapping files) Enables new applications to be written working on the ISO 15926 model
11. Scope The full engineering information model Intelligent 2D drawings (P&IDs etc) Intelligent 3D models - all disciplines Catalogues and Specifications Engineering reports - BOM, Line Lists, Datasheets Model merge and split Concurrent access to multiple models
12. XMpLant Overview XMpLant model Reports BOM, Line lists etc Map files Native Applications E D Native Applications ISO 15926-3 ISO 15926-4 Mapping subsystem Mapping subsystem XML Schema Interface Interface A B C Interface Interface Interface Map files
13. XMpLant and conformance Mapping subsystem Map XML Schema XMpLant model Map files Native Applications A B C Interface Interface Interface ISO 15926-3 ISO 15926-4 Mapping subsystem RDS/WIP online XML files Map files iRING
14. XMpLant Projects 1999 First deployed for PDS to CADDS5 2001 Schema in public domain 2003 - First AVEVA VNET deployment 2004 Catalogue and Specification conversion Today Schema aligned with ISO 15926-4 10 vendors using XMpLant technology / Schema Including AVEVA, Bentley and Intergraph 240 + subscribing to the Schema 20 successful conversion projects and several pilots - ~60 installations of VNET and many pilots
15. XMpLant interfaces 20 read interfaces - Import to XMpLant 12 write interfaces Export from XMpLant New ones in development for native systems ISO 15926 Dictionary compliant XML files ISO 15926 iRING in development Prototype read interface for IFCs (buildings) Interfaces for other standards - planned
16. Mapping sub-system Core tool for the data driven environment Rule based with powerful facilities Name and Value mapping Substring processing, evaluations Format conversion , splitting , concatenation Nested Mapping, Associations Pattern matching , Class changing
18. BP Angola 3D Models 590 P&IDs 2,200 GAs 700 Layouts 71,000 tags 520,000 technical attributes 1,000,000 documents Applications PDMS, PDS 3D, Phasset, Plumtree $USD3.3bn FPSO constructed to serve a 5000 square km oil feed 160km offshore Angola .
19. Access to project design information during EPC phase Early development of Operational activities Maintenance plans Ability to monitor progress during EPC phase Check process Validate information Early development of Competency with operations systems Training plans Business Benefits BP Angola
20. Shell Nanhai China Case Study PMC Bechtel, Sinopec & Foster Wheeler
21. Shell Nanhai - China 3D Models 2,600 P&IDs Over 62,000 isometrics Over 3 million electronic documents Applications PDS 3D, SP P&ID, WINPCS, Phasset, SAP, INtools & Documentum USD 4.3bn petrochemical facility engineered by BSF, a PMC consortium - 8 EPC contractors 2.6 Sq Km site 1.4 million metres pipe 5.3 million metres cable
22. Shell Nanhai - China Business Benefits Reliable, secure and seamless Data Handover from 8 EPCs Integration of models from all sources Common neutral model Single point of access to all design data Many different systems Ability to Check overall progress Facilitating early SAP deployment Information available before Handover Identifying procurement overlap
23. Woodside Energy Ltd 3D models 1850 P&IDs 60,000 Isometrics 2,200 GAs 250,000 tags 750,000 documents Applications AutoCAD, Microstation, PDMS, VPE P&ID, PDS 3D, PDS 2D, VPE, SAP, Intools & DRIMS Engineering Data Management using a standard engineering portal for all Woodside operated facilities.
24. Woodside Energy Ltd Business Benefits Fast access to the latest engineering information Brownfield environment Ability to manage inconsistencies View inconsistencies between disparate applications Validate information Common Neutral information Archiving Conversion to other systems
25. Alcan - Australia 250 P&IDs 3D Models 10,000 ISOs 1,200 GAs 100,000 Tags 350,000 Attributes 7,500 As-built mark-ups Engineering data Procurement data $2.4 billion dollar aluminum refinery expansion in Australia. Applications AutoCad, AutoPlant, MicroStation, PDS, PDMS, SmartPlant P&ID, VPRM, ProjectWise, WinPCS, Phasset, MIMS
26. Alcan - Australia Business Benefits 4 fabrication sites in 4 different countries with all sites linked to the Central management at Gove Ability to work with a mixture of different applications Visual navigation of models from multiple applications Ability to use Bentley Engineering and Document management system to Manage the neutral information Stream information to remote sites
28. Shell Ormen Lange Ability to access information from all systems Process plant Mechanical Data Warehouse Ability to simulate operations in real time Maintenance activities Operations Training Business Benefits
29. 3 Offshore Platforms 200 P&IDs 2,000 Isometrics 2,500 Instruments 600 Equipment items 1.2 million Associations Datasheets, Layout Drawings, Vendor Documents etc. Petronas Kuala Lumpur Petronas Virtual Facilities Data Centre (VFDC) collating as-built data for Petronas sites (pilot implementation) .
30. 30 Areas 46,000 Isometrics 1,200 Equipment items 270,000 steel sections Shell Pearl GTL $26 billion project 11 main contractors CCC - C3D test pack identification Applications PDMS, C3D
31. Shell Pearl GTL CCC - C3D test pack summary for a line
32. Shell Pearl GTL Business Benefits Access to all project information through 3D model Welding data Test packs + remaining activities Spool status ISO MTO Visual presentation of Progress on site 3D model used as interface to planning Seamless integration Cost effective and very practical
33. PDS to PDMS A service delivered by AVEVA 20 large projects to date and others underway Converted model usable in production ISOs Pipework MTO Line Lists Catalogues and Specifications converted An industry first PDS to ISO 15926 XML then XML to PDMS
35. XMpLant Applications XMpDE enables applications to be developed that are independent of the design systems Dumb to intelligent drawings Dumb to intelligent Datasheets Neutral Cats and Specs Generic Comparator
36. Conclusions 1 Deployment of ISO 15926 using XMpLant In use today - proven on large projects Operational between major PP systems Readily extensible Proving the ISO 15926 model 2D drawings, intelligent P&IDs Intelligent 3D Feedback to RDS/WIP for new classes
37. Conclusions 2 XMpLant technology today Interfaces for many design systems Powerful mapping facilities Dumb to intelligent processing Exchange XML files for ISO 15926 Archive models as ISO 15926 files XMpLant technology in development iRING interface Templates / sharing
#2: I have been involved in interoperability for around 30 years initially in electronics but mainly in process plant. Like David I was involved in ETAP, PISTEP and EPISTLE. I am also a Champion of FIATECH Element 9 and so am one of the three working on the plan for ISO 15926 in collaboration with PCA.
#4: 6 vendors demonstrated live conversion of intelligent models from real projects not carefully selected models.
#6: Vendors now see that this standard does deliver for business and are joining the club XMpLant technology is a tool that many are using XMpDE the development environment
#7: XMpLant technology is a tool that facilitates deployment of this model
#8: There are 80 major projects using it today. It is used in Operations for access to intelligent engineering information Handover the driving force for STEP 20 years ago It is also being used within engineering for exchange These commercial projects have made significant demands on the model but these are NOT pilots and prove it works for real projects
#13: The interfaces to the native application access, in many cases, data stored by the application The mapping sub-system uses the mp files to defines the rules to convert the data to information This greatly assists the interface development as project specific customisations are easily handled. An interface is only concerned with how it maps its information to that of the ISO 15926 model
#14: Following the Vendor workshop in Houston in April this year, it was agreed that there will be various categories of compliance for ISO 15926-7. The base is an XML file that conforms to a Schema that uses the classes of ISO 15926-4 that covers the XML files currently used by XMpLant. The next category is that the classes used are validated against the RDS/WIP a global source rather than a local one After this using the underlying infrastructure being developed by IDS-ADI, as commercially exploited using iRING technology, information sharing can be achieved The model does not change but the transport mechanism changes radically with this. Note that whatever the transport the biggest issue is the conversion to and from the native model which can be many man years of effort. This is depicted on the iRING architecture as a small box with the word Map in it!
#15: First deployment in late 1999 enabled intelligent spec driven model to be converted from PDS to CADDS5 around 50,000 models Following that the Schema was put in the public domain and XMpLant technology was integrated with AVEVAs VNET With early conversion projects it became clear that software conversion of catalogues and specifications were essential for the conversion of design information between engineering systems. Things have moved on rapidly and most major vendors in process plant use either XMpLant technology or the Schema it uses which has now been aligned with the classes of RDS/WIP.
#16: An interesting prototype developed enabled building models defined in Industry Foundation Classes (BIM) now ISO 16739 to be converted to ISO 15926 model. There is a new FIATECH project proposal to address the full mapping between the standards. Structural steel is also handled
#17: Mapping is a critical aspect to the ability to convert native data in and out of ISO 15926 XMpLant has such a rule based mapping subsystem that enables very complex conversions to become data driven greatly reducing the amount of code that needs to be written
#30: For details of the activities at Petronas I shall hand over to Wan Hassan Wan Mamat
#31: For details of the activities at Petronas I shall hand over to Wan Hassan Wan Mamat
#32: For details of the activities at Petronas I shall hand over to Wan Hassan Wan Mamat
#36: It is the information that the design systems create that is important Once extracted it can be used for many purposes not envisaged by or