Progress Measurement for 3D

CAD Projects

Martin Brooks

Chief Engineer - Plant Layout & Piping

Parsons Energy and Chemical Group,
London

Discovering the POWER

International IGUG 1999
 Synopsis
Has
Has your
your office
office ever
ever suffered
suffered from
from “black
“black
box
box syndrome”
syndrome” ?? Have
Have you
you ever
ever had
had toto
explain
explain why
why design
design progress
progress has
has flat
flat lined
lined ??
At
At least
least on
on the
the board
board everyone
everyone cancan see
see
what’s
what’s going
going on,
on, and
and we
we can
can issue
issue lots
lots of
of
paper.
paper.
This
This presentation
presentation offers
offers some
some simple,
simple, yet
yet
scientific
scientific ideas
ideas to
to help
help progress
progress and
and control
control
3D
3D CAD
CAD projects.
projects. It It will
will show
show how
how the
the
status
status of
of the
the model
model should
should be
be linked
linked to
to key
key
milestones
milestones andand to
to the
the quality
quality of
of the
the
supporting
supporting information.
information.
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 Problem - Track along flat line ?

Traditional curve
Deliverables

What’s
Progress

happening
here ?
Database
set up
3D curve

Time
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 Purpose of Presentation

 Demonstrate
 Demonstrate one
one proven
proven scientific
scientific
method exists, that
method exists, that works
works for
for us.
us.
 Encourage
 Encourage input
input from
from and
and build
build
confidence
confidence for
for Clients,
Clients, Project
Project
Management,
Management, Project
Project Controls,
Controls, and
and
Construction.
Construction.
 Provide
 Provide aa forum
forum for
for debate
debate and
and capture
capture
other
other ideas
ideas on
on best
best practice
practice in
in this
this area.
area.

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 Need for such measurement

““ Now
Now with
with the
the bulk
bulk of
of the
the time
time
spent
spent building
building the
the 3D
3D model
model and
and
the
the isos.
isos. being
being generated
generated allall at
at
the
the end
end of
of the
the project,
project, aa billing
billing
mode
mode needs
needs to
to be
be developed
developed
that
that is
is based
based on
on progress
progress in in
completing
completing the
the model
model ””

Oil
Oil &
& Gas
Gas Journal,
Journal,
Dec.22
Dec.22 1997
1997
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 Work Process Change

 Database
 Database set
set up versus Start
up versus Start drawing
drawing
 Isos
 Isos before
before GA’s versus GA’s
GA’s versus GA’s before
before
isos
isos
 Fast
 Fast track
track structural
structural design
design
Traditional
Traditional project
project control
control by
by drawing
drawing
found
found to
to be
be unsatisfactory
unsatisfactory and
and too
too
subjective
subjective on
on 3D
3D projects
projects

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 Need for new measurement tools

Tradition method hrs. 3D method hrs.

Start drawing 0 Set up/admin. DB 1000

Arrangements 100 Arrangements 10

Isometrics 20 Isometrics 2
What used to take a long time is now quick, and what
used to take no time now takes some time.

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 3 Step methodology
Milestone weighting

Quality weighting

Complexity weighting

Choose
Choose number
number of
of steps
steps to
to suit
suit project
project

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 Basis for tracking - Step 1
Establish
Establish milestone
milestone weightings:
weightings:
Manhours
Manhours by
by discipline,
discipline, to
to follow
follow the
the
3D
3D workflow
workflow :-
:-

 Database
Database set-up
set-up -- 5%.
5%.

 Civil/Structural/Undergrounds
Civil/Structural/Undergrounds -- 23%
23%

 Piping
Piping -- 43%
43%

 Isometrics
Isometrics -- 1%
1%
See
See progress
progress log
log slide
slide for
for full
full listing
listing
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 Basis for tracking - Step 2
Establish
Establish quality
quality weightings
weightings ::
Progress
Progress input
input against
against estimated
estimated
quantities,
quantities, then
then apply
apply a
a factors
factors to
to reflect
reflect
the
the quality
quality of
of information
information available
available :-
:-

 Status
Status of
of P&ID’s
P&ID’s (( 10%,
10%, 50%,
50%, 75%,
75%, 95%,
95%, 100%)
100%)

 Status
Status of
of equip.
equip. data
data (( 10%,
10%, 50%,
50%, 75%,
75%, 95%,
95%,
100%)
100%)
 Status
 Status of
of design
design verification:
verification: material
material checks,
checks,
clash
clash check,
check, design
design reviews,
reviews, stress
stress analysis.
analysis.

See
See progress
progress log
log slide
slide for
for full
full listing
listing
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 3D model progress log - 1
Project :-
BY DATE Note A :- Average of areas x 0.09.
ACTIVITY % weight % earned Note A1 :- No.modelled/total no. x average % comp
1.0 SET UP DATABASE Equip. status from model, block=10%:data sht=50%
zone index dwg. 1% 1% vend.prt AR=75%:vend.prt F=95%:no holds=100%
RDB 2% 2% Note B :- Average of areas x 0.43
RDB v DMCS check 2% 2% Note B1 :- No.modelled/total no. x average % comp
first milestone 5% Line status from model,Autoroute=10%:ELD P=50%
2.0 PHYSICAL MODEL ELD A=75%:ELD C=95%:stressed, no holds=100%
EQUIPMENT ( Note A ) 9% AREA 100 AREA 200 AREA 300 AREA 400
no. of equip items
percent complete 5% Note A1

Main
Main tool
tool for
for progress
progress tracking
tracking
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 3D model progress log - 2
layout plot access/maintenance 3% 0% 3.0 MODEL REVIEW
second milestone 17% Internal 1%
UNDERGROUND 9% 8% Client 1% 0%
foundations fifth milestone 87%
pipes 4.0 DESIGN CHECKS
ducts/trenches equip. nozzle locations 1% 0.50%
CIVIL/STRUCT 12% 8% data verification 1% 0.50%
no. of structures 5% DMRS verification 1% 0.50%
percent complete STAAD verification 1%
layout struct & misc stl. (by piping) 2% CAESAR. + supports 1% 0%
third milestone 40% clash check 1% 1%
PIPING ( Note B&C ) 43% supervisors check 1% 0.50%
no. of LB lines 30% sixth milestone 94%
percent complete 22.50% 5.0 DELIVERABLES
no. of SB lines 13% Plot plans 1% 0.50%
percent complete 4.50% isometrics extracted 1% 0.50%
E&I 2% 1.50% isometrics complete 1%
trays E&I arrangements 1%
panels/JB's/switch Steelwork arrangements 1%
forth milestone 85% Piping arrangements 1% 0.50%
seventh milestone 100% 100% 64%

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 Status of equip. and lines
Designers
Designers enter
enter status
status in
in accordance
accordance
with
with Work
Work Breakdown
Breakdown Structure
Structure :-
:-

Project

Equipment Piping

Unit / Euip. no. Unit / Line no.

Status Status

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 Database status report
Reporter Manager (21 Jun 95 : 17:12)
Copyright

REPORTER LISTING Date 14 Nov 96 PROJECT XXXXXXXXXX

LIST OF EQUIPMENTS AND PIPES INPUT BY PLANT LAYOUT & PIPING

AREA NAME STATUS COMPLEXITY WEIGHT

========================== ================== ===================== ===================
EQUIPMENT
==================
/A100-NEW EQUIP /A7772 75
/F7725A 50
/F7725B 10
/F7755 95
/F7785 10
/A7741 50
/A7742 50

PIPES
==================
/100-NEW PIPE /1/2"-CS-75004-17-A 75
/1"-CS-75003-17-A 75
/2"-CS-75001-17-M 75

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 Solution - Progress by milestones
7
6
5
4
Piping
Isos
Progress

3
Civil/S/U

2
1 Milestone 1
Database set up

Time
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 Make progress visible
7
6
5
4

2
1

Display
Display pictures,
pictures, plans,
plans, and
and charts
charts in
in project
project area
area

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 Incorporate into procedures
The CAD Co-ordinator will keep the Lead Piping Engineer up to date with the
status of the equipment model, by means of a progress log (see Attachments)
updated at least once every 2 weeks from database reports, and marked up copy
of the modelbase index drawing. Users will estimate the number of equipment
items in each modelbase and as modelling progresses enter the status of each
equipment item modelled in the equipment status field of the attribute data as
follows:

• Block model 10%

• Data sheet 50%
• Vendor print 75%
• Final vendor print 95%
• No holds / nozzles checked 100%

Once items are 100% they should be approved in the model. This visibly
changes the colour of the item and disables any attempt to modify.

Each equipment modelbase shown on the modelbase index drawing will be

divided into the 4 sections shown below and tracked by colouring each section
as the project progresses:

• Equipment modelling status.

• Nozzle orientation status.
• Plot Plan status.
• Nozzle report checked.

The progress log and modelbase index drawing should be displayed in a

prominent position within the project task force area.

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 Additional work
Never
Never stand
stand still,
still, continuously
continuously review
review
for
for improvements
improvements and and best
best practice
practice :-
:-

 Measurement
Measurement of of C/S/A
C/S/A && E&I.
E&I.

 Automate
Automate into
into Project
Project Control
Control systems.
systems.

 Cultural
Cultural change
change toto review
review model
model not
not
paper.
paper.
 Extend
 Extend method
method into
into the
the construction.
construction.
Measurement
Measurement is
is not
not a
a substitute
substitute for
for
experience.
experience.

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 Final Questions
Thanks
Thanks for
for you
you time
time

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mbrooks@pareuo.com

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Parsons, Data
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Tower, Great
Great
West
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