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eShare digital twin platform

Strong support for construction phase

Addressing information management and as-operating process plants. However, the
challenges in EPC and asset management latest research in this area advocates for a more
projects realistic approach of creating digital twins for
A picture may be worth a thousand words specific use cases, instead of a universal one. An
– but an interactive 3D dashboard answers all-purpose digital twin would lack functionality
thousands of questions and helps to facilitate specific for diverse project phases or have too
EPC projects. Integrating 3D, 2D, and data from much unnecessary data, which would lead to
constructability and site management systems fuzzy and misleading information for end users.
allows CADMATIC eShare to take a central role in CADMATIC eShare provides a platform for
the project management process. collecting digital data related to industrial design
Complex engineering and construction projects are and engineering, construction, procurement
often split into phases, each focusing on a particular and operation data, without the need to relocate
goal. The phases include FEED, detailed process data from systems that are already in use. The
design and engineering, constructability analysis, platform supports specific use cases tailored
the generation of documentation for construction, to EPC and owner-operator goals.
change management, as well as project handover
and asset management.
Different teams or subcontractors produce a range 3D information model as interface to project-
of data with the goal of ensuring that the project related data
is completed and that the target budget and The 3D model contains a large amount of data
deadlines are met. Two main factors contribute that is used for the post-design phases. However,
to the complexity of the process: cooperation it is often difficult to access for people who do
between project teams with different functions, not use CAD software and only need partial
and differences in information types and formats information from the design stages. eShare
produced. combined with eXchanger converters allow the
Due to the divergent nature of the work, different combination of models from various formats, such
types of documentation are sometimes produced as PDMS®, PDS®, S3D®, DWG, IFC, and more.
and stored in different systems. Together, all these Additionally, it is possible to upload data from laser
factors lead to information that is distributed scanners, adding a photorealistic as-build element
in different bits and pieces, sometimes in files, to the 3D model. This allows the user to get a
sometimes in databases. Occasionally, this data complete project in one window, even in cases
is stored in document management systems, where subcontractors and different disciplines use
or simply in file directories in shared drives, or different CAD systems.
on an intranet. Some project information can be eShare provides access to the various types of
classified as tacit information, which exists only information via one window: the 3D model, 2D
inside people’s heads because they have no time drawings and documentation, overlaying layers of
or means to “attach” it to other project data. data such as data that is added to objects from
The digitalization trend aims to resolve these constructability analysis, or tracing construction
challenges by unifying access to information progress. The data is linked and can be easily
and resolving differences in information storage accessed, searched for, and visualized without
formats. The discussion about digital twins the need to move it from origin databases and
has revolved around the search for a universal systems, or validate it.
approach to storing all data related to as-build A lot of knowledge needs to be communicated to

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