Most power system models for industrial systems (e.g. ETAP, PTW, PowerFactory, etc) are put in the filing cabinet as soon as the design phase is over and the plant is operational. Occasionally, they are dusted off when a major expansion is planned, and although the models may be as-built, they […]
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This is the first article of a three part series on how Synergy uses laser scan data to generate smart as-built 3D models. The example model used in this article is from Eaton’s training facility in Houston and is supplied courtesy of LFM Software and AVEVA. Disclosure: Synergy was an […]
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3D models developed from laser scan point clouds can be very accurate. So accurate, in fact, that 2D drawings derived from such models can appear rather untidy. To counter this, the laser scan model can be “orthogonalised”, so that slight angular imperfections in otherwise perpendicular joints (e.g. from sagging pipes) […]
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