Bentley CloudWorx and PlantSpace

Product DescriptionProduct BenefitsWorkflow Examples

Bentley CloudWorx: Product Description

• Open very large point-clouds (up to 1 billion) directly within PlantSpace

• Use the PlantSpace tools to View, Rotate, Zoom at reasonable speed

• View in multiple modes (intensity color, gray scale, texture mapping)

• Use PlantSpace tools to dimension and measure.

• Determine pipe sizes and centerline• Fit planar surfaces (walls, floors, beams

etc)

Bentley CloudWorx: Product Advantage

• Provides Easy Access to “Reality” within PDS - anytime

Bring a new level of depth & detail to PlantSpace projects (as-built data, direct data extraction, design verifications, construction monitoring, asset operation and management – the wholly grail of life-cycle management)

• Provides value to a broad spectrum PlantSpace Users

CloudWorx brings reality directly to every PlantSpace user’s desktop across a very broad spectrum of applications, including structural design, piping design, equipment, and electrical.

Bentley CloudWorx + PlantSpace = Immediate Productivity

• Simple tools and visual environment = Immediate productivity

• Short learning curve = Immediate productivity

• Familiar environment = Immediate productivity

• Access to standard design tools = Immediate productivity

WorkFlow Example 1

• Creating an accurate as-builtLaunch Bentley CloudWorx in PlantSpaceOpen point clouds Isolate area of interestFit pipe centerlines from pointsConnect centerlinesRoute PDS piping components

DONE!!

Bentley CloudWorx opens in PlantSpace as an mdl application, allowing the user to select the appropriate point cloud ModelSpace

The point clouds provide the “road map” for creating an accurate as-built using CloudWorx and PlantSpace tools together

CloudWorx tools allow the user to quickly hide portions of the cloud that are not of immediate interest.

Slicing the point clouds along a horizontal or vertical place provides a clear view in either plan or elevation

The CloudWorx “Fence to Pipe” command allows fast identification of piping center lines and diameters

Multiple center lines can be fit quickly and easily by adjusting clipping planes and views.

The center lines can then be connected to create a single polyline with the CloudWorx “Connect Pipes” command.

PlantSpace tools are now used to turn the polyline into a “Intelligent Line String”.

Intelligent piping components are then placed on the Intelligent Line, completing the as-built.

WorkFlow Example 2

• Create and Clash Check New DesignDevelop initial routing line based on

exiting drawings.Clash check against routing line as

initial checkPlace PlantSpace components on line

to refine potential clash areas.Adjust design as required

DONE!!

A proposed pipe routing is represented as a 3D polyline in a dgn file

Point clouds are opened for reference Clipping planes are

adjusted to improve the view

A clearance is selected (8”) and the clash is run

Interfering points are highlighted in blue

The polyline can be turned into PlantSpace piping for further checking

The clash is now run against the actual piping components

Examining the clashes is easy using multiple Microstation windows.

The designer can ignore the clash or adjust the design to eliminate it.

Summary

• Bentley CloudWorx with PlantSpace provides a fast easy solution for a wide variety of engineering and design applications

• Bentley CloudWorx is easy to learn and results in immediate productivity in the design process.