AVEVA PDMS 12.

0 & Associated Products

Update
Peter Brunning
Product Manager Plant Design
PDMS 12 a major update!
Built on proven foundations, now called Design Platform
Built using Microsoft's .NET Framework 2
Offers environment similar to MS Office
Highly customisable
Latest in a long series of PDMS versions
Continual enhancement, continually upgradeable
Simple and easy migration from earlier versions
Can be run in parallel with PDMS 11
Major updates to:
User interface
Database
Rule-based design
Catalogue & Specification
All engineering applications
Drawing production
New facilities for Schematics
and Cable Design
among others
PDMS 12.0 Proven yet NEW
PDMS 12.0 A major update!
Database evolution New database types and element types
Improved user interface & customisation
Common Framework unifies product range
PML.NET allows use of other programming languages
Multiple Explorers & 3D draw-lists
Better integration with other products
New Schematic 3D Integrator checks consistency with P&ID etc.
System limits increased
New Associativity (connectivity) function
Cats & Specs New integrated user interface
Engineering discipline support
Improvements throughout, notably:
Plant and local grids linear & radial
Reporting weight, centre-of-gravity
New Access platforms, Stairs & Ladders
New Cable Design product
First release end 2007
12.0
PDMS 12 Continual Progression
Since the initial release of PDMS 12.0, there have been
regular service packs
PDMS 12.0.SP2 released mid 2008
Admin
New Project Creation Wizard
Improved Lexicon, Import/Export
New and improved Cabling applications
New Cableway Manager
New Cable Design option
Much improved Cable Tray Manager
Enhanced Hole Management
DRAFT enhancements
ISODRAFT enhancements
Performance and Stability
Availability of interfaces
AVEVA Interfaces available from 12.0.SP2
Product Details
Pipe Stress Interface Exchange pipe geometry, load & deflection information
Now compatible with Caesar II 5.10
OpenSteel Exchange with steelwork detailing systems using SDNF
Final Designer AutoCAD editor for Draft drawings
Compatible with AutoCAD 2006
AutoDRAFT Import symbols & sheets from, and export drawings to,
AutoCAD
Compatible with AutoCAD 2006 & 2007
ExPLANT-I / ImPLANT-I Exchange 3D geometry with MicroStation
ExPLANT-A Export 3D geometry to AutoCAD (DXF format)
Query Access Relational DBMS from PML programs via SQL
SQL-Direct Access PDMS data from external systems via OLE DB
AVEVA NET Gateway
New
PDMS 12.0.SP3 released end 2008
Full service pack
Performance and stability
Incorporates updated documentation and on-line help
Includes updated test/example data
Faster start-up of Schematic 3D Integrator
Also updates in light of early use by customers
Requires updated license server FlexMan 4.1
Improved installation and documentation
Includes new FlexManConfig diagnostic and setup tool
From 12.0 SP3.4
Marine Diagrams available for Plant customers
PDMS 12.0.SP4 released summer 2009
Full service pack
Performance and Stability
Minor enhancements, e.g. bulk edit in grid gadget
Upgraded documentation and on-line help
Updated test/example data
Drafting enhancements
2D output to MicroStation DGN v8 & AutoCAD DWG formats
Global improvements
Admin GUI for Global operations
Faster Update operations
Updated licence management (cadcflex)
Enables license server lists & 3-redundant servers
Enables extensions to Schematics products
PDMS Associated Products new at 12.0.SP4
AVEVA Diagrams
Enhanced Marine Diagrams covers P&ID, Cable, HVAC
Schematic 3D Integrator
Improved version of P&ID 3D Integrator
P&ID Manager
Major updates
Improved gateways
AVEVA / VPE P&ID
SmartPlant P&ID
PDMS 12.0.SP5 released December 2009
Full service pack
Performance and Stability
Minor enhancements, e.g. Add/Remove primitives in Drawlist
Upgraded documentation and on-line help
Updated test/example data
Status Control
Covers Schematic and 3-D models and how they relate
Status configuration in Lexicon
Improved Login / Password security
Command windows and files, logs etc.
Piping
Improved Production Support
Wall thickness, Flange Offsets,
Enhanced Review Export for colour and translucency
Enables further extensions to Schematics products
AVEVA Status Control 12.0.SP5
The ability to control and report on the status of individual
model objects as they progress through their lifecycles
The project decides what to control
Tagged items, catalogue components, drawings, etc
and how to measure it, for example:
Approved for Construction
80% Complete
Clash Free
Tightly coupled with access control
Determine who can approve an object
Prevent changes once an object is approved
New
PDMS Nuclear add-on products
Nuclear Concrete Design
Creation & Modification of Steel & Concrete
Structures
Mix & Match with Standard PDMS, for
example:
Create beam using Beams and Columns
Modify using Nuclear Concrete Design
Nuclear Room Manager
Creation & Modification of Rooms
Rooms may be grouped
Example: fire sectors, construction zones
Provides inventory and content management
Nuclear Concrete Quantities
Summary reports of materials
Available for PDMS 11.6
Included on Plant DVD 12.0.SP5 onwards
New
PDMS Associated Products 12.0.SP5
AVEVA Diagrams
Improvements for advanced instrumentation diagrams
AVEVA Schematic 3D Integrator
Faster & more robust comparison including:
Options including filters
Nozzles on SUBE or EQUI
Reverse flow in branch
AVEVA Schematic Model Manager
Improved version of
P&ID Manager
Now separate module
Major updates
PDMS 12.0.SP6 released July 2010
Full service pack
Quality improvement to PDMS & associated products
Notably Cable Design
Minor enhancements
e.g. direct selection of pipe insulation, new option for support ITEMCODE
Upgraded documentation, on-line help, test/example data
Enables updates to Schematics products:
Schematic Model Manager, 3D Integrator & Diagrams
Integration with AVEVA Instrumentation
Support on Windows 7 (and XP)
Windows 7 Professional or Enterprise edition
Single version of product supported on both 32-bit & 64-bit modes
Requires updates to some third party components
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5,
AVEVA FlexMan 5.2
No longer supported on Windows 2000
Some associated products not yet updated
Model Management, Final Designer, interfaces
PDMS Associated Products 12.0.SP6
AVEVA Diagrams
Edit members grid enhanced
AVEVA Schematic 3D Integrator
Comparison summary
Messages dialogue
AVEVA Schematic Model Manager
Edit members grid enhanced
Quality improvement
Many corrections and enhancements based on feedback from
early use of these new Schematics products
AVEVA interfaces released with 12.0.SP5 on
ImPLANT-I 2.1
MicroStation v8 support
Mechanical Equipment Import & Export
Mechanical 3D model exchange
Read / Write standard files
STEP AP203 format
New
AVEVA Mechanical Equipment interface
Import & Export product options
New GENPR & GENCUR primitives
for NURBS curves & surfaces
Uses SMLIB to read and manipulate data
can read/write STEP AP203 files
Treated similarly to POLYHE for design, clash etc.
with improved graphical performance
AVEVA Plant (12.0.SP6) distribution
AVEVA PDMS 12.0 & Associated Products DVD-ROM containing packages:
PDMS 12.0 including:
Laser Model Interface 12.0
Query 12.0
Diagrams 12.0
Schematic Model Manager 12.0
Mechanical Equipment Interface 12.0
Cable Design 12.0
with options for:
Global 12.0
Schematic 3D Integrator 12.0
Multi Discipline Supports 12.0, Area Based ADP 12.0
Nuclear Applications 12.0
Interfaces (ExPLANT-A, ExPLANT-I, Pipe Stress Interface, Final Designer)
Sample data (Models) and Manuals
Global Server 12.0
SQL-Direct 12.0
OpenSteel 2.1
P&ID 12.0
ImPLANT-I, ImPLANT-STL
PML Publisher 1.0
AVEVA Model Management 12.0 DVD-ROM
Also works with PDMS 11.5 & 11.6
AVEVA Review 12.0 DVD-ROM - 12.1 to be released soon!
Renamed from P&ID Manager
Enables use of PDMS with Global
Installs Global server (daemon) only
AVEVA Plant Installation from 12.0.SP4
New combined installer for Plant products
Easy selection of additional features
Will be installed
Will not be installed
Options
Models & Manuals