project, allowing the team to process the collected data into a 3D reality mesh, enabling the Pennsylvania Chemicals Project team to compare the mesh with 3D snapshots of the site on a weekly basis. In addition to the 3D reality mesh, Eye-bot generates a 2D orthophoto that is processed into a series of formats. The availability of this data helps the team plan and execute the construction. The 3D reality mesh of the existing site condition serves as a single source of truth for lookahead and retrospective progress analysis, which helps to optimize collaboration and decision-making between the client and the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractors. The variety of output formats available in ContextCapture makes organizing the vast amount of data into an easily consumable format much more manageable. The reality mesh format, .3MX, can be analyzed in ContextCapture View- er, which enables users and stakeholders to seamlessly access and share content with others, without the hardware and software limitations of desktop systems. Establishing a Single Source of Truth “The level of penetration that the 3D/2D digital deliverables are gaining with a myriad of stakeholders is profound,” Jake Lydick, CEO of Eye-bot, said. Dmitry Gurevich, information technology manager with Shell Polymers, said, “Constructing the plant of the future means embracing digitalization. In construction, digital is about advancing the technology that helps us stay on top of the progress and assures quality, while keeping people safe. In that respect, the 3D reality mesh modeling technology has made a profound impact on how we work on the project, rendering benefits above and beyond of what we had imagined when starting the modeling program at the onset of the main construction phase. “The 3D/2D data gener- ated has helped maintain a strategic perspective of the existing site condition and progress, giving a common truth between the client and the EPC contractors,” he added. “The results are shared among 30+ companies, a community of 1,000+ end users across construction, procurement, safety, quality, engineering, and project management teams.” The project team used the 3D models to measure the amount of backfill needed along with stockpile volumes, dis- tances, slopes, and available laydown area. For example, using the reality mesh resulted in an eight-fold reduction in
the amount of time the con- struction engineers spent analyzing progress on the backfill. The reality mesh is also used to monitor the soil erosion, manage inven- tory, improve emergency response effectiveness, and identify hazards. Anne-MarieWalters, Bentley Systems Global Marketing Director Anne-Marie Walters joined Bentley in 2004 as a global marketing director. In this capacity she is responsible for the marketing and po- sitioning of Bentley’s solu- tions and products that address the needs of the industrial sector including oil & gas, process & discrete manufacturing, and mining industries.
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