S O F T WA R E S O LU T I O N S

Marine
January 2016

Design

Software Solution for Marine Networks

Shipyards – Design and Engineering Consultants – Turnkey and System Suppliers – Owners and Operators
 In this issue is now

Digital project information is now

within everybody’s reach!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

New quarterly release model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Business News. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

CADMATIC and NCG combine business operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Drydocks World Dubai signs up to use CADMATIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Naval Studio joins the CADMATIC users’ list. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Release highlights: Hull 2014Q3–2015Q2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Aries Marine & Engineering Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Chalmers LLC, UAE implements CADMATIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft
– making things possible with HilTop in basic design. . . . . . . . . . . 24

Release highlights: Outfitting 2014Q3–2015Q2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

New Laser Scan Modeller available!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Laser Scan Modeller brings efficiencies

to Wärtsilä retrofit project. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

New customers from China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Increased flexibility via improved interoperability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Damen Shipyards Sharjah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Indonesian Terafulk Megantara Design

goes CADMATIC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

CADMATIC Sales and Support Centers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Publisher: CADMATIC Oy, Itäinen Rantakatu 72, 20810 Turku, Finland – tel. +358 2 412 411 – sales@cadmatic.com – www.cadmatic.com
Editors: Matti Juntunen (editor-in-chief), Ludmila Seppälä, Martin Brink, Sander Kuik (editors), Olli Tuomola (art director).
Disclaimer: Publisher believe that all information provided in this publication is correct at the time of printing. Publisher are not responsible for any inadvertent errors.

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www.cadmatic.com

Digital project information is now
within everybody’s reach!
S ince CADMATIC started marketing
its software in 1992 it has grown
into a shipbuilding and offshore
market leader. In the beginning of 2014
we had 470 customers in the marine
industry. Today, one year later, we are
proud to announce that we have more
than 540 customers in 41 countries
worldwide, an increase of 15 % from
last year.
Continuous growth of CADMATIC
The largest growth in CADMATIC has
come from new markets such as Russia,
the USA, China, Indonesia and the Mid-
dle East, which together account for 25
new customers. Several of these new
customers replaced their existing CAD
software with CADMATIC after conclud-
ing that CADMATIC is more beneficial in
terms of modeling speed, flexibility and
ease of use.
  Apart from the significant number of
new customers, our existing customers
are also increasing their investments in
additional licenses and new software
modules. The number of customers us-
ing CADMATIC in the early design stage
has also increased due to various im-
proved and newly developed basic de-
sign functionalities.
  As a result of this growth CADMATIC
has significantly expanded its custom-
er support and software development
workforce both at its headquarters in
Finland and the Netherlands, and espe-
cially in India, the United Arab Emirates
and Russia. This expansion will contin-
ue in 2016.
New products development
3D modelling has become something
that can be taken for granted in recent
years. It is started at early project stag-
es and everything is modelled more
accurately, including cables for exam-
ple. An increasingly important ques-
tion today is how digital information
produced by efficient design systems
can be more effectively used in project
management, procurement, construc-
tion, commissioning as well as opera-
tion and maintenance.
  CADMATIC has invested heavily in
product development in this area over
the last few years. We have brought to
the market a new way to share design-
phase information to all parties that
require it. The eShare product has ex-
panded our information management
product family. The goal with eShare
was to develop an everyday tool that
is extremely easy to use and allows us-
ers to view 3D design information and
documents in an integrated fashion, vis-
ualize the progress of different design
and installation related phases, as well
as search easily for information from ex-
ternal databases. 3D information is now
also accessible via a tablet application,
eGo.
  Another clear trend has been chal-
lenges related to the efficiency of ret-
rofit projects. For this purpose we have
launched a new laser scan based mod-
elling solution for fast modelling of ex-
Jukka Rantala
President
CADMATIC
jukka.rantala@cadmatic.com
Marine Design
isting structures. CADMATIC offers a so-
lution which handles point clouds and
new modelling from start to finish with
a single user-friendly application.
Renewed communications,
brand and logo
In your hands you are holding a part of
CADMATIC’s renewed communications.
In September 2015 CADMATIC and Nu-
meriek Centrum Groningen BV’s (NCG)
business operations were merged and
we have become one company, with one
brand and one logo (see pg. 8 for more).
  We have also improved our digi-
tal communications and provide cus-
tomers with an electronic newsletter
(eNews) four times a year. We neverthe-
less combine the most important ele-
ments once a year into our traditional
CADMATIC News magazine.
  The quarterly eNews is published ac-
cording to agile/lean principles after
every new software release. Adhering
to agile/lean principles in software de-
velopment has given us more flexibility
and the ability to deliver new features
and product modules to customers sig-
nificantly faster than before.
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New quarterly release model
– implementation of Agile and Lean values
CADMATIC has taken a new quarter-
ly release model into use. The first re-
lease following the new model was
published in January 2014. The re-
lease name, or identification, was
2014Q1.
C
ADMATIC Marine releases are now
published four times a year, one
in each quarter. Normally releas-
es are made available via the custom-
er area during the first month of each
quarter, i.e. in January, April, July and
October. If the need arises maintenance
releases containing critical fixes can also
be released between these quarterly re-
leases. The maintenance revisions of the
quarterly releases are named by adding
e.g. R2 or R3 to the end of the release
name, e.g. 2014Q1R2.
Benefits for
CADMATIC Marine users
There are several benefits for CADMATIC
Marine user organizations. First and
foremost of these is that CADMATIC
Marine releases deliver new function-
ality 4 times a year. The traditional ap-
proach of releasing tends to lead to
unreliable slipping release schedules.
The new release name helps in com-
munication as the release name now
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directly indicates when the release was
or will be made.
  The high quality of releases can be
maintained. As the software is devel-
oped in four fixed time boxes and new
functionality is released as soon it is
mature; there are no longer major and
minor releases. Naturally there will be
differences in the amount of function-
ality visible for users between releases,
but the development effort for each re-
lease is equal. This approach not only
mitigates bug-related risks, but also im-
proves quality via the feedback pro-
vided by users about these frequent
releases.
  Naturally the assumption is not that
user organizations will always take new
releases into use. For all releases, how-
ever, there will at least be some organ-
izations that will take them into use
and provide valuable feedback. This
will eventually benefit all the user or-
ganizations.
  Some of the most useful improve-
ments are easy to implement, so-called
low hanging fruits. Frequent releases
provide a vehicle to make those im-
provements promptly available for end
users.
Lean and agile
This new release model is part of pro-
cess changes that have seen the imple-
mentation of lean and agile values and
principles in CADMATIC Marine.
  In early 2013 CADMATIC Marine’s
product development started apply-
ing the scrum agile methodology. A
very important element of scrum is
the organization of planning and de-
velopment around short time-boxed
increments (in our case two weeks)
called sprints. Each sprint delivers a
potentially shippable product incre-
ment. The Sprints provide fast plan-
do-learn cadence, i.e. a sustainable
regular iteration rhythm, for product
development.
  This new quarterly release mod-
el called Agile Release Train provides
slower, but quite frequent, time-boxed
cadence for releasing. Agile Release
Train is a well-known software indus-
try term introduced by Dean Leffing-
well in his book Scaling Software Agility.
  It is based on set of common operat-
ing principles including:
■■ Frequent, periodic planning and
release dates for the products are
fixed
■■ Dates are fixed and quality is fixed
 scope is variable
■■ Release Trains are executed as a se-
ries of sprints
The train refers to a metaphor where
the train departs from the station on
a reliable schedule. The train’s cargo
that is delivered can be seen as func-
 Marine Design

Shippable Product Increment

Potentially Shippable E.g. Release 2014Q1
Product Increments
Release Backlog

…6 sprints…

Product
Backlog Sprint 1 Sprint 2 Sprint 3, etc.

Release
2014Q3 Release
2014Q4

2014Q4
Sprints 1–6 2015…
2014Q3
Sprints 1–6
2014Q1
2014Q2
Sprints 1–6
Sprints 1–6
2014

Release
2014Q2 Release
2014Q1

tionalities that where ready in time to
be available for the users in a software
release. The train does not wait. Func-
tionality that was not mature enough
will wait for the next train, which will
come quite soon.
  Agile Release Train aligns different
Scrum software development teams to
a common mission, schedule, and ca-
dence. It is a spinal cord of continuous
software product development flow. It
also promotes internal company com-
munication because the release name
directly indicates the timing of the re-
lease.
Agile enterprise
Agile Release Train provides CADMATIC
Marine level cadence and synchroni-
zation, not only for software develop-
ment, but several other activities such
as strategy follow-up and updates,
product portfolio management, road
mapping and marketing.
  In every quarter, progress and what
has changed in our understanding
about customer needs is evaluated.
Plans are not carved in stone. CADMAT-
IC Marine frequently updates different
level plans to deliver the best possible
value to the end users and their organi-
zations. The whole enterprise becomes
agile and lean.
Text: Timo Kaltio, Vice President, Software
Development, CADMATIC

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 Business News
Europe
Finland
Foreship BlueTech Ltd., situated in
Helsinki, is founded by Foreship Ltd.
and key employees of BlueTech. They
are specialized in efficient and eco-
friendly cargo ship standard designs.
Therefore they chose CADMATIC Hull
software.
  Aker Arctic and Merimaa Oy has
purchased CADMATIC eBrowser soft-
ware.
The Netherlands
Shipyard de Hoop is a Dutch compa-
ny from Lobith-Tolkamer that delivers a
complete shipbuilding package includ-
ing customer finance, design studies,
turnkey shipbuilding, designing and
building interiors and ship repair, main-
tenance and conversions. They are now
using the complete CADMATIC Outfit-
ting software.
  Multiple companies in the Neth-
erlands have purchased CADMATIC
eBrowser software, including: Bureau
Veritas, De Jong’s Pijpleidingfabriek
B.V., De Vries Piping & Constructions,
Hoogendoorn MBI B.V., Skid Piping
B.V., Yacht Support B.V., Swift Drill-
ing B.V. and Scheepswerf J. Talsma.
Croatia
Nauta d.o.o. Shipbuilding & Engi-
neering is a company from Croatia,
who has purchased CADMATIC Hull for
their structural design and production.
  Uljanik Shipyard from Split has
purchased CADMATIC Marine Design
software for project review and con-
trol work.
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Germany
Formstaal GmbH & Co. KG, situated
in Stralsund, has purchased CADMATIC
eBrowser software.
  Kliewe GmbH from Hamburg has
purchased CADMATIC Marine Design
software for project reviewing and
checking.
  Peter Meyer Project-Management
Adviser GmbH, located in Weener, has
purchased CADMATIC eBrowser soft-
ware for enhancing their electrical sys-
tem planning.
Norway
Heimli Ship Design AS, located in Fit-
jar, has purchased CADMATIC Hull and
Outfitting. The Hull software has been
purchased because there was a 3D sys-
tem needed which they can complete
all the necessary design phases with.
Other Norwegian companies that have
purchased CADMATIC eBrowser soft-
ware are: Deepocean, from Hauge-
sund, and Vestland Offshore, located
in Torangsvag.
Poland
Marine Projects Ltd. Sp. z.o.o. situ-
ated in Gdansk, have purchased CAD-
MATIC Hull and Outfitting software.
Portugal
Vera Navis, a naval architect and en-
gineering design office situated in Lis-
bon, has purchased CADMATIC Hull
software.
Russia
The Admiral Makarov State Univer-
sity of Maritime and Inland Ship-
ping, a university in Russia, has taken
CADMATIC Hull, Outfitting and Nest-
ing licenses in use. They are situated in
Saint-Petersburg and will train students
how to work with CADMATIC Marine
Design Software.
  Closed Joint Stock Company JSC
“Profile”, a company from St. Peters-
burg, designs ships of different class-
es. They have purchased the complete
package of CADMATIC Marine, includ-
ing Hull, Outfitting and Nesting. The
software is going to be used for 3D
modelling and the development of de-
sign documentation.
  Hotchya Marine Engineering is a
design office from Severodvinsk whom
provides a full range of services such as
consulting, engineering and construc-
tion management for all types of ships.
They have also purchased the com-
plete package of CADMATIC Marine.
  JSC Leningrad Shipyard “Pella” is
one of the top 5 shipyards in Russia
whom is a leading company in the Rus-
sian tug building market. Both CAD-
MATIC Hull and Outfitting licenses have
been purchased for designing and
building new ships, also for their sub-
sidiaries “Pella Design” in the Ukraine
and “Pella Sietas GmbH” in Germany.
  Mid-Nevsky Shipyard from Saint
Petersburg has purchased CADMATIC
Outfitting.
  Nevsky Shipyard LLC is a shipyard
located in Schliesselburg that focuses
on shipbuilding and ship repair. Both
CADMATIC Marine Hull and Outfitting
have been purchased.
Slovakia
Slam Engineering s.r.o., located in
Komarno, Slovakia is a sister company
of North American Shipbuilding. They
use the complete CADMATIC Marine
software package.

Turkey
Dearsan Savunma Sanayi Ve Deniz-
cilik A.S. (est. in 1980) in Istanbul and
builds, fabricates, repairs and modifies
sea and river going vessels. The ship-
yard has purchased CADMATIC Hull,
Outfitting and Nesting software.
  Naval Yachts is located in Antalya
and mainly focuses on designing mega
yachts and sailing yachts. They have
purchased CADMATIC Hull software.
  Navis Design & Engineering Ship
Building Ind. Co. Ltd., a design office
from Istanbul, has purchased the CAD-
MATIC Hull and Outfitting software.
  Yusuf Canayakın, also settled in Is-
tanbul, has purchased CADMATIC Out-
fitting software.
  United Kingdom
Global Maritime Consultancy Ltd.,
located in London, is an independ-
ent marine, offshore and engineering
consultancy with offices all around the
world. They have purchased both CAD-
MATIC Hull and Outfitting.
Ukraine
Zaliv Ship Design, a design office in
Nikolaev, previously rented CADMATIC
Outfitting software. Recently they have
chosen to purchase the software.
ASIA
China
Nantong Rainbow Offshore & Engi-
neering Equipments Co. Ltd has pur-
chased additional CADMATIC Marine
Design software. (see article on p. 38)
  Shanghai Bestway Marine Engi-
neering Design Co. Ltd. purchased
CADMATIC Hull. (see article on p. 38)
Indonesia
PT Batamec is a company from the is-
land Batam that has purchased CAD-
MATIC Nesting software.
  PT Palindo Marine Shipyard, lo-
cated in Batam, purchased CADMATIC
Hull software for their detailed design.
They produce patrol, crew and rescue
boats, passenger ferries, barges and
other ships made out of steel, alumin-
ium, GFRP or a combination of alumin-
ium and steel.
  PT Terafulk started using CADMATIC
Marine software. (see article on p. 42)
Japan
Keihin Dock Co. Ltd, Yokohamahas
purchased CADMATIC Outfitting and
Nesting software.
  Niigata Shipbuilding & Repair Inc
started to use full scope of CADMATIC
Marine software.
Singapore
Jetlee Shipbuilding & Engineer-
ing Pte. Ltd. from Singapore has pur-
chased both CADMATIC Hull and Out-
fitting seats. They are specialized in
shipbuilding, ship conversion, ship
repair, offshore engineering, machin-
ing works, piping repair and installa-
tion and mechanical repair of marine
equipment.
  Jurong SML Pte. Ltd, a company
situated in Singapore, has purchased
CADMATIC Nesting software to be used
in cooperation with Jurong Shipyard.
Jurong SML is specialized in the repair,
refit and conversion of small and medi-
um-sized vessels.
   United Arab Emirates
Aries Marine and Engineering Ser-
vices, Sharjah, UAE has ordered include
CADMATIC Outfitting seats with addi-
tional interfaces: Tekla Interface and
Laser Scan Modeller module to their
existing marine and offshore projects.
  Navtech International, Dubai, start-
ed to use eBrowser.
  Drydocks World Dubai is a new cus-
tomer from Dubai that started to use
the complete package of CADMATIC
Marine. The shipyard is the largest facil-
ity in the Middle East and is the flagship
company of Dubai World subsidiary
Drydocks World. The shipyard provides
ship repair, vessel conversions, new-
building and offshore construction.
Marine Design
AMERICAS
Brazil
Estaleiro Navship Ltda., situated in
Itajaí is doing work for North American
Shipbuilding. They are using the com-
plete package of CADMATIC Marine.
 Oceanpact located in Rio de Janeiro
started using eBrowser for their pro-
jects.
Canada
Quebecian Bronswerk Marine Inc.
purchased the CADMATIC eBrowser
software for project review of the HVAC
systems of the VT Halter Marine – Wärt-
silä ConRo project for Crowley.
  Genoa Design International Ltd.,
a marine production design company
based in St. John’s, Newfoundland and
Labrador, has purchased the full pack-
age of CADMATIC Marine Design soft-
ware including Hull, Outfitting, Nesting.
United States
CT Marine from Portland (Maine) has
implemented CADMATIC Hull and Plate
Nesting software.
  The Glosten Associates, a naval ar-
chitecture consultancy based in Seattle
(Washington) has taken the complete
package of CADMATIC Marine in use. The
software will be utilized to complete the
detail design of Vigor’s Alaska Class Ferry.
  Vigor Fab is a leader in shipbuild-
ing and industrial fabrication, located
in Seattle (Washington). They have re-
cently purchased CADMATIC Outfitting.
  Both Jensen Maritime Consultants,
part of the Crowley Maritime Corpora-
tion, located in Seattle (Washington)
and VT Halter Marine, located in Pas-
cagoula (Mississippi) have purchased
CADMATIC eBrowser licenses for review
work of the VT Halter Marine – Wärtsilä
ConRo project for Crowley.
  North American Shipbuilding ex-
panded with multiple licenses for both
Hull and Outfitting. The licenses will also
be used by North American’s sister com-
panies Estaleiro Navship Ltda, (see Bra-
zil above) and Slam Engineering s.r.o.,
(see Slovakia on the opposite page).
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CADMATIC and NCG combine
business operations is now

CADMATIC and Numeriek Centrum
Groningen BV (NCG) have combined
their business operations and con-
tinue as one company. CADMATIC
Oy has acquired all the shares and
business operations of Numeriek
Centrum Groningen BV (NCG). This
is valid from the 16th of September
2015.
CADMATIC Group now employs 110
people.
 “The acquisition supports our
growth strategy and provides us with
great opportunities to combine and
optimize our business and software de-
velopment visions, strategies and op-
erations. The target is to offer the most
competitive integrated software solu-
tion for marine and plant design, engi-
neering and related digital information
▲▲ From the left CADMATIC Group CEO
Jukka Rantala, Olli Manner, Elomat-
ic CEO, Jan Koopmans, CIG Manag-
ing Director, Tjerk Jouke de Vries, no-
tary, Jan Sikko Klinker, CIG Financial
Manager, and Thedoor de Jonge, at
time of signing Managing Director,
NCG and currently CCO of CADMAT-
IC Group.

C
management”, says Mr. Jukka Rantala, been renewed and streamlined. All
ADMATIC and NCG have 23 years’ CEO of CADMATIC Group. products will fall under the CADMAT-
successful cooperation in business   “We are very enthusiastic about this IC brand name, meaning that Nupas-
and software development. They important strategic step forward. By CADMATIC software will be known as
jointly developed Nupas-CADMATIC combining forces the value we can of- CADMATIC software. CADMATIC Ltd’s
software, nowadays known as CADMAT- fer to our customers will be maximized. software solutions for plant design
IC. The companies have a complemen- The plans that we have with software will continue to be branded under the
tary offering with no overlap. NCG spe- solutions can be much better realized CADMATIC name.
cializes in hull and steel design software now that we are one company”, says   New colour codes have been intro-
and CADMATIC Ltd in piping, outfitting Mr. Theodoor de Jonge, CCO of CAD- duced for the different business areas
and plant design software. MATIC Group. under Plant Design Solutions, Marine
  The strategic acquisition now seals Design Solutions and Information Man-
the cooperation and forms a leading agement solutions. These are visible
international design and engineering New logo and branding on the renewed company web pages.
software development vendor, which Branding changes will be introduced in
is widely used by marine and plant de- As part of merging the operations of a step-by-step fashion and customers
signers, builders and owners world- CADMATIC and NCG the branding of will be kept informed about the chang-
wide. After the strategic acquisition the jointly developed software has es as they come along.

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Drydocks World Dubai
signs up to use CADMATIC
CADMATIC has signed a contract for
the delivery of 3D design and infor-
mation management software to
Drydocks World Dubai (DDWD). It is
an indication of the strong competi-
tive position the company’s mod-
ern technology has achieved and
represents a breakthrough for CAD-
MATIC in the international offshore
industry.
T
he delivery includes the design sys-
tem licenses, system installation,
user training as well as support ser-
vices for over 150 simultaneous users
of the software.
Marine Design
  The deal was signed after a demand- One of the most significant projects on
ing and thorough technical evalua- which CADMATIC solutions will be used
tion that was carried out over several is the BorWin3 platform that will serve
months and included numerous inter- in the North Sea. The platform transfers
national software suppliers: over 300 about 900 MW electricity from an off-
software functions and parts were eval- shore wind farm to Germany. The plat-
uated with regards their suitability to form will be completed in 2019.
meet DDWD’s operational optimization
needs.
  The deal is an indication of CAD-
MATIC’s good competitive position
in demanding project design and re-
lated information management and
strengthens CADMATIC’s position in
the international offshore business.
  Drydocks World Dubai is the largest
shipyard in the Middle East that con-
structs offshore platforms and vessels.
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 Marine Design

Naval Studio
joins
the CADMATIC
users’ list

Recently Naval Studio purchased-
CADMATIC Hull Structure detailed
design software. The software will
be used for detailed structural motor
yacht design. The purchase decision
was made after Naval Studio had
a chance to cooperate with another
CADMATIC user on a mega yacht
project.
  According to Naval Studio founder,
Mr. Dinçer Dinç, they first became aware
of ­CADMATIC Marine Design Software
after collaborating with another CAD-
MATIC user, Sea Tech, a Russian busi-
ness partner company. The companies
collaborated for the design of a 50 me-
ter mega yacht project, which is cur-
rently under construction in Antalya.
The project was one of the most com-
plex designs Naval Studio has worked
on and included multiple curved, bent
ing yacht projects but Mr. Dinç indi-
cates that they are currently able to
take on any kind of design project due
to staff’s experience and expertise in a
wide range of vessels and various con-
struction materials.
Building starts 2–3 months
after agreement is signed
Naval Studio’s clients commonly want

N
aval Studio was established in
2008 and specializes in a broad
spectrum of sail and motor yacht
design, project management and con-
sultancy services. The company is based
in Antalya, Turkey, the biggest interna-
tional sea resort on the Turkish Riviera.
Naval Studio’s designs include award
winning yacht projects made of steel,
wood and aluminum, measuring from
8 to 61 m in length.
and irregular arc dimensions as well as
wide unsupported volumes.
  “CADMATIC Marine helped us a lot
on the project to reduce the work vol-
umes and to solve the complex engi-
neering structures. As a result we de-
cided to invest in CADMATIC Marine
for our future mega-yacht projects”, Mr.
Dinç explains the reason behind the
implementation of CADMATIC Marine.
  In the past Naval Studio was mostly
focused on mega-yachts and big sail-
their vessels to be designed and built
quickly once the investment decision
has been taken and they usually start
building the yacht within two to three
months of receiving the commission.
  According to Mr. Dinç the extremely
tight schedule means that the prepara-
tion of construction projects with the
use of traditional design tools would
require an extensive engineering team
working for about 10 hours per day to
finalize the first block.

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 CADMATIC Marine Design Software helped us a lot on the project
to reduce the work volumes and to solve
the complex engineering structures.

  “The most time consuming activity
is revising all construction drawings in
case of any hull form changes or ma-
jor structural changes. With CADMAT-
IC Marine we are able to deliver results
within a short period of time. CADMAT-
IC Marine also allows us to spot any
potential errors inside the metal con-
structions more easily and to fix them
quickly. This way we only deliver the
best results”, says Mr. Dinç.
to increase general design accuracy ef-
ficiency.
  “Our main expectations of CADMAT-
IC Marine is that it will deliver error-free
results in both design and construction
and that it will shorten the preparation
and production time. I think we will
also grow professionally as a company
by using a top engineering software
like CADMATIC Marine.”

Expectation of error-free results

Mr. Dinç indicates that he expects CAD-

MATIC Marine to reduce that amount of
work required on design projects and

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Release highlights: Hull
2014Q3–2015Q2
Below you will find an overview of
all new features and possibilities
that CADMATIC Marine Design Hull
brought you in the last four quar-
terly releases. For example the Weld
Manager, Steel Design Mode and
more.
T
he previous release (2014Q2) of
CADMATIC Hull contained many
new features and possibilities, par-
ticularly focused on speeding up the
design process by enhancing the to-
pology for structural parts, dimensions,
annotations, parameters and drawings.
2014Q3 continues on this path to en-
hance the modeling speed and accu-
racy of the model.
  Since 2014Q2, users have been able
to create views based on the plane of a
construction part by selecting the part
in a drawing or in the Hull Viewer. The
multi-user functionality has been en-
hanced so that multiple engineers are
able to modify constructions concur-
rently in the same block. In addition to
the speed enhancements, Q3 contains
multiple new and improved features,
such as Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC)
in the Hull Server, Steel Design Mode
(SDM), Auto (Plate) Dimensioning, Rule
Based Engineering (RBE) and the topo-
logical Hull lines.
■■ The CRC shortens the calculation
and waiting time by only calculat-
ing changes to a model.
■■ The SDM allows users to follow pre-
set settings to automatically up-
date, save and modify drawings. In
the SDM, users can choose to au-
tomatically place dimensions with
the auto dimensioning function (ex-
plained later), place weld symbols
and alter visibility settings, all ac-
cording to preset rules.
■■ Auto Dimensioning enables users
Marine Design
to dimension entire drawings in an
instant with the assurance that all
drawings have the same style di-
mension.
■■ Auto Plate Dimensioning enables
users to position dimensions relat-
ed to the plate input parameters,
which are automatically updated af-
ter plate changes.
■■ A new feature has been added to
Rule Based Engineering to generate
a text field, which can be included
in a part label and/or in reports. This
informs users when a specific prop-
erty of a construction item is not in
line with a specified rule. The infor-
mation is presented in an easier and
simpler manner.
■■ Topological Hull lines give the user
the possibility to apply topological
relations between Hull lines (seams
and butts) and for inner construc-
tions and angle relations in order to
define specific planes.
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◄◄ (overleaf) Children
visualized in the Hull
Viewer using the
Copy Manager
▲▲ Steel Design Mode op-
tions for faster model-
ling
New additions to the Copy Manag-
er and Template Manager have also
been introduced. The Copy Manager
basically lets the user make relational
copies between plates. This allows the
user to easily create large structures
in one go.
  After the copy action, the relation
between the initial part (the mother)
and the copies (the children) is main-
tained. This means that when the user
makes changes to the mother part, the
children follow.
  Construction properties of individual
or groups of children can be changed,
removed or recovered in an easy and
clear way. The children automatically
adapt to the surrounding construction
by maintaining the topological rela-
tions between structural elements.
  A new addition in 2014Q3 is the
Weld Manager. The Weld Manager con-
trols welding lines automatically. With
the Weld Manager welds are now part
of the work breakdown structure. This
allows users to control single welds and
weld types in the same way as structur-
al parts. In the Weld Manager the weld
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▲▲ The Auto Dimensioning function automatically
dimensions drawings according to preset rules
types and weld properties can be al-
tered as well.
  In our newest version, version
2014Q3, we have not only added the
Weld Manager, but we also added the
shift block option. This option gives
you the opportunity to shift blocks.
This means that the ship can be ex-
tended without wasting time. Draw-
ings are also shifted, so no new draw-
ings have to be made.
  Furthermore, there are major de-
velopments to the Common Object
Storage (COS) system. This is the com-
bined database system for Hull and
Outfitting. With the new COS system,
more resources are available for the
common platform and there is one
gateway, one distribution system, one
access right management system, one
project management environment
and one backup system. COS is easier
to install and data distribution man-
agement has been simplified, while
the re-usage of data for different pro-
jects has been eased. The new COS
system makes working on projects a
lot faster and easier and uses com-
mon tools. More information on the
new COS system will be provided in
the next release of the eNews.
Orthogonal views
on reference planes
With this new feature engineers are
able to connect a view to the plane
position of a reference plane. Previous-
ly, it was possible to make perpendic-
ular views on reference planes. When
the reference plane changes, the view
changes too.
Blocks and compartments
CADMATIC Hull Viewer has a new fea-
ture called ‘Blocks and compartments’.
With this option you can visualize the
project’s block limitations and the com-
partments (3D spaces) of a connected
outfitting project with graphical boxes.
This gives the hull engineer a good and
clear insight into the partitioning and
block layout of the ship.
 Marine Design

◄◄ The reference surface plane feature

visible in the “Create Frame View”’

◄◄ Blocks and compartments dialog

▼▼ Welds visualised in the Hull viewer,

part of the work breakdown

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 ▲▲ Placing penetrations in CADMATIC
Outfitting

►► New functions in updating part la-

bels

◄◄ A bigger hole due to increased plate

thickness

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 Marine Design

◄◄ HilTop parameters can now also be

applied to shell frames

◄◄ A new toggle to pre-generate outfit-

ting views

◄◄ The new ‘’Remove hidden lines’’ op-

tion in the Drawing Properties panel

◄◄ Details of adding a document Item

to the work breakdown tree

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“Compare” drawings
The compare drawings tool was intro-
duced with CADMATIC Hull 2014Q2.
It enables users to compare the draw-
ings of current projects with the draw-
ings of other projects. The compar-
ison results are shown in a list and
the differences are also displayed in
the graphical window where differ-
ent colors represent different kinds
of differences. In a single view users
can then see at a glance what changes
have been made to the drawings. The
tool has now been improved and al-
lows saving the graphical differences
as a DXF file and saving the compari-
son list as an Excel file. This makes the
Compare Drawings tool an even more
useful review tool.
Holes in slanted plates
This feature has been improved to
make creating hole penetrations eas-
ier and faster. Penetrations that are
placed in CADMATIC Outfitting are now
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◄◄ Document Item and Informa-
tion Items added to the work
breakdown tree
re-evaluated by CADMATIC Hull before
they are added to the plate. When the
pipe is not perpendicular to the plane
of the plate, Hull automatically adds
an ellipse hole instead of a round hole.
This same evaluation process is used
when the plane of the plate changes in
Hull, or when the penetration changes
in Outfitting.
  During the generation of plate cut-
ting data, the thickness of the plate
is used to determine whether the el-
lipse hole needs to be widened or not
in order for the pipe to fit through the
hole.
Updating part labels
After part labels have been checked
when updating a view, incorrect part
labels can remain (which means that
no reference could be made to a con-
struction item present in the view). In
the previous version it was possible to
remove the incorrect part labels and
add new ones. It is now possible to also
repair incorrect part labels.
▲▲ An information item can
contain free text and
attchments
  The panel which lists these ‘’Incorrect
elements’’ has been extended with two
new functions in order to repair the
reference. The first is a Zoom in func-
tion to zoom in automatically to the
position of the selected part label and
highlight it.
  The second is the Repair function
that allows you to re-assign the part
label to a new construction item which
makes updating part labels much fast-
er and convenient for the user.
Shell frames on parameter
positions
In the HilTop application it is now pos-
sible to create a topological relation be-
tween views and shell frames by means
of HilTop parameters. Shell frames that
are created in a view based on a pa-
rameter will now automatically get a
topological relation to that parameter,
e.g. plates and other construction ele-
ments in HilTop. Changing the param-
eters will automatically reposition the
shell frames.

►► The end result of a work instruction
in PDF format
▲▲ New Show / Hide Outfitting buttons
Showing Outfitting in Hull
Structure Drawings
Version 2015Q2 contains a number of
significant improvements in using out-
fitting views in hull structure drawings.
In previous versions it was possible to
generate and update outfitting views
in real-time. In this release it is now
also possible to pre-generate outfitting
views when recalculating hull views.
  This strongly improves the perfor-
mance of using outfitting views in hull
drawings as the outfitting views are
generated in the background by the
Hull Agent while the designer can con-
tinue his normal work.
  For this new functionality a number
of new functions have been added to
the ’’Recalculate Views’’ tool, the ’’View’’
ribbon in the main menu, the ’’Drawing
Properties’’ function and the ’’Drawing
Management’’ tool. The designer now
has the possibility to switch the visibil-
ity of outfitting views in a hull structure
drawing on and off by simply clicking
the Show Outfitting / Hide Outfitting
button. The designer can apply pregen-
erated outfitting views for any selected
set of hull structure drawings.
  Another new feature is that the de-
signer can choose whether a hidden
line removal should be performed on
the outfitting view or not. In previous
versions hidden lines were removed
by default, which could slow down
the speed of generating the outfitting
views. The remove hidden lines feature
can be set easily for any selected set of
hull structure drawings by means of
the ’’Drawing Management’’ tool.
Creating work instruction
documents
The Work Breakdown function in the
Hull Viewer has been extended with
new functionalities to generate work
instruction documents in PDF format
in an easy and flexible way. Work in-
struction documents can for instance
be helpful for welders and assembly
workers and include information which
is usually not available in assembly
drawings.
Marine Design
  Work instruction documents contain
3D views of hull structures (i.e. units, as-
semblies, panels etc.), information la-
bels and written instructions for each
step in the assembly process. It is also
possible to include links to external
files, URL’s and even eBrowser models
of the hull structure in the same PDF
document as attachments.
  Work instruction documents can be
generated from any branch in the work
breakdown tree by adding Informa-
tion items and document items to the
work breakdown tree. The user can add
as many work instructions and docu-
ments to the work breakdown tree as
desired.
  The user is free to choose the orien-
tation of the 3D views and how many
Information items are shown per page.
Once all Information items are added
to (a branch of ) the work breakdown
tree the PDF document can be gener-
ated automatically by pressing a but-
ton. The end result is a PDF document
showing the assembly steps including
the work instructions per page.
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Aries Marine & Engineering Services
The ONE stop shop for offshore, naval architecture & engineering
solutions
Aries ONE is the design wing of Aries
Marine, the largest marine engineer-
ing and marine inspection service
provider in the Middle East region.
Founded in 1998, the company has a The existing compartment environ-
presence in 12 countries and is part of ment is accurately captured by using a
the Aries Group.
A
ries group is a multinational
conglomerate that has inter-
ests in fields as varied as engi-
neering, inspection, movie production
and 3D animation. Starting with de-
sign services for ships, the operations
of Aries ONE have been diversified into
design of offshore platforms, semisub-
mersibles, subsea pipe laying, mooring
analysis etc.
  Having identified early on, the cru-
cial advantages of designing in a three
dimensional environment, Aries ONE
introduced modern productivity im-
provement tools such as 3D modelling
software, and 3D scanners in the de-
sign process.
  CADMATIC, due to its versatility has
been a major capability multiplier for
our design office. Some of the promi-
nent areas of application of this soft-
ware in Aries ONE are highlighted in
the following paragraphs.
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Pipe spool drawings
and cable tray drawings
for retrofit of equipment
and systems
3D scanner. The point cloud output of
the scanner is imported into CADMATIC
and pipe/cable routing is done in a 3D
environment. This avoids any inter-
ference of pipes /cables with the ship
structure or equipment captured in the
point cloud model. We have seen that
the site modifications of pipe spools
and cable trays manufactured using
this technique are negligible.
MEP production drawings
for newbuilds
In response to the demands of our cli-
entele for turnkey design solutions,
Aries ONE set up a team for detailed
design. The team comprises senior de-
signers engaged in basic design and
also personnel with considerable site
experience on the production floor.
The software used for MEP modelling
is CADMATIC. The models created in
CADMATIC are very ‘light’ and hence
very responsive even on a workstation
with normal specifications. The ease
and speed of modelling and drawing
extraction is considerably greater than
in our previous 3D modelling suit. In
addition to the improvement in quality
and work efficiency we have also seen a
major reduction in the cost of projects
after the adoption of CADMATIC in our
design office.
‘As Built’ MEP drawings
of existing platforms
The potent combination of 3D scan-
ning and the CADMATIC 3D modelling
suit has been used for the prepara-
tion of ‘as built’ MEP drawings of ex-
isting platforms. The use of CADMATIC
has helped us complete these types
of jobs more efficiently and with zero
errors.
  At Aries ONE we are thrilled with the
new capabilities offered by CADMATIC.
This software has helped us serve our
clients with greater speed and efficien-
cy and realize our motto ”Time is mon-
ey, we count even seconds”.
 Marine Design

▲▲ Pipe spool drawings for retrofit of

ballast water treatment plant

►► 3D modelling and fabrication draw-

ings for newbuild of fixed offshore
platform

▼▼ As built drawing of piping in an oil

refinery

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Chalmers LLC, UAE
implements CADMATIC
In October 2013 Chalmers selected
CADMATIC Marine Design Software
for their 3D modelling purposes af-
ter a thorough consultation process.
Immediately after start-up they used
CADMATIC Marine to successfully de-
sign two identical LQ modules for an
ongoing project. They have been par-
ticularly impressed with CADMATIC
Marine’s ability to ensure clash-free
design work.
E
stablished in 1977 in the United
Arab Emirates (UAE), Chalmers
is active throughout Central and
South Asia, the African continent and
the Arabian Peninsula, with design, en-
gineering, logistical and workshop fa-
cilities in the UAE, and offices in Oman,
Bahrain, Qatar and India.
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  Chalmers is a highly diversified en-
gineering and trading organisation,
with a significant involvement in, but
not limited to, the marine and off-
shore industry.
  Chalmers specializes in providing
turnkey solutions for accommodation
outfitting, including all associated elec-
tronic, electrical, air conditioning, re-
frigeration and plumbing activities and
has over 35 years of unrivalled experi-
ence in newbuild outfitting, major con-
versions and renewal and refurbishing
of accommodation onboard offshore
platforms and vessels of all kinds.
  At Chalmers all design, engineering,
fabrication and installation is gener-
ated in-house with a team of around
1,000 employees. This means that the
coordination of all activities, from de-
sign to handover, remains under their
command and control.
Increased construction
complexity and
client expectations
Being a turnkey living quarters (LQ)
contractor, co-ordination of all servic-
es was always a challenge and with
increased construction complexities
and client expectations, the need for
3D modelling was evident.
  Chalmers selected CADMATIC Ma-
rine in 2013 after considerable delib-
eration. The software’s ease of handling
architectural components was a major
plus point in this regard.
Modelling LQ modules
with CADMATIC Marine
After installation Chalmers designers,
with the guidance of the CADMATIC
support team, took up the challenge of

modelling two identical LQ modules for
an ongoing project. Chalmers had to
carry out the modelling of steel, HVAC,
E&I, piping items and also wanted to
test CADMATIC for architectural items
such as partitions, ceilings, insulation,
furniture and equipment.
  The strategy was to do the first mod-
ule in 2D and transport it to CADMATIC
Marine to check its compatibility, while
the second module was done totally in
CADMATIC Marine. Subsequently from
the CADMATIC model, 2D drawings
were generated for construction and
were found to be suitable and clash
free. Despite some initial challenges
Chalmers was successful in meeting
their end goal.
  According to Chalmers CADMATIC
Marine assisted them to solve several
clashes which went unnoticed in the
first module 2D layouts.
  In the second phase of testing MTOs
were checked for architectural items,
the quality of the 2D production draw-
ings, spool drawings and various tag-
ging requirements, which also proved
effective.
Custom libraries
speed up modelling
To speed up the 3D modelling process,
Chalmers have created custom librar-
ies of architectural components. Wall
panels, ceilings, joinery profiles, toilet
modules, doors, windows, floor mate-
rials, skirting, furniture items and var-
ious equipment types can be readily
inserted into the model and located
as per the GA plans.
  The components can also be easily
customized to suit new project specifi-
cations. Apart from architectural com-
ponents, Chalmers have custom made
Marine Design
standard components of spiral ducting,
pvc sanitary piping, cable trays, cable
ladders and fittings built as per dimen-
sions provided by its suppliers.
  At Chalmers detailed 3D modelling
in CADMATIC Marine offers a number
of advantages. Chalmers can…
1. Ensure that the design is clash
free and thereby reduce rework-
ing
2. Generate of high quality 2D lay-
outs and detail drawings
3. Generate of accurate bills of ma-
terials for all project materials
4. Sharing 3D design with site per-
sonnel using eBrowser
5. Ease change management
6. Work from multiple locations us-
ing CADMATIC Co-Designer
www.chalmers.ae
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Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft
– making things possible with HilTop in basic design
In early 2014 Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesells-
chaft (FSG) received an extraordinarily chal-
lenging design order for a 130m Gas-Electric
RoPAX ferry. Even for a company with 143 years’
of experience in shipbuilding the completion of
such a design in six weeks, as per the custom-
er requirement, was exceptionally demanding.
Under the leadership of Steel Design Manager,
Markus Brinkmann, the company took up the
challenge. The CADMATIC HilTop basic design
module played a crucial role in allowing FSG to
undertake the demanding design project.

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 Marine Design

Shipbuilders since 1872

Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesells-
chaft (FSG) is with 143 years of
experience in shipbuilding and
with over 760 delivered vessels
an experienced shipbuilder. The
shipyard, located in the north of
Germany, focuses mainly on the
design and production of fer-
ries, offshore vessels, naval ships
and special cargo vessels. FSG is
renowned for its innovative de-
signs and R&D developments in
the shipbuilding industry.

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F SG were tasked with preparing
an extensive offer for a 130 by 22
meter Gas-Electric RoPAX ferry for
145 cars and 600 passengers, within six
weeks from scratch. The potential cli-
ent required a main frame drawing and
deck plans in the offer.
  FSG decided that there wasn’t
enough time to wait for a stable 2D GA
whilst there was a necessity to check
the available space for lifts, stairs, en-
gines, etc. Therefore, the decision was
taken to start modeling in 3D direct-
ly. The 3D modeling had to be able to
cope with the fact that during this de-
velopment phase the length, breadth, ▲▲ Named parameters and dependencies
hull form, deck positions, wall posi-
tions, etc. changed often and the draw-
ings had to be modified accordingly.

3D modeling
in the basic design phase

CADMATIC Hull has developed a highly

advanced module for the basic design
phase. The module, named HilTop, is an
addition to the topological structure in
CADMATIC Hull. It adds a higher level
to the topology to which drawings and
structures can be related. A combina-
tion of reference planes and parame-
ters allows the user to easily create and
alter a design. This is especially useful
in the basic design phase where the de-
sign changes often. ▲▲ A view of the RoPAX ferry model created with HilTop
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 Marine Design

“The use of reference planes and parameters allowed us

to create a 3D design in days instead of weeks.”

HilTop implementation
in the FSG yard

Markus Brinkmann, Steel Design Man-

ager, from Flensburger Schiffbau-Ge-
sellschaft decided to pilot the Hiltop
module in the yard’s tenders.
  “The implementation of the HilTop
module itself is easy as it is an addi-
tion to the existing CADMATIC Marine
Design software”, Markus Brinkmann
explains. “It only takes a short time to
get used to reference planes – virtual
planes to which drawings and struc-
tures can be related – and parameters.
The way CADMATIC Marine has set up ▲▲ The use of reference planes are the basis of HilTop
the topological structure is almost self-
explanatory and we therefore could
start quickly with the pilot.”

Advantages
of the Hiltop module

“The use of reference planes and pa-

rameters allowed us to create a 3D
design in days instead of weeks. The
advantage of HilTop is that by using
reference planes the entire vessel and
all drawings and the structure are relat-
ed. By using parameters to change the
model the entire structure is altered
with a few entries and mouse clicks.
This allowed us to create multiple de-
signs out of just one model”, says Mr.
Brinkmann. ▲▲ A view of the RoPAX ferry model created with HilTop
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Release highlights: Outfitting
2014Q3–2015Q2
The last four CADMATIC Marine De-
sign Software releases have included
major enhancements such as seat-
based licensing, 64bit COS servers,
a Laser Scan Modeller, faster repli-
cation and Point clouds in eBrowser
to mention a few. In this article we
highlight some of the most signifi-
cant features of the releases.
T
o simplify the structure of
CADMATIC Marine we decided to
gradually implement a suite-based
structure: the suite bunches together
all the needed modules and provides
the user with all the tools for the design
phase of the project.
  Over recent years, active use of Ag-
ile methods has helped us to develop
a number of new modules, such as Ca-
ble Router, HVAC spools, Support De-
signer and 2D and 3D eXchangers for
AutoCad and several others.
  At the same time we have noticed
that many companies specialize in spe-
cific project phases such as basic design
or detailed design. From the basic de-
sign perspective, tools for 3D modelling
and quick and easy extraction of draw-
ings are the most important factors,
while production information, such as
sketches and spools, are not needed at
all. We therefore created separate suites
that contain only the modules that are
needed for each type of work.
  For CADMATIC Outfitting we now
have two main types of suites: a Ba-
sic Design Suite and a Detailed Design
Suite. Additionally there is
an Electrical Design Suite,
which is dedicated to elec-
trical designers who work
with cable trays and cables
and need to access the
whole 3D model, but do
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not need the full Detailed Design Suite.
Special interfaces, such as eXchangers
with other formats and interfaces with
calculation software and others remain
separate licenses.
  We apply the suite-based structure
for all our new customers and we will
offer an upgrade possibility for exist-
ing customers. For example, if you have
been using a Plant Modeller license for
some time and would like to make use
of the newly developed modules such
as Electric or HVAC spools, you can up-
grade your Plant Modeller license to
the 3D Outfitting Detailed Design Suite.
  Please, contact sales@cadmatic.com
if you have questions about suite-
based licensing or if you are interested
in upgrading old module licenses to
suite-based ones.
  In CADMATIC Outfitting there are the
following new “suites”:
■■ Detail Design Suite
■■ Basic Design Suite
■■ Electrical Design Suite
CADMATIC Outfitting users can retain
their old Plant Modeller licenses too, the
role of the PM area defines which license
is used. PM areas can have four differ-
ent roles. They still are PM areas even
though the icon for each will look dif-
ferent. Please remember that every PM
area name should be unique.
  There is a new command to change
the role of the Plant Modeller area, it
will change the reserved license.
P&I Diagrams and
Diagram/3D integration
Diagram’s new ribbon user interface
ensures both ease of use and effec-
tiveness without compromising func-
tionality. The users can customize the
toolbars and intuitive icons as well as
the 2D drafting functionality. Linking
with the 3D model has also been fur-
ther improved and developed. The 3D
model complies with the Diagram to-
pology and the user can visualize pipe
routing according to the diagram con-
nections.
■■ Plant Modeller recognizes pipelines
that are connected to objects in di-
agram
■■ Diagram / Piping Isometrics & Spools
piping topology awareness in Plant
Modeller
■■ Possibility to list differences be-
tween selected object types in Dia-
gram and 3D model
■■ Differences between objects in
Plant Modeller and Diagram are no-
tified when Diagram is opened
■■ Enhanced error reporting when
comparing pipeline connections
in Diagram with Plant Modeller
 Marine Design

▲▲ P&I Diagrams and Diagram/3D integration ▲▲ Diagram and P&ID – 3D model integration:
Comparing 3D model and diagram topology

►► Diagram Data Miner: The highlighting of

connected objects in the 3D model visual-
ized in the diagram

Diagram and P&ID
– 3D model integration
2D reference drawings are an impor-
tant part of the diagram – users can em-
phasize the location of certain parts of
the diagram symbols compared to lay-
out of blocks or floor plans for example.
  2D reference drawings can now be
clipped. The required area of a larger
2D view can be selected with a box
and used as a reference drawing to cre-
ate a diagram on top of it. This makes
it easier to keep document readability
at a high level.
  Comparing diagrams and 3D mod-
els can now be adjusted by selecting
one, several, or all diagrams for com-
parison with 3D models. This way the
user can check only that part of the 3D
model that is relevant for his/her cur-
rent task and avoid unnecessary checks
of other diagrams.
  Diagrams can be used for visualiza-
tion of 3D modeling progress. For ex-
ample, if pipelines are connected in 3D,
connected lines can be highlighted in
the corresponding diagram. This makes
it is very simple to check and follow the
status of congruence.
Diagram Data Miner
The 2014Q4 release contains a new tool
for all Diagram users – Data Miner. The
tool is easily configurable and can ex-
tract all kinds of data from Diagram to
Excel. It connects directly to the Dia-
gram SQL database. Users can create
Excel sheets for all available object
types and extracted fields can be ed-
ited for different reporting and analysis
needs. Predefined views are included
already in the installation for main ob-
ject types, e.g. armatures, equipment,
instruments and electrics.

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 Piping and 3D model

The most efficient piping design and

3D modeling on the market are fea-
tures that have been associated with
CADMATIC Marine for many years. The
development team has come up with
several new features to further boost
software performance and user friend-
liness in these areas including:
■■ A rotation tool for standard com- ►► UI enhancements
ponents
■■ Several new piping support tem-
plates and new duct supports
■■ Collision detection for service spac-
es, passages and reserved spaces

Improved scalability
for large projects
– 64bit COS server

The 2014Q3 release contains a 64bit

COS server, which enables models with
central memory consumption in excess
of the 32bit theoretical maximum to be
handled and opens new horizons for
very large projects. During the installa-
tion of the COS host hardware, the appli-
cation automatically recognizes which
Windows platform is in use – 64bit or
32bit – and installs the corresponding
COS. Alternatively, it is possible to install
the 32bit COS on 64bit Windows, if this
is required for any reason.

UI enhancements

■■ Improvements to pick function

when 2D hit is enabled (Ctrl + 2).
■■ Crosshair center point must now
be over the model to pick the
object under the cursor.
■■ Improved picking of nearest con- ▲▲ Enhanced space reservation in 3D model
nection point. Points are proposed
in the order of their proximity.
■■ Improved feedback shown when
picking connection point Enhanced space reservation ing, insulation for air ducts, reserved
■■ Improved highlighting in shaded in 3D model space for cable ways and passages.
views Now the user can define service spac-
■■ Improved rotation of large models Several functions have been imple- es for equipment and standard com-
mented for better handling of space ponents already while modeling in the
reservations: improvements for service library. Shared settings can be chosen
spaces for equipment and for stand- for service space systems for standard
ard components of piping and duct- components, ducts and cable trays.

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▲▲ New structural units for faster modeling
This significantly improves the accura-
cy of the model and ensures error free
installation.
New structural units
for faster modeling
Structural units have been developed
for fast configurable unit-based mod-
eling of steel constructions such as
platforms, railings, stairs, ladders etc.
Since version 6.2 more units have been
implemented – circular platforms and
caged ladders. The user just needs to
select the unit type and indicate the
location points in the 3D model, after
which the steel construction is creat-
ed according to the predefined dimen-
sions and components. This functional-
ity further improves the user-friendly
and fast modeling tools and saves de-
sign time for our customers.
  New structural units have been de-
fined and can be customized with vari-
ous settings:
■■ Ladders
■■ Vertical ladders
Marine Design
■■ Caged ladders
■■ Passages of structural units
■■ FRP vertical and caged ladders
■■ Configurable safety cage
Advanced steel constructions are now
possible with the bent beams function-
ality. This allows steel constructions to
be made by selecting the material for
the beam from the library and then
making the geometry of the curved
steel construction.
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Advanced functionality
for air ducts
Further development of air duct mod-
eling has lead to enhanced produc-
tion and manufacturing data in air duct
spools. It is now possible to change
the specification during duct routing
and regenerate parts according to the
ducting spec – as with pipe routing.
Also for rectangular air ducts the user
can define the insulation specification
and see insulation in the 3D model to
take advantage of space reservation
and collision detection. New additional
materials can be defined for insulation
pins for rectangular ducts.
  In duct spools branch parts are now
shown when ducts spools are defined
and annotations of branches are shown
on the duct prefabrication drawing. To
improve handling of production data
the name of the main document group
is now inheritable by members.
HVAC and ducting spools
Duct line attributes are now visible in
the COS browser and model queries. A
new “Browse Ductline” button has been
added to the “home” tab menu.
  Improved dimensioning of flanged
ducts, including the option to define
fixed distances between bolts instead
of equal spacing, has been implement-
ed. This feature makes it easier to gen-
erate drawings according to so-called
“British standard” dimensioning.
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Improved visualization
for beams in 3D and 2D
In the 3D model SQ and RHS profiles
are visualized as hollow for better rep-
resentation. For 2D drawings it is now
possible to select an option to show
hidden profile lines for beams.
Electrical
■■ Regenerate cable trays when speci-
fication has changed
■■ Change specification during routing
of cable tray
■■ Move cable tray points
■■ New cable tray support templates
■■ One-line cabling diagrams
■■ Cable Router enhancements for Dia-
gram cables
■■ Fill rate calculations for sealed cable
penetrations like Roxtec type (multi
cable) cable penetrations
■■ Possibility to define first and last
node in manual routing
■■ List cables in penetration
Electrical
and cable router
The user can now easily generate cross
section views for inspection of cable
ways and penetration fill rates and at-
tach them to drawings.
  Cross section views can be gen-
erated for cable ways at the selected
segment and selected penetrations
◄◄ Advanced functionality
for air ducts
(including sealed penetrations, for ex-
ample Roxtec type). It can be used to
inspect fill rates, cable assignment in
segregations on the cable way or in
penetrations.
  It is possible to attach the cross sec-
tion views to Plant Modeller drawings
to provide additional information for
installation on site.
Change management
of electric cables
During the design process, changes in
the 3D model are often made that af-
fect the status of routed cables in Ca-
ble Router. Some of these changes af-
fect the geometries of cable trays and
the change lengths of the complete
cable routes.
  However, most of the changes only
make minor adjustments to the cables.
A new and easy-to-use tool has been
created for examining changes in ca-
ble routes. Users can now visualize and
compare changes, i.e. see old and new-
ly computed routes. Changes can be
quickly accepted if there are not ma-
jor changes.
  The user can also browse other ca-
ble ways in the 3D space to get infor-
mation about alternative cable routes.
Minor geometric modifications (e.g.
relocation of a few millimeters) will
not cause a change in the cable sta-
tus from “Route accepted” to “Route
changed”.
 Marine Design

◄◄ HVAC and ducting ▼▼ Electrical and cable router: example of cross section
spools view of a penetration

▼▼ Electrical

▼▼ Change management of electric cables: a tool for visualizing and managing

changes in cable routes

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 ▲▲ Piping Isometrics – improved tools to manage breaking geom-
▲▲ Isometric drawings etry into isometrics

▼▼ New way to define special 3D isometric symbols

for complicated geometries

4th point

Reference point
2nd point

3rd point

1st point

5th point

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►► Multi-pipe pene-
trations
Isometric drawings
New visual control of the 3D model
piping geometry status in isometric.
The comparison mechanism checks up-
dates for piping isometrics and visual-
izes the differences in a 3D view and in
eBrowser.
■■ Adjustable zoom step factor to en-
sure the best visualization during
work with isometrics
■■ Containment hierarchy (blocks and
named spaces) can be used in iso-
metric drawing production
■■ PCF file format export is now sup-
ported
Piping Isometrics
– improved tools to manage
breaking geometry into isometrics
Automatic and manual breaking can
now be done for pipeline and contain-
ment-related isometric drawings. If,
for example, the isometric drawing of
a pipeline inside a single area is too
dense, it will automatically be broken
into smaller isometric drawings. A new
intuitive tool “Adjust breaks” has been
created for users to manually adjust
and add break points.
  This tool presents breaking points
with clear symbols and provides us-
ers with a tool to add, modify or re-
move the break. An important feature
of the new breaking is that the system
tries to keep all old break point loca-
tions between revisions of isometric
drawings.
New way to define
special 3D isometric symbols
for complicated geometries
In 2014Q4 there is an option to cre-
ate special 3D ISO symbols for stand-
ard components with complex (flex-
ible) geometry types. Now even special
components that use flex geometry
types can be presented in the ISO or
spool drawing.
  Other additional features include
the direction angle of reference stub-
in branches, containment information
in the continue label, spool names at
the end of the pipeline name in mul-
ti-pipe penetration attachments, as
well as the break ID and the number
of breaks used in naming rules of con-
tainment isos.
eBrowser
■■ eBrowser models and markup files
will now by default open in a stan-
dalone eBrowser application which
is not dependent on Internet Ex-
plorer. The eBrowser plug-in will
also be installed as before to sup-
port web usage and integrations
with third party applications.
■■ Support for large coordinates used
in 3D models, originating from oth-
er CAD software and converted to
eBrowser format using CADMATIC
eXchanger for PDMS®, eXchanger
for PDS®, eXchanger for Smart3D®
When opening the eBrowser model the
user is notified if a low performance in-
tegrated adapter is being used in case
the computer has both an integrated
Marine Design
(Intel) and a discrete (NVIDIA or AMD)
graphics adapter.
Export and Import
■■ New 3D eXchanger for PolyTrans of
Okino Computer Graphics
■■ New scaling option to reference
drawing import
■■ eXchangers for PDMS, PDS and
SP3D
2D imports/exports
2D import can support the import of
solids as hatches instead of polyline
boundaries.
Multi-pipe penetrations
Further deepening the connection be-
tween piping and hull when it matters
most – penetration plate thickness can
now be set as dependent on hull plate
thickness. There is a new option to de-
fine the penetration overlap as relative
to the thickness of the hull plate (HPT)
or the penetration plate (PPT).
Legal Notice
CADMATIC®, eBrowser®, Intergraph®, Smart3D®,
PDS®, PDMS®, AutoCAD®, Polytrans® and Win-
dows® are registered trademarks. Any oth-
er product or brand names may be registered
trademarks or trademarks of their respective
owners.
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New Laser Scan Modeller available!
– integrated solution for Point Clouds in 3D model
In the last decade the amount of ret-
rofit/revamp projects has steadily in-
creased. Brownfield projects, changes
in technology and the expansion of
production are all factors that place
increasingly high demands on design
tools. The CADMATIC Laser Scan Mod-
eller presents an integrated solution
for seamless use of data from laser
scanners to 3D models and construc-
tion data.
G
ain efficiency in design with La-
ser Scan Modeller – now you can
utilize point clouds directly in
the 3D design tool during design us-
ing familiar tools. Benefit from viewing
and examining existing layouts when
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sketching the new layout, use point
clouds for reference in measuring and
fitting while designing new items in de-
tail or remodelling existing ones.
  While remodelling you can direct-
ly use the settings, library and com-
ponents of CADMATIC Marine for
correct attributes and materials. De-
signers can decide when designing
what needs to be remodelled – if any-
thing, and minimize design errors.
Benefits of using
laser scanning technologies
■■ Reduces time for surveys, opera-
tional down time on board
■■ Fewer unknowns and assumptions
regarding existing constructions,
significant descrease in rework due
to instant availability of acurate di-
mensions and spatial geometry
■■ Scope of changes can be estimated
quickly
■■ Lack of as-build electronic documen-
tation available from the ship owner
is no longer a need for concern
Key features
■■ No restrictions on laser scanning
equipment and point cloud formats
■■ Intelligent map of scanners with an-
notations
■■ Active/inactive filters to boost per-
formance
■■ Perspective bubble views present-
ing correct depth in view
■■ Create intelligent 3D components
using specs and library

▲▲ Example of modelling using the
bubble view
►► 3D view shows location of availa-
ble scans, point clouds and model
objects
■■ Model produced is fully integrat-
ed with other CADMATIC Marine
Design software modules, includ-
ing automatic ISO and BOM gen-
eration, project review in eBrowser
and integration with eShare – In-
formation Management
After receiving point clouds from the
scanner software the CADMATIC pro-
ject administrator can import the point
clouds into CADMATIC Marine Design
software and publish them in the pro-
ject.
  New views have been introduced
for more efficient handling of point
clouds: a scanner map for indicating
the location of scanners on top of the
layout, bubble views for photorealis-
tic viewing and referencing and de-
tail views that update view box lim-
its intelligently for the selected point
cloud.
  Due to the limitations in how effi-
cienty hardware can handle the huge
amounts of point cloud data, the soft-
ware scales point clouds visualized in
3D shaded views using active/inactive
filtering of scanners and adjusts limits
for detailed views.
  While working with point clouds the
user can activate the required area with
the scanner map, select bubble views
and detailed views that optimally show
the required area and start doing the
layout of the 3D model. It is possible
to select points for snapping in the
point cloud and use the “fit to point
cloud” functionality – to model 3D cyl-
inders, specification-driven pipes or
Marine Design
other componets. This model can also
be used to extract project documenta-
tion for construction.
Laser Scan Modeller
Default Laser Scan Modeller views for
working with point clouds:
■■ Orthogonal shaded views to show
all active point clouds
■■ Tracking views
■■ Follow selected point in bubble
view
■■ Setting for size of filter box (X,
Y and Z).
■■ Scanner map views
■■ Location of each scanner with
color codes
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Laser Scan Modeller
brings efficiencies
to Wärtsilä retrofit project
On a recent design project for Wärsilä
UAE, Mikael Renström from Elomatic
Ltd used the CADMATIC Laser Scan
Modeller (LSM) for the first time. He
was impressed with how much the
new tool eased his work and helped
him find optimal design solutions.
T
he Wärtsilä retrofit project in ques-
tion was an LSGO-conversion of the
main boilers for an LNG-tanker that
needed to be conducted to meet strict
emissions regulations. It took six weeks
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to produce 230 isometrics/spool draw-
ings from the date of receiving the laser
scanned materials.
  Mr. Rentström has about 11 years’ ex-
perience in using CADMATIC Marine, but
the Wärstilä retrofit project was the first
time he used the Laser Scan Modeller.
  “I had previously used only the
Point Cloud Manager (PCM). The big-
gest difference with the LSM is the
great improvement regarding the
handling of point clouds. The bubble
views make it much easier to visualize
the design in an authentic environ-
ment”, says Mikael.
is now
  Before starting on the project Mikael
was briefed on the laser scan model-
ling tool.
  “My experience with LSM is that it
is a great step forward compared to
PCM. LSM is easy to work with and is
more stable than PCM. Reviewing the
design is far easier and faster. With fast-
er and more direct feedback from the
3D design we have been able to reduce
project hours, but maybe more impor-
tantly, we have improved our design
quality. With the better visualization it
is easier to find more optimal design
solutions”, Mr. Renström explains.

“With faster and more direct feedback from 3D design
we have reduced project hours and improved design quality.”
►► Mikael Renström extensively used
the CADMATIC Laser Scan Modeller
on the Wärtsilä retrofit project.
Laser Scan Modeller
launched with 2014Q2
In the last decade the amount of ret-
rofit/revamp projects has steadily in-
creased and has placed increasingly
high demands on design projects.
  Brownfield projects, changes in tech-
nology and expansion of production are
factors that place demands on design
tools. The CADMATIC Laser Scan Mod-
eller was launched with 2014Q2 to re-
place Point Cloud Manager and boost
the ability to use laser scanning technol-
ogies with CADMATIC Marine. It seam-
lessly integrates laser scanning data
with 3D models and construction data
and boosts the ability to use laser scan-
ning technologies in design projects.
Key features of
Laser Scan Modeller
■■ No restrictions on laser scanning
equipment and point cloud formats
■■ Intelligent map of scanners with an-
notations
■■ Active/inactive filters to boost per-
formance
Marine Design
■■ Perspective bubble views present-
ing correct depth in view
■■ Create intelligent 3D components
using specifications and library
■■ Model produced is fully integrated
with other CADMATIC Marine De-
sign Software modules, including
automatic ISO and BOM generation,
project review in eBrowser and inte-
gration with the eShare information
management module.
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New customers from China
Nantong Rainbow Offshore & Engineering Equipments Co. Ltd. and
Shanghai Bestway Marine Engineering Design Co. Ltd. recently purchased
CADMATIC Marine Design software licenses. The software was purchased for both
personal and technical reasons and will be used for production engineering.

Nantong Rainbow Offshore &
Engineering Equipments Co. Ltd.
Nantong Rainbow Offshore & Engi-
neering Equipments Co. Ltd. (ROC) is a
relatively new design company. It is a
subsidiary of Jiangsu Rainbow Heavy
Industries Co. Ltd. ROC is located in Qi-
dong City, China. The company main-
ly focuses on production engineering,
but also has the ability to do basic and
detailed engineering for offshore sup-
ply vessels, commercial vessels and en-
gineering vessels. It also provides solu-
tions for the offshore industry.
  In 2010 ROC was introduced to
CADMATIC Marine Design software.
Mr. Chen More, head of engineering
at ROC, says that he was impressed by
the software and liked it immediately.
He indicates that CADMATIC offers ROC
a complete package, which is differ-
ent from other software packages in a
positive way. Because their European
partners have been using the software
already for years, the use of CADMATIC
Marine has further eased cooperating
with these partners. According to Mr.
Chen the software provides solutions
for all engineering stages in the ship-
building industry and is a very helpful
tool for communicating between en-
gineers. “CADMATIC Marine is exactly
what we need”, says Mr. Chen.
  At the end of 2013, ROC purchased
several CADMATIC eBrowser licenses.
This year, ROC has purchased the full
design set of CADMATIC including Hull,
Outfitting and Nesting software. For
the time being the software is used for
production engineering and applied in
both the 3D modelling and the export
of production information. The expe-
rienced engineers at ROC previously
worked with multiple systems, but Mr.

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◄◄ 60.5m AHTS – ROC
►► Wind turbine installation plat-
form – ROC
▼▼ The 3D design of a 12000 DWT
semisubmersible vessel by Best-
way
Chen confirmed that all new projects
that the company undertakes will be
carried out with CADMATIC software.
  According to Mr. Chen, there is a big
difference between the European and
the Chinese shipbuilding industries.
ROC expects, however, that CADMATIC
software will meet the requirements of
Chinese workers and the Chinese ship-
building industry.
  “CADMATIC is going to be used, for
example, to create assembly sketches
for each stage from steel parts to hull
construction sections, different kinds
of fabrication drawings, modelling and
sketches for pipes above DN22, as well
as modelling and sketches and instal-
lation drawings for all cable trays”, Mr.
Chen describes the software use.
Shanghai Bestway Marine
Engineering Design Co. Ltd.
Shanghai Bestway Marine Engineering
Design Co. Ltd. (Bestway) was founded
in 2001 and is located in Shanghai. It
focuses on the design of civil vessels,
offshore vessels, platforms as well as
fabrication and has to date delivered
over a thousand products to its cus-
tomers.
  CADMATIC Marine was purchased to
replace the current 2D software used
at Bestway. Mr. Tian Bentao, hull ship
designer at Bestway, indicates that the
software will at first be used in two dif-
ferent departments at the company for
the detailed design of hull structures.
It is expected that the software will be
implemented in other departments
soon, since the quality and format of
structural drawings generated from
CADMATIC Marine meets Bestway’s
standards.
Marine Design
  Bestway believes that 3D methods
provide better insights into the key val-
ue of a ship and the steel weight than
2D drawings.
  “The steel weight is easily calculated
with CADMATIC software and is a direct
result of the topological relations that
CADMATIC provides, even during the
earliest design stages. The topological
relations make sure conflicts and errors
are avoided when modifying a ship and
therefore drawing quality is enormous-
ly improved”, says Mr. Bentao.
  Bestway considered buying a 3D de-
sign software for three years and after
comparing different software packages
came to the conclusion that CADMATIC
fits their needs best. “We are convinced
that CADMATIC is the best solution for
Bestway. It will lift our design and en-
gineering to a higher level and at the
same time leave the 2D era in the past”,
Mr. Bentao concludes.
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Increased flexibility
via improved interoperability
CADMATIC is mindful of the fact that
our customers include different par-
ties in their projects and that CAD for-
mats are not by default compatible
between the project parties. Over the
years we have developed interfaces
with other CAD software, CAE calcu-
lations, CAM manufacturing modules
and many others.
W
e continuously develop new in-
terfaces or provide conversion
services together with our part-
ners. CADMATIC eXchangers have for
some time been at the forefront of
CADMATIC’s philosophy of openness.
The continued development has now
resulted in a family of eXchanger tools
for different formats and needs. One of
the most popular is AutoCAD eXchang-
er, which allows the user to convert
models to and from AutoCAD formats,
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while ensuring the correct handling of
3D geometries and attributes.
  eXchanger for AutoCAD® converts
models of equipment and modules be-
tween CADMATIC and AutoCAD® 2014
versions and lower. The 3D eXhanger
for AutoCAD® converts AutoCAD® solid
models from and into CADMATIC refer-
ence models. This allows AutoCAD® us-
ers to use their 3D models in CADMATIC
plant design projects. There are a large
number of file transfer plugins to Au-
toCAD®, which enables compatibility
with different formats and the transfer
of 3D models from and to other appli-
cations.
  eXchanger for PolyTrans® increas-
es compatibility with mechanical CAD
software. CADMATIC has introduced a
new eXchanger for PolyTrans® to meet
the increasing demand for compatibil-
ity with mechanical CAD software and
the need to utilize mechanical CAD
models of equipment and modules.
The PolyTrans® interface effectively re-
duces the size of the imported mod-
el by generating a simplified polygon
mesh, which does not unnecessarily
compromise the visualization of the
model exterior. The next releases of
CADMATIC eXchanger for PolyTrans®
will also allow the import and export of
whole models (not only components)
and include attributes.
  eXchanger for PDS® and eXchang-
er for PDMS® converts models from
PDMS® and PDS® formats into the
eBrowser and CADMATIC 3D model for-
mats. The converted models are signifi-
cally lighter and contain all the attrib-
utes and structures of PDMS® or PDS®
files. The tool allows users to easily
convert PDMS®, PDS® and DGN format
models into eBrowser or CADMATIC
3D models for further use. The tool is
extremely user-friendly and simple to
use – when converting the user sim-
ply chooses the attributes to import
and customizes the colours in the
CADMATIC environment.
 Marine Design

►► Val d’Agri plant example: the model

was created in PDS® by Italia Proget-
ti srl and converted into eBrowser.

►► Hellas Refinery (Greece) hydrocrak-

ing area created in PDS® by Farc Ita-
lia srl and converted using eXchang-
er into eBrowser

  eXchanger for Smart3D® converts

models from Smart3D® formats into
eBrowser and CADMATIC 3D model
formats. The converted models are sig-
nifically lighter and contain all the at-
tributes and structures of Smart3D®
files. It is a unique solution that allows
users to reutilize Smart3D® models in
other formats. The technology behind
the conversion makes it possible to
convert not only geometries, but also
attributes and other intelligent infor-
mation, such as systems and line ids,
colors and others from Smart3D® re-
view models.

Converted models lighter
and easier to use
The converted models are drastical-
ly lighter and can therefore be shared
via the Internet with ease and used
for design, revamp, construction fol-
low up and review purposes on any
workstation or laptop. If converted to
eBrowser models, they can be used for
project management purposes, to nav-
igate through the model and to access
any information required. The convert-
ed models can also be interfaced with
documentation or other software and
databases if desired.
▲▲ Example of PDMS® model converted
into an eBrowser model
  AutoCAD®, PolyTrans®, Smart3D®, PDS®,
PDMS® are registered trademarks. Any oth-
er product or brand names may be registered
trademarks or trademarks of their respective
owners.

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Damen Shipyards Sharjah
– ensuring delivery success with CADMATIC
Damen Shipyards Sharjah is part of
Albwardy Marine Engineering and is
a joint venture between Albwardy In-
vestment and the Damen Shipyards
Group from the Netherlands. It pro-
vides shipbuilding and ship repair ser-
vices to the marine and oil and gas re-
lated industries in the Middle East. In
order to ensure a successful delivery
portfolio annually the shipyard’s new-
building division has implemented
CADMATIC as their main integrated
design system. The software is used
throughout the Damen group
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D amen Shipyards Sharjah employs
1250 people. Its services include
newbuilds of steel and aluminum
vessels, repair and services of marine
as well as O&G assets. They also offer
offshore and afloat repair services. For
newbuild projects they use state-of-
the-art designs and production meth-
ods supplied and supported by the Da-
men Shipyards Group. This way they
build on average 10–12 vessels per year
primarily aimed at local customers but
also for their global client base. In ad-
dition, they also serve as a repair and
service station for Damen vessels op-
erating in the region.
  Damen is by far the most experi-
enced shipbuilder in the GCC region. It
has built globally more than 5000 ves-
sels, including over 1500 vessels for the
Middle East market since 1969, many
of which are still in service. Based on
its unique, standardised ship-design
concept, Damen is able to guarantee
consistent quality and performance.
Damen’s focus on standardisation,
modular construction and keeping
vessels in stock leads to short delivery
times, low ‘total cost of ownership’, high
resale values and reliable performance.
  The repair department of the yard is
extremely busy with 150+ drydockings
per year. The facility is clearly fulfilling
a need in the region for medium-sized
tonnage. With the opening of Damen
Shipyards Sharjah in early 2014, they
 Marine Design

can now offer full maintenance support

at their facility for ships up to 120 metres
in length. Since opening the yard they
have seen a huge improvement in their
HSEQ data as they are now able to do
things even more safely and efficiently.
  Damen Shipyards Sharjah was de-
signed and built to the highest techni-
cal and environmental standards. It is
certified by LRQA to ISO 9000-14000-
18000 as well as API. In mid-2014 the
shipyard established a dedicated O&G
business unit aimed at repairs and con-
versions of O&G assets such as rigs and
complex offshore ships etc.
  With growing environmental aware-
ness and the very successful tourist in-
dustry in the UAE there is a need for

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everbody to reduce the pressures on
the environment and preserve the
beautiful local area. Damen Shipyards
Sharjah is able to comply with the latest
HSE standards as well as the demand-
ing technical and commercial pressures
they are facing due to reduced oil pric-
es. Moreover, Damen Shipyards is lead-
ing in efficiency and green technolo-
gy with state-of-the-art hull designs
and vessels with hybrid and CNG-driv-
en propulsion. With 12 units delivered
and under construction, Damen is the
world leader with its E3 hybrid tug de-
sign which reduces fuel consumption,
CO₂ emissions and operational costs
greatly.
  In recent years the UAE has climbed
the technology ladder and this also ap-
plies to the marine and offshore tech-
nologies. The vision of the UAE lead-
ers to bring the country to the highest
levels is very clear and it is great to see
large companies such as ADNOC re-
sponding to those challenges. Damen
Shipyards Sharjah is proud to be part
of that.
  Damen Shipyards Sharjah has sup-
plied a large number of vessels to cli-
ents in the region, including tugs,
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workboats, fast crew suppliers, safe-
ty standby vessels and vessels for the
offshore industry. Deliveries from DSS
this year include a series of the very
successful and proven Damen ASD
2411and ASD 2810 tugs. They have just
launched the first ASD 2411 in the se-
ries which is going to be delivered to
the Sharjah Ports Authority in Novem-
ber this year. The ASD 2411 and ASD
2810 tugs are also built to specification
to fulfill the local and global demand of
this particular type of harbour tug with
a short delivery time.
Implementation
of CADMATIC
In order to ensure a successful delivery
portfolio annually, in the Newbuilding
Division Damen Shipyards Sharjah has
implemented CADMATIC as its main
integrated design system. This allows
seamless interaction and informa-
tion exchange with the rest of the Da-
men yards since the software is used
throughout the group.
  It also allows the effective use of
shipbuilding knowledge and experi-
ence from the proven group designs
and the sharing of knowledge gained
locally in optimising building strategies
and construction techniques.
  The production information, WBS
module and general architecture of
the CADMATIC platform enable Da-
men Shipyards Sharjah to have a high
degree of control over its production
deliverables and provide the exact
amount of information required for
each specific work centre. The work-
breakdown structure has enabled the
shipyard to pinpoint the complete
building process of the hull to the
smallest part level. Damen Shipyards
Sharjah is anxiously awaiting the an-
nounced new features to include out-
fitting items in the work-breakdown
so they can implement the building
sequence of the complete vessel. This
will enable Damen Shipyards Sharjah
to track its KPIs in depth and to fully
optimise their building processes in ac-
cordance with capacity.
  For one of the vessels in the New-
building division portfolio they were
also required to carry out detailed en-
gineering in-house. Using CADMATIC
gave the shipyard the opportunity
to achieve a delivery date of just 14
months after contract signing.
  The key figures of the vessel are
Loa=48.75m; B=20m, D=4m and a
deadweight of 980 tonnes. Ample ac-
commodation is provided for 24 per-
sons. With a four point mooring system,
20 tonne uniform deck load and crane
of 80 tonnes at 14 metre capacity,
the crane barge is designed for main-
tenance of tanker terminal loading
berths, changing CBM and SBM hoses,
oil reclamation and oil pollution con-
trol, divers’ support and breaking out
mooring anchors on deck. An impres-
sive list of equipment and 35 tonnes
of piping help this vessel achieve its
purpose. See below for some screen-
shots of the technical spaces in the
CADMATIC model. Using CADMATIC
allowed Damen Shipyards Sharjah to
reach its targets while also maintain-
ing a small number of dedicated engi-
neers in their production support de-
partment.

Indonesian
Terafulk Megantara Design
goes CADMATIC
Terafulk Megantara Design (TMD)
joined the family of CADMATIC us-
ers by purchasing the software in
April 2015. After long and careful
evaluation TMD decided to invest
in the full scope of CADMATIC soft-
ware as it was considered the most
advanced system on the market.
Marine Design
T MD, an engineering company found-
ed in 2005 and located in Surabaya
provides services for basic design,
hull construction, systems and outfit-
ting, FEM-analysis production draw-
  As their first CADMATIC project TMD
is cooperating with a leading energy
service provider PT.Elnusa. The train-
ing and implementation are being con-
ducted by the CADMATIC India team
ings, building supervision and 3D vis- and we look forward to hearing the
ualization. Since its foundation TMD feedback of the first project.
has cooperated with domestic and for-
eign partners in various projects such
as crew boats, accommodation barges,
car carries and different kinds of tank-
ers.
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