Using Projects with an As-Built Facility Model - Intergraph Smart P&ID - 11.0 - Administration & Configuration - Intergraph

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Owners of existing plants frequently need to maintain a facility model that documents the current state of the physical plant. This facility model is sometimes called the As-Built model. As changes are made to the physical plant, the As-Built model must be updated to reflect those changes. Changes come in all sizes from minor maintenance projects to major capital improvement projects. Frequently, multiple projects are active at any point in time.

The project features in Smart P&ID can be used to implement a Project/As-Built model. The Plant is designated as the As-Built database and a project is created in the Plant for each revamp or major capital improvement to the Plant. Existing drawings that need to be changed are fetched to the project. The scope of the project is defined by claiming the existing objects that need to be modified. New items on existing drawings can be created within the project. Also, totally new drawings can be created within the project. When the project work is done and approved, the project drawings are merged back into the plant. The completed project can then be deleted to free up resources for other projects.

Maintenance work and smaller projects can be handled via formal projects as described above. Alternatively, this kind of work can be handled by an on-going project that is reserved exclusively for maintenance work. Individual drawings can be fetched into the maintenance project, as needed, and the necessary changes can then be performed within the context of the project. The individual drawings can then be merged back into the plant without terminating the project.