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In the context of integration, certain terms carry a specific connotation for their usage with Smart 3D. The following terms are used frequently when you use the software.

  • Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) - The composition of the model based on the construction work to be completed. The model occupies the top level of the hierarchy (area), followed by projects, contracts, and documents.

  • Area - A group of work organized primarily by geographic position relative to a named volume or area to which you can assign a relationship.

  • Project - The scope of work approved for capital expenditure; a financed set of work (that is, a job). Normally, a project begins in the design world and then progresses to the physical world when the actual construction is approved.

  • Contract - A specific contract to the fabricator or erector. You can associate published documents to a contract and then reassign the document from one contract to another. You can also assign documents to multiple contracts.

  • As-built - Describes the computer model intended to accurately represent the physical model as it was built (constructed). Objects in the as-built model contain property values (for example, contractor or industry commodity codes) that associate the model objects to physical objects in the model. The accuracy of this model depends on the incorporation of changes based on changes made in the actual model during construction. If no such changes are made, the model is "as-designed."

    As -built is not available in integration mode.

  • As-designed - Describes the computer model that depicts the design of the physical model. This model does not use property values (that is, serial numbers) but identifies objects by a tag number or actual location. Currently, the authoring tools update the as-designed model, not the as- built model.

  • As-is - Describes the set of physical objects that actually exist in the model. The as-is model is not a computer model but a physical entity.

  • Claim - To identify objects as part of a project.

  • Design Basis - A collection of objects that represent the pieces of data from other authoring tools outside of Smart 3D.

  • Design object - Any object that you can select with a property page. An object can be related to one or more contracts of different types. Or, you can limit this relationship to only one contract of a given type, by setting the Exclusive property.

  • Part - An object managed for production by a unique identity.

  • Assembly - A set of parts, using a unique identity, grouped together for production purposes.

  • Pipe spool - A set of piping parts assembled in a workshop and installed as a unit in the field. Typically, a pipe spool represents the lowest level assembly of piping parts. The Piping task includes commands to automatically define the spool groupings based on rules.

  • Pipe run - A piping path with the same nominal pipe diameter (NPD). The contents of a pipe run use the same specification and have the same service.

  • Pipeline - A collection of pipes and components that form a distribution system.

Hierarchy for Work Breakdown Structure

The organization of components in the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) differs between an owner/operator company and an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) company.

The hierarchy for an owner/operator WBS is as follows. In the graphic, notice that the as-built and project objects share the same level.

An EPC has the following hierarchy for WBS:

See Also

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