In this paper, with the development of a new methodology, the non-editable Navisworks® model of phase 1 and 3 of Abadan Oil Refinery was transformed into an editable Digital 3D model in AVEVA PDMS. | A new methodology in generating Digital Plants in AVEVA PDMS from Navisworks model Journal of Project Management 4 2019 257 266 Contents lists available at GrowingScience Journal of Project Management homepage A new methodology in generating Digital Plants in AVEVA PDMS from Navisworks model Reyhaneh Nasirifara Shahram Shafeghatia and Iman Valipoura a Department of Progress Engineering Iran University of Science and Technology Tehran Iran CHRONICLE ABSTRACT Article history In the past due to the use of two-dimensional design the probability of error in large projects Received May 8 2019 increased. Over time the need for a digital 3D model has increased in the lifetime of refin- Received in revised format June eries petrochemicals and power plants. Today the editable digital 3D model is the basic 2 2019 needs of industrial plants. The Abadan Oil Refinery Co. due to its need for inspections and Accepted June 9 2019 Available online possible changes in the refinery has also needed an editable 3D Digital Plant during the past June 10 2019 few years. In this paper with the development of a new methodology the non-editable Keywords Navisworks model of phase 1 and 3 of Abadan Oil Refinery was transformed into an ed- AVEVA PDMS itable Digital 3D model in AVEVA PDMS. In this methodology the PDMS programming Navisworks language called Programming Macro Language PML as well as .net code was used. Fi- Abadan Oil Refinery nally using the Navisworks model these two phases which consisted of 38 Areas 2185 PML equipment 17966 pipes 7046 instruments and 2617 structures were converted into an ed- .net code itable PDMS model for nine months. 3D model 2019 by the authors licensee Growing Science Canada. 1. Introduction Plant design management system PDMS and its related application provide a powerful suit of facilities to create analysis documentation of a real-life plant in three dimensional representation in a logically interconnected system. In the .
