AVEVA E3D – Structures (Everything 3D) is a comprehensive 3D design software widely used in industries such as oil and gas, petrochemicals, power, and marine engineering. The module within AVEVA E3D focuses on creating and managing detailed 3D representations of structural components, facilitating accurate design and integration within plant layouts.
🔧 Key Features of the Structures Module in AVEVA E3D
The Structures module comprises four main applications:
- Sections: Enables the modeling of structural elements such as beams, columns, and braces.
- Plates: Facilitates the creation of flat structural elements like floors and walls.
- Walls and Floors: Allows for the design of vertical and horizontal structural surfaces.
- Stairs, Ladders, and Handrails: Provides tools for modeling access structures and safety features.
These applications are designed to use specification data when structural components are selected from the Catalogue database, ensuring design consistency and conformity to standards.
🛠️ Advanced Functionalities
- 3D Reference Grids: Utilizes predefined grids to maintain consistent alignment and orientation of structural elements, facilitating accurate placement and coordination.
- Negative Primitives and Shapes: Used in the structural catalogue to define complex joint geometry and end preparations for structural sections, enabling easy modeling of weld preparations and fitting allowances.
- Templates: Define the basic structure of built-up girders and similar components, simplifying the detailed design process.
- Multi-disciplinary Clash Checks: Allows for clash detection across different design disciplines, reducing spatial conflicts within the overall model.
- Reporting Tools: Generates detailed reports on structural elements, providing insights into design status and facilitating informed decision-making.
By mastering the Structures module in AVEVA E3D, professionals can significantly enhance their ability to design and integrate structural components within comprehensive 3D plant models, ensuring accuracy and efficiency in plant design projects.