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ShipScan

ShipScan

Customer challenge

Engineering and design firms, including shipyards, require an accurate and efficient method to survey components, areas and systems to document current as-is conditions. This effort is commonly known as Shipchecking; where several people survey compartments, areas, components, and systems of ships and they physically measure, develop sketches, and take many photographs. A very labor intensive process that is susceptible to errors in capturing as-is conditions is required to update 3D CAD Models.

Project goals

The goal of this project was to introduce efficient 3D scanning technology to the shipbuilding and repair industry that was rugged, capable of maritime and shipbuilding environmental conditions, highly portable, user friendly, inexpensive, and highly accurate. The system was to be easily integrated into the existing ship design and shipbuilding processes and with Autodesk 3D CAD Models generated from ShipConstructor in efforts to improve current ship design, construction, and repair processes.

Solution

The project developed workflows suitable for the shipyards and maritime engineering design agents to compare a 3D scan against an existing AutoCAD 3D CAD file. The workflow to import the 3D scan file to AutoCAD and ShipConstructor was documented, whereas the scan file is exported to a .DP file format, which allows Autodesk ReCap Pro to create a ReCap RCS file. The RCS file is then attached to an AutoCAD/ShipCon view or model. This workflow is identical for viewing and comparison in NavisWorks.

Business outcome

Previous to using this 3D scanning technology, outlined processes, and integrated software systems (AutoCAD, ShipConstructor, NavisWorks, ReCap Pro) the savings on one of Ship Architects Inc.'s in service tugboat engine room surveys was over a 270% improvement in helping to reduce the labor costs associated with 3D data capturing as well as the total cost of 3D scanning equipment and software used to process, compare, and revise the 3D production models.

Conclusion

This project was contracted by Advanced Technology International that was sponsored and funded by NAVSEA and the National Shipbuilding Research Program (NSRP) in effort to integrate these systems to help improve the overall processes in the ship design and shipbuilding & repair industry. The collaboration within the project team assembled allowed for the project results to be realized for those companies that currently have Autodesk and SSI Products in use within their respective organization.

Project summary

    Duration & delivery

  • 260
  • 2019-03-01

    Autodesk solutions

  • AutoCAD
  • Product Design & Manufacturing Collection
  • Navisworks Manage
  • ReCap Pro

    Services provided

  • Virtualization
  • Cloud Migration
  • Collaboration & Productivity
  • Workflow Documentation
  • System Integration
  • Business Process Assessment & Documentation
  • System Implementation
  • Configuration & Deployment
  • User Workshops & Community
  • Product Training

    Customer industry

  • Design
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