3D Plant Device Model Updates for Multi-Designer Shape Changes
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Solution Overview
Problem
In the design of devices for plants, multiple designers with different responsibilities make incremental changes to the design shape, requiring a method to consolidate these changes into a three-dimensional model efficiently.
Innovation Solution
A device design assistance method involving model generation, first model update based on manufacturing data, and second model update based on connection data, ensuring sequential consolidation of design changes into a three-dimensional model.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a three-dimensional model is introduced to represent device shapes, then design efficiency and visualization are improved, but the complexity of managing multiple design changes from different designers increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the design change management process into distinct stages: initial model generation from structural design data, first model update for manufacturing changes, and second model update for connection changes. Each stage handles specific aspects of design changes separately, making the overall complex process manageable and systematic.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary actions by establishing a base three-dimensional model from structural design data before receiving manufacturing and connection change requirements. This preliminary model serves as a foundation that can be systematically updated without requiring complete redesign, thereby reducing overall management complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple designers make incremental changes to design shape, then design flexibility and specialization are improved, but the difficulty of consolidating changes into a unified model increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments change consolidation into distinct operations: a first model update process that handles manufacturing-related changes from device vendors, and a second model update process that handles connection-related changes from piping design departments. This segmentation allows each designer to work independently on their specialized aspect while the system systematically consolidates all changes into a unified model.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the contributions of multiple designers with different specializations into a single comprehensive three-dimensional model. The structural designer's base model is merged with manufacturing changes from device vendors and connection changes from piping designers, creating a unified representation that reflects all design decisions from different departments.
3Manufacturing precision
If a three-dimensional model is used to represent device shapes, then visualization and manufacturing accuracy are improved, but the time required for model updates and revisions increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary generation of the base three-dimensional model from structural design data before any changes are required. This preliminary model is ready to receive updates, and the system is pre-configured with the necessary data structures and update mechanisms, thereby reducing the time required for subsequent model updates while maintaining high manufacturing precision.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamic model updates that can efficiently incorporate changes from manufacturing and connection departments without requiring complete model regeneration. The system dynamically adjusts the three-dimensional model based on incoming change data, maintaining accuracy while minimizing update time through efficient data processing and model modification techniques.
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AI summary
Provided are a device design assistance method and device design assistance apparatus. The device design assistance method includes: a model generation step of generating, after receiving device design data including a design shape relating to structural design of a device to be installed in a plant, a three-dimensional model based on the device design data; a first model update step of updating, after receiving device manufacturing data including a change content with respect to the design shape regarding manufacturing of the device, the three-dimensional model based on the device manufacturing data to generate a three-dimensional model; and a second model update step of updating, after receiving device connection data including a change content with respect to the design shape regarding connection to a peripheral device installed around the device in the plant, the three-dimensional model based on the device connection data to generate a three-dimensional model.