{"id":105850,"date":"2022-02-15T16:58:03","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T16:58:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=105850"},"modified":"2023-06-07T16:28:28","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T15:28:28","slug":"3d-laser-scanning-for-2d-applications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/digital-construction\/bim-news\/3d-laser-scanning-for-2d-applications\/105850\/","title":{"rendered":"3D laser scanning for 2D applications"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>How the liquid storage petrochemical industry is wising up to its growing potential using 3D laser scanning. By Matthew Davies, account manager, FARO Technologies<\/h2>\n<p>Around the world today, the storage of liquid fuels and other petrochemicals is no easy task. For starters, it\u2019s imperative that the storage facilities operate within established specifications and that their as-built designs match original blueprints.<\/p>\n<p>One of the ways to ensure this is through a piping and instrumentation diagram, or P&amp;ID, a compliance document that identifies all process equipment and how these physical assets work together.<\/p>\n<p>Traditionally such diagrams were generated via manual measurement necessitating a team of surveyors measuring a facility\u2019s assets by hand. The work involved significant health and safety risks, costing both time \u2014 and money.<\/p>\n<p>Recently that\u2019s begun to change.<\/p>\n<h3>The ABCs of P&amp;ID<\/h3>\n<p>Now, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/bim-news\/3d-laser-scanning-for-the-process-plant-industry\/84960\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3D laser scanning<\/a> and its related software applications are aiding this process. In summer 2020, UK-based Advanced 3D Laser Solutions Group (A3D), along with their US partner HTS Advanced Solutions, 3D laser scanned a large liquid storage terminal in Houston, Texas, with the goal to generate more accurate 2D P&amp;IDs from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/bim-news\/laser-scanning\/76456\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3D scan<\/a> data. To achieve this task, the companies relied on two FARO\u00ae Focus Laser Scanners and FARO SCENE Software.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Focus Laser Scanner was chosen because of its data capturing speed, portability, which was key for scanning in tight spaces, its ruggedness in different areas of site and consistent clear images which would be key for our CAD team in developing P&amp;IDs,\u201d explained Lewis Boxer, A3D\u2019s technical director. \u201cThe scan data was processed in SCENE because of its compatibility with the Focus scanners and its variety of built-in clean up filters such as edge, range and stray point.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Digital diagramming delivers<\/h3>\n<p>The Houston facility, part of the Americas division of the Netherlands-based Royal Vopak, boasts a storage capacity of 1.2m cubic metres across 243 tanks.<\/p>\n<p>Vopak had already retained a company to perform a manual survey but feared the partially finished project would take years to complete. As a result, Vopak sought out A3D in partnership with its US subcontractor to complete the 3D laser survey.<\/p>\n<p>After each shift the scans were uploaded via SFTP directly to the A3D server allowing for the UK-based team to complete scan file registration, including the filtering and processing. This process ensured they could report any missing data to the survey team ahead of the next scan shift. The survey was completed in three months with a total of 5,136 scans. Instead of taking the two to three years to finish using traditional surveying techniques, A3D completed the project in just 10 months.<\/p>\n<p>To work as efficiently as possible, A3D planned individual aspects of the job to run concurrently wherever possible. For instance, once an individual area was scanned and registered, they were converted immediately, ready for the CAD team to start building the P&amp;IDs before returning to HTS for field validation and client team for remote E&amp;I updates. It was only then that they were handed over to Vopak in their as-built form.<\/p>\n<p>The entire process was streamlined so that scanning was prioritised to align with the order in which P&amp;IDs were to be delivered, starting within days of the first recorded data. Running a project that amounted to over 650 P&amp;IDs required detailed tracking which A3D achieved using specialist project planning personnel and software. The results were shared with key client stakeholders during weekly progress meetings.<\/p>\n<p>For each area, a drawing template was built, which sped up the process of building the subsequent P&amp;IDs for that area and maintained a user-friendly, consistent standard. The laser survey provided ample detail for A3D to create everything except remotely connected instrumentation, which would be added from Vopak\u2019s existing P&amp;IDs, DCS panels or existing wiring diagrams.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-105854\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MicrosoftTeams-image-4-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"3D laser\" width=\"802\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MicrosoftTeams-image-4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MicrosoftTeams-image-4-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MicrosoftTeams-image-4-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MicrosoftTeams-image-4-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MicrosoftTeams-image-4-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MicrosoftTeams-image-4-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MicrosoftTeams-image-4-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MicrosoftTeams-image-4.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 802px) 100vw, 802px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Hardware and software go hand-in-hand<\/h3>\n<p>The ultra-portable and rugged Focus Laser Scanner was ideal for Vopak\u2019s needs specifically because it is designed to capture ultra-high accurate measurements of equipment and pipework in challenging outdoor environments. The scanner features a sealed design and is certified with the industry standard Ingress Protection (IP) Rating, IP54, meaning it can be used in wet weather and up to 131\u00b0F.<\/p>\n<p>But for all the time and budget savings a project like this achieved in the short term, the greatest benefit might come in the future.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s because Vopak (and companies like them) are increasingly reliant on this form of imaging versus photogrammetry to gather the surveying data they need to secure a complete 3D survey of their site. This is a highly accurate and precise dataset that can be used for many ancillary projects including: API570 inspection isos, tank verticality, bund volume analysis and as-built 3D process models. It could even be used for mapping plant design, or complete facility upgrades.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not just the initial projects you\u2019re paying for,\u201d Lewis Boxer added. \u201cIt\u2019s the other continuous deliverables that are born out of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.faro.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>FA<\/strong><strong>RO UK<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tel: +49 (0)7150 9797 \u2013 400<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"media@faro.com\">media@faro.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FARO_TechInc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/faro-technologies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FAROTechnologies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/FAROTechnologiesInc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/FAROTechnologies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>*Please note: this is a commercial profile<\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How the liquid storage petrochemical industry is wising up to its growing potential using 3D laser scanning. 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