Nupas-Cadmatic offers advanced solutions to shorten the time required by design and to cut down the design costs by distributing the project to be carried out in locations that provide the best performance and cost efficiency.

The planning and implementation of a ship investment involve a number of parties: the ship owner or operator, shipyards, equipment suppliers, design and consulting offices, subcontractors etc. These parties have traditionally generated and stored 3D models and documents independently in several different physical locations before transferring the data. This however often results in uncertainty regarding the accuracy or validity of the design data.

This is avoided by the Nupas-Cadmatic database-centric client server system where the 3D model and documents are all stored in databases hosted by a database server. It is therefore easy to divide design work globally between several design offices with server replication and the addition of new design teams being reduced to a few mouse clicks. In a globally distributed project the data is updated between remote design sites via an online network connection such as the internet or by simply exchanging the file in an email attachment.

The eBrowser application allows the easy sharing of 3D project information between designers, project management, ship owners and sub-contractors. It is a data publishing tool that is easy to use and no special training is required. The use of smart visualization techniques make the 3D models very light thereby making it easier to distribute them to all parties.

The eBrowser file containing the latest design information can be distributed to all project partners with ease. Virtual walkarounds facilitate ship inspections and reviews. All of this can be conducted with the safe knowledge that all the latest design information is included in the single mode

All sections and systems of the ship can be visualized as a whole or in isolation. Component data retrieval is effortless in the eBrowser. By simply clicking on an object in the model its position code, pipeline code, material dimensions, standards and other details are immediately available. These features combine to form the ideal platform for excellent partner co-operation and information exchange.

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