AVEVA Bocad Offshore

Powerful structural steelwork design and

detailing software for the offshore industry
Accurate, detailed design is essential for the efficient and error-free Business Benefits
construction of any offshore installation. AVEVA Bocad Offshore™
extends the productivity of AVEVA Bocad Steel™ with special features Better design quality
for the specific needs of this challenging industry sector. Together, z Use predefined, parametric
these enable consistently rapid, accurate design, detailing, fabrication models of offshore-specific,
and construction of all types of offshore installation, for on-time, on- standards-compliant structural
elements
budget delivery of a high-quality asset.
z Collaborate and clash check with
architectural, mechanical, plant
A proven product, with an unrivalled track record on the most advanced and marine design systems,
structural design projects, AVEVA Bocad Offshore increases the value that including AVEVA E3D, AVEVA
AVEVA Bocad Steel can deliver, either as a stand-alone solution or when PDMS and AVEVA Outfitting
integrated with AVEVA Everything3D™ (AVEVA E3D™), AVEVA PDMS™ or AVEVA z Work with third-party structural
Outfitting™. This makes it ideal for all sizes of fabrication yards, right up to the analysis solutions
largest engineering contractors or shipbuilders.
Better project control
z Use powerful parts nesting
functions for accurate material
estimating, procurement
z Achieve consistent data flows
through ERM, ERP, MRP and MIS
systems
z Maintain association between the
3D model and 2D deliverables

Better fabrication and construction

quality
z Automatically generate accurate
deliverables direct from the
project model
z Directly transfer digital
production data for error-free
fabrication

More capability
z Add offshore industry standard
functions to AVEVA Bocad Steel
z No limitations on project type,
size or complexity

Easy to adopt
z Rapid implementation and
minimal user training
z Easy project set-up

Specifically designed for all forms of offshore steel construction/fabrication

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Overview
With increasingly tight project schedules and profit margins, Owner
Operators, EPCs, shipbuilders and fabricators need to achieve
consistently efficient, rapid delivery of high-quality projects.
Structural steelwork can often account for a disproportionate
level of construction problems, rework costs and delays. AVEVA
Bocad Offshore solves this imbalance by enabling more efficient
steelwork design and detailing, effective collaboration with other
design disciplines, and the creation of accurate fabrication and
construction deliverables.
AVEVA Bocad Offshore extends AVEVA Bocad Steel with a suite
of dedicated functions and library objects meeting the particular
needs of the offshore industry.
Key Features
Readily integrated
z AVEVA Bocad Offshore integrates with all multi-discipline plant
and marine 3D design systems, including AVEVA’s. Design
collaboration and clash checking with architectural, mechanical,
plant and marine design systems enable early elimination of
construction problems.
z When used with AVEVA E3D, AVEVA PDMS or AVEVA Outfitting,
the unique Compare & Update facility enables robust
management and visibility of changes across disciplines.
Project optimised
z AVEVA Bocad technology is a dedicated solution for the project-
oriented structural steelwork industries. For example, steelwork
can be classified to suit the project breakdown structure.
z The versatility of the product enables users to execute a
wide range of sizes and types of project with equal efficiency.
Interoperability, not only with design and analysis systems, but
also with ERM, ERP, MRP and MIS business systems, enables
consistent data flows through all project processes. For example,
this enables early planning and robust control of materials
procurement.
z Sophisticated built-in plate and bar nesting functions not only
minimise cutting time and material wastage but, combined with
MTO/BOM reporting, enable more accurate steel estimation and
procurement.
Intricate node design
Pipe/cone unfolding
AVEVA Bocad Offshore is one of
AVEVA’s Design products, which create
3D models for detailed design and
produce all associated deliverables
z Recognising that welds are safety-critical features, AVEVA
Bocad uniquely treats welds as individual tagged items. This
facilitates regulatory compliance, and supports clients’ own
inspection regimes. It also enables accurate calculation and
provisioning of weld consumables during fabrication and
construction.
Production optimised
z Used with AVEVA Bocad Steel, AVEVA Bocad Offshore
provides best-in-class support for the most efficient
fabrication and construction processes. Real-time association
between the 3D model and the 2D deliverables eliminates
sources of error and rework by generating the deliverables
direct from the project model.
z Uniquely, AVEVA Bocad requires no manual clean-up work
on the majority of production drawings, and very little even
on the most complex designs. Production drawings are
fully detailed and shop-ready, ensuring accurate production
processes.
z Digital manufacturing data can be transferred to welding
robots and all major types of CNC process machinery for more
production automation. It can also be sent to AVEVA Bocad
NC™ in the workshop to modify production data and change
or add missing elements and further optimise the fabrication
processes.
AVEVA Bocad Offshore is the most accurate and complete
steelwork solution in its class. It includes a suite of library items
and standards for offshore projects, enabling valuable savings in
time and effort on a wide variety of structural designs such as:
z Platforms of all types z Derricks
z Jackets z Semi-submersibles
z Mud mats z Jack-up rigs
z Topsides z Helidecks
z Decks z Flare booms
z FPSOs z Bridges
z Turrets z Handrails and tertiary
structures
Above: ‘Off the shelf’ templates/macros specifically designed for the
offshore industry
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