CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
29 May 2008
Product News
Bentley Announces ISO 15926-Based Bentley OpenPlant PDx Manager
Bentley Systems, Incorporated announced Bentley OpenPlant PDx Manager, a new software tool built on ISO 15926 that makes existing plant design system data, such as PDS data, open and interoperable with other applications. With Bentley OpenPlant PDx Manager, engineering/procurement/construction firms, owner-operators, and suppliers can connect to a live PDS project and open up the entire PDS project database without affecting the underlying PDS model or data. In addition, they can access in real time all model data and deliverables and extract them to ProjectWise in order to support globally distributed workflows. Because Bentley OpenPlant PDx Manager makes Bentley applications interoperable with PDS databases, the ability to access and share this data in a collaborative environment doesn’t require PDS; the data is available to anyone using the next-generation of MicroStation and ProjectWise. Users also can save data in the ISO 15926 format, allowing them to connect to a PDS project and reuse its content in ISO 15926-compliant applications such as ProjectWise Lifecycle Server or Bentley OpenPlant PowerPID. With the project data in an open format and managed by ProjectWise, project teams can easily collaborate downstream and upstream, even when disparate systems are deployed. Benefits of Bentley OpenPlant PDx Manager to the organization include managed data across the asset lifecycle, streamlined workflows, lower project and asset lifecycle costs, compressed schedules, and increased overall productivity – without adding any risks to the project.
Rob Whitesell, vice president, Bentley Software, said, “Bentley’s commitment to open standards and interoperability among applications is long standing and ongoing. This past January we introduced Bentley OpenPlant, the first range of software products for the creation and management of plant infrastructure based on the ISO 15926 data model. These products facilitate distributed-enterprise collaboration spanning disparate systems and include Bentley OpenPlant PowerPID, the only commercial P&ID solution to be based on a completely open data model. Today, we are announcing Bentley OpenPlant PDx Manager, which brings interoperability to users of data created with PDS, streamlining their workflows and improving their productivity. In due course, we will introduce similar support for other plant design systems.”
With Bentley OpenPlant PDx Manager, users have real-time access to all PDS data via a live link to the PDS project database without translations, conversions, or extractions. They can see the breakdown structure of the model in a hierarchy browser, select individual objects, components, lines and tags, and zoom into the selected item. For each item in the model, a property pane displays all of the information in the same order in which users would see the data within PDS itself. This ability to see the live data associated with any component, rather than a snapshot review model, reduces errors and rework due to out-of-date information, saves project costs, and improves productivity.
Bentley OpenPlant PDx Manager also enables project data created with PDS to be saved in the ISO 15926 format, extending its useful life beyond that of the PDS application. The information can be accessed and managed throughout the lifecycle of the infrastructure asset – from design to engineering, construction, operations, and maintenance.
For more information about Bentley OpenPlant PDx Manager, visit http://www.bentley.com/openplant.
For more information about Bentley OpenPlant PowerPID, visit http://www.bentley.com/PowerPID For more information about Bentley OpenPlant and to download a free whitepaper on ISO15926, visit http://www.bentley.com/openplant.
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