Hello, thank you for joining us today, and welcome to this seminar for Enabling Information Mobility. Name / Role

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1 Hello, thank you for joining us today, and welcome to this seminar for Enabling Information Mobility. Name / Role 1

2 This presentation is how Bentley are implementing Information Mobility but this is over and above the free benefit of Select Apps which are available on the Bentley web site 2

3 During this presentation we will cover the following topics and then afterwards will provide the ability to try hands the Academy pods in the Information Academy 3

4 Let s start with ProjectWise Dynamic Plot ProjectWise Dynamic Plot: is an innovative software service that brings paper into the digital age to Help Mitigate Project Risk, and to shrink the time required to sync written comments and digital data from days to seconds. Thus sustaining and extending the value of project information plotted to paper. - 4

5 Now, you may be wondering why paper even needs to be brought into the digital age? After all its one technology that has stood the test of time. it s a very flexible media. It s CLICK: Portable, CLICK: Recyclable, CLICK: Rollable, and CLICK: Scalable. Indeed, there s not a lot wrong with paper but then it s not paper that causes the problems we are overcoming with ProjectWise Dynamic Plot.

6 It s the traditional workflow processes that surround paper that cause problems in this digital age. CLICK: You see, design development is computer aided and yet teams still plot almost all design drawings to paper. CLICK: And project teams still review and markup more drawings on paper than in any other medium. CLICK: And herein lies the root cause of the problem. The drawings that get marked up have no persistent connection back to their source CAD files, making the markup transfer process from the paper back into the computer error-prone and risky. CLICK: Accordingly, synchronizing markups with the original source data is a slow and manual process, and the marked up drawings can easily be misplaced. Now when times are good, and the team is well resourced, some of these more manual tasks are accepted without too much scrutiny. But, when times are tight as they are now and teams are more thinly resourced every inefficient and risky process is closely scrutinized and modified to enable teams of all sizes to do more with less.

7 These problems add up and manifest themselves by increasing the project risk associated with design review and markup workflows. By having separate digital and paper worlds, teams are making key decisions based on copies of information that are for the most part out of sync. Ultimately this lack of a single source of truth between models and drawings increases the risk of cost escalation, schedule elongation, and increased legal liability resulting from mistakes going unnoticed.

8 We asked some of our users who rely on paper in their egineering workflows how to digitise their workflow, their advice to us? Keep it simple!

9 Give us a way to design on the computer and still continue to markup designs on paper. Paper is a near-perfect medium for design review and for the construction world.

10 But, make it easier for us to capture the markups we make to the paper and eliminate the usual errors or omissions that are commonplace with two disconnected workflows.

11 Enable us to then transfer these captured markups back into the PC environment without loss of data and without highly manual processes.

12 And finally help us to synchronize the markups we transferred into the PC with the source files that were used to create them. That way we avoid a whole raft of potential pitfalls. What our users outlined above is really a streamlined version of their existing workflows. But with that said, their current process involves additional steps to scan marked up paper copies, or manually transfer the markups from the paper into the PC. A process that is slow to complete, and for the most part unreliable. So, it was in response to the needs of these users that we developed ProjectWise dynamic plot.

13 ProjectWise dynamic plot is an innovative Collaboration Software that Brings Paper and Pen Into the Digital Age by Creating Intelligent Links Between Paper Plots and Digital Models. And the benefits are clear. When project teams use dynamic plot they can: Eliminate the risk of losing markups during manual transfers by providing automatic digital backups. Establish a markup audit trail for management accountability and corporate compliance with government regulatory agencies. Dramatically reduce the time it takes for teams to synchronize comments made on paper with digital models stored inside ProjectWise. And they can be assured that all as-built markups have been accurately captured and recorded, increasing project quality, improving project safety, and further reducing project risk.

14 The benefits are many. <Click> Reduces operational costs Data can be sent instantly from the field, eliminating the cost of travel and administration. No need to re-key or re-type your data saving time and money. <Click> Improves Project Collaboration Project members can work together better, with information gathered and disseminated in real time. <Click> Mitigates Risk Changes are immediately captured and tracked for review & audit <Click> Decreases time to decision Field work is documented and integrated in near-real time, with perfect accuracy. <Click> Simple to Learn Personnel work with pen and paper, so there is virtually no training required. <Click> Suitable for office or field use Digital pen is highly portable, durable; works for up to seven days on a single charge; Stores up to 50 pages of content. That pretty well does it for discussing the high-level Features, Advantages, and Benefits for the ProjectWise Dynamic Plot Solution. Let s now take a few minutes to discuss how this solution is put together in the form of products, what is the pricing, and when should you expect to see the solution roll out. 14

15 It s not really complicated at all. In fact it s really very simple, just like our users wanted it to be, and just like we described a moment ago. The power of ProjectWise Dynamic Pot actually starts before you ever plot a drawing. CLICK: With this new software, come tools to add a dynamic layer to a digital drawing or PDF so that when it is CLICK: plotted to paper using ProjectWise InterPlot the new software adds the original data along with a unique pattern that gives the overall plot a slightly grayish background. At the same time a record is made in the ProjectWise database indicating which design or PDF files were used to create the plot. This record is the key (later on in the process) for associating comments applied to the dynamic plot with the digital models that were used to produce it. This provenance enables for the first time complete change management between paper and digital copies of the same information. CLICK: So when someone marks up the dynamic paper copy with a digital pen the markups are immediately captured in real-time by the pen, and stored for later synchronization with the original model content. CLICK: Synchronizing the digital pen and its captured content is also easy. You just dock the pen and the digital markups the ones and zeros - are transferred to the PC, and transformed into vectors, CLICK: before being synchronized, and associated with the source data (by querying the record created earlier in the process) so that all data is presented on screen in one place.

16 For situations where the plots with the dynamic plot pattern need to be printed offsite, such as a reprographics firm or remote site, a PDF of the plots with the pattern can be created. This PDF can then be shared with the remote site for printing and then the workflow from that point is the same as we had in the previous slide.

17 and open it for review in ProjectWise Navigator. A CAD designer could open the originating design in MicroStation and review the markups made by all project participants. Any changes that need to be incorporated into the originating design can be done at this time. As you can see, markups are returned to the project managers and designers from the field much quicker using the ProjectWise Dynamic Plot solution and it works the way users in the field are used to working with pen and paper.

18 The ProjectWise Dynamic Plot solution has many differentiators over other digital pen products on the market. Some key differentiators include being able to create dynamic plots from not only DGNs and DWGs but also from PDF files being able to plot and synchronize markups from any PC an offline mode for capturing markups without ProjectWise or network access. and creating dynamic plots in a PDF format for remote printing. 18

19 ProjectWise Dynamic plot provides a convenient method to create and collect markups that is portable, reliable, and easily usable by reviewers it does not require bulky, expensive equipment, like a laptop, that is not appropriate for the rigors of field use It speeds the time required and reduces errors collecting markups, and improves the quality of the markup review workflow 19

20 The Anoto DP-201 Digital Pens MUST be purchased directly from Bentley or the Bentley Dynamic Plot Accessories website. Other pens from other vendors are not supported. While a compatible COLOR POSTSCRIPT printer or plotter is preferred to plot the drawings with the dot pattern, PW Dynamic Plot V8i (SELECTseries 2) introduces the ability to use black and white printers and plotters that meet the specifications and DO NOT consist of data that is dense, includes area fills or aerial photos. 20

21 As users start to see the benefit of a digital pen workflow, so they also recognised the benefits on capturng other workflows which require feedback from the field on traditional paper forms The following workflow was setup and configured using available technologies and we are investigating how the following can be moved to tablets which will be discussed at the end of this section 21

22 There are many workflows where information is captured on site over and above as builts or design reviews It was noticed that while the most important information from these feedback forms was being captured, this was being distilled by site operatives and quality and quantitive indicators were being overlooked. Further the feedback timings were proving to be a challenge, and the feedback from the enterprise to the site was none existent due to disconnects Several workflows were investigated, both paper and tablet 22

23 The Anoto DP-201 Digital Pens MUST be purchased directly from Bentley or the Bentley Dynamic Plot Accessories website. Other pens from other vendors are not supported. While a compatible COLOR POSTSCRIPT printer or plotter is preferred to plot the drawings with the dot pattern, PW Dynamic Plot V8i (SELECTseries 2) introduces the ability to use black and white printers and plotters that meet the specifications and DO NOT consist of data that is dense, includes area fills or aerial photos. 23

24 The workflow was able to be simplified to speed up the feedback to the enterprise, but also to enable a tracking method for the site operative. The digital pen workflow delivered some immediate benefits. Benefits From field to enterprise in minutes Full audit trail Integration to asset information management system Minimum training Existing paper and printers could be utilised Digital pens already purchased Minimum changes to safety practices Drawbacks Does not reduce printing costs Who are you audit trail Tablet App and integration no single solution forms app wants to own the data Tablets not accepted at all sites Disconnected mode Ipad who are you Potential for significantly reduced printing costs 24

25 Requires clean environment 24

26 The rapid entry to the enterprise asset information management system enables not only actions to be tracked but the potential for quality and quantitive indicators to be reported on all projects as well as the attachment of eb workflows 25

27 The next information mobility technology looks at how to ensure the paper drawing you have in your hand can be trusted Drawing Validation should be a simple requirement to fulfil, but connecting mobile devices to the enterprise in an anonymous state required a few considerations 26

28 While the electrical distribution of documents is being investigated, paper drawings are prevalent and the primary method of distributing information to a construction site. As feedback from construction sites speeds up, the possibility of a project member holding the an out of date drawing is increasing. Bentley have worked with Crossrail to implement a technology which via the use of smartphones enables project members to validate the drawing in their hand. 27

29 Within Crossrail the drawings are made available in PDF format which as part of the issued for construction process can add a data matrix code to the PDF. There was an investigation as to why data matrix codes as opposed to QR codes or other encoding techniques 28

30 With the ability to encode over 2000 characters, Bentley have developed a web service which can respond to the barcode and respond with a simple validation response. Note it was a requirement that the system should respond without any security response but the drawing would not be delivered without a security validation, aiming to make the system simple to use, but secure. It was reasoned that the user would have the drawing in front of them and notifying the validity would not be a security risk. 29

31 The system, responds almost immediately with the status of the document and there is an intermediate response where the drawing is still valid, but there are unapproved changes made against the drawing 30

32 Finally the Field Engineer App was a requirement that was identified from the Crossrail Mobility Working group and while we could deliver a lot of the functionality via the eb web interface, there was a requirement for a tailored solution to cater for offline use 31

33 The Field Engineer App looks to replace the drawing bag that the Field Engineer would normally carry to and from the construction zones. The App enables the engineer to be connected and cache the drawings that are relevant to their construction packages and then disconnect from the enterprise and still have access to the drawings. The work process also ensured that the HSE requirements of the various contracts were considered and met during the development phase 32

34 The App uses the same web service as the drawing validation and only requires a one time registration 33

35 The Field Engineer can then create their own custom views for each construction package 34

36 They add the drawings which they think relevant note the App also observes Virtual Items from eb thus enabling the sharing of drawing bags between different field engineers. 35

37 Working with both eb and ProjectWise, the App can expose various document properties as well as the rendition of the file. Note that is connected to ProjectWise, then while DGN files will be exposed there is no 2D DGN viewer, but for 3D models, Naivgator for the ipad can be used. 36

38 The PDF can then be viewed in either connected or disconnected mode. Tests are ongoing, but on most ipads, the aim is to ensure at least 10 construction zones can be made available in cached mode 37

39 Thank you, I hope this presentation has shown how we are looking to increase Information Mobility throughout the various Infrastructure Projects We do have various technologies available at the back of the room for a hands on session after the meeting 38