What is the Facilities Lifecycle 3D Model Standard (FL3DMS)?

FL3DMS is a USPI initiative that aims to achieve standardization across the process- and energy supply chains for the development, use and maintenance of 3D models. A team of 3D model subject matter experts were assembled from Owners, Contractors and Software Suppliers to deliver a standard.

Whilst working on the project, the team has developed a number of deliverables to achieve this goal.

·        The initial release, R 1.0 included a 3D Model Standard based on the company standards of the participants. It also included a Business Case for standardizing and maintaining 3D models during the lifecycle of a facility, based on experience from the Owners.

• An subsequent release of the standard, R 1.1, included unique numbering of the text clauses in the standard to enable requirements management, embedment in company standards and version history.
• In this latest release, 1.2, best practices for requirements writing has been applied and the requirements numbering has been extended to the 3D Model content requirements table. The release also includes a 3D Model Lifecycle Management Guide to guide Owners on how to manage 3D Models to extract more value from them.
• The future releases are expected to include greater specifics on As Built requirements, Modelling of Equipment/Skids, and 3D Model data needed to support Advance Work Packaging (AWP) and corrosion management.  An implementation guide is also planned to accompany the next release. 

Insights from the USPI Safari about Greenhouse Gas:

The USPI Safari on Greenhouse Gas recently brought together 31 experts from the oil and gas sector in a webinar, led by Ian Cornwell from Kraken IM.

The purpose of the webinar was to present and discuss a possible role of international IM standards in the domain of greenhouse gas emissions and to explore in what stage of capital projects such standards would have maximum impact on GHG emission reduction.

USPI Hosts Successful Annual 3D Model Standardisation Meeting for the FL3DMS team at Shell’s Amsterdam Office.

From June 4 to June 6, 2024, USPI held a productive FL3DMS Face-to-Face (F2F) meeting at Shell's office in Amsterdam. The event brought together leading companies in the process industry supply chain to collaborate on how to further improve the standard and widen its use.

The meeting addressed key challenges such as methods for As Building 3D Models, management and sharing of 3D catalogues, and integration of 3rd party content from module- or equipment-suppliers. The open dialogue and constructive contribution of all participants reflected the willingness of the Owner Operators, EPCs and Software Suppliers to solve the key pain-points related to 3D Models. 

Presentation USPI on PIDMIC 3.0 - Process Industry Data Model Integration Congress 3.0  - a first step towards better harmonization

As a key part of the Process Industry Data Model Integration Congress (PIDMIC) at ACHEMA 2024, this USPI presentation by Leo van Ruijven, contributes to the overarching goal of enhancing data model integration in the process industry.

Dear USPI members and interested parties,

Hereby our annual update on the activities and plans of USPI. It starts with a summary of data standardization developments in the process industries and in USPI. It subsequently moves on to our plans for the coming period, in which more will be published on our website in due course.

Developments in process industries & USPI

Efforts to put in place data standards for the process industries are progressing, despite cost pressures that affect resource availability for such work. The response of the standardization bodies has been greater cooperation on the development of data standards across the sub-sectors of chemicals, oil and gas, nuclear and power generation.

 3D Model Lifecycle Management Guide for Process Plants

An informative guide to scoping a 3D model for use in capital projects and asset digital twins and to the activities & investments necessary to build and maintain it throughout the facility lifecycle.

Background

The 3D Model Lifecycle Management Guide was developed on the back of the Facilities Lifecycle 3D Model Specification (FL3DMS), which is a practical, application-neutral specification for the structure and content of 3D Models, designed to guide the creation and maintenance of 3D models in capital projects and assets.  It is based on existing company standards and best practices of the FL3DMS participants and includes technical requirements for the creation and handover of 3D models to enable use-cases in projects and operations.  The first version of the 3D specification was issued in 2021.  

In parallel with the second revision of the FL3DMS standard, work started on educational guides for implementing the FL3DMS standard in a 3D Model and managing and maintaining 3D Models for the entire asset lifecycle. The team has also developed a business case for maintaining the 3D model during the lifecycle of a facility. The FL3DMS implementation guide for the FL3DMS standard is under development and will be released later in 2024.