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product Sheet PDS® Delivering the best possible design Distribution of Work Increases Productivity Intergraph PDS is a comprehensive, intelligent computer-aided Today’s process, power, and marine industries are global, character- design/engineering (CAD/CAE) application. Production-driven, ized by complex design and engineering. Construction is often PDS delivers the best design possible – and does it more effi- carried out in remote locations. Large international corporations ciently to reduce the total installed cost of the project. It enhances execute these projects concurrently with teams from different value and minimizes risk while preserving the value of data. offices and even different companies around the world. PDS is the market leader, chosen by owner operators (O/Os); PDS is built on industry standards that promote the creation, sharing, engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) firms; and their exchange, and best use of engineering data, and its integration vendors to design projects around the world since the mid-1980s. with key business systems and processes throughout a facility’s Due to its capability and commitment to the industry, many leading EPCs and O/Os have selected PDS as their corporate standard. Whether you’re operating on a global scale or at the project level, PDS fits perfectly into your corporate strategy. PDS projects range from small plant revamps to multibillion-dollar offshore platform construction (see Figure 1). life cycle. PDS users in multiple disciplines can work on a project simultaneously – improving design coordination, reducing errors, and increasing productivity. Providing all the tools you need to distribute work, PDS ensures design data integrity, accuracy, and auditability. PDS creates and maintains the essential database for global operations and regulatory compliance, streamlining operations, maintenance, and down- PDS helps companies achieve more with fewer resources stream retrofit projects. In addition, PDS provides an environment for companies to archive their best practices for reuse in future • Automation that improves productivity projects, providing additional value. • Three-dimensional modeling that helps designers create a Front-end Accuracy Creates Downstream Savings better design PDS uses the same technology platform and user interface to • Dynamic walkthroughs that allow operations and maintenance make FEED solutions easier to implement, lowering the total cost personnel to interactively view the plant before it is constructed of ownership. Our strategic alliance vendors also share technology • Interference checking to reduce or eliminate field rework • Accurate material take-offs that cut costs • Specification-driven design and checking that improve accuracy and user interface standards to facilitate the sharing of front-end data. Front-end tasks in PDS provide data downstream to the physical design, construction, operations, and maintenance phases. PDS runs on Microsoft® Windows®; is compatible with popular Integration with Complementary Applications relational database management systems such as Microsoft PDS integrates with Intergraph’s SmartPlant P&ID, a data-centric, SQL Server, Oracle, and Informix; and interfaces with Intergraph rule-based engineering solution that creates intelligent P&IDs SmartPlant® Enterprise software as well as a variety of third- while building a comprehensive data model (see Figure 2). It also party software. integrates with SmartPlant Instrumentation – the industry standard

for instrumentation – which drives deliverables for different phases HVAC Modeling Module of the life cycle, enforcing data consistency and eliminating duplicate The HVAC modeling module provides interactive 3D tools to lay data entry. PDS can also be used in conjunction with SmartPlant out and model ducts and other HVAC components. Electrical, an electrical schematics and wiring diagram application that interfaces with the instrument application to generate Electrical Raceway Module wiring diagrams. PDS Electrical Raceway provides powerful, interactive 3D tools to lay out and design...