InterBridge

InterBridge performs on-line translations of 2D and 3D models and data between a variety of CAD, BIM, and PLM systems. Our service is designed to assist you in sharing 2D and 3D models as you develop and view large-scale processing facilities. InterBridge manages facilities information to carry them through their life cycle. InterBridge is the essential tool for working successfully in heterogeneous CAD/BIM/PLM environments.

• Overview
• Competitive Strengths from Using InterBridge
• Data Formats Supported by InterBridge
• InterBridge’s Functions and Capabilities
• InterBridge’s System Requirements
• Comparing with Analogous Software
• Free Demo
• Video Tutorials
• Webinar
• Meeting

Overview

Fig. 1. Flow Chart for InterBridge

Fig. 1. Flow Chart for InterBridge

Fig. 2. InterBridge Application in Nuclear Engineering:
Combining a 3D Integrated Model of Kursk NPP

Fig. 2. InterBridge Application in Nuclear Engineering:
Combining a 3D Integrated Model of Kursk NPP

Benefits of InterBridge

• Shares information models of facilities in a user-friendly manner:
  • Not specific to any one CAD, BIM, or PLM platform
  • Stores all data related to facilities
  • Saves space through effective compression
• Integrates project documents sourced from many CAD/BIM/PLM platforms in a single data model that encompasses all disciplines and all related data formats
• Translates data models between CAD/BIM/PLM systems without loss of data or components
• Translates models in neutral formats using open standards, including SAT, STEP, and ISO 15926

Areas of Application for InterBridge

• Design, construction management, and operations management of large industrial plants consisting of hundreds of thousands of elements
• Implementation of engineering data control systems throughout the entire life cycle of facilities

Customers use InterBridge in a variety of disciplines:

• Military-industrial complex (micro-electronics): Angstrem-T manufacturing of sub-micron semiconductor elements
• Nuclear weapons complex: ROSATOM: JSC FCS&HT SNPO Eleron, FSUE PA Mayak
• Nuclear industry: ROSATOM: Rosenergoatom Concern JSC: Beloyarsk NPP, Bilibino NPP, Kola NPP, Kursk NPP, Leningrad NPP, Novovoronezh NPP, Rostov NPP, Smolensk NPP, JSC ASE, Innovation and Technology Center for the PRORYV Project; Belarusian NPP; NPP Kozloduy (Bulgaria)
• Hydropower complex: RusHydro
• Thermoelectric power facility: Zarubezhenergoproekt JSC
• Oil and gas extraction: Gazprom Neft PJSC
• Oil refineries: Rosneft PJSC, Bashneft-Novoil JSC, Ryazan Oil Refinery Company JSC
• Petro chemical facilities: SIBUR Holding, ZAPSIBNEFTEHIM
• Civil construction project: Multi-purpose Health Center Grand Medical

Competitive Strengths from Using InterBridge

Strength	Implementation Benefit
Increased value of projects and effective construction operations	Developing and integrating object-based data models by combining projects powered by different CAD/BIM/PLM systems
Increased speed of technical and managerial decision-making by staff and clients during design, construction, and facilities operations	Visualizing large-scale engineering data in 2D/3D/4D/5D/6D modes
Increased quality of design documents	Detection and elimination of design and construction collisions on comprehensive BIM models derived from the projects integrated from various CAD/BIM/PLM systems
Meets customer requirements for specific 2D/3D data formats	Converting of 2D/3D models of facilities in required formats

Data Formats Supported by InterBridge

InterBridge converts data between many widely-used CAD/BIM/PLM platforms. On request, we provide data exchange support through proprietary CAD/PLM formats or through open standards, such as SAT, STEP, and ISO 15926. The list below is not exhaustive.

Vendor	Product Family	Software Products	File Extension	Read	Write
Autodesk	AutoCAD	AutoCAD 2000-2017	.dwg*
		Architecture, Plant 3D 2011-2017, and other AutoCAD-based applications
	Revit	Revit 2012-2017	.rvt*
	Inventor	Inventor 2011-2017	.iam*, .ipt*
	Navisworks	Navisworks 4.0-2017	.nwd, .nwc
AVEVA	Engineering	PDMS/E3D/Review	.rvm, .att, .rvs, .rvz, .txt
		P&ID	.dwg, Database
Bentley	MicroStation	MicroStation J/V8/XM/V8i	.dgn (V7), .dgn (V8)*
		TriForma
		Architecture
		InRoads
		Structural
		PlantSpace Design Series
	AutoCAD	AutoPLANT Plant Design	.dwg*
CEA-Technology	Plant-4D	Plant-4D V7-Athena 3	Database
Dassault Systemes	CATIA	CATIA V5 R21 x86	.CATProduct*, .CATPart*, .3dxml
Intergraph	GeoMedia	GeoMedia v.5	Database*
	PDS	PDS	.dgn (V7), .dgn (V8)* , .drv, .isff, .dri, .zip
	CadWorx	CadWorx Plant Professional/Review	.vue, .mdb2
	SmartPlant	3D/Review	.vue , .xml, .mdb2, .svf, .zvf, .sha
		P&ID	.pid, .sym
		Electrical	.spe
		SmartSketch	.igr
NEOLANT	POLYNOM	POLYNOM	.plgm
PTC	Creo Parametric	Creo Parametric 2.0	.asm*, .prt*

*The related software product must be installed in order for InterBridge to read these data formats. In certain cases, it is sufficient to install the view-only version.

InterBridge’s Functions and Capabilities

Navigation

• Rotates views (orbit)
• Changes view sizes (zoom)
• Pans horizontally (X,Y)
• Pans vertically (Z)
• Selects and centers elements
• Saves detailed description lists

Fig. 3. 3D Model Navigation

Fig. 3. 3D Model Navigation

Fig. 4. Accessing Attribute Data

Fig. 4. Accessing Attribute Data

Fig. 5. Intelligent Searches

Fig. 5. Intelligent Searches

3D Model Оperations

• Plots model cross-sections with dynamic cutting planes
• Reveals and manages space and time collisions
• Measures distances with tie-ins, angles, and areas; reads coordinates and dimensions of individual elements
• Imports multiple 3D models on logical layers
• Marks up and redlines
• Coordinates system transformations

Fig. 6. Operating 3D Model Structure

Fig. 6. Operating 3D Model Structure

Fig. 7. Cutting Sections Dynamically

Fig. 7. Cutting Sections Dynamically
 

Fig. 8. Measuring Geometry

Fig. 8. Measuring Geometry
 

Data and Documents Management

• Views attribute data of selected elements in 3D models and databases
• Searches elements through internal links and database fields on query (query master); searches text
• Views specifications of selected elements quickly
• Links 3D model elements and other documents

Fig. 9. Automatic Collision Detection

Fig. 9. Automatic Collision Detection

Fig. 10. Reading Point Clouds from a Laser Scanner

Fig. 10. Reading Point Clouds from a Laser Scanner

Fig. 11. Specifications

Fig. 11. Specifications
 

Visual Effects

• Controls transparency and lighting
• Visualizes material parameters and textures inside model files; control layers; handles large-size raster maps; adjusts colors and styles
• Displays 3D wireframes
• Prints and saves selected scenes as high definition, anti-aliased images of up to 24576 x 24576 resolution

Fig. 12. Documents Binding

Fig. 12. Documents Binding

Fig. 13. Operating 4D Models

Fig. 13. Operating 4D Models

Fig. 14. Visualisation Control

Fig. 14. Visualisation Control

Extras

• Tracks positions on maps through GPS using NMEA protocol; saves routes and specific points in models
• Monitors construction through links to MS Project and Oracle Primavera

Benchmarking InterBridge’s High Performance Technology

InterBridge provides the instant translation, visualization and manipulation of large-scale engineering data. You can check this out for yourself by looking at the figures generated during the 3D testing of the largest processing facilities – Leningrad NPP – that has about 500 thousand elements.

InterBridge’s System Requirements

InterBridge requires no installation or administration. The product has minimal hardware requirements, and so visualizes 3D models of large processing facilities on ordinary office PCs. The minimum requirements are listed below:

• 32- and 64-bit OS: Microsoft® Windows® 8 and 7, Microsoft Vista®, Microsoft XP® and 2000
• Processor: Intel® Pentium®/Celeron® (or compatible), 450MHz or higher
• Graphics board: OpenGL® 1.1 or higher
• Memory: 128MB
• Disk space: 4MB install size

Comparing with Analogous Software

InterBridge boasts excellent performances in benchmarks of large-scale projects typical of those found in the oil, gas, chemical, and defense industries. Our benchmarking reported the following results:

Most compact software: The InterBridge distribution package is only 2MB, hundreds times smaller than competitors; see figure below.		The most productive software: InterBridge is able to manipulate very large 3D models (made of several hundred thousand elements) requiring a significantly smaller amount of memory; see figure below.
Fastest operations: InterBridge opens 3D models of large facilities (consisting of several hundred thousand elements) quickly, literally “flying” even on standard office computers. The software instantly opens the model, and then makes is ready for operators to manipulate the model in any way. Other software systems are sometimes unable to handle giant models, or simply cannot open models of this type. See figures below.

The results come from a comparative analysis carried out by NEOLANT staff using the following hardware and software configuration:

• Hardware: 3.4GHz Intel Core i7-4770 with 8GB RAM and NVIDIA GeForce GT640 4GB graphics board running on 64-bit Windows 7
• Software: InterBridge 2015.2 2015.828, compared to Autodesk Navisworks Manage 2016 (64x) 13.0.1240.5, Bentley Navigator V8i (SELECTseries 6) 08.11.09.713, and Intergraph SmartPlant Review 2015R1 (11.01.00.0101)
• 3D Model: 842MB with 131,016 elements

How to Know More About InterBridge and Purchase it?

The experts at NEOLANT are happy to consult with you on any issue surrounding the purchase and use of InterBridge. We can help you in the following areas:

• You can run InterBridge at your site to examine the system’s capabilities at your own pace:
  • Download the free demo version
  • View video tutorials
  • Register for a Webinar
• You can consult the experts at NEOLANT about InterBridge’s purchasing options specific to your enterprise:
  • Call us at +7 (499) 999 0000, ext. 192
  • Make your request through our Web site