Before
Up to 6 weeks
At peak load, no designer was available. They had to find one through hiring, labor loan or subcontracting. The designer did not always know the project and counted quantities by hand.
Orbit, your AVEVA E3D model open in your browser
Orbit brings together online services for AVEVA E3D. Orbit BOM produces the BOM of an E3D model. Orbit Import turns an IFC model into native PIPE and BRAN. Both are available. Orbit Isos, Orbit Plans and Orbit AI are coming.
Open an AVEVA E3D sample model
An RVM file from AVEVA E3D, straight in your browser.
See the BOM you will get
These two BOMs are generated by Orbit BOM, on our demo model. Open them, browse the sheets, search for a part, sort the columns. It is the same interface as in the service.
Piping BOM
12 systems, 166 parts, 114.246 m of pipe, with its automatic checks.
Open the piping BOM
Steel structure BOM
2 structures, 44 elements, 4,020.27 kg, sections and plates weighed.
Open the steel structure BOMThe quantity study that took up to six weeks
One of our customers generates an RVM file and a data dump at every project review. Their teams hold their reviews in the Orbit viewer. When they need a study (BOM, MTO, take-offs), they no longer wait for a designer to free up.
With Orbit BOM
As soon as the files are uploaded
The customer uploads their RVM and dump to Orbit BOM. They get the BOM, the MTO and the take-offs. They run the study the day they need it, without looking for a designer.
This example applies to every Orbit service. Your deliverables start from your E3D model, without waiting for a designer to free up.
A 3D model from elsewhere is only geometry.
Your contractor models in AutoCAD, Revit or another tool. Its file describes shapes, with no catalog items at all. To get isometrics and spools out of it in E3D, you need PIPE and BRAN tied to your specs. Today, a piping designer re-enters them piece by piece, reading each dimension off the source software.
Orbit Import
From volumes to components of your E3D catalog.
Each recognized piece becomes a catalog component.
Native E3D
ready for isometrics and spools
You upload your E3D model. You get deliverables. Without heavy E3D configuration.
Upload my model
Free 3D visualization and report before any payment.
Orbit services
Orbit Import
An IFC model received from another application becomes native E3D PIPE and BRAN, with no manual re-entry. You receive PML macros to run in E3D and an Excel report.
AvailableOrbit BOM
From an RVM file and its data dump exported from E3D, you get the BOM and MTO in Excel and online.
AvailableOrbit Isos
You will get the isometrics of your PIPE from your model, without configuring E3D.
Coming soonOrbit Plans
You will get your drawings as DWG or as PML macros for AVEVA E3D Draw.
Coming soonOrbit AI
You will be able to make artificial intelligence interact with your model, without exposing your information system.
Coming soonServices marked Coming soon are not open yet. Write to contact@lafabops.fr to be notified.
Three steps, two of them free
Every Orbit service follows these three steps. You pay only at the last one.
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Upload your model Free
An RVM file and its data dump, exported from E3D, for Orbit BOM. An IFC model for Orbit Import.
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See the result and the price Free
Browse your model in 3D. The summary or report, with the price, appears before any payment.
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Buy credits and download Paid
You download the BOM Excel file, plus the PML macros and the Excel report from Orbit Import. Soon you will also download your isometrics and drawings, as DWG or as PML macros for AVEVA E3D Draw. Your deliverables are kept for 30 days.
Orbit Import: see your model before you pay
Orbit Import turns a model received from another application, typically in IFC format, into native E3D PIPE and BRAN. Before any payment, you browse the model tree, the result in 3D and a report. The report separates elements created as is, elements created with a replacement part, and elements not created.
Your project specs
Each element is matched to your project specs. You can force the spec and the DN of each line.
A report that guides you
The report is also delivered as an Excel file. It shows you where to rework the design and which elements to create in your catalog.
A free preview
3D visualization and report are free. You pay knowing the result and the price.
Your files are hosted on servers in France. You can delete them, along with your deliverables.
A price announced up front
The price depends on your model and the service you choose. It appears with the result.
- Uploading and the result are free
- You buy credits by PayPal or card
- Your deliverables stay available for 30 days
Training
Two hands-on training courses, delivered remotely. You work in your browser, on a virtualized Windows environment that reproduces a company's. You install nothing.
Orbit DevSec
Build E3D plugins with AI, securely. For administrators who write plugins or have them written.
See the trainingE3D administration
Piping designer, become an E3D administrator. Already an administrator, build your skills.
See the trainingUpload your model, see the result
Uploading costs nothing. You buy credits only if the result and the price suit you.
A question? Write to contact@lafabops.fr.
Frequently asked questions
Which files can I upload?
An RVM file and its data dump, exported from E3D, for Orbit BOM. An IFC model for Orbit Import.
Which services are available?
Orbit BOM and Orbit Import are available. Orbit Isos, Orbit Plans and Orbit AI are coming.
What does the delivery contain?
For Orbit BOM, the BOM Excel file. For Orbit Import, the PML macros and an Excel report. The upcoming services will also deliver isometrics and drawings.
Where are my files, and how long do they stay?
On servers in France. Your deliverables are kept for 30 days after payment. You can delete your files and your deliverables.
How do I pay?
You buy credits by PayPal or card. The price appears before you buy.