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Join the FL3DMS FTF Meeting | 21–23 April 2026 | The Hague

Join the FL3DMS FTF Meeting | 21–23 April 2026 | The Hague  We are pleased to announce that the next FL3DMS Face-to-Face (FTF) Meeting will take place on 21–23 April 2026 at the offices of McDermott in The Hague, Netherlands.  Preliminary Agenda (A detailed agenda and preparatory materials will be shared in advance.)  CATS & Specs — advancing interoperability and standards  Reality Capture — Documenting best practices for specific use cases  Roadmap — strategic planning and future direction  This meeting will provide an opportunity to:  Strengthen the FL3DMS standard and collective roadmap  Align at a strategic level  Share insights on the latest industry developments  Foster collaboration across the USPI–FL3DMS network  Participation  Free of charge for FL3DMS members  Non-members are welcome to attend for a participation fee of €500 p.p.   We encourage interested professionals and organizations who are not yet FL3DMS members to join and engage with the initiative.  Meeting Details  Date: 21–23 April 2026 Location: McDermott Offices Pr. Beatrixlaan 35 2595 AK The Hague The Netherlands  Action Required  To confirm your participation:  Complete the registration registration form: If you are unable to attend, please designate a colleague to represent your organization.  We look forward to welcoming you in The Hague and continuing to drive the future of FL3DMS together.

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USPI FL3DMS & Tagging FTF meeting from 04-06 June 2024.

Please be invited to the USPI FL3DMS & Tagging meeting that will be held Face-to-Face from 04-06 June 2024. The meeting will be hosted by Shell at the Energy Transition Campus in Amsterdam. Office address:Shell - Energy Transition Campus Amsterdam (ETCA)Grasweg 311031 HW AmsterdamPostal addressP.O. Box 380001030 BN Amsterdam  Meeting material Should you wish to join this meeting FTF, please register via this link.

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Industry Tagging Philosophy

Industry Tagging Philosophy - A proposal for consideration Problem Statement - Tagging is a unique identifier in the field and in digital systems….​ Clarity about extent of tagging the ability to implement different engineering or operational use cases. Examples​ Design - The increasing use of modular and package systems can lead to inconsistent levels of tagging with the parent facility and need for rework​ Construction - identification or tagging of objects required to enable Advance Work Packaging​ Operational – identification of manual valves, civil infrastructure or flanges to enable specific operational or digital use cases​ Digital – level of tagging determines level of classification required. Consistency of tagging affects interoperability of digital systems.​ A digital representation of the facility that does not reflect the necessary level of content means expensive rework after project handover​ …..but there is no industry guide about what to tag​ Proposal​ Project and operational use cases require different levels of granularity…

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FL3DMS Project Specification download

The first version of the 3D specification was issued in 2021, and member organizations are now implementing it and identifying improvement opportunities for the next version. To accelerate adoption of the standard, and its maturation via feedback, it is available for the general public to download.  You can request a download of FL3DMS from USPI by contacting us at stichting@uspi.nl. The first version of the 3D specification was issued in 2021, and member organizations are now implementing it and identifying improvement opportunities for the next version. To accelerate adoption of the standard, and its maturation via feedback, it is available for the general public to download.  You can request a download of FL3DMS from USPI by contacting us at stichting@uspi.nl. USPI FL3DMS requests a voluntary contribution of €500 to download the specification, cover the cost of administration, hosting and sharing the standard.  If you pay this contribution, you will receive perpetual updates of the standard and…

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What is ORCHID?

ORCHID provides a maturity model that can assist in visualizing how far companies are with their information management, and it can point to where the bottlenecks may be. The digitization programs are developments to improve the quality of information and by digitalizing the information through use international standards. ORCHID provides a maturity model that can assist in visualizing how far companies are with their information management, and it can point to where the bottlenecks may be. The digitization programs are developments to improve the quality of information and by digitalizing the information through use international standards. The purpose of the CEN WS ORCHID Roadmap is to provide an agreed view on the main steps forward in information management in the process industries supply chain. It provides three parts: 1. A model to assess information management maturity of companies and industry - This part confirms the vision of…

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FL3DMS

Facility Lifecycle 3D Model Standard (FL3DMS) In April 2020 we kicked off the 3D model standard project, with ca 40 participants, which confirmed the need for standardized and improved 3D models. The strong participation was explained by the increasing importance of 3D models; they form the foundation for the digital twin and can enable many high value use-cases for the 3D model, such as advanced work planning during construction, or corrosion management; but on the condition that the 3D model and associated data is configured in a particular way. The team initially got to know each other and shared different 3D modelling practices across organisations. It also agreed the name of the standard, and chose the FL3DMS acronym for the project. The words behind the acronym reflect the scope the participants want to address with the standard. It was identified that 3D modelling is used throughout the lifecycle of the facility – in its…

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Scientific publications about Digital Twins, that reference the FL3DMS 3D model standard

William Randell McNair is an active member of the FL3DMS team and has contributed actively to the development of the business case for standardizing and maintaining 3D models As Built for the full asset life. As part of his doctoral research at the University of South Florida, Randell has published three articles about Digital Twins that reference FL3DMS as a relevant industry standard development. In the third article, the FL3DMS business case development is also referenced. Randall has agreed to share these articles which we hereby publish, with gratitude for his ongoing support of the FL3DMS project. Please find the links below: Informing Value (article 1 of 3)  https://www.informingscience.org/Publications/4937 Informing Operations (article 2 of 3)  https://www.informingscience.org/Publications/4940   Informing Standards (article 3 of 3) https://www.informingscience.org/Publications/5049 xx

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3D Model Specification Kick-off meeting

On Thursday 12 March 2020, the kick-off meeting was held for the 3D Model Specification proposed by USPI. Ca 40 people attended the 2 hour web conference, including most major owner operators and EPCs, as well as several software suppliers, service providers and knowledge institutes. The objective of the 3D Model Specification project is to create a practical specification to be used by Owner Operators in the contracts with EPCs that can optimize the return on the investment in a 3D model. The specification should capture current best practice of Owner Operators to optimize the value of the 3D model throughout the execution of a capital project and subsequently in the operate phase.  The specification shall enable the creation of a digital twin, allowing real time data to be projected upon the 3D model. The specification will in the first instance be applicable to proprietary 3D modelling systems,…

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New Industry Standard for 3D Models

While the impact of Covid-19 continues to reverberate, the journey towards digitalization of the process industries has gathered pace. I want to provide you with an update on recent developments. In April 2020 USPI kicked off a new industry standardization project – the Facilities Lifecycle 3D Model Specification (FL3DMS) - as basis for 3D model design integration, for creating Digital Twins and for enabling replication and reuse of 3D designs. The project has made excellent progress thanks to active participation of the companies involved under the leadership of Martin te Lintelo of USPI and Terje Maanum of Equinor. It has issued the first draft of the new 3D specification last week. The draft standard has been created using existing 3D Model company standards and best practices of all the participants. It focuses on the technical requirements for the creation and handover of 3D models such that the…

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