Quantapoint PRISM 3D Released -- Enables Process and Power Industries to Extract More Value From As-Built Laser Documentation.

PITTSBURGH -- Unique Capabilities Include Interactive Photo-Realistic 3D Laser Models of Plant Assets for Information Extraction and Accessing Plant Information

Quantapoint, Inc., provider of the world's most trusted and accurate as-built laser documentation(TM), is pleased to announce the release of Quantapoint PRISM 3D(TM) 5.0. PRISM 3D is the most advanced and cost-effective technology available for managing, sharing and extracting dimensional and other information from as-built documentation using laser scanning. With PRISM 3D, as-built laser documentation can now be viewed as interactive and photo-realistic 3D laser models(TM). This makes it significantly easier for users to find and extract desired information, enabling companies to fully leverage their investment in as-built laser documentation. The result is reduced risks throughout the entire project lifecycle, including reduced costs, optimized schedules, increased quality and improved safety, with up to an 80% reduction in construction rework.

PRISM 3D also provides a comprehensive and trusted repository of facility information that includes details such as small-bore piping and conduit, which are not typically included in drawings and are the source of many construction issues. Combined with PRISM 3D's ability to import and display CAD models with 3D laser models, this helps to ensure that design decisions are based upon consistent, accurate and complete information. This can also be used to visualize proposed modifications for design and constructability reviews, share proposed updates with the team or clash CAD models against actual plant. This results in more accurate and faster design and review cycles and virtually clash-free designs.

According to John Sanins, Head of VANTAGE Plant Design at AVEVA, "Quantapoint continues to be a pioneer and trusted provider for laser scanning in the process plant market. We believe that the photo-realistic 3D laser models in PRISM 3D will make laser scanning much more accessible and usable as part of detailed engineering using 3D plant modeling systems, such as AVEVA's Plant Design Management System (PDMS). AVEVA and Quantapoint are committed to more closely integrating PRISM 3D and AVEVA's PDMS. This will provide a number of benefits to our customers during project execution, especially for offshore platforms, including fewer personnel collecting data in the plant, reduced field trips and decreased design modeling time without compromising design and engineering quality." Added Tom Greaves, Senior Analyst at Spar Point Research LLC, "PRISM 3D points the way to work processes where design clashes are seen as discrete events, i.e., exceptions to be eliminated on the engineers' desktop. It's very costly to resolve clashes with cutting, welding and physical persuasion on the job site; it's much better to prevent these errors on the designer's desktop."

PRISM 3D can also be used to add links from the 3D laser models to equipment data sheets, operating procedures, maintenance history, training materials, vendor manuals, best practices and other information. This provides a single entry point for accessing critical project and plant information from an intuitive 3D image of plant assets. This visual context for the linked information makes it both more usable and accessible, and thus more likely to be used.

More information about the significant benefits offered by PRISM 3D and images of actual PRISM 3D laser models are available using the below links:

--PRISM 3D Overview: http://www.quantapoint.com/02_prism3d.shtm

--PRISM 3D Screen Shots: http://www.quantapoint.com/02_prism3dimages.shtm

About Quantapoint

Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Quantapoint, Inc. provides the world's most trusted and accurate as-built laser documentation to the processing, power and architectural industries. With nearly 600 projects, Quantapoint has become the acknowledged industry benchmark for trust and accuracy. Quantapoint's unique combination of advanced technology, experienced and highly trained field crews, proven and repeatable work processes, and next generation software have helped customers reduce construction rework to less than 1% of total installed cost with a greater than 10 times return on investment. For more information, please visit our newly redesigned website at www.quantapoint.com.