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| PDMS | |
|---|---|
| Developer | AVEVA |
| Release | 1974 |
| Stable release | 12.1 SP5
/ June 2020 |
| Operating system | Windows |
| Type | CAD |
| License | Proprietary software |
| Website | [1] |
PDMS (Plant Design Management System) as it is known in the 3D CAD industry, is a customizable, multi-user and multi-discipline, engineer controlled design software package for engineering, design and construction projects in offshore and onshore.
The Computer-Aided Design Centre (or CADCentre as it was more commonly referred to, and later formally became) was created in Cambridge, England, UK in 1967 by the UK Ministry of Technology. Its mission was to develop computer-aided design techniques and promote their take-up by British industry. The centre carried out much pioneering CAD research, and many of its early staff members went on to become prominent in the worldwide CAD community, such as brothers Dick Newell and Martin Newell.[1]
Dick Newell oversaw the creation of the Plant Design Management System (PDMS) for 3D process plant design. He later co-founded two software companies – Cambridge Interactive Systems (CIS) which was known for its Medusa 2D/3D CAD system, and Smallworld with its eponymous Smallworld GIS (Geographical Information System). Martin Newell later went to the University of Utah where he did pioneering 3D solid modelling work; he was also one of the progenitors of PostScript.
Subsequently, the UK government, via the British Technology Group (BTG) established a separate company, Compeda Ltd, to exploit software developed and owned by the government and they took over the marketing and user support of PDMS, while the software continued to be developed by the CADCentre, with funding from Compeda.
When the UK government decided to privatise (sell) anything that did not need to be government owned, Compeda Ltd was sold to Prime Computer Inc. for a net negative sum of money. Prime Computer decided that PDMS had no commercial value or future and returned the marketing rights for the product to CADCentre.
CADCentre was privatised and in 2001 changed its name to AVEVA.
The latest release, as of March 2021, is AVEVA PDMS 12.1.SP5[2]
AVEVA's legacy Plant Design Management System (PDMS) has been succeeded by AVEVA E3D Design (originally released as AVEVA Everything3D). Following the widely used 2.1 version, the platform transitioned to the 3.1.x release cycle. In newer iterations, the standalone software has been integrated into the broader AVEVA Unified Engineering suite.
| Name | URL | Date Started | Members |
|---|---|---|---|
| AVEVA World Forum | http://www.avevaworldforum.com Archived 2017-03-21 at the Wayback Machine | 2006 | 17.933 |
| 3D Cad PDMS : PDMS Tutorials | http://www.3dcad-pdms.com | 2016 | NA |
| PDMSMacro | http://www.pdmsmacro.com (closed) | 2013 | NA |
| PDMSMAX | http://pdmsmax.free.fr (offline) | 2008 | 10 |
| Communauté PDMS | http://forumpdms.superforum.fr | 2008 | 555 |
| Club d'Utilisateur Francophone de PDMS CUF-PDMS | http://www.cuf-pdms.org | 2009 | 230 |
| PDMS.INFO | http://www.pdms.info/ | 2017 | NA |
| Name | URL | Date Started | Date Ended | Members |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CADarena | http://www.cadarena.com (closed) | 2000 | 2004 | 1500 |
| PDMS Forum | http://www.pdmsforum.com (closed) | 2005 | 2007.11 | NA |
| PML Guru (AVEVA PDMS PML) | https://web.archive.org/web/20110208031247/http://pmlguru.com/ | 2010 | ? | NA |
| Viewpoint Americas | https://web.archive.org/web/20061208104916/http://www.viewpointamericas.com/ | ? | ? | NA |
| ALIPERSIA | http://www.alipersia.com | ? | ? |
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PDMS (Plant Design Management System) as it is known in the 3D CAD industry, is a customizable, multi-user and multi-discipline, engineer controlled design software package for engineering, design and construction projects in offshore and onshore. The Computer-Aided Design Centre (or CADCentre as it was more commonly referred to, and later formally became) was created in Cambridge, England, UK in 1967 by the UK Ministry of Technology. Its mission was to develop computer-aided design techniques and promote their take-up by British industry. The centre carried out much pioneering CAD research, and many of its early staff members went on to become prominent in the worldwide CAD community, such as brothers Dick Newell and Martin Newell. Dick Newell oversaw the creation of the Plant Design Management System (PDMS) for 3D process plant design. He later co-founded two software companies – Cambridge Interactive Systems (CIS) which was known for its Medusa 2D/3D CAD system, and Smallworld with its eponymous Smallworld GIS (Geographical Information System). Martin Newell later went to the University of Utah where he did pioneering 3D solid modelling work; he was also one of the progenitors of PostScript. Subsequently, the UK government, via the British Technology Group (BTG) established a separate company, Compeda Ltd, to exploit software developed and owned by the government and they took over the marketing and user support of PDMS, while the software continued to be developed by the CADCentre, with funding from Compeda. When the UK government decided to privatise (sell) anything that did not need to be government owned, Compeda Ltd was sold to Prime Computer Inc. for a net negative sum of money. Prime Computer decided that PDMS had no commercial value or future and returned the marketing rights for the product to CADCentre. CADCentre was privatised and in 2001 changed its name to AVEVA. The latest release, as of March 2021, is AVEVA PDMS 12.1.SP5 AVEVA's legacy Plant Design Management System (PDMS) has been succeeded by AVEVA E3D Design (originally released as AVEVA Everything3D). Following the widely used 2.1 version, the platform transitioned to the 3.1.x release cycle. In newer iterations, the standalone software has been integrated into the broader AVEVA Unified Engineering suite.
A personal data manager (PDM) is a portable hardware tool enabling secure storage and easy access to user data. It can also be an application located on a portable smart device or PC, enabling novice end-users to directly define, classify, and manipulate a universe of information objects. Usually PDMs include password management software, web-browser favorites and cryptographic software. Advanced PDM can also store settings for VPN and Terminal Services, address books, and other features. PDM can also store and launch several portable software applications.
Software-defined radio (SDR) is a radio communication system where components that conventionally have been implemented in analog hardware (e.g. mixers, filters, amplifiers, modulators, demodulators, detectors, etc.) are instead implemented by means of software on a computer or embedded system. A basic SDR system may consist of a computer equipped with a sound card, or other analog-to-digital converter, preceded by some form of RF front end. Significant amounts of signal processing are handed over to the general-purpose processor, rather than being done in special-purpose hardware (electronic circuits). Such a design produces a radio which can receive and transmit widely different radio protocols (sometimes referred to as waveforms) based solely on the software used. Software radios have significant utility for the military and cell phone services, both of which must serve a wide variety of changing radio protocols in real time. In the long term, software-defined radios are expected by proponents like the Wireless Innovation Forum to become the dominant technology in radio communications. SDRs, along with software defined antennas are the enablers of cognitive radio.
Enterprise software, also known as enterprise application software (EAS), is computer software that has been specially developed or adapted to meet the complex requirements of larger organizations. Enterprise software is an integral part of a computer-based information system, handling a number of business operations, for example to enhance business and management reporting tasks, or support production operations and back office functions. Enterprise systems must process information at a relatively high speed. Services provided by enterprise software are typically business-oriented tools. As companies and other organizations have similar departments and systems, enterprise software is often available as a suite of customizable programs. Function-specific enterprise software uses include database management, customer relationship management, supply chain management and business process management.
Before the 1921 destruction of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Black residents had created a remarkable center of business and community life. The district included stores, professional offices, entertainment venues and homes owned by Black citizens. Understanding Greenwood means learning what was built—not only what was burned.
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