Showing pipeline networks in 3D-view



Version: 1.0
Date: 11.07.2018

1 Introduction
1.1 Lateral sections in WinCan8
1.2 Visualizing lateral sections in WinCan3D
2 Prerequisites
2.1 Hardware
2.2 Software
3 Installation
4 Licenses
4.1 New section as a lateral section
4.2 Existing section as a lateral section
4.3 Manhole structure displayed in 3D
4.4 Pipe inclination displayed in 3D
4.5 Examples
4.5.1 Section with bends
4.5.2 Sections linked together by manholes
5 Items of the WinCan3D window
6 Functions of the 3D toolbar
6.1 Working with building maps
6.2 Moving and rotating pipe systems
6.3 Rotating pipe bends and lateral connections
6.3.1 Undoing transformations
6.4 Pictures and WinCan3D report
6.4.1 Getting pictures
6.4.2 Printing current 3D View
6.4.3 Printing WinCan3D Report
6.5 Exporting 3D data
7 Options in WinCan 3D
7.1 Preferences
7.2 Keyboard shortcuts

Introduction

Welcome to WinCan3D, the additional software module that is drawing a 3D pipeline network visualizing the position of every lateral section (or satellite section) that has been inspected together with the main section in WinCan8. Even the 3D structure of the manholes can be displayed on the same pipeline network if all the required data have been entered in the manhole mask.
The module WinCan3D is automatically installed with the WinCan8Setup.EXE. If licensed it's immediately available after launching the WinCan8 application.

Click on this button to get the highlighted section 2 displayed in 3D view as a part of a pipeline network.

WinCan3D is using the data you entered in the corresponding section, inspection and observation fields of WinCan8 (see page 25) before drawing a 3D graph of a pipeline network. The single sections must be linked together logically to the correct main pipe they belong to in reality.
WinCan3D does NOT recognize automatically which sections are linked together at which position. To simplify the manual linkage you may use section names according to a hierarchically pattern. The example below is showing how this could be realized:
2_3: main pipe/main section: (the numbers represent the manholes).
2_3_SAT1:1st level satellite: (1st satellite linked to the main pipe 2_3).
2_3_SAT1_1: 2nd level satellite: (1st satellite linked to SAT1 that itself is linked directly to the main section 2_3).
2_3_SAT1_2:2nd level satellite: (2nd satellite linked to SAT1 that is linked itself directly to the main section 2_3).
2_3_SAT1_3: 2nd level satellite: (3rd satellite linked to SAT1 that is linked itself directly to the main section 2_3).
4_5_SAT3_2: 2nd level satellite: (2nd satellite linked to SAT1 that is linked itself directly to the main section 4_5).
You may use any other hierarchical name pattern that looks more logical for you. Certain standards (e.g. EN-13508) require at least a unique name for each section.

Lateral sections in WinCan8

The link between lateral sections and the corresponding main section is managed via the SAT column in the observation part of the WinCan8 main screen. Double click on the symbol

set in the SAT column to show the meter/feet position where the corresponding lateral section joins the main section: WinCan immediately highlights this lateral section as shown below:
Main section with lateral sections (satellite sections)

Lateral section linked to section 4
Click on the SAT button to jump back to the corresponding main section.

 Visualizing lateral sections in WinCan3D

WinCan3D is always visualizing the pipeline network which the currently highlighted section (section 2 in the example shown below) belongs to. A pipeline network always consists of main pipes linked together by manholes and the lateral sections joining a main pipe at a given position.

The current position of the camera is displayed in WinCan8 accordingly.These buttons allow the navigation within the WHOLE pipeline network.

Prerequisites