Training Schedule

AVEVA PDMS & Add-on Application

Module ID Module and Training Guide Title Module Training Guide Content No. of Days Pre-requisites Target Personnel Remarks

TM-1000 AVEVA PDMS Hands-On Overview 2 Keyboard Skills Management and Project Leaders

AVEVA PDMS Fundamentals, User Interface Basics, Displaying Model Elements,

Basic Engineering Knowledge and Keyboard
TM-1001 AVEVA PDMS Foundations Working with 3D Views, General Utilities, Attributes, Positioning and Orientation, 1.5 All Designers and Engineers
Skills
Introduction to Model Editor.
Basic Equipment Modelling, Equipment Modelling Using Templates, Equipment
TM-1104 Equipment Modelling 1.5 AVEVA PDMS Foundations Equipment Designers
Utilities, Volume Modelling
Setting-up the Database hierarchy for Structures, Beams & Columns, Modifying
Structural Sections, Beam & Column Utilities, Regular Structures, Section Fittings and
TM-1101 Structural Modelling Joints, Panels & Plates, Negative Extrusions and Panel Fittings, Material assignment 3 AVEVA PDMS Foundations Structural Designers
(Weights, COG calculations), 3D Aid Constructs & Working Planes, Curved Profiles,
Hole Management
Introduction,Overview of the Walls & Floors Application,Building Levels, Storage
TM-1109 Walls and Floors Modelling areas&Admin Hierarchy,Floor Elements,Wall Elements (straight/curved/general 1.5 AVEVA PDMS Foundations Structural Designers
walls),Creating Wall &Floor Fittings.
Intoduction,Overview of Building Application,Administrative Elements in Concrete
Building Design(creation of building,material,level,group), Columns&Beams, Floors,
Add-on feature of PDMS, extra license
TM-1108 Building Applications Walls,Sub-components,Ladders,handrailing &stairs,Overview of AVEVA Room 1.5 AVEVA PDMS Foundations Structural Designers
required
Manager,Creating and Managing Individual Rooms,Creating and Managing Groups of
Rooms,Concrete Quantities
Add-on feature of PDMS, extra license
TM-1500 OpenSteel 1 Structural Modelling Advanced Structural Designers
required
Pipework Modelling, Pipe Routing, Replacing Components, Data Consistency
Checker, Clash Detection, Hole Management, Isometric Production, Sloping/Falling
TM-1100 Pipework Modelling Pipelines, Alternative Positioning forms, Pipe Assemblies, Pipe Splitting, Pipe Editing 2 AVEVA PDMS Foundations Piping Designers
(re-bore/re-spec), Pipe Fabrication Machine. Production Checks, Flange
enhancements
Basic Routing, Positioning and Locking Components, Creating and Using Routing
TM-1207 Pipe Router Points, Routing Planes, Creating and Using Pipe Rack, Pipe Packing, Routing Rules 1 Pipework Modelling Piping Designers

Controlling Spooler, Preparation for Spooler, Creating a Spool Drawing, Spooling

TM-1208 Spooler 1 Pipework Modelling Piping Designers
Piping Network, Advanced Spooler Features, Outputting Spool Drawings
TM-2229 Pipe Fabrication 1.5 Pipework Modelling Piping Designers
Introduction, Starting PSI, Pipe Stress Groups, Stress Group Display, Stress Group
Nodes, Checking the Stress Group for Errors, PSI Defaults,PDMS to CAESAR II Add-on feature of PDMS, extra license
TM-1503 Pipe Stress Interface (User) 1
(5.1),CAESAR II to PDMS,Adding Pipe Supports,Clash checking Load Cases,Things required
you should not do in CAESAR II.
HVAC Design Features, Getting Started, Learning about the PDMS HVAC database
hierarchy, Routing a sequence of HVAC components, Adding to the HVAC model,
Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning
TM-1103 HVAC Splitting, Completing the Design, Hole Management, Checking and Outputting 2 AVEVA PDMS Foundations HVAC Designers
Modelling
Design Data, HVAC Systems, HVAC Spooling, HVAC Sketches

Electrical & Instrumentation Modelling and Managing Electrical and Instrument items. Non parametric templates
TM-1106 1 AVEVA PDMS Foundations E&I Designers
Equipment Modelling creation, modification, linking 3D objects to documents
Cable Tray Modelling Concepts, Creation of Cable Tray branches, In-line
TM-1102 Cable Tray Modelling Components, Model Editor for Cable Tray, Reporting for Cable Tray, Data 1.5 AVEVA PDMS Foundations E&I Designers
consistency checks
Cableway Modelling, Route Attachment Points, Cableway Route node Points,
Cableway Quick Router, Splitting Cableways. Add-on feature of PDMS, extra license
TM-1105 Cableway & Cable Modelling 2 AVEVA PDMS Foundations E&I Designers
Cable Tray Material, Cableway / Tray Penetrations required
Cable routing, Cable Import, Cable Data Utility
MDS Basic Concepts of a Support, Entering the MDS Application, MDS Defaults,
Multi Discipline Support, Modification of a Support, Deleting a Support, Locking a
Support, Cable Rack Support, HVAC Support, Creation of a General Support,
Trunnion Support, Fixed Hanger, Variable Hanger, Fixed/Variable Hanger Creation Pipework Modelling or HVAC Modelling or E&I Add-on feature of PDMS, extra license
TM-1210 Multi-Discipline Supports 2 Piping Designers, HVAC Designers and E&I Designers
Modes, Special Supports, Support Groups, Lighting Supports, Vessel Supports, Modelling required
Branch Reinforcement, Preliminary Supports, Copying a Support, Modifying a
Support Name, MDS Wizard, MDS Health Check Utility, MDS Reports, Miscellaneous
Utilities, MDS Drawing Production, MDS Manuals & Help
Clash Detection, Surface treatment reports, Mass properties & COG, Status Control,
TM-1003 Design Utilities 1 AVEVA PDMS Foundations All Designers and Engineers
Representation rules (Design)
Clash Manager concepts, Creating & Executing Clash Sets, Approval of Clashes, Add-on feature of PDMS, extra license
TM-1221 Clash Manager 1 AVEVA PDMS Foundations All Designers and Engineers
Clash Groups, Clash Reports required
TM-1004 Reporting Quick Reports, Reporter using templates, Report Designer,Standard Reporting. 1 Any Modelling Module All Designers and Engineers

Prepared By: Sameer Anikhindi

Date: 04-07-2018
Docu. Rev.: 0
 Training Schedule
AVEVA PDMS & Add-on Application

Module ID Module and Training Guide Title Module Training Guide Content No. of Days Pre-requisites Target Personnel Remarks

Draft Hierarchy, View Creation, 3D View, Dimensioning, Labelling, 2D Drafting, Flat

TM-1002 Drawing Production (Basic) 2 AVEVA PDMS Foundations All Designers and Engineers
Section Planes
3D View, Auto tagging, Change Highlighting, General ADP, Symbolic Representation
TM-1206 Drawing Production (Advanced) 2 Drawing Production (Basic) All Designers and Engineers
Basic Components of an ABA Drawing, Templates, Areas, etc.
Area Based Automatic Drawing Add-on feature of PDMS, extra license
TM-1209 Creating AB-ADP Drawing, Processing options, Regenerate process, AB-ADP 0.5 Drawing Production (Basic) All Designers and Engineers
Production required
defaults, View Log files, Setting Drawing names.
HVAC - Cableway Isometric HVAC Modelling or Cableway & Cable Add-on feature of PDMS, extra license
TM-1212 0.5 HVAC Designers and Cableway Designers
Automatic Drawing Production Modelling required
What Paragon Does, The Catalogue Database Structure, Paragon - General
Application, Component Creation, Constructing Point sets, Creation of Geometry
Sets, Creating Text Elements, Component Part Families, Coding Systems,
Designated Cats & Specs personnel with Piping Design
TM-1202 Piping Catalogues & Specifications Connection Compatibility Tables, Pipe Specifications, Component Insulation and 4 Pipework Modelling
background.
Specification, Design Parameters, Nozzle Specifications, Bolting, Datasets,
Attachment points, Properties, Spooling, Component Item Codes, Catalogue
Database Consistency, Administration,
Structural Catalogues & General Principles, Structural Profiles, Design Parameters and Non-Prismatic Designated Cats & Specs personnel with Structural
TM-1203 4 Structural Modelling (Advanced)
Specifications Profiles, Section Fittings, Panel Fittings, Joints Design background.
Introduction, Paragon overview(PRTWLD,CATA,SPWL),Coding System,Component
Creation,Pointsets,Creation of Geometry Sets,Creating Cable Components,Creating
Designated Cats & Specs personnel with E & I
TM-1204 Cable Catalogues & Specifications Text Elements,Component Part Families,Selection Tables,Design Parameters,Cable 2 Electrical & Instruments Modelling
background.
Tray Components,Cable / Cable Tray Properties.

Lexicon, Creating & using UDA's,USDA's,UDET's.Status Control, DB views. System Administration, a Design course or
TM-1308 Lexicon 1 Project Administrators and System Administrators
Reporting
TM-1302 Project Drawing Administration Draft Administration, Isodraft Administration and ADP Administration 2 Drawing Production (Basic) Project Administrators and System Administrators
Project Access, Creating a New Project, Teams and Users, Password security,
Creating Databases, Foreign Databases, MDBs, Testing AVEVA Plant Access,
TM-1300 System Administration (Basic) Reference Between Databases, NT Authentication, Sharing Projects and Files, 2 Any Discipline Course System Administrators
Multiwrite Databases, Project Administration, Project Setup Excel Import, Environment
Variables, Data Integrity Checking, Reconfigure, Backing Up Data
Extract Databases, Data Access Control, PML Encryption, IPR Database Encryption
TM-1301 System Administration (Advanced) 1 System Administration (Basic) System Administrators
Concepts and Terminology, Setting Up a Global Project, Satellite Project Structure,
Unscheduled Database Updates, Transaction Database Administration, Databases in
a Global Project, Testing AVEVA Plant Global Access in Design, Global Daemon Add-on feature of PDMS, extra license
TM-1400 Administering Global Projects 1 System Administration System Administrators
Service, Extract Databases, Working with Extract Databases in a Global Project, Data required
Access Control in a Global Project, Managing Databases in a Global Project,
Transaction Failures
MDS Projects and Databases, Project Catalogue Requirements and minimum DAC,
Configuration Checklist, Accessing NDS Administration Form and Menus, MDS
Admin Form, MDS Ancillary Defaults Form, MDS Hanger Data Form, Hangers Design
Multi-Discipline Supports Add-on feature of PDMS, extra license
TM-1304 Templates, MDS Lighting Support Defaults, Structure Defaults Form, Framework 1 Multi-Discipline Supports Designated MDS Administration Personnel
Administration required
Template Administration, MDS Trunnion Defaults Form, Trunnion, MDS Auto naming,
MDS User Plots, Report Defaults, MDS Drawing production

Creating of Database instance(Oracle & SQL), Installing & Configuration of Clash

Add-on feature of PDMS, extra license
TM-1321 Clash Manager Administration Manager, Assigning of Clashes to Disciplines, Setting up of Clash Manager users, 1 Design Utilities System Administrators
required
Setting up of automatic assignment rules.
Introduction, PSI Software installation, PSI Sample Projects, Starting PSI Admin,PSI Add-on feature of PDMS, extra license
TM-1501 Pipe Stress Interface (Admin) 1
Defaults(Database units, interface setting, expressions,Restrained data) required
Basic components of AB-ADP, Templates, Areas, etc.
Area Based Automatic Drawing AB-ADP defaults, Creating classifications, areas, Auto Tag rules, Creating tasks, Area Based ADP and PML Macros & Add-on feature of PDMS, extra license
TM-1305 1 Project Administrators and System Administrators
Production Administration Setting up Templates, Creating Drawing registry areas, Applying to Key plans, Functions required
Building Tasks.
Equipment Templates (Parametrised & Non-parameterised), Selection Tables,
TM-1200 Equipment Design Templates 2 Any Discipline Modelling Course Advanced Pipework or E&I Designers
Equipment Associations, Hole Management for Equipment.
Template Hierarchy, Basic Referencing, Property Relationships, Initial Modelling,
TM-1205 Structural Design Templates Capturing the Elements, Adding Properties, Data Ranges & Valid Values, 4 Structural Cats & Specs Advanced Structural Designers
Parametrisation, Design Points, Local Names, Repeat Elements
HVAC Administration, ASL Administration, Cable Administration (Future), Systems,
TM-1303 Project Design General Administration Assemblies, Association Requirements, Hole Management Requirements, Pipe 2 Any Discipline Course Project Administrators and System Administrators
Assemblies
Add-on feature of PDMS, extra license
TM-1307 Building Applications Administration 1 Building Applications Project Administrators and System Administrators
required

Prepared By: Sameer Anikhindi

Date: 04-07-2018
Docu. Rev.: 0
 Training Schedule
AVEVA PDMS & Add-on Application

Module ID Module and Training Guide Title Module Training Guide Content No. of Days Pre-requisites Target Personnel Remarks

TM-1309 Piping Design Administration Pipe Assemblies, Pipe Fabrication Machine, Bending Machine 0.5 Pipework Modelling Project Administrators and System Administrators
HVAC Features&Assemblies.Admin of HVAC(HVAC spec, mass properties, HVAC
TM-1310 HVAC Design Administration UDFM) 0.5 HVAC Modelling Project Administrators and System Administrators

Introduction, PML overview,Macros, Synonyms and Control Logic,PML Customisation modules; may require
TM-1401 PML Macros & Functions Functions,Collections,Miscellaneous. 2 Any Discipline course Advanced Designers
separate 3rd party tools
Introdution, Forms,PML Objects,Collections.,View Gadgets,Event Driven Graphics Customisation modules; may require
TM-1402 PML Form Design (EDG),PML.NET,Miscellaneous,Menu and Toolbar Additions. 2 PML Macros & Functions Advanced Designers
separate 3rd party tools
Introduction, PML overview( string based command syntax, OOP's, PML objects,
PML Macros & Functions and PML Form Customisation modules; may require
TM-1403 PML Applied functions&methods,forms), Using PML objects, User Feedback, Developing new PML 2 Advanced Designers
Design separate 3rd party tools
functionality.
Introduction, .NET Customisation Overview, Creating PMLNetCallable Class &User
Customisation modules; may require
TM-1406 .NET Customisation Control, Creating .NET Addins for PDMS,Database Interface,Collection&Filters, 3
separate 3rd party tools
PdmsStandalone Interface.

TM-1504 AVEVA Laser Modeller (User) 1 Std. application, extra license required

TM-1505 AVEVA Laser Modeller (Admin) 1 Std. application, extra license required

Total 77

Prepared By: Sameer Anikhindi

Date: 04-07-2018
Docu. Rev.: 0