CASE STUDIES

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Blue Widget Acid Plant

This training module was developed to teach complex procedures to new and existing staff at a plant dealing with hazardous chemicals. The procedures were taught by utilising three fundamental stages: Show, Interact, and Assess. Trainees were first shown the correct procedure, then were allowed to interact with the virtual scene...

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NKW H2 Plant

Using Autodesk Navisworks, we were able to take the client’s existing 3D CAD files and import them into a 3D virtual environment whilst retaining all of their metadata. This 3D visualisation of the plant assisted in the safe operation of a new plant through the provision of special training modules....

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Engineering Models

A leading engineering company required some high quality images of their engineering models for submission to the 2012 Bentley Awards. Having exhausted all other options, they urgently required a solution and approached Sentient for help. We used Autodesk Navisworks to import and export several of their large engineering files for...

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South American Ferro Metals Ltd.

The purpose of this visualisation was to provide an overview of the SAFM mining company and its operations, for use with investors and presentations. It shows the location information about the mine, location of key elements and infrastructure and plans for future expansion. 2D and 3D visuals complemented each other...

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Woodside Broome

Woodside required an interactive induction module for its Broome office, as part of the Woodside Browse LNG Development. Its aim was to teach new inductees about the environment, customs, standards and risks associated with Broome and its operations. Before developing this module, one of our designers travelled up to Broome...

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Port Hedland Stockyard

The Port Hedland Stockyard project provided the client with a visual representation of their stockyards in real time. The scene displayed data including the positions and rotations of equipment, as well as the types and amounts of ore in the stockyard. The data was fed from a live OPC server,...

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FLSmidth Spreader Conveyor

This project was developed to demonstrate the functionality of the FLSmidth Spreader Conveyor machine, before it had been built. The client provided a detailed 3D Solidworks model of the machine which we imported into an interactive 3D scene. The project accurately demonstrated the movement of the machine, including basic left/right...

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Woodside Heat Stress

To complement their existing Broome induction, Woodside required an additional module to teach inductees about the dangers of heat stress. The module covered several related topics ranging from PPE, alcohol restrictions, real examples of heat stress, assessing personal risk, first aid response, emergency response and incident reporting. Inductees are placed...