User s Guide. Release Service pack Document Date: 1-March-2012

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1 User s Guide Document Date: 1-March-2012 Release 2012 Service pack

2 Recommendation If you are new to PMS Mobilizer, it is strongly recommended to take a print out of next page titled Checklist for tutorial and follow its instructions. This method will guide you to complete a project from the scratch according to a project development hierarchy. Please ensure that you are using the latest version of this document. Get the latest version of user s guide from: 2

3 Checklist for Tutorial Instructions: 1. Please follow the steps very carefully according to the order listed below. 2. If a step is completed, put a tick mark on the respective checkbox. 3. If you find any difficulty, please contact support by clicking Contact Support from Help menu LEVEL 1 No Checkbox Title Page Time 1 Get Ready 6 30min. 1.1 Software download and installation User registration & login Database installation Database configuration 9 Discussion 30min. 2 Project Development 10 30min. 2.1 Create a new project Download sample input files Understand sample input files Import project general layout Understand GUI 14 Discussion 30min. 3 Natural Surface Development 16 30min. 3.1 Import OGL survey data Create contour map 17 Discussion 30min. 4 Finished Surface Development 18 30min. 4.1 Import road alignments Profile viewer Import road surface strings Define road cross sections Assign sections Cross section viewer 24 Discussion 30min. 5 Utilities (Gravity) 25 30min. 5.1 Define new gravity section Define new gravity network Configure gravity network Create a custom gravity line Generate gravity profile 30 Discussion 30min. 6 Utilities (Non-Gravity) 31 30min. 6.1 Define new non-gravity section Define new non-gravity network Configure non-gravity network Create a custom non-gravity line 35 3

4 6.5 Generate non-gravity profile 36 Discussion 30min. 7 Utility Corridors 37 30min. 7.1 Define utility corridors Assign utility corridor Utility corridor cursor Align on utility corridor 41 Discussion 30min. 8 Clash Analysis 42 30min. 8.1 Do clash analysis View clash report Highlight clashes on screen Generate clash review drawing Fix a gravity clash Fix a non-gravity clash Effect on profiles 48 Discussion 30min. 9 Quantity Surveying 49 30min. 9.1 Pavement layers Value of works Quantity take-off 52 Discussion 30min. 10 Planning & Scheduling 53 30min Import planning zones Activities Resources Production Rates Generate Primavera baseline project 59 Discussion 30min. 4

5 This user s guide is for beginners only. Advanced features are not covered in this document. 5

6 1 Get Ready 1.1 Software download & installation 1. Visit and go to download page. 2. Or visit and select PMS Mobilizer under Products. 3. Click on download button and save setup.zip in your computer. 4. Unpack setup.zip to setup.exe. 5. Run setup.exe. (You need administrative rights to install the software.) 6. After installation, you will see a desktop shortcut and PMS Mobilizer under PMS on the Windows program menu as shown below. Program menu Desktop shortcut Website: Before begin PMS Mobilizer projects, you have to do the following two important steps: 1. User registration 2. Database configuration 6

7 1.2 User Registration Run PMS Mobilizer to show the following login screen. Note: You need internet connection to login. Enter your ID as username, PMS Mobilizer password and click on login. Enable check box of Remember Password, if you want to show password next time you login. Create New User: Click on New User to show new user registration form. Enter the required fields and click on Register. Check your to get your PMS Mobilizer password. Retrieve Password: If you forgot your password, click on Forgot Password? and enter your ID to get the password on your . If the computer memory is not enough to meet the recommended standards, you will receive the above warning message. In such case, read the message and act accordingly. Note: If you login first time (if database is not configured), it will take a couple of minutes to diagnose the computer. 7

8 1.3 Database Installation Note: If SQL Server is already installed in your computer, then skip this step. Microsoft SQL Server Express SQL Server Express can be downloaded freely from Microsoft website. Click on Install Database link to show download site details and installation instructions. Be patient while installing Microsoft SQL Server Express. The deafult instance name is SQLExpress. You can use the same name or use your own name. Do not forget to note down the instance name and password used while installing SQL Server Express. This instance name and password are required to use in PMS Mobilizer database configuration window. Important Note: If you login PMS Mobilizer after restarting the computer followed by the above step, the software will automatically configure database. Internet connection is required to perform this step. If the attempt failed, you can do the final configuration manually by selecting Create Table Structure from the Settings menu of Database Configuration window. 8

9 1.4 Database Configuration If you login PMS Mobilizer first time on your computer, the software will try to connect database with default settings. It may take a couple of minutes. If the attempts are unsuccessful, you will get the following window. You should be very careful, improper database configuration may result PMS Mobilizer inactive. There are two different cases: Case 1: If SQL Server already installed: If your computer already installed SQL Server properly, then type the server name and SA password and click on Configure Database button. If you do not know your server name and SA password, contact your system administrator to get it. Case 2: If SQL Server does not exist: If SQL Server is not installed on your computer, click on Install Database to display information about how to install and configure database. Follow its instructions very carefully to install Microsoft SQL Server Express. After installing SQL Server Express, use its instance name as server name, password used during database installation as SA password and click on Configure Database button. 9

10 2 Project Development 2.1 Create a new project Select New Project from Project menu. Enter new project name (Eg: Project-1) Enter project code for the new project (Eg: R1) Enter project description for the new project (Eg: Sample Project-1) Select Open Project from Project menu. Select the new project created and click on Open Project button. Select User Privileges from Project menu to see your rights on different modules as shown below. 10

11 2.2 Download sample input files A set of sample project input files are available to download. These files are prepared according to the required standards. You can use this file to do a tutorial. To download the above files, please follow the steps below: Select Download Sample Input Files from Help menu to show a webpage. Go to Download Sample Input Files section and click on the link to download a.zip file. Save the.zip file on your computer. Unpack the.zip file into a new folder titled Project-1 (Here onwards referred as Project folder). Remember this folder, to use the files in the following sections. Note: Alternatively, you can use the following link to download the file: 11

12 2.3 Understand the sample input files The download files in the project folder (Folder: Project-1) contains the following: 1. General project layout file. - S1-General_Project_Layout.DWG 2. OGL survey file. - S1-Survey_Data.DWG 3. Road horizontal alignment file. - S1-Road_Horizontal_Alignment.DWG 4. Road vertical alignment file. - S1-Road_Vertical_Alignment.DWG 5. Road surface strings file. - S1-Road_Surface_Strings.DWG 6. Drainage network. - S1-Drainage_Layout.DWG 7. Sewerage network. - S1-Sewerage_Layout.DWG 8. Water network. - S1-Water_Layout.DWG 9. Planning boundary. - S1-Planning_Zones.DWG 10. Road sections - S1-Road_Sections.DWG 11. Utility corridor - S1-Utility_Corridor.DWG Run AutoCAD Open S1-General_Project_Layout.DWG and see its contents. The contents of this file will be used to put on the project background. Open S1-Survey_Data.DWG and see its contents. The spot levels in this file will be used to generate natural ground surface. Open S1-Road_Horizontal_Alignment.DWG. This file contains centre line alignments of roads with road names. Road_Sections.DWG and S1-Utility_Corridor.DWG are the typical details. These files will not be used in PMS Mobilizer as it is. Close all drawing files in AutoCAD 12

13 2.4 Import project general layout What is a Project General Layout File? Project General Layout is an AutoCAD file in DWG format to show on the project background. No data will be used for any calculation. The major AutoCAD entities considered for this use are LINEs, PLINEs, ARCs, CIRCLEs, etc. Follow the steps below to import Project General Layout file. Select Import Project General Layout from Import menu to show a dialog box as shown below. Click on the Browse button to select AutoCAD file. If you are using sample project, use the file S1-Project_General_Layout.DWG from the download folder. Click on the Process button to import the file contents. Please wait till the progress bar complete. Control the visibility of Project General Layout by selecting Project General Layout from View menu. (Button is also available in view section of toolbars) 13

14 2.5 Understand the GUI If you complete the above steps, you will get the new project as shown below: 1. Project Explorer Project Explorer is located on the left side with a tree-view control. The tree view will be automatically populated as the project grows. 2. Pull-down menu and toolbars Pull-down menu and toolbars will be automatically enabled according to the user privilege. 3. Context sensitive menu On Project Explorer and Dialog Boxes, context sensitive menus are provided. To show the context sensitive menu, click on the mouse right button. 4. Pan project area across the screen Click a point, drag and drop at a point where you want to pan the screen. 5. Status bar Status bar consists of different mode buttons and coordinate display with easting, northing, OGL and FGL. The current coordinate will be displayed if the coordinate mode is ON. Press F4 to enable or disable Coordinates mode. If the Coordinates mode is OFF, click on the project area to display the coordinates of the selected point. 14

15 6. Mouse wheel Rotate mouse wheel forward and backward to zoom the view in and out respectively. 7. Zoom window Click on the mouse right button to show a context menu and select Zoom Window. Select one corner of the desired zoom area, drag to the opposite corner and release mouse. 8. Zoom limits Click on the mouse right button to show a context menu and select Zoom Limits. This method will show you the entire project area on the screen. 9. One step zoom Double click on the screen to zoom-in a step (5%). How to change colour of layout? Go to view menu and select Layers. Click on the colour icon of the Project General Layout. Set the desired colour and click on OK. How to hide/unhide layout? Go to view menu and select Project General Layout. Tick mark will be displayed if the layout is visible. Tool button is also provided in the view section to control the visibility of layout. 15

16 3 Natural Surface Development 3.1 Import OGL data What is OGL data file? Original Ground Levels are the survey data of natural ground levels on the project area. This data consists of 3D coordinates (Easting, Northing and Elevation). This data is used to calculate the OGL at any given easting and northing. Follow the steps below to import the OGL file. Select Import Original Ground Levels from Import menu to show a dialog box as shown below. Click on the Browse button to select AutoCAD file. If you are using sample project, use the file S1-OGL_Survey_Data.DWG. Click on the Process button to import the file contents. Please wait till the progress bar complete. Control the visibility of Original Ground Levels by selecting Original Ground Levels from View menu. (Tool button is also available with tooltip Show/Hid OGL) Change the colour of Original Ground Levels from layers. To open layers, select Layers from view menu. Rotate mouse wheel to zoom in and out to show the project as shown below. Zoom in closely to display levels as shown. Check the coordinates on the status bar to see the current value of OGL. 16

17 3.2 Contour map What is Contour Map? Contour lines are curved or straight lines on a map describing the intersection of a real or hypothetical surface with one or more horizontal planes. The configuration of these contours allows map readers to infer relative gradient of a parameter and estimate that parameter at specific places. To create contour map, follow the steps below: Select Generate Contour Map from Drawing menu. Enter contour interval, click on OK and wait till to complete the contour map building. You can control the visibility of the contour map by selecting Contour Map from View menu as shown below. 17

18 4 Finished Surface Development 4.1 Import road alignments Unlike previous sections, this section consists of two files. Horizontal alignment file and vertical alignment file with different requirements as described below. Horizontal Alignment file format: o Open sample file S1-Road_Horizontal_Alignment.DWG in AutoCAD and zoom through road alignments. See the following specifications in each road alignment. o Alignment is a combination of line and arc segments. One segment end point will be the beginning of other segment. o Road name has to be inserted as a TEXT at exact road beginning (chainage=0) with text string as road name. o If two alignments are beginning at exact same point, one of the start points has to be moved a distance less than 0.5 mm. Vertical Alignment file format: o Open sample file S1-Road_Vertical_Alignment.DWG in AutoCAD and zoom through road alignments. See the following specifications in each road alignment. o The vertical profile of the PGL can be directly copied from the design drawing output. o Road name has to be inserted as a TEXT at exact road beginning (chainage=0) with text string as road name with FGL at start point separated by /. Example: If the road name is R1 and FGL at start point is 5.12 then the text will be R1/5.12. o The PGL default scales are horizontal = 1:1 and vertical = 1:10. To import the road alignment with the above format, follow the steps below: Select Import Road Alignment from Import menu to show the dialog box as shown. Click on the Browse button of the Horizontal Alignment section to select AutoCAD file. 18

19 If you are using sample project, use the file S1-Road_Horizontal_Alignment.DWG from the download folder. Click on the Browse button of the Vertical Alignment section to select AutoCAD file. If you are using sample project, use the file S1-Road_Vertical_Alignment.DWG from the download folder. Click on the Process button to import the alignment data from the files. Please wait till the progress bar complete. Control the visibility of Horizontal Alignment by selecting Road: Horizontal Alignment from View menu. (Button is also provided with tooltip Show/Hide Road Horizontal Alignment) Control the visibility of Vertical Alignment by selecting Road: Vertical Alignment from View menu. This method is to check the availability of the vertical alignment data over horizontal alignment. Change the colour of alignments from layers. 19

20 4.2 Profile viewer Road profile viewer is a dialog box to see the longitudinal and cross-section of the nearest mouse position on the project layout. To navigate over the dialog, follow the steps below. Select Road Profile Viewer from View menu. Move the road profile viewer window to a convenient location. Move mouse over the project layout slowly to show the longitudinal section as shown on the picture. If OGL is not properly displayed on the window, select Generate PGL-OGL from Roads menu. 20

21 4.3 Import road surface strings Road edges, kerb stone, foot path, road signs, right-of-way and other associated objects have to be imported to make the finished surface of the project. Road edges and right-ofway are mandatory in this section. Other items like concrete barrier, guard rail, sign boards are optional. Following are the layer names to be used in the input file: Item AutoCAD Layer Up stand kerb UK Flush kerb FK Heal kerb HK Right of way ROW Verge V Free pavement edge E Concrete Barrier BIM8020_CONCRETE_BARRIER Guard Rail BIM80020_GUARD_RAIL Sign board as AutoCAD blocks with name SB. In order to understand the above specification, open the sample file S1- Road_Surface_Strings.DWG and see how layers and blocks arranged. Follow the steps below to import the file. Select Road Associated Items from Import menu. Click on the Browse button to select AutoCAD file. If you are using sample project, use the file S1-Road_Surface_Strings.DWG from the download folder. Click on the Process button to import the alignment data from the files. If you move the mouse over a road, the strings will be automatically highlighted across the nearest chainage cross-section as shown in the figure. 21

22 The auto detection of roads and display of surface strings will be performed in ROAD mode. To enable ROAD mode, click on the ROAD button on the status bar. 22

23 4.4 Define cross-sections Open S1-Road_Sections.DWG and see the typical sections of roads for different cases. These sections have to be defined in PMS Mobilizer as described below. See the section drawing and associated table of description. Side L or R to represent left and right respectively Code is to catch the string Slope is the slope from last string to this string Vertical shift (Eg: 0.15 is to represent a kerbstone of 15cm step) Description is the description of the section between the last string to this string Pavement (For pavements=1 for others= 0) String(If string exist=1 if not exist= 0) Horizontal shift is a fixed width for non-string items How to define a section? Select Road Section Manager from Roads menu to display the following window Right click on the left area and select New Enter a name SCW-1 Click on SCW-1 Enter the description as shown on the table Right click on the data area and select Save 23

24 4.5 Assign sections Select Road Sections from Roads menu Select road B03 Enable checkbox on SCW-1 Right click and select Save Close the window Select Road Section Viewer from View menu Move mouse over the road B03 See the section at chainage=250 Right click on the section viewer and select Show OGL to display OGL section Close the section viewer See the drawing S1-Road_Sections.DWG and create other sections Assign relevant sections on road B03 See the changes in the parking bays (between chainages 50 and 250) See the changes at varying ROW (between chainages 350 and 400) 24

25 5 Utilities (Gravity) 5.1 Define new gravity section What is a gravity section? Gravity section is the name of a gravity network category. Example: Drainage or Sewerage. To create a gravity section, follow the steps below. Select Gravity Lines from the Project Explorer. Right click to enable menu and select New Section Enter a gravity section name, Example: Drainage. Expand Gravity Lines in the project explorer to see the section created. 25

26 2.6 Define new gravity network What is a gravity network? Gravity network is the name of network defined under a gravity section. Example: Existing, New Design, etc. To create a gravity section, follow the steps below. Expand gravity section created (Drainage) in the Project Explorer. Right click to enable menu and select New Network Enter a network name, Example: New Design. Expand Drainage to see the new network New Design. This method can be used to define more networks under the same head. Example, separate networks for existing, revision, etc. 26

27 5.3 Configure gravity network Select the gravity network created (Eg: New Design). Right click to enable menu and select Properties The following dialog box will be displayed to configure the gravity network. Understand the file specification before doing anything on this window: o Open sample file S1-Drainage_Layout.DWG and carefully go through its entities. o Lines have to put in different layers depends on its diameter. o Text should be in AutoCAD s MTEXT (Multiline Text) with the following specification: First text string line to represent the item classification (Eg: MH for Manhole) Second text string line is the name of the object (Eg: MH123- Manhole name) 27

28 Subsequent lines to specify cover level, invert level, type, easting and northing. These items should be prefixed by certain letters and can be configured in the Settings tab of the window. Example, CL= to represent cover level. Attach the file (S1-Drainage_Layout.DWG) using Browse button. Click on Audit to read its contents and to populate the items as shown on the picture. The first section shows layers in the file where you have to select the pipe details from the combo box. If you don t want to include a layer, you can delete this layer. To delete a layer, select the layer by clicking on cell before the layer name and press Delete key on the key board. The second section is the elements associated with the network. You can change the category name of the item by editing on the first column. Click on save button. Enable the check mark on Gravity Lines (Project Explorer) Now you can see the items on the project explorer and network on the screen. Zoom in to see the items with its properties as shown below. 28

29 5.4 Create a custom gravity line What is a gravity custom line? Custom gravity lines are a part of a gravity network along a series of manholes. This is used to represent on project presentation, example: profile drawing preparations. To define a custom gravity line, follow the steps below: Right click on custom lines and select New custom line Select start manhole on the graphics area. Then select end manhole. Enter a name for the custom line. (Eg: Line-1) Now you can see the name under custom line. To highlight the line, click on the custom line name as shown below: 29

30 5.5 Generate gravity profile You can generate the profile of a custom gravity line in AutoCAD. To do this, follow the steps below. Select name of the custom gravity line (Eg:Line-1 under the Gravity Lines / Design/ Custom Lines on the Project Explorer). Right click and select Draw Profile in AutoCAD You will get the finished profile in AutoCAD as shown below: This profile consists of: o Cover Levels o Invert Levels o OGLs o Type o Depth o Pipe Diameter o Slope o Length The drawing can be saved for further use. 30

31 6 Utilities (Non-Gravity) 6.1 Define new non-gravity section What is a non-gravity section? Non-gravity section is the name of a non-gravity network category like pressure lines, cable network, etc. Example: Water, Irrigation, LV Cables. To create a non-gravity section, follow the steps below. Select Non-Gravity from the Project Explorer. Right click to enable menu and select New Section Enter a gravity section name, Example: Water. Expand Non-gravity in the project explorer to see the section created. 31

32 6.2 Define new non-gravity network What is a non-gravity network? Non-gravity network is the name of network defined under a non-gravity section. Example: Existing, New Design, etc. To create a non-gravity section, follow the steps below. Expand non-gravity section created (Water) in the Project Explorer. Right click to enable menu and select New Network Enter a network name, Example: New Design. Expand Water to see the new network New Design. This method can be used to define more networks under the same head. Example, separate networks for existing, revision, etc. 32

33 6.3 Configure a non-gravity network Select the non-gravity network created (Eg: New Design under water section). Right click to enable menu and select Properties The following dialog box will be displayed to configure the non-gravity network. Understand the file specification before doing anything on this window: o Open sample file S1-Water_Layout.DWG and carefully go through its entities. o AutoCAD lines to represent pipes and have to put in different layers depend on its diameter. o Different AutoCAD BLOCKs have to be used for valves, thrust blocks, etc. Attach the file (S1-Water_Layout.DWG) using Browse button. Click on Audit to read its contents and to populate the items as shown on the picture. The first section shows layers in the file where you have to select the pipe properties from the combo box and default/nominal depth. If you don t want to include a layer, you can 33

34 delete this layer. To delete a layer, select the layer by clicking on cell before the layer name and press Delete key on the key board. The second section is the elements associated with the network. You can change the category name of the item by editing on the first column. Click on save network button. Enable check box of Non-Gravity Utilities. Now you can see the items on the project explorer and network on the screen. Zoom in to see the items with its properties as shown below. 34

35 6.4 Create a custom non-gravity line What is a non-gravity custom line? Custom non-gravity lines are a part of a non-gravity network to represent a line. This is used to represent on project presentation, example: profile drawing preparations. To define a custom non-gravity line, follow the steps below: Right click on custom line of the non-gravity network and select New custom line Click on a start point on the network. Click on next point as the end of a link (corner, T-junction, etc). Repeat till to reach the end point of the desired custom line and press Escape key on the keyboard. Enter a name for the custom line. (Eg: Line-1) Now you can see the name under custom line. To highlight the line, click on the custom line name as shown below: 35

36 6.5 Generate non-gravity profile You can generate the profile of a custom non-gravity line in AutoCAD. To do this, follow the steps below. Select the name of the custom line created under non-gravity utitlies. Right click and select Draw Profile in AutoCAD You will get the finished profile in AutoCAD as shown below: This profile consists of: o Invert Levels o OGLs o Depth o Pipe Diameter o Slope o Length The drawing can be saved for further use. 36

37 7 Utility Corridors 7.1 Define Utility Corridors You can define utility corridors; check the utilities are within the corridor or not and to align utilities on the proper corridor. Open S1-Utility_Corridor.DWG in AutoCAD and what are the utility corridors used in the sample project. Sewerage: Left side only Distance from centre line = 12m Width of corridor = 4m Drainage Left and Right Distance from centre line = 4m Width of corridor = 2m How to define utility corridors? Select Utility corridor from Format menu to display the following window. 37

38 You will see the utilities defined in the project. Right click on the utility corridor list to show a sub menu and select New Enter a name for the corridor. Select the name of the corridor created. Select a utility name. Select the side from the centre line of the road (Left& Right check boxes) Enter distance from the centre line and width of the corridor. Click on Save button. Repeat this step for all utilities. If you have different types of utility corridors in your project repeat the above steps by creating new corridors. 38

39 7.2 Assign Utility Corridors Select Assign Utility Corridors from Roads menu to display the following window. Select the name of the template from the combo box. Right click and select Save. 39

40 7.3 Utility Corridor Cursor Enable Utility Corridor cursor from the status bar. Move the mouse over a road to see the utility corridor cursor in different colours. This method allows users to check the utilities are on the reserved corridor or not. 40

41 7.4 Align on Utility Corridor Expand a gravity line in the project explorer. Expand its manholes to show list of manholes You will see the manholes in different colours depend on the alignment with respect to the utility corridor. Right click and select appropriate option to align on the proper corridor or retrieve to the original location specified in the design drawing. 41

42 Clash Analysis 8.1 Do Clash Analysis What is Clash Analysis? Clash analysis will analyze the entire project with all gravity and non-gravity lines for crossing locations. Each crossing location will be categorized according to the vertical spacing between utility lines as critical clash, clash warning and safe crossing. To perform the clash analysis, follow the steps below. Select Do Clash Analysis Now from the Clash Analysis menu. Wait till the clash analysis completion message appeared on the screen. Clash definition: You can define clashes based on the distance between two crossing utilities Click on Clash Settings from Clash Analysis menu Specify the clash distance. If the distances are different for different utilities pair, click on more settings. Edit Values Right click and select Save 42

43 8.2 View Clash Report Select View Clash Report from the Clash Analysis menu. Clash classification shows in the Remarks column. 43

44 8.3 Highlight clashes on screen Select View Clash Locations from the Clash Analysis menu. Select View Warning Locations from the Clash Analysis menu. This method will enable to show or hide clash / warning locations as shown below. There are different notations to highlight clashes and warnings. 44

45 8.4 Generate clash review drawing What is clash review drawing? Clash review drawing is a general project layout drawing with utility lines and highlights of clash location with its details. Usually this drawing will be prepared manually for design review so as to make decisions on relocations of utility lines. PMS Mobilizer will generate clash review drawing in AutoCAD instantly. To generate a clash review drawing in AutoCAD, follow the steps below. Select Generate Clash Review Drawing from Clash Analysis menu. Wait till to complete the processing. See AutoCAD file created as shown below. Clashes details will be highlighted with red and yellow colours respectively. Zoom further to see the clash details. 45

46 8.5 Fix a gravity clash Select Fix a Clash from Clash Analysis menu. Select a clash location of a gravity line to display clash details as shown below. The clash preview consists of a pipeline connecting two manholes and the crossing utilities with its details. Adjustments on a gravity line are allowed with the following actions. o 1. Change the invert level of start manhole. o 2. Change the connection level of the pipe at the ending manhole o The above changes can be applied by clicking on the appropriate button from the menu/tool bar. If you are unable to fix the clash with the above changes due to the limitation of the flow in the gravity line, try to fix the crossing line. To do this click on the toggle base to show crossing preview with clashing line. 46

47 8.6 Fix a non-gravity clash Select Fix a Clash from Clash Analysis menu. Select a clash location of a non-gravity line to display clash details as shown below. The clash preview consists of a pipeline and the crossing utilities with its details. Adjustments on a gravity line are allowed with the following actions. o 1. Set constraint to move above or below selected crossing utility line. o 2. Move the end points up or down. o To set a constraint, select Above or Below, select the crossing utility from the list and click on apply. A constraint line will be displayed on the picture. o To move end points, click on Move End Points tab, and click on Apply button of desired endpoint (A for left and B for right). o You can release this constraint by clicking on Release button. If you are unable to fix the clash with the above changes, try to fix the crossing line. 47

48 8.7 Effect on profiles Utility profiles will be changed automatically according to the clashes fixed. See the profile generated before fixing clash(zoomed on the clash location) See the profile generated after clash fixing 48

49 9 Quantity Surveying 9.1 Pavement Layers This section describes the following: 1. How to create pavement layer templates? 2. How to assign pavement layer templates to roads? How to create pavement layer templates? Pavement layer template contains descriptions of different pavement layers with different materials and thickness. It also contains other road related items like kerbstone, road signs, etc. Follow the steps below to create a template. Select Pavement Layers from Roads menu to display the following window. There will be a default template titled Default under the Template section. Click on the Default template to display its contents in the Activities section consist of ID, description, thickness of layer in mm, additional width in m, units, etc. 49

50 Right click on the template area to display a menu and select New Template Enter a name for the new template and click on Ok. The new template will be added to the templates list. Click on the new template name to show its properties. Edit the parameters in the Activities area. You can delete an item by selecting a row and click on Del. Key of the keyboard Right click on the Activity are and select Save to save the template configuration. How to assign templates on roads? You can see the list of roads in the Roads area with current templates assigned in the Activity Template column. Change the template name from the combo box of the desired roads. Right click on the Roads area and select Save. 50

51 9.2 Value of works Select Value Distribution from QS menu. The utilities defined in the project will be displayed. Enter the value of works in the local currency. The total project value will be displayed at the bottom. Click on Save button. These values will be distributed on activities to generate cash flow histograms or S-Curves. 51

52 9.3 Quantity Take-Off You can generate the entire project quantity take-off from the contract drawings by a single click. The output can be created in Microsoft Excel so that, you can further edit in your required format. Select Quantity Take-Off from QS menu You need Microsoft Excel installed on your computer The Excel file consists of different sheets titled Roads, Sewerage, Drainage, Water, etc, The project quantities are summarised in the first sheet titled Summary. A sample output file in Excel is presented below: The name of the Excel sheets will be automatically generate as follows: o First Sheet: Summary o Second Sheet: Roads o Third onwards: Gravity/Non-Gravity Section with the name of network Eg: Drainage-Design, Sewerage-Existing. The following window will be displayed while generating the project quantity take-off. Select Yes if you want to generate quantity with planning area breakup. Select No if you want to generate the quantity project summaries without planning area breakup. Select Cancel to cancel the quantity take-off calculation. 52

53 10 Planning &Scheduling 10.1 Import Planning Zones In PMS Mobilizer, zone-wise calculation of quantities and making schedule of activities based on different planning zone will be automatically processed based on a planning zone file in CAD format. To do this, follow the steps below. Create a planning zone file in CAD as shown below Planning zone has to be enclosed with a closed polygon (PLINE) with the name of the area written inside the area as TEXT. Select Import Planning Zones from CAD menu in PMS Mobilizer Select the Planning Zone file using Browse button. If you are using sample project, use the file S1-Planning_Zones.DWG from the downloaded folder. Click on Process button and clock the window Now click on show planning zones from view menu to display a view as shown below. 53

54 10.2 Activities Activities in PMS Mobilizer have been categorized under two heads, 1.Roads and 2.Utilities. These activities will be repeated under different road names and utility heads in Primavera export file. Activities of road works Road activities are the activities defined in road layers. Activity description is specified in the Description column Activity ID will be the Prefix + Road Code + Planning Zone Code Activities of utility works In the planning configuration window select a utility name The major items will be populated on Items sections Select an Item Write its sub activities with Prefix, Description and Productivity Enter the activity code used in the Primavera Click on Save button 54

55 Activity Relationships Select Activity Relationships from Planning menu Select Roads tab Select predecessors, successors Right click and Save Select Utilities tab Select predecessors, successors Right click and Save 55

56 10.3 Resources There are two types of resources labour & plant. To list available resources, select Planning > Resources > List All Resources These resources will be available while configuring production rates of roads and utilities activities. To create a new labour resource, select Planning > Resource > New Labour To create a new plant resource, select Planning > Resource > New Plant When you create a new resource, you will be prompted to enter resource name and resource code. Eg: Resource name = Carpenter Resource code =LC The same code has to be used in Primavera resource dictionary 56

57 10.4 Production Rates Roads Production rates of activities can be configured as described below. Open Road Activities (Select Road Activities from Planning menu) Select a template Modify the values of productivities Right click and save Select an activity right click and select Resources Enter the resources and its quantities required to perform the production rate Right click and select Save 57

58 Utilities Open utilities activities window (Select Utility Activities from Planning menu) Select one utility Select one item of the utility Modify the production rates of its activities Right click and select Save Select an activity right click and select Resources Enter the resources and its quantities required to perform the production rate Right click and select Save 58

59 10.5 Generate Primavera Baseline Project You can generate schedule of activities very easily than ever before. To do this, follow the steps below. You need Microsoft Excel installed on your computer. Run Primavera software, before importing the project, make sure the following o If the following User Defined Fields are not available, create them in Primavera BIM_Production_Rate as Number for quantity in activities. BIM_Quantity as Number for unit of quantities. BIM_Unit as Text for unit of quantities. BIM_Unit_Rate as Number for unit of quantities. o Resources Create resources in Primavera and use the same Resource Codes and Resource Names in PMS Mobilizer Resources. o Activity Codes with its values BIM_Zone for planning zones and its values with zone codes. The BIM_Zone values have to be used as the names of planning zone TEXTs in the planning zone CAD input file. 59

60 BIM_Works for work classification with values (Eg:Drainage) These code values should be used in PMS Mobilizer in the Utility Activities and Road Codes. To edit utility codes select Utility Activities from Planning menu 60

61 To edit road codes select Roads Codes from Planning menu. Select Create Primavera Project from Planning menu You will be prompted to save a file and remember the path where the file is located Select Import from File menu of Primavera Select Spreadsheet-(XLS) option and click Next Select the file exported from PMS Mobilizer Check on all the above items Wait for a few second after clicking on the Finish button You will get the baseline schedule of activities in Primavera as shown below Press F9 to schedule the project 61

62 Select Group and Sort option Select first level BIM_Zone and second level BIM_Works and click on Apply button Check resources on activities Generate resource profile (s-curve/histogram) using the resource BIM_Value as shown below. BIM_Value is the resource loaded on activities as the value of the work. Add columns BIM_Quantity and BIM_Unit using format columns. 62

63 For more information visit: PMS, Project Monitoring Systems. 63