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Analysis software Manual

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Table of Contents

FloormapVS2i Overview ...................................................................................4

System Requirements......................................................................................5
Elements of the FloormapVS2i Desktop Analysis Software .........................6
Program Start-up..........................................................................................6
Wizard..............................................................................................................7
Using the ‘Load Existing tank File’ in Wizard................................................8
Using the ‘Import FloormapVS2i Data’ in Wizard .........................................8
Using the ‘Import Floormap 2000’ in wizard ...............................................10
Annular Configuration in wizard..................................................................11
Tank View ......................................................................................................14
Scrolling around the tank............................................................................14
Zooming the view of the tank .....................................................................15
Adjusting Annular plate condition ...............................................................15
Drawing Attributes ......................................................................................16
Threshold controls......................................................................................18
Annular Modifier .........................................................................................19
Annular configuration options: ....................................................................20
Legend...........................................................................................................22
Plate View ........................................................................................................23
Entering Plate View ....................................................................................23
Navigating plates and annulars in Plate View ............................................23
Zooming in plate View ................................................................................24
Plate Reference..........................................................................................24
Scrolling around the plate...........................................................................24
Right-Click Menu ........................................................................................25
Threshold ...................................................................................................25
Maximum Discontinuity on a plate..............................................................26
Identifying a Discontinuity on tracks of a Plate ...........................................26
Identifying a Discontinuity on tracks of an Annular .....................................26
Manual Patch Plating .................................................................................28
Show Patch List..........................................................................................29
Statistical view ................................................................................................30
Statistical analysis of tank ..........................................................................30
Statistical analysis of a single plate. ...........................................................30
Statistical analysis of a single annular........................................................30
Editing the tank data (Full Version Only) ......................................................31
Entering Edit Data ......................................................................................31
Viewing Inner Plates in Edit Data ...............................................................32
Replacing (importing) individual inner plates..............................................32
Zooming on inner plates.............................................................................32
Viewing Annular plates in Edit Data ...........................................................33
Zooming on Annular plates ........................................................................33
Plate attributes ...........................................................................................33
Modifying Discontinuity on a Plate and an Annular scanned in Mapping
mode ..........................................................................................................35
Delete a Discontinuity on a Plate and an Annular scanned in Mapping mode
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Adding a Discontinuity on a Plate and an Annular scanned in Mapping

mode ..........................................................................................................37
Edit Tank Details ........................................................................................38
Modify All Mapped Discontinuities with ease .................................................39
Data Removal for Plate and an Annular scanned in Mapping mode ..........40
Modifying a non-mapped Annular with manual findings.................................41
Adding a single discontinuity to a non-mapped annular .............................41
Adding a corroded area to a non-mapped annular .....................................44
Deleting the added discontinuity or corroded area of a non-mapped annular
...................................................................................................................45
Adding Picture Information onto Scanned Plates .......................................45
Adding Comments to un-scanned areas of tracks......................................46
Tank layout modification ................................................................................47
Comparing two tanks......................................................................................49
Loading a comparison tank ........................................................................50
Controlling the tank comparison view ............................................................50
Modifying the tank comparison view...........................................................51
Discontinuity Threshold Adjustment. ..........................................................51
Tank Thumbnails........................................................................................51
Accessing plate comparison mode.............................................................51
Plate Comparison Mode .................................................................................52
Comparing Discontinuity information..........................................................52
Adjusting the View of both plates ...............................................................53
Tank Customisation........................................................................................54
Selecting an object .....................................................................................54
Adjusting Object properties ........................................................................55
Drawing a Line ...........................................................................................55
Drawing a Manway, Square or Circle .........................................................55
Placing text on the image ...........................................................................55
Deleting an object.......................................................................................56
Moving an object ........................................................................................56
Adding weld Inspection results to the Floormap report ..............................57
Floor to Shell (perimeter) weld .......................................................................57
Plate Welds....................................................................................................58
Saving modifications (Creating Tank Files)..................................................59
Importing Additional Data...............................................................................59
Report Generation (Printing)..........................................................................61
Open the print menu...................................................................................62
Selecting the print types and selecting plates ............................................62
Changing the inspection logo .....................................................................63
Discontinuity threshold adjust.....................................................................63
Patch Plate List ..........................................................................................63
Printing .......................................................................................................63
Page Setup ................................................................................................63
Print Preview ..............................................................................................64
Printing a single plate .................................................................................65

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FloormapVS2i Overview
Thank you for purchasing the next-generation of Floormap equipment from
Silverwing (UK) LTD, the FloormapVS2i.

The FloormapVS2i system is a next generation step of the magnetic flux

leakage detection technique. The system consists of a higher resolution
scanning unit, having the ability to map corrosion with a forward speed of 450
mm/s with a data capture rate every 1mm. Filtered analysis is conducted at the
end of each scan to reduce the noise occurrence below a 20% thickness loss.
Captured data is imported into the desktop reporting software for further
analysis, utilizing its computing power for visual representations of
discontinuities on a tank-wide or plate-by-plate basis. Features of the reporting
software include:
• Automatic re-analysis of discontinuities to identify profile type and re-size if
required
o Automatic generation of CAD drawing of tank floor
o Add appurtenances such as manways, pipes, sumps etc
o Zoom function of whole floor or specific areas
o Numbering system
• Show major discontinuities per track
• Show selected levels of corrosion
• Edit data at global / plate or individual discontinuity level
o Add results from other types of inspection into the Floormap report
o Add MFL data from annular inspection into Floormap report
o Weld defect reporting function
• Floormap data 2D display at 15 mm resolution
• Statistics per plate or per tank
• Report generator with comprehensive printing functions
• Comparison function to identify corrosion growth areas between inspections

Two versions of the software exist, a full-version (FloormapVS2i) and a read-

only version (FloormapVS2i Reader).

‘DirectX9’ and ‘Microsoft ® .NET Framework’, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional are registered trademarks
of the Microsoft ® Corporation.

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FloormapVS2i Desktop Analyser Software

The desktop analyser software is only provided with the purchase of a
FloormapVS2i unit, designed and manufactured by Silverwing (UK) LTD. The
read only version may be supplied to clients at the licensed owner’s discretion.

System Requirements

The following specifications are the minimum recommended requirements for

running the Desktop analyser software:

Windows XP:
• Windows XP Home/Professional compatible computer,
• 1.5Ghz Intel/AMD processor,
• 3D accelerator card, 8MB VRAM,
• 800 x 600 screen resolution,
• 1GB RAM,
• Microsoft .NET framework (supplied)
• Microsoft DirectX9 (supplied)
• 40MB Hard Drive space & file storage space
• Windows compatible mouse & keyboard
• USB support for data transfer using supplied USB Flash Drive.

Windows Vista:
• Windows Vista compatible computer,
• 2.0 GHz Intel/AMD processor,
• 3D accelerator card, 8MB VRAM,
• 800 x 600 screen resolution,
• 2GB RAM,
• Microsoft .NET framework (supplied)
• Microsoft DirectX9 (supplied)
• 40MB Hard Drive space & file storage space
• Windows compatible mouse & keyboard
• USB support for data transfer using supplied USB Flash Drive.
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Recommended specification is based on performance issues of the software;

the higher the specification of the computer, the quicker response time of data
analysis and the rendering of the visual related elements.

Elements of the FloormapVS2i Desktop Analysis Software

The FloormapVS2i software consists of a single window with the ability to

change the data context view using the tab page elements under the window’s
main menu.

Program Start-up

When the program is launched, a splash screen is revealed with the Silverwing
(UK) Ltd logo and a disclaimer. This can be skipped by pressing any mouse
button or keyboard key; this will then open the main window of the application.
If a key is not pressed, the splash screen fades from view (windows XP only) or
disappears after a small period of time.
Once the main application is loaded a Wizard window appears, allowing the
user to quickly load or import desired data.

Figure 1: Splash Logo

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Wizard

The wizard window gives the user a quick entry to the program to load or import
desired data. Four options appear:

Figure 2: Wizard
Load Existing Tank File: This allows previous data saved from the
FloormapVS2i desktop analysis software to be
loaded. Tank files include annular plates, edited data
and symbols that users have added. All files saved
using the FloormapVS2i software have the file
extension ‘.dat’ a ‘.tkf’ extension. The ‘.tkf’ extension
uses separate files for each plate. All data is saved
within a single file.

Import FloormapVS2i: Data captured using the FloormapVS2i data

acquisition system is imported using this option.
When loading, navigate to the ‘.fm2’ extension and
double-click on a single plate only, this will load all
files within the designated folder.

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Import Floormap 2000: This software allows the import of data from the
previous version of the Floormap system, the
Floormap 2000. The data is converted to allow the
addition of annulars and the ability of data editing.

Load Example: This will load a built-in example tank to be used for
practice, training or demonstration purposes.

Using the ‘Load Existing tank File’ in Wizard

Once the wizard has appeared, you have the ability to load in pre-saved data
using the FloormapVS2i desktop analyser.
When the button is clicked, an ‘Open’ window appears and the user can
navigate the file system in order to locate the appropriate file. All files are
filtered for the ‘.tkf’ extension. To begin loading the file, double-click on the
desired file. A progress screen appears providing information on the progress of
the data.

Using the ‘Import FloormapVS2i Data’ in Wizard

To begin the import and data conversion of acquired FloormapVS2i data, click
on the ‘Import FloormapVS2i data’ button. A ‘Set Import Discontinuity Threshold’
window appears allowing the user to filter out discontinuities below a set
percentage when importing the raw data. Adjusting the slider bar will increase
the level of raw data that is not imported. To continue click ‘Set’.
It is recommended that this value stays at 20.

Figure 3: Set Import Discontinuity Threshold window

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An ‘Open’ window appears and the user can navigate the file system in order to
locate the appropriate file. All files are filtered for the ‘.fm2’ extension. One
‘.fm2’ file holds information corresponding to one scanned plate, therefore
within a single folder, many files might exist to represent an entire tank. Double-
click on any of the ‘.fm2’ files to begin data import.
A progress screen appears providing information on the progress of the data.

Figure 4: Progress Screen

Once the data has been imported, an ‘Import log’ window will be displayed.
Click OK will bring up the annular configuration wizard menu.

Figure 5: Annular Configuration Wizard

If the set of data being imported contains annular plate data, the Annular plate
width and the number of annular plates will be shown automatically in the
Annular configuration menu.
Manually enter the tank diameter and click Apply Changes to import the
annular plate data along with the inner plate data.
Click No Annulars to import the inner plate data only.
Annular plate data can be imported later if required using the Import Additional
Data tool.

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Note: If a single plate is loaded, it must be of the name convention ‘r1p1.fm2’,

where the first number represents the row number and the second
corresponding to the plate number. If files are loaded without the proper
incremental structure of the filenames that correspond to the plate layout of the
tank, the tank representation will not be correct.
If one or more plates have not been inspected, a temporary artificial plate will be
created in its place. Once the plate has been inspected it can be imported from
the EDIT DATA window.

Using the ‘Import Floormap 2000’ in wizard

To begin the import and data conversion of acquired Floormap2000 data, click
on the ‘Import Floormap 2000 data’ button. An ‘Open’ window appears and the
user can navigate the file system in order to locate the appropriate file. All files
are filtered for the ‘.pla’ extension. One ‘.pla’ file holds a single orientation of
track data corresponding to one scanned plate, therefore within a single folder,
many files might exist to represent an entire tank. Double-click on any of the
‘.pla’ files to begin data import.
A progress screen appears providing information on the progress of the data.

Once the data has been imported, the annular configuration menu appears.

Note: If a single plate is loaded, it must be of the name ‘r1p1.pla’, where the first
number represents the row number and the second corresponding to the plate
number. If files are loaded without the proper incremental structure of the
filenames that correspond to the plate structure of the tank, the tank
representation will not be correct. The ‘.pla’ file only consists of track data
corresponding to the orientation of the selected plate. Non-scanned sections of
the plate are saved in the corresponding filename with the extension ‘.not’ and
transverse data exists with the extension ‘.tr1’ or ‘.tr2’.

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Annular Configuration in wizard

Once either FloormapVS2i or Floormap2000 data has been imported, the wizard
enables the user to manually add a single annular ring to the tank
representation. If annulars have been scanned in mapping mode then some
data is automatically generated.

Figure 6: Annular Configuration Wizard

Number of Annulars: If the annulars have been scanned in mapping mode,

then the number scanned will automatically appear. If
the annulars were not scanned then they can be entered
manually. The minimum number of plates for an annular
ring is 3. Any value for this context above 3 will allow
the drawing to proceed in whole numbers only. If the
‘Add annular’s’ button is clicked, the software will
automatically calculate the best fit for the annular ring by
determining the approximate diameter of the tank. This
automatic operation only occurs of the ‘diameter’ value
is left at zero.

Annular Width: This defines the width of all annulars, at its join edge. If
the annular were scanned in mapping mode, this value
will correspond to the value entered.

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Figure 7: Annular Width

Angle Offset: This allows the angle orientation of the annular ring to
be defined. The join between the topmost two plates
represents the angle offset and the centre vertical.

Figure 8: Annular angle offset

Tank diameter: Leaving this value at zero will use the inbuilt
approximation tool to calculate the diameter of the tank
in millimetres. If the inbuilt approximation is not
accurate, the overall diameter can be entered here.

Figure 9: Tank Diameter

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Tank Boundary Only: If the tank had no annulars but wish to view a ring
that reflects the tank wall.

The annular data is saved when the ‘Apply changes’ process is completed.

By clicking the ‘Cancel button’ causes no annulars to be displayed.

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Tank View

When a file has been loaded, the compiled data is rendered in the large draw
area on the side of the screen.

Figure 10: Tank View

All options for modifying the view options of the tank are available in the left-
hand column. Each area of options is split into different group boxes, accessible
by clicking on the relevant button. Doing this will expand the group box,
revealing various options. Clicking on the same button will contract the group
box.

The information at the top of the column corresponds to the tank identification
set in the data acquisition software.

Scrolling around the tank

To modify the view position of the tank, hold down the left mouse button
anywhere on the tank view and move the mouse in the direction to move the
tank. Release the mouse button to cease changing the tank view.

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Zooming the view of the tank

Within the ‘View Controls’ group box, there is a scroll tool to modify the zoom
factor of the tank. Scrolling to the right zooms in the view of the tank, where as
scrolling to the left zooms out the view.

The ‘Reset View’ button sets the zoom factor to its default value and re-positions
the view of the tank to the centre of the screen.

The thumbnail view of the tank below the ‘Reset View’ button allows the user to
select any part of the tank to view, mirrored in the large drawing section.

Adjusting Annular plate condition

This feature allows a maximum condition value to be set per annular plate. The
colour of the plate relates to the colour legend as a percentage, in much the
same way as the ‘maximum discontinuity per track’ feature.

To modify the condition of an annular plate, right-click the mouse over the
desired plate and select the ‘annular condition’ option from the appeared menu.
A new window opens, allowing the modification of that annular plate.

Figure 11: Setting Annular Condition

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The annular plate can be selected using the combo box. To modify the plate
condition, scroll the track-bar to the desired percentage.

The ‘Apply’ button modifies the annular plate without closing the annular
condition window. Clicking ‘OK’ modifies the annular condition value and closes
the window. The ‘Cancel’ button closes the window.
Discontinuities can also be added to annular plates using the edit data tools.
More information on adding discontinuities to Annular plates can be found on
page 35.

Drawing Attributes
There are many options here which can be selected or de-selected to modify the
drawing options of the rendered tank.

Show Tracks: Hide or display the track positions in the tank view.

Show Transparent tracks: Renders the tracks transparent so users are able to
see discontinuities that would otherwise be hidden by
overlapping tracks.

Show plate reference: The plate reference is the corner of a plate from
which the inspection began. It is also the corner of
the plate from which all positional measurements are
taken. The orange square on the corner of the plate
represents the Plate reference. This option allows
the plate reference to be shown or hidden.

Show Annulars: If annular plates have been added, then this option
allows the annulars to be hidden or shown.

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Show Patch plates: If Patch plates have been added, then this option
allows the patch plates to be hidden or shown.

Show numbering system: Hide or display the plate numbers in the tank view.

Row/Plate: Displays the plate numbering system by row and

plate numbers. Row 1 will always be shown at the
top of the tank view, plate 1 will always be shown at
the left of the tank view. Only available if the ‘Show
numbering system’ is checked.

Plate numbers: Displays a sequential numbering system of plates,

starting at row 1, plate 1. Only available if the ‘Show
numbering system’ is checked.

Show Image Markers: If photographs or images have been added, then this
option allows the image markers to be hidden or
shown.

Show Discontinuities: This option displays or hides the discontinuities

drawn on the tank.

Discontinuities: Displays the discontinuities on a 15mm x 15mm

basis.

Max Discontinuity per track: Displays the maximum discontinuity encountered

on a track by track basis and sets the colour of that
track to the colour corresponding to the highest
discontinuity value.

Show North Indicator: This option shows or hides the North indicator
symbol. The North direction can be changed by
moving the slide bar.

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Threshold controls
Two scroll bars exist within the ‘Threshold
Controls’ group box to modify the
discontinuities shown on the screen. The top
scrollbar selects the minimum discontinuity
percentage that is shown on the screen. The
lower scrollbar selects the maximum
discontinuity percentage that is shown on the
screen.

Figure 12: Threshold Control

Selecting a value for both scrollbars shows only the discontinuities between the
minimum and maximum values selected.

Modifying the values of the thresholds in tank view reflects changes in the ‘plate
view’ threshold controls and the thresholds within the print menu.

The Import Threshold indicates the lowest percentage the data was imported
into the software.

Note: The maximum value cannot be set lower to the corresponding minimum
value and vice versa.

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Annular Modifier
To display a tank with annular plates, the value for the number of annular plates
must be greater than or equal to 3. The ‘Show Annular’ option in Drawing
Attributes menu must be checked

If there are no annulars plates then the tank can be viewed with without any, by
checking ‘No Outer Tank’, or if preferred with a ring that reflects the sides of the
tank, by checking the ‘Show boundary only’ box.

Figure 13: Tank with no annular’s

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Figure 14: Tank with a ring boundary

To configure a tank view with annulars, the ‘Show Annular’ must be checked.

Figure 15: Tank with annular’s

When discontinuities are manually added to annular plates, the corresponding

annular plate colour depicts the maximum discontinuity value within that plate.

Annular configuration options:

With all textbox entry methods, to confirm the value input, press the return
(enter) key.

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Number of Annular’s: If the annulars have been scanned in mapping mode,

then the number scanned will automatically appear. If
the annulars were not scanned then they can be entered
manually. The minimum number of plates for an annular
ring is 3. Any value for this context above 3 will allow
the drawing to proceed in whole numbers only. Once
the number of annulars and annular width has been
entered, the software will automatically calculate the
best fit for the annular ring by determining the
approximate diameter of the tank. This automatic
operation only occurs of the ‘diameter’ value is left at
zero.

Annular Width: This defines the width of all annular’s, at its join edge. If
an annular was scanned in mapping mode then this
value will correspond to the value entered.

Angle Offset: This allows the angle orientation of the annular ring to
be defined. The join between the topmost two plates
represents the angle offset and the centre vertical. The
scrollbar is used to modify the angle in a left or right
direction from – 90° to +90°. The angle value can be
reset to zero using the ‘0 degrees’ button above the
angle scrollbar.

Tank diameter: Leaving this value at zero will use the inbuilt
approximation tool to calculate the diameter of the tank
in millimetres. Alternatively the diameter of the inspected
tank can be entered.

Annular Shape: This changes the shape of the inner edge of annular
plates. Straight edge sets the inner edge of the annular
plate to a straight line; Parallel edge sets the inner edge

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of the annular plate to a curve matching the outer edge

of the annular plate.

Annular Centre Offset: If the tank annular centre does not correspond to the
outline of a tank, its centre offset may be modified here.
The scrollbars modify the annular centre offset in
relation to the centre of the drawn tank in millimetres.
The maximum adjustment ranges from -1000 to +1000
mm in both X and Y directions. A value of the
adjustment can be entered manually into the
corresponding textbox. Click the ‘Close Offset
Adjustment’ button to return to the previous window.

Legend
The legend is located on the right hand size of the screen. To open
the legend, click on the ‘legend’ button. The legend is located in this
position throughout the application.

Here the percentage bands relating to a discontinuity value can be

modified by double-clicking on the appropriate colour, a colour box
then appears. Here you may select the desired colour. Click ‘Ok’ to
apply the selected colour.

The ‘plate’, ‘track’ and ‘text’ colour may also be modified.

All colours are defaulted when the program restarts.

Figure 16: Default Colour Legend

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Plate View
The plate view tool allows the user to view discontinuity data at plate level for
both plates and annulars scanned in mapping mode. All discontinuities in this
mode are displayed as 15mm by 15mm colour coded squares. Corrosion
severity is based on the colour percentage in correlation with the legend.

Entering Plate View

Plate view can be accessed in two ways:
• By double-clicking on the relevant plate in tank view. This will take you to
plate view and load the relevant plate.
• By selecting the Plate View button on the tab bar. By default, the plate
loaded is Row 1, Plate 1, or the last plate that was viewed in plate view.

Figure 17: Plate View

Navigating plates and annulars in Plate View

Clicking on the ‘2D Plate View Control’ button reveals the zoom control, a
thumbnail image of the tank plate outline and a Show Annular drop down box.

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To view different plates move the mouse over the image focuses on the
corresponding plate. Click on the desired plate to load. The current plate will
then highlight red. To view different annular plates select the corresponding
annular from the drop down list.

Figure 18: 2D Plate View Control

Zooming in plate View

Clicking on the ‘2D Plate View Control’ button reveals the zoom control and a
thumbnail image of the tank plate outline. Moving the slider to the right, zooms
in and vice versa.

Plate Reference
The plate reference is represented as an orange circle at the appropriate corner

Scrolling around the plate

Press the left mouse button down on the plate and hold, now move the mouse in
the desired direction to move the plate. An outline of the plate and its tracks are
shown whilst the mouse button is held down. Release the mouse to confirm
position.

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Right-Click Menu
Right-Clicking on the plate or annular diagram displays a context menu allowing
various display modifications to be made.

Figure 19: Right Click for plates Figure 20: Right Click for annulars

• Edit Plate (Not available in Read-only version): This is a shortcut to edit

the current plate or annular in the Edit Data tab.
• Delete / Rotate patch: clicking on an added patch plate allows the
selected patch plate to be deleted or rotated in degrees.
• Show Tracks: This option allows displays the discontinuities, with no
tracks.
• Show Transverse Tracks: Hides the transverse tracks and its
discontinuities. Annular plates do not have this option
• Send Last Plate to Back: If the last track fides some contents of the latter
track, this option allows the user to view the underlying track data.
• Transparent Tracks. This option shows the Floormap Track outlines only.
This option is reflected in the report generator.

Threshold
As with the tank view, modifying either of the threshold scroll bars show only the
discontinuities between the maximum and minimum specified values on the
plate view. These settings threshold settings are mirrored in all other threshold
controls within the application.

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Maximum Discontinuity on a plate

The maximum discontinuity on the current viewed plate or annular is indicated at
the bottom of the Plate Details group box. To locate it within the plate set the
minimum threshold value to the same value as the maximum discontinuity.
Zoom into the plate and scroll around until the location of each is found.

Identifying a Discontinuity on tracks of a Plate

Identifying the attributes of a discontinuity is achieved by moving the mouse
over the desired discontinuity. The information is shown in the ‘Plate Details’
group box. This must be open to view the discontinuity data.

The information provided for the discontinuities are:

• Current Row & Current plate identification,
• X distance (horizontal) from the plate reference
• Y distance (Vertical) from the plate reference
• Track to which the discontinuity resides
• Type of discontinuity, either FloormapVS2i,
Floormap2000, Visual Inspection or ultrasound.
• % Loss of the discontinuity, ranging from 20 –
100%
• Operator and Equipment Serial information
provided from the inspection details created
• Maximum Discontinuity On Plate
Note: distance is measured in mm.

Figure 21: Plate Details for

plates

Identifying a Discontinuity on tracks of an Annular

Identifying the attributes of a discontinuity is achieved by moving the mouse
over the desired discontinuity. The information is shown in the ‘Plate Details’
group box. This must be open to view the discontinuity data.

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The information provided for the discontinuities are:

• Current Annular identification,
• X distance (horizontal) from the plate reference
• Y distance (Vertical) from the plate
reference
• Track to which the discontinuity resides
• % Loss of the discontinuity, ranging from
20 – 100%
• Type of discontinuity, either
FloormapVS2i, Floormap2000, Visual
Inspection or ultrasound
• Operator and Equipment Serial
information provided from the inspection
details created
• Maximum Discontinuity On Plate

Figure 22: Plate details for annulars

Note: distance is measured in mm.

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Manual Patch Plating

Currently it is only possible to add patch plates to scanned plates. This feature
allows the user to add patch plates graphically to the rendered plate image. The
patch plate can only have a maximum length of the manway diameter that is
entered by the user.

Figure 23: Floor plate with patch plate added to it

• To add a patch plate, click on the ‘Add Patch Plate’ button, located in the
‘Patch Plate’ drop down menu. Left-click and hold the mouse button
down anywhere within the confines of the plate area in the image. Drag
the mouse to identify the position and dimensions of the patch; release
the mouse button to set. The ‘Add Patch Plate’ button must be clicked to
add another patch.
• The size of the patch plate will be restricted to the value entered into the
‘Manway Diameter’ field.
• Right-click on the plate image to cancel adding a patch plates.
• To delete a patch plate, right-click on the desired patch, and select the
delete patch option.
• To edit the dimensions of an existing patch plate, left click the patch plate
to select it, and then enter new width or height dimensions. Press enter to
apply the changes.

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• To radius the corners of a patch plate, left click the patch to select it, and
then slide the Patch Corner Radius control to the required amount.
• To rotate patch plates right click on the desired patch and select the
rotate patch option and the Patch Rotation window will appear. Slide the
patch rotation tool to the required angle, then click ‘Close’.
• To move an existing patch plate, left click and hold on the required patch
plate to select it, then drag it to the new position. Releasing the mouse
button will place the patch.
• Check the ‘Show Patches’ checkbox to show the patches, uncheck to
hide the patches.

Show Patch List

To obtain a list of all added patch plates, click the ‘Print Preview Patch List’
button then select the desired unit, millimetres or inches from the popup
window.

Figure 24: Patch plate list

• The X and Y coordinate values are perpendicular distances between the

plate reference and the top left corner of the selected patch plate.
• The Height scalar is considered as the vertical vector on the plate image.
• The Width scalar is always considered as the horizontal vector in relation
to the plate image.
• Click the print preview patch list button to generate a preview of the patch
plate list.
• To return to the plate view click Show Patch Plate Editor

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Statistical view
For automatic discontinuity identification, the statistical analysis provides a quick
reference to the number of discontinuities on a tank basis, plate by plate basis
or a single annular basis. All statistics are provided in 10% bands, from 20% to
100% loss.

Statistical analysis of tank

To view an analysis of the tank, click on the ‘Select Statistics’ button on the top
right of the bar chart, the option menu is then revealed. Here you may select
the ‘Tank’ option to view the number of discontinuities of the tank

Statistical analysis of a single plate.

With the ‘Select Statistics’ group box open, select the ‘Plate by Plate’ option.
The Row and Plate may be selected using the drop down menus.
Note: Selecting a different row resets the current plate number.

Statistical analysis of a single annular.

With the ‘Select Statistics’ group box open, select the ‘Annular’ option. The
required annular may be selected using the drop down menus. The statistics for
the annular plates are based on data recorded in mapping mode

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Figure 25: Histogram of number of discontinuities within tank

Editing the tank data (Full Version Only)

The FloormapVS2i system is provided with two versions of the FloormapVS2i
data analysis software, the full version and a read-only version. The full version
allows the user to add and manipulate discontinuities to both floor plates and
annular plates, modify plate attributes and tank information.

Entering Edit Data

Edit Data can be accessed in two ways:
• By right hand clicking on the relevant plate in plate view, and clicking on
edit data. This will take you to edit data and load the relevant plate.
• By selecting the Edit Data button on the tab bar. By default, the plate
loaded is Row 1, Plate 1, or the last plate that was viewed in edit data

Figure 26: Edit Data

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Viewing Inner Plates in Edit Data

To view an inner floor plate select ‘Show Inner Plates’, located in the right
column below the Tank Layout Modification button, then select the
corresponding row and plate number for the desired plate. This shows the
corresponding image on screen.

Figure 27: Select the row and plate using this menu

Note: the on screen plate images are not drawn to scale with each other. The
plates are sized to fit the screen area.

Replacing (importing) individual inner plates

To import and replace individual plates, first select the plate that is to be
replaced using the Row / Plate selector shown in Figure 27. Next, click on
‘Replace Plate (Import)’. Navigate to the new plate file location, select the file
and click ‘Open’. The original plate will be replaced with the new plate.
Note: The newly imported plate will replace the plate that was selected before
the `Replace Plate (Import)’ button was clicked and will assume the number of
the original plate.

Zooming on inner plates

The zoom control for inner plates is located within the Show Inner plates box.
Similar to plate view, moving the slider to the right zooms in and vice versa. To
reset the view of the plate so that it fit within the screen click the reset view
button below the show annular box.

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Viewing Annular plates in Edit Data

To view an annular plate, select ‘Show Annulars’ located in the right column,
below the ‘Show Inner Plates’. To display the required annular on screen use
the drop down box and select the corresponding annular number.

Figure 28: Select the required annular plate using this menu

Zooming on Annular plates

The zoom control for annular plates is located within the Show Annulars box.
Similar to plate view, moving the slider to the right zooms in and vice versa
To reset the view of the annular so that it fit within the screen click the reset view
button below the show annular box.

Plate attributes
This group box allows the modification of the selected floor plates attributes.
These are plate attributes entered by the user into the FloormapVS2i acquisition
software at the time of scanning.
The plate attributes of Annular plates cannot be changed due to the nature they
are scanned.

Figure 29: Adjust plate attributes here

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• Scan method: the scan method can be in a parallel format (all tracks are
started from the plate reference side) or the scanning was performed
using a raster method.

Figure 30: Parallel Scan Figure 31: Raster Scan

• Plate Orientation: Selection is either horizontal or vertical

Figure 32: Vertical Orientation Figure 33: Horizontal Orientation

• Plate reference: this option can be Top-Left, Top-Right, Bottom-Left or

Bottom-Right.

Figure 34: Bottom right reference Figure 35: Top right reference

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Figure 36: Bottom left reference Figure 37: Top left reference

Modifying Discontinuity on a Plate and an Annular scanned in

Mapping mode
To change an attribute on an existing discontinuity, right click on the
discontinuity then click ‘Edit Discontinuity’.

Figure 38: Modify Discontinuity for a plate Figure 39: Modify Discontinuity for an annular

The attributes of the chosen discontinuity is represented in the ‘Discontinuity

Attributes’ group box which will automatically open.

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Figure 40: Discontinuity modification

Whilst modifying a discontinuity, only it’s ‘% loss’ and ‘type’ can be modified.
This is achieved by modifying the loss with a value between 0 and 100 or by
selecting the desired type of the discontinuity. To confirm the modified details,
click on the ‘Apply Discontinuity’ button. The modification is then reflected on
the image of the plate.

Delete a Discontinuity on a Plate and an Annular scanned in

Mapping mode
Right-click on the Discontinuity and select the ‘Delete Discontinuity’ option. A
message box warns that the discontinuity is to be permanently deleted and
waits for confirmation. If ‘yes’ is selected, the discontinuity is removed from the
plate. Selecting ‘no’ cancels the deletion process.

Delete multiple Discontinuity on a Plate or an Annular scanned in

Mapping mode

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Click on “select an area to delete” button on the left hand side, then click and
drag a box over the area you wish to delete. A message box warns that the
discontinuity is to be permanently deleted and waits for confirmation. If “yes” is
selected, the discontinuities are removed from the plate. Selecting “no” cancels
the deletion process

Adding a Discontinuity on a Plate and an Annular scanned in

Mapping mode
To add a new discontinuity to the plate, simply right-click on the desired position
of the new discontinuity and select the highlighted ‘Add Discontinuity’ option.
The chosen position is reflected in the discontinuity attributes group box in
relation to the ‘x’ and ‘y’ position from the plate reference. These may be
modified to a value no greater than the plate width/length or less than zero.
The loss value can range from 0 to 100 and the discontinuity type can be
changed as required.

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Note: the discontinuity entered is automatically set to a dimension of 15mm x

15mm.

Edit Tank Details

The group box below ‘Discontinuity Attributes’ allows the user to modify the
‘TankID’, ‘Location’, ‘Client’ and ‘Company’ information that was entered into the
FloormapVS2i acquisition software. Pressing the ‘enter’ key after the data has
been modified saves the data.

Figure 43: Tank Details

Note: the date cannot be modified

Note 2: The data itself is only saved to the disk when the ‘save’ button is clicked
in the ‘file’ menu.

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Modify All Mapped Discontinuities with ease

A ‘Tank Percentage Modification Tool’ is provided to adjust the value of all
discontinuities on either the entire tank floor plate level, a single plate level, the
entire annular ring level, or a single annular level with a chosen percentage.
This tool is available in the ‘Tank Details’ group box from the ‘Edit Data’ window.

Use the ‘Entire Tank’ option to select the entire tank floor plates not including
annulars.
To select a plate, select ‘Single Plate’ option and use the provided drop-down
textboxes to select the appropriate plate.
The ‘All Annulars’ option will select just the entire annular ring.
To select an annular, select ‘Single Annular’ option and use the drop down
textbox to select the appropriate annular.

To modify the discontinuities, use the scrollbar to increase or decrease the

original percentage value. The original values can be reset by setting the
percentage increment offset to zero.

Figure 44: Discontinuity Percentage Modifier

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Data Removal for Plate and an Annular scanned in Mapping mode

It is possible to permanently remove discontinuity scanned on both plates and

annular outside of a preset range. This tool is available in the ‘Tank Percentage
Modification Tool’ option found in the ‘Tank Details’ group box from the ‘Edit
Data’ window. Select if it is the plate data or annular data then Input a Lower
Range and Upper Range percentage value of discontinuities to keep, and click
the ‘Remove defects outside range’ button. A message box warns that the
discontinuity is to be permanently deleted outside of the range set and waits for
confirmation. If ‘yes’ is selected, the discontinuity is removed from the plate.
Selecting ‘no’ cancels the deletion process.

Figure 45: Data removal

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Modifying a non-mapped Annular with manual findings.

The FloormapVS2i software allows the user to manually add discontinuities to
an annular when it has not been scanned with the VS2i in mapping mode. Given
a tank has been set up with 10 annulars, each can be modified to accommodate
an area of detected corrosion or a single discontinuity. This operation takes
place within the ‘Edit Data’ window.

Figure 46: Manual Annular Modifying

Adding a single discontinuity to a non-mapped annular

To add a single discontinuity to a non mapped annular, select the ‘Show
Annulars’ button in the control panel. The drop down box allows the user to
select the desired plate for editing. As each annular is considered to be the
same throughout a tank, each annular template is identical.

There are two way to add a single discontinuity to the non mapped annular
plate.

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• Right hand click with the mouse on the annular and select ‘Add single
Discontinuity’. This automatically opens the Annular Area Position box
where the X and Y co-ordinate relate to the cursor position on the
annular. If required change the co-ordinates and click ‘Add’.

Figure 47: Right hand mouse click on annular

• Open the Annular Area Position box on the RH menu then click ‘Add
Single Discontinuity’. Enter the X and Y coordinates and then click ‘Add’.

Figure 48: Annular Area Positions Figure 49: Add Single Discontinuity

Once ‘Add’ is clicked the following Area Condition window will appear.

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Figure 50: Annular Area Condition window

Here the user can select the percentage loss of the discontinuity using the slide
bar. The percentage can be modified to a degree of 1% which is reflected by
the colour legend. A comment can also be added to identify the nature of the
discontinuity by typing into the provided textbox. Click OK to save the
discontinuity and return to the annular window. The discontinuity will now be
added to the appropriate position. Each ‘single discontinuity’ has been set to a
constant dimension of 15mm X 15mm, scaled to the size of the annular. When
adding more than 1 discontinuity to the annular a number will appear next to the
discontinuity to reference it.

Figure 51: Added Single Discontinuities

The comment (if added) can be viewed by moving the mouse cursor over the
discontinuity. The comment will disappear when the user moves the mouse
cursor off the discontinuity. The comments will also show on the annular plate
print outs.

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Adding a corroded area to a non-mapped annular

Here the user can add any shape or size of discontinuity (confined to the
boundary of the plate) to indicate a large corrosion area.

To begin creating an area either right hand click with the mouse on the annular
plate and select ‘Begin Corrosion Area’ to open the Annular Area Positions box,
or Open the Annular Area Positions box. Enter the initial co-ordinates into the X
and Y field and click on the ‘Begin Corrosion Area’ button. A red marker will be
shown on screen.

Figure 52: Annular Area position for adding a corrosion area

Next, enter the co-ordinates for the next point of the corroded area and click
‘Add position’. This will add the next point to the screen image and a line
between the points. Continue to add X and Y co-ordinates until the desired
shape and size of the corroded area is shown.
Note: It is also possible to add points by left clicking on the plate image at the
desired location.
To close the area either Click the ‘Close Corrosion Area’ button in Annular Area
Position, or right hand click and select Close Corrosion Area. The area condition
window appears to allow users to change the severity of the corrosion area and
add comments.

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Figure 53: Corrosion area added to Annular

Deleting the added discontinuity or corroded area of a non-mapped

annular
To remove individual discontinuities Right-click on the desired one to be deleted
and select the ‘Delete area’ option to remove.
To remove all the discontinuities added to the annular plate click the ‘Delete ALL
annular discontinuities’ button in ‘Annular Area Positions’ menu.

Adding Picture Information onto Scanned Plates

Digital photographs can be added to any area of floor or annular plate.
To add an image to a plate either right hand click mouse at the required location
and select Add Image Marker. Or open the ‘Add Picture Information’ menu, click
‘Set Picture Reference’, and left mouse click on the required location of plate.

Figure 54: right hand click menu Figure 55: Add Picture Information menu
An ‘Open’ window will appear, browse to the location of the photograph, select
the required photo and click open. An ‘Add marker’ window appears showing the
photograph selected and an Add comment here box. Add a comment if required
and click on ‘save comment’. A pink image marker will be displayed to identify
an image marker. Double clicking the image marker will open the photograph
display the comment. All added photographs are included in a folder within the
“Tank File”. Image markers are displayed in “Tank View”, “Plate View” and “Edit
Data”. To switch off image markers removing the tick from ‘display image
markers’.
To remove image markers right hand click on them and select ‘Delete Image
Marker’.

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Figure 56: Corrosion area added to Annular

Adding Comments to un-scanned areas of tracks

Comments can be added to any scanned tracks that have un-scanned sections
in them.
To add a comment right hand click in the non scanned area and select ‘Add
Comment’. The Non-Scanned Area Comment box will open and the required
text can be inputted before clicking on Apply Comment.

Figure 57: right hand click menu Figure 58: Non Scanned Area Comment box

The commented non scanned area will be displayed in a red hatch and when
the curser is placed on it the text will appear.

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Figure 59: Non scanned area comment displayed on track with comment

Tank layout modification

When an unusual tank design is encountered, the software will not always draw
the floor plates in the correct positions. This will usually occur if there are
combinations of vertical and horizontal plates on the same row. This software
allows modification of the tank plate late layout by simply dragging the selected
plate to a desired location.
To enter tank layout modification mode, click on the ‘Tank Layout Modification’
button in the ‘Edit Data’ window.

Figure 60: Loaded Plate Layout Figure 61: Modified Plate Layout

To zoom in and out, use the ‘Zoom’ scroll bar to adjust the zoom view of the
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button on the plate image and drag the mouse to move the image to the desired
location.

To simply modify a single plate location, left-click and hold down the mouse
button to drag the plate to the desired location. Release the mouse button to
confirm the new location.

To reset the plate layout view, click on the ‘Reset View’ button.
Place tick in “Show Centre Axis” to display a blue cross hairs at the centre of the
screen. Once all layout modifications have been made the tank should be
placed centrally on the screen using the blue centre axis.

To reset all plate layout locations to the original setting, click on ‘Reset Plate
Positions’. A message box will confirm this action.

In addition to the basic plate positioning controls, the following advanced

features can be used to speed up the layout modification process:

Multiple Plate Selection - This allows users to move either a single plate, all
plates above the plate being moved, a single row or all plates below the plate
being moved.

Snap To Object – This allows a plate to be accurately positioned adjacent to

other plates. To use the ‘Snap to Object’ controls:

1. Put a tick in the box next to ‘Snap To Object’

2. Click the button labelled ‘Click here to Activate Snap Function’
3. Click with the middle mouse button on the plate that you want other
plates to align with and the following window will appear:

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Figure 62: Snap Function edge selection

4. Click on either the edge or a corner you want other plates to align with.
5. A green cross hairs which highlights the edge or corner of the plate that
other plates will align with
6. Move a plate towards the green cross hairs and as it gets close it should
‘snap’ to that position.

Comparing two tanks

The FloormapVS2i suite provides the ability to compare tanks at a plate level or
a tank level. At tank level, the software allows the opacity of the comparison
tank to be changed for comparison of the primary loaded tank.

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Figure 63: Tank Comparison

Loading a comparison tank

Before two tanks can be compared, a primary tank must first be loaded. The
primary tank is the current one loaded using the previous load method.

Tank comparison mode can be accessed through the ‘Tank Comparison’ button
on the tab bar.

The second tank is loaded using the ‘Load Comparison Tank’ button located at
the top of the sidebar. Clicking on this opens an ‘Open’ window for selecting the
appropriate ‘.tkf’ file for loading.
Once loaded, the user has the ability to modify the opacity of the comparison
tank via the scrollbar located within the ‘comparison control’ group box.

Note: Only pre-saved tank files (‘.tnk’ or ‘.tkf’) may be loaded.

Controlling the tank comparison view

The opacity of the comparison tank may be modified using the scrollbar located
within the comparison control.

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The leftmost side corresponds to the image being 100% primary image, whilst
the rightmost side corresponds to the image being 100% of the secondary
image.

Modifying the tank comparison view

The discontinuity view may be modified to either comparing at the 15mm x
15mm discontinuity level by selecting ‘All discontinuity’s’ or using the ‘maximum
discontinuity per track’ technique.

Discontinuity Threshold Adjustment.

The discontinuities threshold represented on screen can be using the available
maximum and minimum sliders.
Note: the threshold value is mirrored with all other threshold controls.

Tank Thumbnails
These thumbnails are representations of the loaded primary and comparison
tank.

Accessing plate comparison mode

To compare discontinuities on a plate by plate basis, double-click on the plate
you wish to view in ‘tank comparison’ mode.

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Plate Comparison Mode

To obtain a higher detail of discontinuity analysis, plate comparison allows the
corroded areas to be analyzed on a plate by plate basis in comparison with a
previously scanned tank.

Figure 64: Plate Comparison

Comparing Discontinuity information

To compare discontinuities, place the cursor over the desired discontinuity on
either of the rendered plates and the corresponding plate position will reflect its
data. The information provided by the discontinuity selected is shown in the
‘Primary Plate’ and ‘Compare Plate’ group boxes. To open the information
boxes, click on the relevant button.
The information available on each discontinuity is:
• The ‘x’ and ‘y’ position (in millimetres from the plate reference),
which always correspond.
• Current track which the discontinuity resides,
• The Loss of the selected discontinuity, and
• The channel of the FloormapVS2i data acquisition system which
the discontinuity was located.
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Adjusting the View of both plates

The zoom control for the plate comparison mode is located on the ‘Plate Zoom’
group box. To increase the zoom, scroll the zoom bar to the right and vice
versa.
When the plate zoom factor has been adjusted, it is possible to scroll the plate
position around the screen. For scrolling, Click and hold the left mouse button
on the plate and move the mouse to adjust the position of the plate. Release
the mouse button to stop movement.

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Tank Customisation
The FloormapVS2i suite allows the addition of primitive symbols to help
generate a realistic view of the tank with various objects, such as pipes, sumps
& manway’s. These can be added to the image of the tank, using drag-and-
drop techniques.

Available symbols are:

• Square,
• Circles.
• Lines,
• Text,
• A manway symbol.

Figure 65: Tank Customisation

Selecting an object
To select a symbol, open the menu that holds all the icons by opening the
‘Symbol Selector’ group box. Here are the symbols that can be placed onto the
opposite image.

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E.g. select the Square symbol, open the ‘Symbol Attributes’ menu and modify
the squares attributes by modifying its length, width , fill colour, line colour, line
width and rotation.

Adjusting Object properties

Open the ‘Symbols Attributes’ menu and adjust the objects properties. Only the
relevant properties to that symbol can be modified.

Drawing a Line
Select the ‘Line’ button in the ‘Symbol Selector’ menu and use the mouse to
place the initial position of the mouse by holding the left-mouse button down.
Move the mouse to modify the line, and release the mouse button to place. The
lines colour and width can be changed in the ‘Symbol Attributes’ menu.

Drawing a Manway, Square or Circle

Select the appropriate symbol. The attributes of the symbol can be changed in
the ‘Symbol Attributes’ menu. Once configured, use the left-mouse button to
place the object on the image.
The manways angle rotates automatically around the centre position of the tank.
If an annular is present it will use its centre.

Placing text on the image

Select the ‘Text’ button in the ‘Symbol Selector’ menu. The textbox below will
become enabled, together with the font selector button.
Use the textbox to enter the caption that is to be placed on the image and
modify the font of the text by clicking on the ‘Select Font’ button.
To place the text on the image, click on the desired position.

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Deleting an object
Right-click on an object within the image, to highlight it. A menu will appear if
the object was successfully identified, click the ‘Delete object’ button to remove
the object.

Moving an object
Click and hold the left-mouse button down on the intended object and move the
mouse accordingly. Release the mouse to place the object.

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Adding weld Inspection results to the Floormap report

The FloormapVS2i suite allows the addition of results from other forms of
inspection such as UT, Vacuum box, MPI etcetera. Included in the software
application is a weld discontinuity reporting tool.

Click on the ‘Weld Inspection’ tab at the top of the screen to access the weld
inspection result tools.

Floor to Shell (perimeter) weld

To add an area of weld discontinuities, move the mouse outside the boundary of
the tank perimeter and hold down the left-mouse button. Drag the mouse
clockwise around the circumference of the tank ring to modify the length of the
identified discontinuity area. Release the mouse button to set the length. A new
window will appear, identifying the sweep angle of the discontinuity with a
distance measured in millimetres. Users can also add comments here to identify
the type of discontinuity and inspection used.

Figure 66: Floor to Shell weld Inspection

Click ‘OK’ to add the discontinuity. The identity of the discontinuity is now drawn
in blue.
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Figure 67: Floor to Shell weld Inspection

Plate Welds
To select a plate for adding weld discontinuities, double-click on the desired
plate. An empty plate will be rendered onto the screen. To add a discontinuity,
move the mouse to the outer edge of the plate. A rectangle will be shown the
length of the current side where a discontinuity may be applied. To add a
discontinuity, hold the left-mouse button down and move the mouse to extend
the length of the discontinuity area. Release the mouse to set the length.
A window will appear, confirming positional length of the discontinuity (in relation
to the plate reference). The Start and End distance can be modified and a
comment may also be added for discontinuity identification.

Figure 68: Floor to Shell weld Inspection

Clicking ‘OK’ will display discontinuity on the inside of the plate. When the cursor
is positioned over the discontinuity the corresponding length and comment is
displayed.

Figure 69: Floor to Shell weld Inspection

To delete a discontinuity Right-Click on the discontinuity and click ‘Delete
element’.

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To return to the main tank view click on ‘Return to Main view’ in the top right
hand corner.

Saving modifications (Creating Tank Files)

Once all modifications have been made to the Tank it will be necessary to save
the data. The Floormap VS reporting software saves modified FloormapVS2i
data as a tank file. Click on ‘File’ then ‘Save’ to create a tank file. Choose a
suitable location and enter a suitable file name and click ‘Save’.
A folder will be created and named according to the file name entered. This
folder will contain a tank file (.tkf) which links to individual plate files (.plf).
The read only version of the software can only read Tank Files; it is not able to
import data directly from the FloormapVS2i.

Importing Additional Data

It is possible to open an existing tank file and import additional data to it. This is
particularly useful if modifications are being made to the tank data on a daily
basis as the inspection progresses.

When importing additional data, any plate files which already exist in the tank
file folder will not be imported in order to preserve previously saved
modifications and speed up the import process. Any missing plates or rows will
be drawn as a white square with red cross-hatching. These ‘False Plates’ will be
replaced automatically when the relevant data is imported.

To import additional data click on ‘File’, ‘Import’ and ‘Import Additional Floormap
Data’.

Figure 70: Import Additional VS Data

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Browse to the location of the Floormap Data and double click any plate to start
the import process.

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Report Generation (Printing)

Figure 71: Print preview of report

The FloormapVS2i application allows an automatic report to be generated and

printed on the current loaded tank. All pages are printed in landscape mode
with the exception of the first page, patch plate list and summary of plate
discontinuities.

The report consists of :-

• Tank layout, displaying discontinuities with a legend for discontinuity loss
percentage. The tank details are displayed on the side bar.
• A tank layout displaying the maximum discontinuity per track, with a
legend to show the corresponding percentage band colour.
• Tank floor numbering layout with no discontinuity. This is used to relate
plates with their relative position in the tank.
• Tank layout with the added symbols.
• Tank Statistics showing the entire number discontinuity found.
• Plate Discontinuity Summary showing the Maximum and Minimum valve
for each plate.
• Patch Plate Summary for the tank
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• Annular Selection, highlighting the added discontinuity areas.

• Per plate representation with three contexts:
o plate and its discontinuities,
o Vacuum box inspection and
o Bar chart representing the plate’s statistical analysis.

Open the print menu

To access the print menu, simply click on ‘File’ in the main menu and then ‘Print
Report’. A new window will appear with the print options.

Figure 72: Print Report Configuration

Selecting the print types and selecting plates

Within the print menu, each printable page has a check next to it by default,
informing that that page it is to be printed. To remove that page from the report,
simply un-check the corresponding boxes.
The ‘Plates’, ‘Vacuum Box inspection’ and ‘Plate Statistics’ will correspond to all
the plates on the tank. Un-checking either the ‘Plates’, ‘Vacuum Box inspection’
or ‘Plate Statistics’ will cease printing of that type of document for all plates (if all
plates are to be printed).

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To select a plate range, click on the ‘Plate Range’ option in ‘Plate Options’ and
check the appropriate plate from its row and plate identification number. Only
the checked plates will now print.

Changing the inspection logo

The inspection logo on the cover of the report and all pages can be modified
using the ‘Change Logo’ button in the report menu.
To change a logo, click on the ‘Change Logo’ button, an ‘Open’ window will
appear.
Note: Only Bitmap or Jpegs can be used.

Discontinuity threshold adjust

Adjust the threshold to filter the appropriate discontinuities. This setting is
defaulted to the thresholds set in the program. Only the plates with
discontinuities between the set thresholds are printed.
To print out all plates, regardless of threshold, tick the ‘Include plates with
discontinuities below threshold’. The set threshold will now only affect the
discontinuities.

Patch Plate List

This option allows the user to print out a list of all the manually added patch
plates. The option exists to view the measurements in Imperial or Metric.

Printing
Click on the ‘Print’ button to open a print window. Here the printer and page
settings can be modified. The printer settings reflect that of the configuration in
Microsoft Windows.

Page Setup
Here only the paper size can be modified.

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Figure 73: Page Setup

Print Preview
To print a report it is recommended to first use the ‘Print Preview’ option to view
the document as it is intended to be printed. This avoids the problem of mass
printing of unwanted pages.
Once the ‘Print Preview’ button is pressed, an information window will appear
informing of the progress with rendering the report. A full report can have a
significant amount of pages. When completed a print preview menu appears,
allowing the user to check the document. If the documents are correct, click on
the left most icon on the ‘Print Preview’ window to begin printing with the default
printer.

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Figure 74: Print preview of report

Printing a single plate

This option is located on the ‘File’ menu on the main application window. The
option is highlighted only when in ‘Plate View’ mode. When clicked, a print
preview window will appear, depicting the current plate with the same document
attributes and borders as that of a printed report.

Figure 75: Print Current Plate

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