Simulation Development
3DInternet is a world leader and award-winning developer in the electrical computer-based training simulation market. We create highly realistic simulations of utility equipment and operational procedures within immersive and interactive environments.
Combined with advanced assessment systems, these simulations provide one of the most powerful and effective learning tools available today.
Our continued investment in research and development ensures that our simulation-based products remain the benchmark in the industry. By incorporating customer feedback and the latest technological advancements, we deliver custom-built simulators that emphasize accuracy, usability, and effectiveness. This commitment ensures that our clients’ employees are fully prepared for real-world job environments.
How Simulations Benefit You
Health & Safety
Employees can learn about your infrastructure, systems, and procedures within a completely safe environment, reducing risks during training.
Improved Performance
Increased practice on company-specific equipment leads to higher skill levels and improved employee performance.
Practical Hands-On Training
Highly realistic simulations allow trainees to operate tools such as voltmeters, gas detectors, stray voltage testers, rotation meters, and phase sticks while solving real-world problems that could occur in the field.
Learning from Mistakes
Simulations allow trainees to make mistakes and experience the consequences without risking injury or damaging equipment. This approach helps organizations save lives and protect valuable infrastructure.
Cost Effectiveness
Our training technology can be deployed via web platforms, internal networks, or mobile devices, making it easy to train large numbers of employees. Simulators can also be used during downtime or inclement weather for continued training.
Compared with traditional training methods, organizations can reduce travel costs, minimize downtime, and significantly lower training expenses.
Comprehensive Equipment Knowledge
Training on realistic simulations of your systems gives employees a deeper understanding of how equipment operates.
Capturing Aging Workforce Knowledge
As experienced workers retire, simulations provide an effective way to capture their expertise and transfer critical knowledge to the next generation of employees.
Advanced Simulation Applications
Emergency Preparedness
Utility, Fire, HazMat, Police, and EMS departments can train together using simulated emergency scenarios. Our physics engine enables accurate modeling of chemical plumes, explosions, and other hazards.
All actions and procedural steps are recorded within a database for later review and analysis. Because many emergency scenarios are too expensive or dangerous to simulate in real life, the simulator allows teams to practice repeatedly until procedures are perfected.
Control Center Training
Simulators can replicate control center environments to train and prequalify employees for critical operational roles. Realistic stress factors can be introduced to reflect actual working conditions.
Engineering and Procurement
Simulating real equipment and environments allows engineers to verify design accuracy before construction begins. The simulator can also track procurement items during infrastructure development.
Additionally, the 3D environment can serve as a digital asset management system, linking equipment with purchase orders, service records, maintenance history, and reminders. Multiple databases can be integrated into a single interactive 3D interface.
3D Visualization & Video Presentations
3DInternet employs world-class artists and cutting-edge animation technologies to produce high-impact 3D presentations.
These visualizations are commonly used for:
- Board-level capital project approvals
- Stakeholder presentations
- Regulatory and energy board approvals
- Public consultation meetings
By presenting projects through detailed 3D visualizations, our clients have shortened approval timelines by months—or even years—while saving millions of dollars in project costs.
Training Course Development
3DInternet produces 3D animated training videos demonstrating complex job procedures such as:
- Substation switching operations
- Proper application of effective cover-up
- Safe equipotential grounding procedures
These highly realistic animations clearly demonstrate processes that are often difficult to explain through text or classroom instruction alone. Because the animations are digital, they can also be easily updated when procedures or equipment change.
Previsualization of New Infrastructure Projects
When planning large facilities such as substations, transmission corridors, or power plants, 3DInternet uses engineering drawings and GIS data to create accurate digital replicas of proposed projects.
These visualizations can include:
- People and traffic flow
- Landscaping and environmental lighting
- Day and night conditions
- Plume modeling
- Equipment placement and infrastructure layouts
Stakeholders can view the project from any vantage point to understand visual impact and operational design before construction begins.
Previsualization of Existing Projects
Using photographs and engineering data, 3DInternet can integrate proposed infrastructure changes into real-world environments.
Our 3D models allow organizations to add or remove:
- Equipment
- Structures
- Transmission lines
- Landscaping elements
These visuals can be used in brochures, stakeholder presentations, or full project videos.
Right-of-Way Visualization and Approvals
3DInternet’s right-of-way visualization technology is widely used in public consultations and regulatory hearings.
We can map entire transmission corridors and display proposed infrastructure such as transmission towers or power poles alongside existing lines. This allows stakeholders and regulators to clearly visualize project impacts and helps streamline approval processes.
