Hexagon’s CADWorx 23 Plant Design Suite Overview

With project profit margins narrowing and the landscape becoming increasingly more competitive, it is imperative that the workflows grow in efficiency to improve project performance.

Hexagon’s Asset Lifecycle Intelligence Division has unveiled the latest release of its flagship product, CADWorx 23 Plant Design Suite, a comprehensive solution that addresses the challenges faced by industries in computer-assisted design (CAD) and engineering (CAE). The suite enhances productivity through improved compatibility and optimised workflows.

The CADWorx Design Suite is a comprehensive software series for plant design that offers integrated intelligent drawing/database connectivity, advanced automation capabilities, and user-friendly drafting tools. This new release empowers engineers and designers with an optimised and efficient CAD experience, seamless compatibility and enhanced functionality.

CADWorx Plant Professional
Most complete range of tools for efficient plant design
Capabilities:
• Intelligent 3D piping design
• Specification-driven design
• Efficient specification
management
• Dynamic pipe supports
• Detailed bill of materials
• Equipment library administration
• Ducting/cable trays
• Collision checking
• Isogen® isometrics
• Live database links
• Intelligent process diagrams
• Model/P&ID synchronization
• Links to stress analysis
• As-builts from point clouds
• CADWorx P&ID Professional
• CADWorx Structure Professional
Automatic isometrics
Isometrics drawings can be produced from piping layouts
or project databases. CADWorx Plant Professional includes
Isogen ® for automated isometric production.
Piping specifications
Ready-to-use specifications in metric and imperial formats
are included. The Specification Editor allows the creation
of parametrically-driven piping specifications. Import
utilities for Intergraph Smart ® Reference Data provide the
administrator with dozens of ready to use international
specifications.
Database links
Users can create accurate, user-configurable bills of
material in the most popular database formats. The
optional live database links in CADWorx provide real-time
design status and valuable information backup to project
administrators who have a desire to improve accuracy and
efficiencies of their designers.
Equipment modeling
Powerful equipment modeling capabilities are included to
provide the most complete plant models. Designers can
link to PV Elite ® to import equipment into their CADWorx
Plant Professional models or jump start their PV Elite
designs by exporting from CADWorx Plant Professional.
Administrators can build their own libraries of equipment
to suit the needs of their industry and projects.
Walkthrough capabilities
CADWorx Design Review Professional is included for model
visualization and 3D design coordination with its powerful
collaboration utilities and markup tools.
Collision checking
CADWorx Clash Detection identifies conflicts in the current
model and against externally referenced files. Reserve
space for installation and usability of components so that
you can catch clashes in the 3D model environment, not in
the field. Options enable clashes to be reported at any time
during the design process.
Ducting and cable trays
HVAC ducting and cable tray routines are included. Square,
rectangular, round, and oval shapes, with transitions, are
available.
Change management
Automated and intuitive routines make changing piping
sizes and specifications quick and easy.
Integration with analysis software
CADWorx Plant Professional includes CADWorx Structure
Professional for effective structural design and links to
CAESAR II ® for pipe stress analysis, PV Elite for equipment
analysis, and GT STRUDL® for structural analysis. This
allows the reuse of the 3D model components for a time-
saving and accuracy-improving workflow solution
Technical specifications
• AutoCAD®
-compatible
• BricsCAD®
-compatible (Recommended)
About Hexagon
Hexagon is the global leader in digital reality solutions, combining sensor, software and autonomous technologies. We are putting data to work
to boost efficiency, productivity, quality and safety across industrial, manufacturing, infrastructure, public sector, and mobility applications.
Hexagon’s Asset Lifecycle Intelligence division helps clients design, construct, and operate more profitable, safe, and sustainable industrial
facilities. We empower customers to unlock data, accelerate industrial project modernization and digital maturity, increase productivity, and
move the sustainability needle.
Our technologies help produce actionable insights that enable better decision-making and intelligence across the asset lifecycle of
industrial projects, leading to improvements in safety, quality, efficiency, and productivity, which contribute to Economic and Environmental
Sustainability.
Hexagon (Nasdaq Stockholm: HEXA B) has approximately 24,000 employees in 50 countries and net sales of approximately 5.5bn USD. Learn
more at hexagon.com and follow us @HexagonAB.
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