The only true specification driven Plant Design System for SOLIDWORKS，SolidPlant 3D combines the intuitive parametric SOLIDWORKS System with a sophisticated database to generate all components on the fly．Unlike SOLIDWORKS Routing，there is no parts library．This concept allows unlimited freedom and flexibility in piping design．
SpecCreator
The most important element of a plant design system is how the graphics work with the database． We understand that the piping engineer does not want to spend a lot oftime on creating and managing the database．Prepa ring a database with an enormous amount of data will traditionally take a lot of effort and discipline in order to make sure it is done right from the start with the highest level of accu racy．
SolidPlant's SpecCreator provides a g reat tool for the engineer to prepare piping data as easily as possible without having to compromise on accu racy． SolidPlant is a strong advocate of the concept， “Do It Right the First Time!”
Catalog Import/Export
Creating a new catalog normally is a time consuming task．Our SpecCreator module can export any of the existing catalogs already available in the system to an Excel format．You can then edit or modiry the data and import it back into the system．Our Import Catalog feature will help you import the new catalog after it has been prepa red in an Excel fbrmat． It doesn't matter what format the columns and names are．The featu re will allow the user to map the columns of the new catalog to the correct fbrmat．Then you will have your new catalog in a few clicks．
Spec.Wizard
A step by step Wizard style interface helps the user create piping specifications for his projects very easily without making mistakes．The specification can then be used or edited fu rther to suit the needs of the designer．
Project Based with P&D data import
SolidPlant is a project based system that works perfectly with piping specifications．We use tag names as a link towards the whole project design．If you havedesigned your P&ID on SolidPlant P&ID，SolidPlant will synchronize the data automatically．If you use another intelligent P&ID，or your existing 2D diagram program， we can import all tags and data from the Pipe list, equipment list,valve list and instrument list from the exported files using the SolidPlant Tag Manager． Now you can find any equipment，valve，instrument or Pipe based on its tag name quickly．You can create the 3D equipment and pipes without havinq to re-enter data．This will significantly decrease the human error of data entry．For even more flexibility you can also create new tags in SolidPlant for those ever so common design changes．
Structure Modeler Templates
SOLIDWORKS itself has good steel structure design features． However,SolidPlant gives you more tools on top of that． To model a structural element would consume a lot of time and effort．SolidPlant has prepared templates of Stairs，Spiral Stairs， Ladders，Handrails，Trusses，Walkways，Platforms，Conveyer and Pipe Bridge．The graphic user interface is simple and intuitive． The user only has to enter a value for a dimension in the graphic input field then SolidPlant will generate the model quickly．
That's not all ,since the model is a SOLIDWORKS model,the user will be able to change all the dimensions as a parametric model，or pop up the template window and edit the desired dimension．The model then rebuilds automatically． These templates will save a lot of time，especially for the piping designer that has to model these kinds of structures just for referencing．
Intelligent Pipe Supports
Based on the flexibility of SOLIDWORKS mating features in an assembly，SolidPlant gives you the easiest way to place pipe supports．Our pipe support templates will allow you to place supports and edit them with just a few clicks．This will give you pipe supports that are requi red for your design quickly,in the way that they should be，automatically． Sloped supports and custom sized U-bolts are some of the featu res in SolidPlant Pipe supports feature．
Bill of Material
As SolidPlant is a real specification driven system all components are created from the database．The bill of materials that Will be generated from SolidPlant Will be accurate and reliable．The bill of materials can take off from Structures，Equipments and Piping in flexible format． We also can export this data to an Excel format if required．
Duct and Cable tray
Our Duct feature provides two methods to model your Ducting，Cable Trays or other Non-round piping． Using the manual method you can place components one-by-one．This is a very easy and straight forward method and is appropriate for mining and cement plant designs．Or you may also model your duct systems using a 3D sketch method and the system will generate all of the components automatically．These two methods will allow you to save time when you are creating your 3D models．
Equipmen Creation Templates
SOLIDWORKS is a great tool to create equipment models．On top of this SolidPlant provides templates to create several types of typical equipment such as Tanks，Horizontal and Vertical Vessels，Heat Exchangers，Pumps and Towers．With an engineering friendly user interface it will help you place or add any type of nozzle to any part or area of the equipment．
If you have other depa rtments involved in designing equipment for you but they happen to be unfamiliar with SOLIDWORKS，there is no need to be concerned or worried as SolidPlant also allows you to import 3D equipment models from other CAD softwa re using standard formats such as IGES，ACIS，Pa rasolid or any other format that SolidWorks is able to read and import．
SolidPlant provides a comprehensive tool to assign accurate nozzle coordinates．This is the most important requi rement in order to be able to do automated and accurate pipe routing．
Piping
Traditional Pipe Routing
This method is a combination between the manual method and the rully automatic techniques. The tools we provide will help you design a complex piping system easier and more efficiently.We understand what engineers want:a system that is as easy and as flexible as possible,but fully accurate at the same time.
Smart Routing
A unique feature called"Smart Routing" allows you to create a pipeline with amazing ease.Simply right-click the pipe tag in the SolidPlant project manager and select"SmartRoute".SolidPlant will then generate the route，connecting the correct nozzles as deftned in the data imported from your P&ID design．It will also pop up the valve list for the route based on that data．You can then easily draq and drop the valves onto the pipeline in the correct location．
Alias'ISOGEN® included
SolidPlant has embedded the de facto standard for generating isometric drawings, Alias'lsogen. Now you can generate lsometric drawings anytime.
Engineers,pipe designers,and contractors worldwide recognize this format and this allows you to share your pipe designs with confidence knowing they will be understood.
Auto Routing
This method will help the designer create the best path or pipe route faster than ever．With just 2 clicks，the 'from nozzle'and'to nozzle',the system will automatically generate the pipe route for you based on the piping specification database in the system．
Smart Fitting
SolidPlant has a cool feature called"Smart Fitting"that allows you to extend or add pipe branches by dragging toward any point you prefer．This feature will automatically put the fitting in the pipe．If it's an extending pipe，the fitting will change．
Advanced Piping Features
In sophisticated pipe routing designs,we need more advanced features to finish a 3D model.SolidPlant has developed more advanced tools that will help the designer solve the complex piping easier and with better accuracy.Some of these features that will help the designer are:
● Sloped pipe ● pipe jogging
● Stub in ● Pipe with Insulation
● Pipe adjustment ● Tag finder
Utilities
User interface
The most important aspect ofthe user interface is the requirement to help the user work faster while making Iess errors．The SolidPlant interface was designed with that principie in mind．Our interface and workflow were designed by experienced piping designers with the purpose of giving you a great experience when using SolidPlant 3D．
Floor／Elevation arrangement
Our elevation management feature will help the plant designer who is not familiar with the mate features in SOLIDWORKS to work with what they are familiar with, like the elevation on the Z axis and definer floor levels.
GA Drawing generation and detailing
With the walkthrough feature of SOLIDWORKS the user will be able to do a video animation or real-time walkthrough within the SOLIDWORKS window.You don't need to export to any other software just to do a walkthrough.
Walkthrough／Collision detection
With the walkthrough feature of SOLIDWORKS the user will be able to do a video animation or real-time walkthrough within the SOLIDWORKS window.You don't need to export to any other software just to do a walkthrough.
PCF,IFC Imports/Exports
With SOLIDWORKS ability to import an IFC file you have the benefit of being able to import a structure from a 3D Architect CAD system such as ArchiCAD，Bentley or Revit to be used in your plant design．without having to model it again in SOLIDWORKS．With these structu res placed into your plant assembly your pipe designs can then accu rately reference these．
The benefit of SolidPlant's PCF Import is the ability to use existing pipe designs that were created in a system that has the ability to export PCF files．This featu re will help the contractor SO that they can accept 3D files from any system and then use these files to smoothly work within SolidPlant and SOLIDWORKS.
The PCF Export feature of SolidPlant 3D allows you to send out the 3D model to your favourite pipe stress analysis application．
Workgroup
SolidPlant provides the ability and tools to work as a workgroup．SolidPlant has written a plug-in for SOLIDWORKS EPDM to embed the tag and model data．We have added functionality to the interface based on Tag number and definition．So you can use all the benefits of Solidworks EPDM such as Multiuser,Check-in／Check-out，Search／Preview,and authorised work flow design．If you don't have EPDM，We also provide a multiuser working envi ronment feature without EPDM capability．
With SOLIDWORKS platform．plant design engineers around the world will enjoy creating 3D models of everything from a small bolt to a large tower in a precise way． SolidPlant 3D allows you to finish your plant design and generate all necessary documents，such as general arrangement detail drawings and lsometrics，and of course Bill of Materials in a single platform．
Combining SOLIDWORKS and SolidPlant 3D iS definitely a dream Plant design system that the engineers always desired for!
SpecCreator
The most important element of a plant design system is how the graphics work with the database． We understand that the piping engineer does not want to spend a lot oftime on creating and managing the database．Prepa ring a database with an enormous amount of data will traditionally take a lot of effort and discipline in order to make sure it is done right from the start with the highest level of accu racy．
SolidPlant's SpecCreator provides a g reat tool for the engineer to prepare piping data as easily as possible without having to compromise on accu racy． SolidPlant is a strong advocate of the concept， “Do It Right the First Time!”
Catalog Import/Export
Creating a new catalog normally is a time consuming task．Our SpecCreator module can export any of the existing catalogs already available in the system to an Excel format．You can then edit or modiry the data and import it back into the system．Our Import Catalog feature will help you import the new catalog after it has been prepa red in an Excel fbrmat． It doesn't matter what format the columns and names are．The featu re will allow the user to map the columns of the new catalog to the correct fbrmat．Then you will have your new catalog in a few clicks．
Spec.Wizard
A step by step Wizard style interface helps the user create piping specifications for his projects very easily without making mistakes．The specification can then be used or edited fu rther to suit the needs of the designer．
Project Based with P&D data import
SolidPlant is a project based system that works perfectly with piping specifications．We use tag names as a link towards the whole project design．If you havedesigned your P&ID on SolidPlant P&ID，SolidPlant will synchronize the data automatically．If you use another intelligent P&ID，or your existing 2D diagram program， we can import all tags and data from the Pipe list, equipment list,valve list and instrument list from the exported files using the SolidPlant Tag Manager． Now you can find any equipment，valve，instrument or Pipe based on its tag name quickly．You can create the 3D equipment and pipes without havinq to re-enter data．This will significantly decrease the human error of data entry．For even more flexibility you can also create new tags in SolidPlant for those ever so common design changes．
Structure Modeler Templates
SOLIDWORKS itself has good steel structure design features． However,SolidPlant gives you more tools on top of that． To model a structural element would consume a lot of time and effort．SolidPlant has prepared templates of Stairs，Spiral Stairs， Ladders，Handrails，Trusses，Walkways，Platforms，Conveyer and Pipe Bridge．The graphic user interface is simple and intuitive． The user only has to enter a value for a dimension in the graphic input field then SolidPlant will generate the model quickly．
That's not all ,since the model is a SOLIDWORKS model,the user will be able to change all the dimensions as a parametric model，or pop up the template window and edit the desired dimension．The model then rebuilds automatically． These templates will save a lot of time，especially for the piping designer that has to model these kinds of structures just for referencing．
Intelligent Pipe Supports
Based on the flexibility of SOLIDWORKS mating features in an assembly，SolidPlant gives you the easiest way to place pipe supports．Our pipe support templates will allow you to place supports and edit them with just a few clicks．This will give you pipe supports that are requi red for your design quickly,in the way that they should be，automatically． Sloped supports and custom sized U-bolts are some of the featu res in SolidPlant Pipe supports feature．
Bill of Material
As SolidPlant is a real specification driven system all components are created from the database．The bill of materials that Will be generated from SolidPlant Will be accurate and reliable．The bill of materials can take off from Structures，Equipments and Piping in flexible format． We also can export this data to an Excel format if required．
Duct and Cable tray
Our Duct feature provides two methods to model your Ducting，Cable Trays or other Non-round piping． Using the manual method you can place components one-by-one．This is a very easy and straight forward method and is appropriate for mining and cement plant designs．Or you may also model your duct systems using a 3D sketch method and the system will generate all of the components automatically．These two methods will allow you to save time when you are creating your 3D models．
Equipmen Creation Templates
SOLIDWORKS is a great tool to create equipment models．On top of this SolidPlant provides templates to create several types of typical equipment such as Tanks，Horizontal and Vertical Vessels，Heat Exchangers，Pumps and Towers．With an engineering friendly user interface it will help you place or add any type of nozzle to any part or area of the equipment．
If you have other depa rtments involved in designing equipment for you but they happen to be unfamiliar with SOLIDWORKS，there is no need to be concerned or worried as SolidPlant also allows you to import 3D equipment models from other CAD softwa re using standard formats such as IGES，ACIS，Pa rasolid or any other format that SolidWorks is able to read and import．
SolidPlant provides a comprehensive tool to assign accurate nozzle coordinates．This is the most important requi rement in order to be able to do automated and accurate pipe routing．
Piping
Traditional Pipe Routing
This method is a combination between the manual method and the rully automatic techniques. The tools we provide will help you design a complex piping system easier and more efficiently.We understand what engineers want:a system that is as easy and as flexible as possible,but fully accurate at the same time.
Smart Routing
A unique feature called"Smart Routing" allows you to create a pipeline with amazing ease.Simply right-click the pipe tag in the SolidPlant project manager and select"SmartRoute".SolidPlant will then generate the route，connecting the correct nozzles as deftned in the data imported from your P&ID design．It will also pop up the valve list for the route based on that data．You can then easily draq and drop the valves onto the pipeline in the correct location．
Alias'ISOGEN® included
SolidPlant has embedded the de facto standard for generating isometric drawings, Alias'lsogen. Now you can generate lsometric drawings anytime.
Engineers,pipe designers,and contractors worldwide recognize this format and this allows you to share your pipe designs with confidence knowing they will be understood.
Auto Routing
This method will help the designer create the best path or pipe route faster than ever．With just 2 clicks，the 'from nozzle'and'to nozzle',the system will automatically generate the pipe route for you based on the piping specification database in the system．
Smart Fitting
SolidPlant has a cool feature called"Smart Fitting"that allows you to extend or add pipe branches by dragging toward any point you prefer．This feature will automatically put the fitting in the pipe．If it's an extending pipe，the fitting will change．
Advanced Piping Features
In sophisticated pipe routing designs,we need more advanced features to finish a 3D model.SolidPlant has developed more advanced tools that will help the designer solve the complex piping easier and with better accuracy.Some of these features that will help the designer are:
● Sloped pipe ● pipe jogging
● Stub in ● Pipe with Insulation
● Pipe adjustment ● Tag finder
Utilities
User interface
The most important aspect ofthe user interface is the requirement to help the user work faster while making Iess errors．The SolidPlant interface was designed with that principie in mind．Our interface and workflow were designed by experienced piping designers with the purpose of giving you a great experience when using SolidPlant 3D．
Floor／Elevation arrangement
Our elevation management feature will help the plant designer who is not familiar with the mate features in SOLIDWORKS to work with what they are familiar with, like the elevation on the Z axis and definer floor levels.
GA Drawing generation and detailing
With the walkthrough feature of SOLIDWORKS the user will be able to do a video animation or real-time walkthrough within the SOLIDWORKS window.You don't need to export to any other software just to do a walkthrough.
Walkthrough／Collision detection
With the walkthrough feature of SOLIDWORKS the user will be able to do a video animation or real-time walkthrough within the SOLIDWORKS window.You don't need to export to any other software just to do a walkthrough.
PCF,IFC Imports/Exports
With SOLIDWORKS ability to import an IFC file you have the benefit of being able to import a structure from a 3D Architect CAD system such as ArchiCAD，Bentley or Revit to be used in your plant design．without having to model it again in SOLIDWORKS．With these structu res placed into your plant assembly your pipe designs can then accu rately reference these．
The benefit of SolidPlant's PCF Import is the ability to use existing pipe designs that were created in a system that has the ability to export PCF files．This featu re will help the contractor SO that they can accept 3D files from any system and then use these files to smoothly work within SolidPlant and SOLIDWORKS.
The PCF Export feature of SolidPlant 3D allows you to send out the 3D model to your favourite pipe stress analysis application．
Workgroup
SolidPlant provides the ability and tools to work as a workgroup．SolidPlant has written a plug-in for SOLIDWORKS EPDM to embed the tag and model data．We have added functionality to the interface based on Tag number and definition．So you can use all the benefits of Solidworks EPDM such as Multiuser,Check-in／Check-out，Search／Preview,and authorised work flow design．If you don't have EPDM，We also provide a multiuser working envi ronment feature without EPDM capability．
With SOLIDWORKS platform．plant design engineers around the world will enjoy creating 3D models of everything from a small bolt to a large tower in a precise way． SolidPlant 3D allows you to finish your plant design and generate all necessary documents，such as general arrangement detail drawings and lsometrics，and of course Bill of Materials in a single platform．
Combining SOLIDWORKS and SolidPlant 3D iS definitely a dream Plant design system that the engineers always desired for!
