Recent content by zeney

I think if there is a need to keep the isometrics of an existing plant, then it should be updated information and not outdated and misleading. Why one need to have isometrics of an existing plant is an other question. May be to replicate it at some other place or to improve the design, any...

At present we are using Autoplant and even Autodesk Inventor for Plant layouts and orthographic and isometric drawings generation. Now we are planning to move in to big boys’ league and get 'SmartPlant 3D Suite' or PDMS. Few years back our company was poised to buy one of these and I inquired...

Laser scan is definitely a solution but it is quite expensive and may be more than I require here. As far as I know laser scanning would give a point cloud which would be used to produce 3D model. All I need is some suitable distance measuring device (hand held or tripod mounted) which could...

I would like to be as close to actual as REASONABLY and PRACTICALLY possible but I don't have any specific tolerance in my mind. Zeni

thanks for reply. I mean to make isometrics and orthographic drawings. We made all the isometrics and layout drawings.Now that it is ready there are many minor and a few big changes which were not documented properly. So i want to check all the dimensions of pipes etc. Doing it with simple...

I have to produce asbuilt drawings of an existing plant. One method is to get hold of a measuring tape and start measurement from one end manually. But lot of pipes may be difficult to access and this method seems very tedious, inaccurate and time consuming. I want to ask what is the standard...

Thanks Jonesey for the reply. So the demo by both the companies is a must.

I am in the process of selecting a plant design software for my company and have narrowed down to PDMS or SmartPlant 3D. I am in contact with both the parties and both say we cannot give you any demo version to try my hands on because you cannot get any good idea of software with out the...

Well the subject seems evergreen so I searched and decided to continue the topic instead of starting the new thread. Yes I am in the process of selecting a plant design software for my company and have narrowed down to PDMS or SmartPlant 3D. I am in contact with both the parties and both say we...

After reading very superlative and enticing reviews about SmartPlant 3D on Intergraph Site I inquired about only to be informed that it would be released in second quarter of 2004. From the Intergraph site the impression one gets is that it is already released and if I remember right I have read...