PlantEngineer: P&ID software for plant design and construction
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P&ID software for engineering and documentation of process plants
3D CAD software for plant engineering and factory planning
2D/3D CAD system, integrated industry functions, free and parametric mod.
Complete solution for plant design
Modern 2D drawing and 3D modeling software, BIM and mechanical engineering CAD software
Calculation tool for planning and commissioning in the field of plant engineering
The BIM CAD software for every way of working.
Software for planning, layout & dimensioning of water treatment plants
1D-CFD: Flownex determines pressure losses, mass flows and heat transfers
Calculation and optimization for control, piping and process engineering
Multi-user (network-compatible)
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
Multi-client compatible
no
yes
yes
yes
no
no
no
yes
no
no
Compatible with
Interfaces
3D PDF
BIM
DWG
DXF
FBX
HSF
IFC
IGES
PDF
STEP
STL
VRML
DWG
DXF
IFC
SKP
STL
Other requirements for soft- and hardware
Software
Microsoft Visio
Microsoft Visio Standard / Professional 2010 (32-Bit Version)
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office 2010, 2013 (32-Bit Version)
Microsoft SQL-Server
Microsoft SQL-Server Express 2008, Microsoft SQL-Server Express 2012
for network licensing
Network drive with write permission
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Hard disk: 3 GB
Graphics Card: 3D compatible graphics card DirectX 10.1+ compatible 1GB or higher
Screen resolution Recommended: 1920 x 1080 pixels (Min. 1400 x 900 pixels)
The software is available as an executable file with an associated folder structure. The software itself can be downloaded from the Internet via a website link, but can only be used to its full extent in conjunction with a hardware dongle. The software can be started and used directly without an installation routine and is therefore portable.
screen resolution min. 1024 x 768, 10 MB memory
Dialogue language(s)
English, German
English, German, French
English, German
English, German, French
English, German, French
English
English, German
German
English
English, German
Documentation
Manual
Online Help
Demo version
Technical documentation
Manual
Online Help
Demo version
Technical documentation
Manual
Online Help
Demo version
Technical documentation
Manual
Online Help
Demo version
Technical documentation
Manual
Online Help
Demo version
Technical documentation
Manual
Online Help
Demo version
Technical documentation
Manual
Online Help
Demo version
Technical documentation
Manual
Online Help
Demo version
Technical documentation
Manual
Online Help
Demo version
Technical documentation
Manual
Online Help
Demo version
Technical documentation
Training
for a fee
for a fee
for a fee
for a fee
for a fee
for a fee
for a fee
for a fee
Hotline
included in price
included in price
for a fee
for a fee
included in price
included in price
included in price
included in price
Installation support
included in price
for a fee
for a fee
for a fee
included in price
not required
included in price
for a fee
Maintenance
for a fee
included in price
for a fee
for a fee
for a fee
for a fee
for a fee
Customizing
possible for a fee
possible for a fee
possible through third-party
possible for a fee
possible for a fee
not required
number of installations
>1000
> 100
1000
>5500
First installation (year)
2005
2002
1995
1989
Functions
11/11
10/11
10/11
7/11
6/11
2/11
2/11
1/11
1/11
0/11
Alignment function
Analysis functions
Construction aids
DMS
Data exchange
Error tolerance
Facility planning
Geometry
Graphical editing
Technical documents, standards
Workflow status