Autodesk is slowly introducing its new Plant 3D software, first through large-volume resellers, and then wider distribution in the spring. Even the 30-day demo version is limited to downloaders from Canada and USA. Senior industry manager Robert Shear told me that the AutoCAD add-on took three years to write from the ground up, with the help of some acquired technology. The quick way to distinguish between the company's two plant & process add-ons: P&ID -- 2D, connections, processes, etc (shipped last year). Plant 3D -- 3D, adds tanks, pumps, etc. (Plant and process, he says, is "anything measured in gallons.")... Read more →
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