CADWorx 2019 Service Pack 1 Release

Hexagon PPM support has posted CADWorx2019SP1Setup.zip for CADWorx 2019. This Service Pack is now available for download from Hexagon PPM's Customer Response System. Further information about what is contained in this Service Pack is available in the Readme File link shown in the download description on the Service Packs and Fixes page. To access this Service Pack, please follow the steps below: Logon to Hexagon PPM's Customer Response System at smartsupport.intergraph.com. Select the View Downloads tab. Select CADWorx Plant. Select Service Packs and Fixes. Select the download icon or the file link of the Service Pack.

If you have trouble accessing this Service Pack or need further information, please file a Service Request for an analyst to assist.

CADWorx 2019 Release

Chempute Software and Hexagon are proud to introduce CADWorx Plant Professional 2019! CADWorx Plant Professional 2019 has taken steps to improve and enrich the workflows so that a designer’s experience is more streamlined, accurate, and efficient. The latest powerful and adaptive solution enables designer to create and interact with fully intelligent 3D plant models like never before. Gain insight into how these new capabilities will help lower your overall project cost by attending this introduction to the new features of 2019 webinar. 

The new and enhanced features include:

• PIDVIEW: Synchronizing your P&IDs to your 3D Models is a valuable time saver and avoids costly errors.
• CAESAR II Exporting: An increased set of attributes are now passed into the pipe stress analysis tool.
• BOM Templates: Discover how multi-discipline templates can save you time and effort.
• Soft Clash Volume: Reserve space for maintenance and installation activities.
• P&ID Automatic Property Updates: Changes to your P&ID are now inherited on all affected inline components.
• P&ID Expanded Database Attributes: P&ID Access Databases can now support up to 255 columns of data.

If you are interested in taking an in-depth look into the latest features, please follow the link below to view the recorded "What's New in CADWorx Plant Professional 2019" webinar.

What's New in CADWorx Plant Professional 2019

Should you have any further queries, please contact sales@chempute.com

CADWorx Design Review Professional Webinar

Check out the brand-new visualization solution CADWorx Design Review Professional. Its competitive, powerful, and cost-effective tools can help lower your overall project cost by reducing engineering and design time.

Details:

Date: Thursday, August 16, 2018
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CDT
Cost: FREE
Join us Thursday, August 16, as we take an in-depth look at how CADWorx Design Review Professional enables you to: 

• Increase productivity in design reviews with collaboration.
• Combine multidisciplinary design data into a single integrated environment.
• Enjoy more interactive model reviews thanks to advanced clipping options.
• Easily navigate through component data by using the Advanced Model Tree.
• Publish and report for collaboration and document sharing.

Anyone interested in attending, please register using the link below.

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CADWorx Plant & P&ID Service Pack Release

Hexagon PPM support has posted CADWorx_Plant_PID_2018_SP2.zip for CADWorx Plant Version 18.00.02.0040. This Service Pack is now available for download from Hexagon PPM's Customer Response System. Further information about what is contained in this Service Pack is available in the Readme File link shown in the download description on the Service Packs and Fixes page. To access this Service Pack, please follow the steps below: Logon to Hexagon PPM's Customer Response System at smartsupport.intergraph.com. Select the View Downloads tab. Select CADWorx Plant. Select Service Packs and Fixes. Select the download icon or the file link of the Service Pack.

If you have trouble accessing this Service Pack or need further information, please file a Service Request for an analyst to assist.

CADWorx Plant/P&ID Service Pack Release

Hexagon PPM support has posted CADWorx_Plant_PID_2018_SP2.zip for CADWorx Plant Version 18.00.02.0040. This Service Pack is now available for download from Hexagon PPM's Customer Response System. Further information about what is contained in this Service Pack is available in the Readme File link shown in the download description on the Service Packs and Fixes page. To access this Service Pack, please follow the steps below: Logon to Hexagon PPM's Customer Response System at smartsupport.intergraph.com. Select the View Downloads tab. Select CADWorx Plant. Select Service Packs and Fixes. Select the download icon or the file link of the Service Pack.

If you have trouble accessing this Service Pack or need further information, please file a Service Request for an analyst to assist.

CADWorx Webinar: Efficient Design of Wastewater Treatment Structures

Hexagon are hosting a webinar on how to Efficiently Design Wastewater Treatment Structures on the 26th June 2018. 

Tuesday, June 26, 2018
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CT
Cost: FREE

Water treatment plants are vital to all of us and intrinsically tied to the energy industry. For modeling the specialized structures that are typical in the wastewater industry, it is important to have the right design tool in order to stay a step ahead of your competition.

In the fall of 2017, CADWorx Structure 2018 released several new tools that can be utilized in the design of wastewater treatment structures to help increase your efficiencies when modeling in this industry.

During this webinar, we will show how these tools can be used to their fullest potential, provide information on what opportunities this industry can offer you, and offer you some examples of success stories where CADWorx has been the tool of choice.

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CADWorx Webinar: Maximizing Your ROI with BricsCAD

Return on Investment (ROI) is paramount when evaluating any business decision. Time and money must be efficiently spent to remain competitive.

A year ago, we announced that CADWorx Plant could run on the powerful BricsCAD platform. Since then, many users looking for a lower cost of ownership have chosen this new platform option. By offering the choice to run on the AutoCAD or BricsCAD platform, CADWorx continues to maximize the efficiency of your workflows and meet ever more demanding design goals.

Thursday, May 24, 2018
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM CDT
Cost: FREE
See how you can boost your own ROI by registering to attend this webinar using the link below. Learn what CADWorx on BricsCAD can do for you! Each of the following applications provides functionality on both platforms:
CADWorx Plant

• CADWorx Equipment
• CADWorx P&ID
• CADWorx Structure
• Isogen®
• Orthogen®

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CADWorx Plant Webinar: End Type Configurations for Alternative Industries

We are excited to announce that Werner Theron from Chempute Software will be presenting a CADWorx Plant Professional Webinar on End Type Configurations for Alternative Industries.

Date: March 29, 2018
Time: 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM CDT
Cost: Free


With recent product updates, End Type configurations have been greatly enhanced to cater for a wider scope of different piping systems found in alternative industries, including:

• Pharmaceutical
• Food & Beverage
• Compressed Air
• Water Treatment

Join us during this webinar and learn how to configure custom end types for accurate modelling as well as customizing Isogen for an accurate representation on the deliverable.

Please follow the link below to register.

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CADWorx Tip: Automatic PDF Isometric Drawings

Often it is required to supply Isometric Drawings in PDF format. A general workflow to accomplish this involves users generating the Isometric Drawings to the standard (*.dwg) format file and then using the AutoCAD batch plot functionality to export these to PDF.

A quicker method would be to have Isogen automatically generate the (*.dwg) file and a PDF copy in one step. 

This can be set in I-configure by selecting the relevant Style in I-Configure and clicking on the "Edit" button then clicking on "Drawing File"under the "Drawing Manager" section as seen below. 

Next, expand the "PDF Export" options and check the "Export" checkbox. Lastly select the relevant "Color Mode" as seen below.

Once saved, run an Isometric using the "ISOGENOUT" command or "ISOGENBATCH" command and a PDF Format Isometric Drawing will be generated in the same folder as the (*.dwg) file.

For more information, please contact your local CADWorx reseller.

CADWorx Plant Fundamentals Training

Chempute Software will be hosting an introductory training course to CADWorx Plant Professional in our Johannesburg Training center between the 29th January 2018 to the 1st February 2018.

Should you wish to attend, please register using the link below.

29th January - 1st February 2018

4 Day Course

Presenter: Werner Theron

Click Here to Register

CADWorx Tip: Adding Orifice Taps

Enhanced catalog data is often overlooked as providing purely a different visual representation.

With the Orifice Tap information added to the catalog data table

New "+" grips become available that were previously not visible. These are available in regular 3D solids representation mode also.

The entire flange can either be rotated to correctly position the orifice tap placement, or the appropriate fittings can be applied to the tap locations.

Should you have any queries, please contact nmichel@chempute.com 

BricsCAD 18 Released

The world’s best CAD system just got better with the release of BricsCAD V18.
Bricsys represents the future of the .dwg format, with comprehensive workflows for general design, mechanical design and BIM. Here’s the best part - all of these workflows are available in one product, based on .dwg - the industry standard file format. More importantly, we’re extending the .dwg format with the first fundamental change in .dwg technology in 35 years. Today, this repository-based design enables blazingly fast drawing compares with a unique visual merge feature.

The simplified user interface - including the new Manipulator Widget - will save you precious minutes each hour. In BricsCAD V18, you can access your drawing metadata simply with the improved Drawing Explorer and the new Content Browser, Layout Manager and Structure Panel.

More information from the link below.

https://www.bricsys.com/common/news.jsp?item=1794

CADWorx 2018 Released

The Popular DWG based Plant Design Suite that includes CADWorx Structure, CADWorx Design Review, CADWorx Equipment and CADWorx P&ID (basic) has been released recently.

All companies / users that are current with Maintenance, should have already received their updates. For more information please contact wtheron@chempute.com

CADWorx Plant 2018 Key Software Enhancements

• AutoCAD 2018 Compatibilty
• BricsCAD V18 Compatibility
• Caesar 2018 Compatibility

• Added the ability to adjust the placement of a half coupling when placed on a pipe. The software now contains the stubIn, stubOn, and Manual placement options when you place a half coupling with any insertion option.

• Enhanced Detect Steel when placing pipe supports. Now, when you place a pipe support above a concrete object created in CADWorx Structure, the software detects the concrete object.

• New REPLACECOMPS Command to replace components already modelled. Alternatively the new grips can be used to change components from a list of compatible components.

• New Vertical option added to pipe support insertion. When a pipe support is placed on a sloped pipe, the vertical option can be selected to vertically attach to a structure.

Isogen Material Group Transfer

By default Isogen Isometric Bill of Materials has the ability to populate components types to specific Material Groups as seen below. 

There may be cases where users require component types to be populated under different material group sections in the Bill of Material.

Please follow the link below to download PDF instructions on how to achieve this.

Isogen Material Group Transfer FAQ.pdf

Should you have any queries, please contact wtheron@chempute.com

Orthogen Hot Fix Release (10.02.00.5615)

Hexagon has uploaded Orthogen_Update_10.02.00.5615.zip for Orthogen Version 10.2. This Hot Fix is now available for download from Hexagon Smart Support System. Further information about what is contained in this Hot Fix is available in the Readme File link shown in the download description on the Service Packs and Fixes page. To access this Hot Fix, please follow the steps below: Logon to Hexagon PPM's Customer Response System at https://smartsupport.intergraph.com. Select the View Downloads tab. Select Orthogen. Select Service Packs and Fixes. Select the download icon or the file link of the Hot Fix.

If you have trouble accessing this Hot Fix or need further information, please file a Service Request for Orthogen 10.2, and an analyst will be happy to assist you.

CADWorx P&ID - AutoArrow

A new feature introduced with CADWorx P&ID 2017 R1 is the ability to automatically add flow arrows on process lines. This is controlled from the AutoArrow entry in the P&ID Config file. By default this is turned on.

Typically the flow arrows will be placed in the direction that the process line was modelled in originally.

It is however possible to reverse or disable the arrows for individual lines with the new options available from the right click menu.

For more information, please contact sales@chempute.com

Why Choose CADWorx?

CADWorx includes the most complete range of tools for efficient plant design. CADWorx is easy to learn and has helped thousands of corporations create revenue-earning deliverables quicker and more accurately.

Watch Video Here

Vince Wehnes, CAD manager at Gas Liquids Engineering, discusses why engineers should choose CADWorx in this new video. It is easy to use and offers fast deployment.

CADWorx Webinar: Maximizing Isometric Plot Automation (Part 2)

Werner Theron from Chempute Software will be hosting a Webinar on streamlining productivity and reducing time consuming manual clean up of Piping Isometrics which is absolutely key to remaining competitive in today’s ever changing project landscape.

Date: May 25, 2017
Time: 10:00 AM CT  click here for your local time
Duration: 30 min
Cost: free eSeminar

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In the second follow up installment of maximizing Isometric plot automation we will cover powerful new capabilities available with CADWorx Plant 2017 including topics such as:

• Material Attributes to Isogen BOMs
• Isogen Material Attributes vs Component Attributes.
• Automatically populating Pipeline Attribute data by utilizing the POD Graphics Processor. (Setup/workflow)

Watch Part 1 of 2 Here

Speaker Bio:

Werner Theron joined Chempute Software in 2006. He completed a Project Engineering Draughting/Design course from The Academy of Draughting (Durban Campus) in 1998. Werner started off his CAD Career doing mechanical design for a large Electronics/communications firm on AutoCAD R13, before working for consulting engineers and then later the manufacturing industry. He is currently a CAD Manager at Chempute and is responsible for CAD applications sales, tech support and training.

CADWorx 2017 R1 Release

Intergraph® Process, Power & Marine is excited to announce the release of CADWorx Plant Professional 2017 R1, offering the option to run on the AutoCAD or BricsCAD platform.

By including the ability to choose between the design platforms, CADWorx continues to expand upon and provide powerful and adaptive tools that enable quick and easy creation of fully intelligent 3D plant models.  “Clients have requested other design platform options, and we are ready to deliver. Our valued customers now have the ability to run the latest release of CADWorx on their choice of BricsCAD or AutoCAD platforms” Rick Allen, president of Intergraph CADWorx & Analysis Solutions explains on the related press release.

For more information, please contact sales@chempute.com

CADWorx 2017 SP1 Available

Intergraph Process, Power & Marine support have release the CADWorx Plant 2017 SP1 (17.00.01.00035) (CADWorxPlant_2017_SP1.zip) for CADWorx Plant Professional Version 2017. This Service Pack is now available for download from Intergraph's Smart Support Customer Response System. Further information about what is contained in this Service Pack is available in the "Readme" file link shown in the download description on the "Service Packs and Fixes" page.

To access this Service Pack, please follow the steps below:

1. Logon to Intergraph's Customer Response System at https://smartsupport.intergraph.com.
2. Select the View Downloads tab.
3. Select CADWorx Plant.
4. Select Service Packs and Fixes.

Select the download icon or the file link of the Service Pack.

If you have trouble accessing this Service Pack or need further information, please file a Service Request for CADWorx Plant 2017, and an analyst will be happy to assist you.

Thank You for being an Intergraph Process, Power & Marine customer!