Building Assemblies to Simplify P&ID Design
Part of Series: Plant Innovation
- Plant Innovation: Automating Navisworks Publishing
- Plant Innovation: Custom Properties in Navisworks
- Project Templates – An Introduction
- Building Assemblies to Simplify P&ID Design
- Syncing Everything Else in Plant 3D with 360 Sync
- Auxalia PlantExpressTools Off-Page Connector Manager
- Migrating Python Scripts to Plant 3D 2022+
- Valves in the Plant 3D Spec Editor
Business Outcome
During PID creation, repetitive tasks can drain project hours and budget. This can be circumvented by pre-building assemblies, skids and package units. This not only saves time and money but creates consistent designs and drawings.
Formula:
(5 * 2 * 5 * 50)/60 = Time
41.6 * 150 = $ Savings
Assumptions:
- 5 assemblies
- 5 minutes to draw an assembly
- 2 details per drawing
- 50 drawings
- Engineering Charge Rate – $150
Technologies
The following technologies are utilized in the solution:
- Plant 3D
- Auxalia Plant Express Tools
Solution
Auxalia Plant Express Tools are installed on the user’s machine. They use the Assembly function on Control Valve loops to create them as assemblies, so they could be used in different locations and drawings.
Steps
- Install and activate Auxalia Plant Express Tools.
- Configure Control Valve loop using the Plant 3D PID objects.
- Save Control Valve loop as Assembly and add to Tool Palette.
- Place Control Valve loop as needed in other locations.
Final Output
Using the Auxalia Plant Express Tools Assemblies function can save project hours and budget by pre-building assemblies for placement in other locations and drawings, saving an estimated 42 hours per project.
If you’re interested in saving time with your plant design processes, contact Applied Software today and talk to an industry expert.
