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piping design software

piping design software

piping design software

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What is the absolute best design software for piping?

RE: piping design software

The one that give you the best value while meeting your needs.

What are your needs?
What type of design?  Pipe stress, hydraulic design, or layout designs with BOM & ISOs.
What type of material?  Are you designing cast iron pipe for utilities or high pressure steam or just what?
What are the design requirements?  Is this for the nuclear power industry or for process piping or what?

RE: piping design software

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RE: piping design software

(OP)
I am looking for layout and iso sftware. We are the natural gas industry, so it will be 95% steel piping. Laying out of plant sites, gathering facilities, distribution facilities, etc. I appreciate your input. Thanks in advance.

RE: piping design software

"CADWorx Plant 2006" is an AutoCAD add-on, it's sort of popular from where I am (Calgary, Canada).  It's 3D, and sort of parametric in the way it's used, and has the ability to import 3D objects from other CAD systems as well as probably export (since it's standard AutoCAD 3D stuff).  I think a seat of Cadworx costs about $1500 or so.

There's also the even more 3D packages, like a piping module made by Pro/Engineer.  It will tend to cost more, and possibly be more complicated and way more expensive to use though.  Expect this combo to be $10,000.

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