best software to create iso drawings from PDS software?
best software to create iso drawings from PDS software?
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Hi, the software I need is to get iso drawing from PDS model, since we do not have PDS on site. No neccesary to be able to make changes to the model , just let us cutomize the iso output. I have been told isogen and spoolgen from alias, anyone has some experience on this issue? Thanks for sharing.





RE: best software to create iso drawings from PDS software?
It is an Alias product, but has recently been bought over by Intergraph Corperation.
see www.alias.ltd.uk
www.intergraph.com
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RE: best software to create iso drawings from PDS software?
SPOOLGEN is all including but too expensive(around $35,000) to our project(less than 150 ISO drawings). What is ideal for us is a tool that could generate CAD files for Autocad use so that we can make some modifications.
Any other tools you guys can think of?
RE: best software to create iso drawings from PDS software?
BTW, if you know what file will be extracted from PDS for ISOGEN use, please let me know.
many thanks
Wei
RE: best software to create iso drawings from PDS software?
Comments:
#1 - I suggest you get back to your fabricator. Based on my past experiance with pipe fabricators they may be able to draw their shop drawings right from the PDS model.
#2 - The cost of the new program ($35,000) does not include the cost of the training for the new users.
#3 - I don't know the size of your staff or their qualifications or your time limits but If there are less than 150 isometrics you might be better off just drawing manual isometrics.
RE: best software to create iso drawings from PDS software?
We are engineering group for fabrication. We and our fabrication group do not have PDS or other software that can read PDS model. All we have here is AUTOCAD.
Though this job effort is small , I would prefer spending $35000 to buy spoolgen instead of manually drawing isodrawings in autocad.The money is big but compared with manufacturing cost , it is nothing. We would not risk any error that comes from manual schetch.
I was a PDS user. ISOGEN is enough for us from my experience. WHat I want to know before placing order is whether ISOGEN can do the same without PDS environment.
While I asked the same question to ALIAS sales, they provide paradox answers. And they are persuading me to buy spoolgen.
Thanks again.
RE: best software to create iso drawings from PDS software?