Plant Layouts in SW, Opinions?
Plant Layouts in SW, Opinions?
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I have spent all of my SW experience as a Product Design Engineer, but have sense made a career change to a Process Engineer.
My dilema? Plant layouts done in ACad! I hate it, I have picked up enough to survive, but man, I don't want to start up a new plant trying to wade through ACad.
The question then is, what are you guys doing for plant layouts? Anyone doing them in SW? Any tips or tricks? I am not talking about a Ford plant, but its also not your local machine shop. I am looking at about 40-50K sqft plants with 3-4 production lines.
Thanks!
Joe
My dilema? Plant layouts done in ACad! I hate it, I have picked up enough to survive, but man, I don't want to start up a new plant trying to wade through ACad.
The question then is, what are you guys doing for plant layouts? Anyone doing them in SW? Any tips or tricks? I am not talking about a Ford plant, but its also not your local machine shop. I am looking at about 40-50K sqft plants with 3-4 production lines.
Thanks!
Joe






RE: Plant Layouts in SW, Opinions?
What level of detail do you expect to need?
If it's just machinery/equipment layout and you only need to show their envelopes, SW would handle that easily.
If you will also be laying out air-lines, cable runs, etc, then the Routing module may be useful?
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RE: Plant Layouts in SW, Opinions?
RE: Plant Layouts in SW, Opinions?
That sounds like what I want to do. Do you setup the columns, bus bars, air distribution, etc? Just curious, it looks like we will be doing a new plant this fall and I will be the guy. I would love to switch it over to SW!
Joe
RE: Plant Layouts in SW, Opinions?
Chris
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RE: Plant Layouts in SW, Opinions?
That's the part I am dreading! Anyone have a library of glass equipment?
Joe
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RE: Plant Layouts in SW, Opinions?
Chris
Systems Analyst, I.S.
SolidWorks Pro 06/PDMWorks 06
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home site (updated 06-21-05)
FAQ559-1100
FAQ559-716