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Cadmatic
Cadmatic V5.3 is full of improvements that will ease the work of designers and administrators alike and can be used on Microsoft Vista platforms. Some of the most important new features are highlighted below.
Automated pipe isometric splitting and isometric annotation
In version 5.3 the splitting of geometries into isometric sheets has been automated and the process can be configured with splitting rules. Version 5.3 will also see improvements that will result in fully automated annotation of isometrics with regards measuring and labeling.
Point-cloud handling made easier
Version 5.3 of Plant Modeller sees the introduction of modern tools for locating, orientating and moving point-clouds. These include tools to handle outside view loaded point-clouds and high intensity visualization. Commands can apply to multiple clouds and the rotation operation works like the general set operation.
Pipe Stress analysis
A new interface to the Caesar II pipe stress application has also been introduced.
New features for multiplying module-type design
The functionality to intelligently copy Plant Modeller drawings and data from other projects is improved. The
functionality copies the definitions and positions of views on drawing sheets to a new project and generates new drawings with matching views. This functionality makes it much easier to configure the drawing settings and to change drawing sheets for the next project.
Document management software interfaces
New features have been added into the software to make it easier to interface with different document management
software packages. This provides a good foundation for interfacing with third party document management packages. An interface with Kronodoc document management software was recently created in cooperation with Kronodoc Ltd.
Diagram
When inserting a new fitting symbol into a diagram, the pipeline or connection point is automatically selected and highlighted when moving the cursor on top of such an item and the fitting is automatically inserted into the right position by a simple click of the mouse. A new intelligent object has been added into the software. It is now possible to select for example the body and the actuator for a valve in the database card and the symbol will automatically be changed to match the
selections. There is a new function in the Set Operations to select the previous active set by a single command. The user can define different types of lines, which define the way the line cutting is automatically done. It is for example possible to define that instrument lines will always be cut when they cross primary pipelines.
Data management
The COS database system and CoDesigner, the module for distributed design, add more functionality to managing
concurrent and distributed work. Users can now easily see what is being locked by other users or project sites and can, with the appropriate rights,
unlock the data to allow uninterrupted operation. CX export/import, a central mechanism in version 5 architecture, has enhancements that smoothen the data transfer between Cadmatic projects and libraries.
Batch-wise export of 3D models
Multiple 3D models and objects from Cadmatic can now be converted into DWGs or DXFs with a single command using eXchanger’s new batch mode. This saves much time when there are many files to be converted e.g. to AutoCad.
eBrowser
Searching for and handling objects and systems have been made easier and the search function now applies to any
object, pipeline, system or combination thereof in the model. A new “sidebar” hierarchy view has been introduced. In version 5.3 the user is able to define his own set of viewing hierarchies to best suit the way of working. Some customers for
example prefer to use a hierarchy that progresses from the system to isometrics and then spools as opposed to the traditional system-pipeline-object hierarchy. This flexibility makes it much easier to check individual isometrics or spools that can be composed of several pipelines.
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