User Guide

Designed to address the challenges of D plant
design and engineering work, AutoCAD Plant D
software helps you simplify design and editing of D
plant models.
Piping
From the initial spec through the final design,
AutoCAD Plant 3D software optimizes the creation
and editing of spec-driven pipelines. This feature
enables you to route pipe, edit a line of pipe and
its component elements, and manage a system of
connections. You can route pipe semiautomatically
or manually. As you insert fittings, required
connection components such as gaskets or flanges
are added automatically.
Equipment Elements
Create, modify, manage, and use equipment in your
plant model. A comprehensive library of standard
equipment is available from the Tool palette.
Add custom content to your library and import
Autodesk
®
Inventor
®
equipment models.
Structural Elements
You can also externally reference structural
drawings created in Autodesk
®
Revit
®
Structure
software, AutoCAD
®
Structural Detailing software,
and other applications.
Specifications and Catalogs
AutoCAD Plant D helps streamline the placement
of piping, equipment, support structures, and other
plant components through spec-driven technology
and standard parts catalogs such as ANSI/ASME
(B) and DIN/ISO. When you need to create a spec,
you can work directly with included content-rich
catalogs, or you can modify the catalogs to better
meet your project requirements.
Spec Converter
Import specs from third-party plant design
applications such as Bentley
®
AutoPLANT
®
software.
Construction Document Generation
From the D model, you can more easily generate
and share isometrics, orthographics, and other
construction documents. Information is directly
exchanged with the D model, helping your
construction documents to be more accurate,
consistent, and up to date.
Maximize Productivity and Accuracy with AutoCAD Plant D
AutoCAD Plant D helps bring modern D modeling to
your everyday plant design projects.
Enhance Design Productivity
Training and startup time can be minimal
because AutoCAD Plant D is built on the
widely used AutoCAD platform. Costly
server-based systems and database
administration are not required. AutoCAD
Plant D software’s specification-driven
technology and modern interface helps
simplify modeling and editing.
Promote Accuracy and Consistency
Within AutoCAD Plant D, underlying data
is directly exchanged between the D
model, P&IDs, isometrics, and orthographics
to help information be consistent and up to
date. Search and query for information and
then more easily review and edit the data in
the drawings.
Improve Project Team Coordination
Materials lists and reports are easy to
generate and share with project teams.
Portable AutoCAD Plant D DWG™ files can
be opened by other engineering disciplines
with AutoCAD-based software. The data
can be exported for integration into other
applications such as stress analysis.