CADWorx® Plant Professional

CADWorx® Plant Professional is a fully integrated software solution for 2D and 3D plant design. It offers advanced drafting tools and a wide range of features for creating P&IDs, 3D models of piping, equipment, and structures, model visualization, and automatic generation of isometrics and bills of materials.

The software delivers everything needed for efficient DWG-based design within a single platform.

CADWorx® Plant Professional simplifies the creation of intelligent 3D models for industrial plants. It offers complete tools for P&IDs, piping, equipment, and structures, integrating with analysis software (such as CAESAR II® and PV Elite®) to optimize workflow and reduce errors. It supports the entire plant lifecycle, from design to maintenance, automatically generating isometrics and BOMs.

The software is ideal for plant designers, EPC firms, and site-based design teams working on both greenfield and brownfield projects. CADWorx® is essential for users seeking a scalable and interoperable solution to enhance efficiency and accuracy in complex plant design — including BIM projects with industrial components.

Oil & gas
Chemicals
Mining
Power generation (nuclear, thermal, renewable)
Heavy industrial plant construction
Heavy infrastructure construction
Engineering services

Benefits

Comprehensive design tools

The software enables the creation of detailed 3D plant models, simplifying and increasing the accuracy of piping, equipment, and structural design.

Intelligent modeling

It allows dynamic model updates, 3D piping routing, and quick modifications using advanced editing tools.

Integration with other
software

CADWorx® connects with CAESAR II®, PV Elite®, and GT STRUDL® to improve data consistency and collaboration.

Enhanced collaboration
and communication

Linking external files and managing automatic updates supports better teamwork and project coordination.

Comprehensive libraries
and specifications

Includes extensive libraries and customizable specs to ensure design compliance and standardization.

Accurate bill of materials
and reporting

Automates the creation of BOMs and reports, reducing errors and improving project documentation quality.

Improved productivity
and efficiency

An intuitive interface and smart features help reduce design time and optimize overall workflow.

Quality assurance
and compliance

Built-in rules and clash detection features ensure compliance with industry standards and best practices.

Training and support

Users benefit from access to training materials, technical support, and regular software updates.

Features

CAD platform

Users can freely choose AutoCAD® or BricsCAD® as the CAD platform for CADWorx®.

Piping modelling and auto-routing

The software enables the development of optimised piping layouts in record time through intuitive modelling techniques and automatic pipe routing.

Equipment modelling

Parameter-driven modelling makes the creation of any type of equipment model quick and easy. It is also possible to develop company-standard equipment models, select them from the equipment library, and insert them into the 3D model.

Structural steel modelling

Intelligent routines based on international steelwork standards accelerate the modelling of a wide range of steel structures.

Reference data creation

The creation of catalog and project files in CADWorx® Specification Editor ensures the availability of high-quality component data for creating accurate 3D models, from which deliverables such as bills of materials are produced.

Piping rules

Integrated piping rules prevent design errors, improving efficiency and productivity while ensuring the production of accurate and high-quality 3D models and deliverables.

Integration with CAESAR II®

Plant designers and piping stress analysis engineers save time and benefit from greater accuracy thanks to the ability to exchange piping data bi-directionally between CADWorx® Plant Professional and CAESAR II®.

Integration with PV Elite®

Equipment designers and vessel stress analysis engineers save time and benefit from greater accuracy thanks to the ability to exchange piping data bi-directionally between CADWorx® Plant Professional and PV Elite®.

Dynamic pipe supports

When the position or size of piping changes, instead of deleting and replacing associated supports, CADWorx® allows for automatic updating of their size and position using dynamic updating to implement modifications.

Productivity tools

CADWorx® offers several productivity tools that simplify design modifications and allow for changes without having to undo work already done. This avoids wasted time and effort, preserving design intent.

P&ID vs 3D model correlation

This function allows for linking 2D process diagrams (P&IDs) created with CADWorx® P&ID Professional to 3D models created in CADWorx® Plant Professional via a shared project database. This ensures consistency between the logical and physical representation of the plant.

Collision detection

CADWorx® offers clash detection and problem identification within the 3D design environment. This ensures that design errors are found and eliminated in the virtual world.

Model visualisation and review

With CADWorx® Design Review Professional, design teams and stakeholders can easily review 3D models, improving collaboration and communication within the project.

Automatic piping isometrics via Isogen®

Isogen®, integrated into the solution, automatically generates high-quality piping isometrics and bills of materials compliant with industry standards from CADWorx® 3D models.