Plant Design System
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Plant Design System is software provided by Intergraph
Corporation for laying out and designing industrial plants such as oil refineries, power stations, mine processing plants, smelters, offshore platforms, FPSO's and more. PDS is mainly used as enterprise software
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Explained simply, using this software one can create a 3D model of a plant for visualisation of the proposed plant. Processes can be used that check to see if there are any clashes in that model. From the model one can also extract a complete listing of all the components that need to be purchased for that plant. Lengths of pipes, numbers of flanges, numbers of columns and their sizes etc. You can also extract many of the plans and drawings that are required to build that plant.
PDS and other competitive solutions such as PDMS
were developed in the 70's and 80's. They are still reliable solutions but some companies are switching to other software solutions such as Intergraph's SmartPlant 3D.
Some of the modules that PDS covers are as follows.
1) PDS 3D Theory
2) MicroStation
for PDS-3D
3) Creating Equipment Models with PDS-3D
4) Extracting Orthographic Drawings with PDS-3D
5) Creating Piping Models with PDS-3D
6) Clash Detection
7) Spec Writing for PDS- 3D
8) Writing Reports using PDS-3D
9) Electrical Raceway Modeling
10) HVAC - Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning
SmartPlant 3D includes pipe supports, cables, offshore structural members and more.
Intergraph
Intergraph Corporation is an American software development and services company. It provides enterprise engineering and geospatially powered software to businesses, governments, and organizations around the world. Intergraph operates through two divisions: Process, Power & Marine and Security,...
Corporation for laying out and designing industrial plants such as oil refineries, power stations, mine processing plants, smelters, offshore platforms, FPSO's and more. PDS is mainly used as enterprise software
Enterprise software
Enterprise software, also known as enterprise application software , is software used in organizations, such as in a business or government, contrary to software chosen by individuals...
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Explained simply, using this software one can create a 3D model of a plant for visualisation of the proposed plant. Processes can be used that check to see if there are any clashes in that model. From the model one can also extract a complete listing of all the components that need to be purchased for that plant. Lengths of pipes, numbers of flanges, numbers of columns and their sizes etc. You can also extract many of the plans and drawings that are required to build that plant.
PDS and other competitive solutions such as PDMS
Plant Design Management System
PDMS as it is known in the 3D CAD industry, is a customizable, multi-user and multi-discipline, engineer controlled design software package for engineering, design and construction projects in, but not limited to, offshore and onshore oil & gas industry, chemical & process plants, mining,...
were developed in the 70's and 80's. They are still reliable solutions but some companies are switching to other software solutions such as Intergraph's SmartPlant 3D.
Some of the modules that PDS covers are as follows.
1) PDS 3D Theory
2) MicroStation
Microstation
MicroStation is a CAD software product for 2- and 3-dimensional design and drafting, developed and sold by Bentley Systems. The latest versions of the software are released solely for Microsoft Windows operating systems, but historically MicroStation was available for Macintosh platforms and a...
for PDS-3D
3) Creating Equipment Models with PDS-3D
4) Extracting Orthographic Drawings with PDS-3D
5) Creating Piping Models with PDS-3D
6) Clash Detection
7) Spec Writing for PDS- 3D
8) Writing Reports using PDS-3D
9) Electrical Raceway Modeling
10) HVAC - Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning
SmartPlant 3D includes pipe supports, cables, offshore structural members and more.