Design, model, and document process plants with AutoCAD Plant 3D 2023. Built on the familiar AutoCAD platform, AutoCAD Plant 3D brings modern 3D design to plant designers and engineers. Features like spec-driven design and standard parts catalogs streamline the placement of piping, equipment, and support structures. Integrated AutoCAD P&ID functionality and quick generation of isometric and orthographic drawings increase productivity, accuracy, and coordination.

Training and startup time are minimal because AutoCAD Plant 3D is built on the widely-used and most recent AutoCAD platform. Costly server-based systems and database administration are not required. AutoCAD Plant 3D’s specification-driven technology and modern interface streamline design and editing processes so modeling of piping, equipment, support structures, and other plant components is simple. Within AutoCAD Plant 3D underlying data is directly exchanged between the 3D model, process and instrumentation diagrams, isometric, and orthographic drawings to ensure information is consistent and up to date. Search and query for information and then easily review
and edit the data in the drawings.

Materials lists and reports are easy to generate and share with entire project teams. The portable AutoCAD Plant 3D .DWG files can be opened by other engineering disciplines with AutoCAD-based software or the data can be exported for integration into other applications like stress analysis and spool generation packages. For seamless design review, visualization, and clash detection, AutoCAD Plant 3D models are directly compatible with Autodesk Navisworks.