ITI, Cadmatic Partner on 3D Plant Design

International TechneGroup Inc. (ITI), provider of interoperability solutions, has joined forces with Cadmatic, developer of digital and intelligent 3D design and information management software solutions for the marine, power, process and construction industries, to use ITI’s CADfix PPS model simplification solution to enhance the performance of CADMATIC 3D Plant Design.

The partnership has led to a new add-on product, the CADMATIC Model Simplifier, which is made to enhance CADMATIC 3D Plant Design performance. This solution is empowered by ITI’s CADfix PPS automatic model simplification technology, designed to address the challenges posed by importing large and complex equipment assembly models, the companies report.

The CADfix PPS automatic model simplification wizard enables engineers to achieve rapid and automatic simplification of fully detailed CAD models, removing small parts, unwanted features, internal components, and transforming complex structures into basic shapes. This technology, integrated into CADMATIC 3D Plant Design, optimizes performance and streamlines the design process.

“At Cadmatic, we understand the specific engineering needs of our customers in the plant industry," says Tommy Norström, commercial offering director, Cadmatic. "Our 3D plant design tools are created to meet the needs of your team for any size or complexity of project. Plant layouts include many machines and large equipment installations. Having a CAD model of these installations with all manufacturing details can adversely impact performance. The new Cadmatic simplification tool powered by CADfix PPS allows users to eliminate small CAD features and excessive details and to seamlessly integrate the equipment model into the plant model.”

The newly introduced add-on product facilitates the import of complex 3D CAD equipment models from external Mechanical CAD (MCAD) systems into CADMATIC 3D Plant Design. During the import process, engineers have the option of simplifying equipment items before their integration into the layout model. This efficiency improvement translates into faster work, quicker loading times, and expedited drawing creation.

“We are delighted to be working with Cadmatic to deliver the new model simplification product that extensively heightens performance and allows customers to reduce large MCAD model files ahead of integration into CADMTIC 3D Plant Design," says Andy Chinn, director, ITI. "It is rewarding to see CADfix PPS contributing to the enriched usability of plant design systems, saving days of non-productive geometry simplification, and ultimately helping customers get to production faster.”

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.