In the Pipes

Announcing the New Autodesk Plant Design Suite 2011

I am proud to announce the Autodesk Plant Design Suite 2011! The new suite combines AutoCAD® 2011, AutoCAD® P&ID 2011, AutoCAD® Plant 3D 2011, and Autodesk® Navisworks® 2011 in a single, integrated plant design solution. With the suite, you can streamline 2D drafting, P&ID design, 3D modeling, construction document generation, and the project review process.

Learn more about the suite by visiting www.autodesk.com/plantdesignsuite . Also visit AutoCAD Plant Exchange (www.autodesk.com/plantexchange) to see some of my tips and tricks videos, ask the expert questions, and participate in the discussion forums.

Let me know what you think!

Australian Pipe and Steel

We’ve just posted two content packs for AutoCAD Plant 3D focused on Australian content.  Actually, the  Australian/New Zealand Structural Steel content was posted some weeks ago. We just completed and posted the content pack for Australian pipe and fittings.  Free for download for Autocad Plant Exchange.

The Structural Steel Sections included are

• AS/NZS 3679 Part I - 1996 - Structural Steel Hot Rolled Bars and Sections
• AS/NZS 3679 Part II - 1996 - Welded I Sections
• AS 1163 - 1991 - Structural Steel Hollow Sections

The Pipe and Fittings standards included are

• AS NZS 2280 Ductile iron pipes and fittings
• AS 4087 Metallic flanges for waterworks purposes
• AS 2129 Flanges for pipes valves and fittings
• AS NZS 4130 Polyethylene (PE) pipes for pressure applications
• ISO 559 Pipe
• AS 1477 PVC pipes and fittings for pressure applications
• AS 1628 Water supply Metallic Gate Globe and Non-return valves
• AS 6401 Knife gate valves for waterworks purposes
• ISO 5752 Valve
• AS NZS 4331.1 Metallic flanges - Steel flanges
• AS NZS 3518 ABS compounds, pipes and fittings for pressure applications
• AS NZS 4129 Fittings for polyethylene (PE) pipes for pressure applications
• Bolt sets
• Gaskets

You can download the content packs here : http://autocad.autodesk.com/?nd=plant_content_packs