EB2PLANT - Engineering Base integration with AutoCAD Plant 3D

In many companies, changes occur on a daily base; these changes have to be updated in several different disciplines like manufacturing process, mechanical, instrumentation and electrical design. These specialists often work independently from each other, having major issues getting a clear overview of the complete installation.

This overhead leads to a planning risk, data to be inconsistent and the need for more and more communication. Also changes in reports, drawings and 3D models have to be made by hand by highly qualifi ed engineers. It is clear that this needs to be minimized and not only for one discipline. The issue is that most of the disciplines work with their own CAD solution and their provider is capable of offering only one solution between 2D P&ID, Instrumentation and 3D models.

Engineering Base, the E&I solution of Aucotec, is integrated by Unitec with AutoCAD Plant 3D. With this interface Unitec is capable of linking 2D P&ID drawings in Engineering Base with the 3D model in AutoCAD Plant 3D. The link will not only control the equipment and inline assets, but also links the instrumentation and control systems. This offers a wide range of options like generating parts lists up to complete creation of control and instrumentation diagrams.