CADWorx University 2012

If you haven't had a chance to attend a CADWorx University event I think it's a great venue and well worth the cost.

This year the event was held in Sugar Land, Texas (a suburb of Houston) and was sold out.  The training sessions were terrific and there was a lot of buzz in the air about the new versions and their increased productivity and ease of use.





 There were numerous sessions on 3D CADWorx modeling, generating specifications, design verification using the CAESAR II stress analysis system, and modeling pressure vessels with PV Elite.

There were also a number of vendors showing their products and how they can be used to increase productivity.  One that looked really interesting to me is called OrthoGen. 

3D Model from CAD System

Orthogen now works with SmartPlant Review data sets - CADWorx is scheduled to follow.


Automatic Labeling Produced from Model



The developers are OtrhoGen ( http://www.3ds.net/orthoview.html) are working with Intergraph now to bring out a CADWorx version. When that happens we'll have another great tool to work with in CADWorx!  Producing orthographic drawings is one of the largest bottlenecks in getting the project documentation done. 

So there was a lot to see and I highly recommend it to design managers, students, and individual designers who want to update and improve their skills, and meet industry leaders in piping design!

If we're both lucky I'll enjoy visiting with you next year at CAU in Los Vegas - June 2013!

 Thanks for reading this, and I look forward to your thoughts and comments.

Anthony Horn
October 2012

CADWorx 2013 Production Modeling Course

The PipingDesignOnline.com website now includes a course that teaches production modeling skills using CADWorx 2013.  It consists of five lessons plus a lab. 

The goal of this course is to get people up and running quickly with the new version, and show them the fastest, most productive techniques in the new version.  Here's a sample video showing the lab exercise that's part of the course.

I think the CADWorx 2013 is a game changer - I believe we'll see productivity increases of 30% to 50% using this new version, when compared to earlier versions of CADWorx.  This will happen for two reasons:
1.  The modeling speed will be much faster since the system now knows the matching end conditions and adds flanges, bolts, and gaskets automatically.
2.  We'll see a decrease of 90% of the modeling errors that cause Isogen to stumble.  This alone will cause a large speed increase in project work.

After using the CADWorx 2013 version - I'm completely sold!  I prefer it to anything earlier, and I think CADWorx has now become an even more imporatant 3D modeling and design system for pipers than ever.

Thanks for reading this - and I look forward to your comments and thoughts!

Anthony Horn
October 2012