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Page 1 of 2 FlexCAD Industrial Design Series: IDS-PIPE IDS-PIPE is a complete module for creation of intelligent plant layouts, equipment arrangements, and piping orthographic drawings. Intelligence resides in attributed data nodes for standard equipment, pipes, valves & fittings (PVF), and AISC steel shape members. This data is used for draw-time checking against spec, rating & size, for automatic dimensioning, and for FlexSNAP insertions to end-nodes of fittings
Ease of Use | 24-hour learning curve for AutoCAD end-users and FlexTABS dashboard interface | Productivity | 10x standalone AutoCAD without a Piping design application | Standardization | clients /contractors use same symbols, layers, and text/dimension styles | Reporting | standard reports to database, spreadsheet & word processing programs | Extensible | valve, notation & equipment libraries may be aliased, tailored or customized |
IDS-PIPE especially benefits fast-track projects with its 24-hour, self-learning curve; ease-of-use & intuitiveness; quick-start implementation requiring low or no IT resource; and profit-enhancing & project-friendly pricing. While standalone licenses are hardware-based, workgroup licenses are most often software-managed with the Network Licensing Option (NLO) supporting license check-in/check-out, redundant server, and WAN 24/7 implementations. FlexPLANT’s high-productivity per desktop hour combined with NLO’s higher utilization of licenses translates into on-time and under-budget projects. Plant layout functionality includes placements of common equipment types & accessories, as well as structures & pipe racks. Piping design functionality includes parametric routines & catalogs for inserting standard ASME PVF – additional routines/catalogs for API, FRP, PVC or manufacturer’s standards are available or may be created. Designs may be spec-driven by standard or modified PIP specs, or by custom specs created with the companion no-charge IDS-SPEC™ Generator. Additional functionality for dimensioning, notation and custom symbology contribute further to rapid transmittals of accurate drawings for construction or fabrication.
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