CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive

27 June 2012

Product News

PROCAD Celebrates Launch of PapriCAD 3D Piping Design Software

PROCAD Software announced the release of its newest product, PROCAD PapriCAD® 3D. The scalable and flexible 3D modeling solution is built on PROCAD’s database-powered platform that comes with Autodesk AutoCAD®. PapriCAD 3D leads to higher quality projects of all sizes by improving information sharing and engineering content management, reducing risk and facilitating more effective project management.

“Up to now, this level of advanced plant design software has been the domain of large software companies offering expensive and IT intensive solutions that price out small and medium sized businesses. PapriCAD 3D represents a breakthrough in affordability for companies of any size,” said Zaia Abraham, president, PROCAD Software. “PapriCAD 3D merges CAD with real-time SQL database connectivity to enable high performance enterprise-wide and multi-user design environments. With its ease of setup and use, PapriCAD 3D is suitable for every 3D plant project.”

PapriCAD 3D was released as a private beta on May 7, 2012 for Microsoft® Windows® platforms. “As a continued user of the [PROCAD] 2D Piping Suite, the transition to the PapriCAD 3D software was seamless…The security levels present are excellent…Users can be up to speed in no time at all,” said Trevor Canuel, Piping Design & CAD Instructor, SAIT.

PapriCAD 3D enables Owner Operators (OOs), Engineering Contractors (EPCs) and energy companies to achieve successful piping and plant installations more quickly, more accurately and at reduced costs with key features such as easy set-up and deployment, intelligent spec-driven designs and database-powered platform. PapriCAD 3D can be implemented standalone or network installation.

PapriCAD 3D Key Features:

  • PapriCAD 3D User Interface (UI) – An intuitive, easy to navigate interface allows users to get up and running quickly
  • Intelligent Rules-Based Design – Costly design errors and project delays are eliminated with automatic background compliance checks, colored cones at connection points, robust materials management and more
  • Database-Powered on SQL Server™ – All project data is centrally stored and accessible across global teams for protection against data loss and efficient team collaboration
  • Built-In AutoCAD® – Comes with AutoCAD so users can store and share files in the industry standard AutoCAD DWG™ file format

About PROCAD Software
For over 20 years, PROCAD Software has been supporting the Oil and Gas industry with innovative piping and plant design solutions. EPCs, owner-operators and energy companies involved in the design and construction of Oil and Gas facilities have used and continue to rely on PROCAD piping design software. For more information about PROCAD, please visit http://www.procad.com.

 

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