Items added and updated with CADWorx Equipment 2020 R1
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CADWorx Equipment is now compatible with AutoCAD 2021.
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CADWorx Equipment is now compatible with BricsCAD 20.2.
Items added and updated with CADWorx Equipment 2020
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New and improved user experience with a ribbon bar, model and library explorers, and property panes.
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Improved tools to manage properties for both custom and primitive shapes. For more information, see Custom Shape Manager or Primitive Shape Manager.
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CADWorx Equipment Editor - A new software solution for creating and managing libraries of equipment definitions.
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Implemented weight and center of gravity calculation, and bill of material functions shared between CADWorx Plant, Structure, and Equipment.
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Equipment images can now be added to the definition. For more information, see Define Components.
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You can now import legacy equipment (CADWorx 2019 and earlier) from dwg files and attached xrefs. For more information, see Import.
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User custom data is now supported for property types, hierarchy, and inheritance. For more information, see Define Components.
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Use the new managers to create and maintain property catalogs for:
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Layers. For more information, see Layer Manager.
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Groups. For more information, see Group Manager.
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Materials. For more information, see Material Manager.
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Insulations. For more information, see Equipment Protection.
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Refractories. For more information, see Equipment Protection.
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Tracings. For more information, see Equipment Protection.
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Primitive shapes. For more information, see Primitive Shape Manager.
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Custom shapes. For more information, see Custom Shape Manager
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PV Elite integration (import and export) has been improved to utilize newly developed PV Elite integration APIs. For more information, see Import.
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CADWorx Equipment now uses Smart License for product authentication and licensing.
Items added and updated with CADWorx Equipment 2019
Software Enhancement
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You can now insert soft clashes on equipment. For more information, see Clash Management, Clash Settings Dialog Box, New Area Volume Definition Dialog Box, Filter, Create a Usability Soft Volume Definition, and Create an Installation Soft Volume Definition.
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Enhanced clash detection which is now called Clash Management. You can now place soft clashes with several place by options, as well as associate the soft clash with an object. Enhanced the clash settings to include ignoring different clash types and soft clashes. For more information, see Clash Management, Clash Settings Dialog Box, New Area Volume Definition Dialog Box, and Filter.
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Enhanced Bill of Material to allow you to create, modify, and transfer templates for bill of materials and use them across multiple CADWorx products. You can also edit the sort order for multiple product use and apply filtering to obtain BOM for only the items you wish to see. For more information, see Nozzle Schedule Setup, BOM Template, Bill of Material Template Creation and Modification, BOM Transfer, BOM Sort Order / Accumulation Dialog Box, Add or remove properties from BOM, and Change the BOM sorting and accumulation.
Items added and updated with CADWorx Equipment 2017
Software Enhancement
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You can specify Applicable Gaskets and Applicable Bolts on nozzles. The software then adds the selected gaskets and bolts between the nozzle and the flanges when you connect components to the nozzle in CADWorx Plant. For more information, see Nozzle, Assign gaskets and bolts to equipment nozzles, and Insert piping components on equipment containing selection codes.
Items added and updated with CADWorx Equipment 2016
Software Enhancement
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You can specify the folder for your equipment data files on a network or non-network location. For more information, see EquipmentLibraryDirectory.
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You can manage specific configuration file variables through the CADWorx Equipment Setup dialog box. Local user preferences control any settings that the configuration file does not contain. For more information, see Configuration File Dialog Box. You can also see Configuration File Control Overview, and Configuration Settings in the CADWorx Plant Users Guide for more information on managing the configuration file.
Items added and updated with CADWorx Equipment 2014
Software Enhancement
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You can now input details for the bolts on a saddle. For more information, see the topics Saddle and Bolt Details Dialog Box in the Equipment Console.