Integrating the SmartPlant tools standardizes and improves communication among these tools over the course of designing, constructing, and operating a plant. Working in an integrated environment manages data exchange among these tools, which enables sharing and re-use of information throughout the plant lifecycle. In addition to being a tool to create and modify information, SmartPlant Foundation acts as a repository for data and a medium through which information is shared among other tools, such as Aspen Basic Engineering, Smart Instrumentation, Smart P&ID, Smart Electrical, Smart 3D, Smart Review, Smart Interop Publisher, PDS, and Microsoft Excel.
Aspen Basic Engineering, Smart Instrumentation, Smart P&ID, Smart Electrical, Smart 3D, Smart Review, Smart Interop Publisher, PDS, and Microsoft Excel can be integrated out-of-the box. Other applications can be integrated by developing their own SmartPlant adapter. For more information, see the SmartPlant Foundation programming documentation.