CAD Schroer Releases MPDS4 v5 for 3D Plant Design

Plant design with MPDS4:http://www.cad-schroer.com/Software/MPDS4/r/137

The MPDS4 plant design software introduces dynamic 3D drag & drop route editing

The database-driven, multi-user 3D plant design software offers an integrated 2D/3D design environment for project engineering efficiency.  Version 5 of MPDS4 sees enhanced usability, administration and design productivity. The latest user interface introduces new colors, icons and optimized dialogs for clarity and efficiency.

The MPDS4 PIPING DESIGN software automatically routes and creates pipes

Full list of what’s new in MPDS4: http://www.cad-schroer.com/Software/MPDS4/1/1183/r/137.

CAD Schroer’s P&ID software is tightly integrated with MPDS4 3D plant design

New Plant Project Data Manager

“Customers will love the MPDS4 Project Data Manager, a new front-end tool that presents the most important plant project data, offering different administration, viewing, editing and reporting options based on a user’s role, including status reports for management,” explains Product Line Manager Mark Simpson. “Designers benefit from many new, intelligent 3D routing and editing tools that further speed up design changes. The P&ID module has also been significantly overhauled.”

Enhanced Dynamic 3D Editing

MPDS4 now provides enhanced dynamic drag and drop editing of routed components, such as pipes, ducts and cables. Version 5.0 makes it even easier to intelligently adjust the position of individual components, such as tanks or machinery, whereby connections with other components are automatically adjusted to the new position.

New Automatic Routing Tool

A new user-configurable routing tool for all the routing disciplines, such as piping, ducting and cabling, automatically calculates all possible paths, allowing users to choose the preferred route before automatically creating the component. All affected components in a larger assembly are automatically re-routed.

Intelligent P&IDs: http://www.cad-schroer.com/Software/MPDS4/PID/r/137

On top of many functional enhancements, the P&ID module introduces new tools for filtering, grouping, selecting, placing and dynamically moving symbols. Tight integration with MPDS4 add-on modules means that P&ID diagrams can form the basis of 3D designs, with automatic cross-checks against the 3D world.

Data Exchange & Visualization

MPDS4 version 5 includes many data exchange enhancements. New catalog tools allow users to bulk import geometry as well as specification data from external sources, The import and export of 3D models in STEP/IGES and DXF format has also been further enhanced.

About CAD Schroer

CAD Schroer is a global software development company and engineering solutions provider, helping to raise the productivity and competitiveness of customers working in manufacturing and plant design, including the automotive sector and its supply chain, the energy sector and public utilities. CAD Schroer has offices throughout Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, and independent subsidiaries in France, Italy, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States.

CAD Schroer’s product portfolio includes 2D/3D CAD, plant design, factory layout and data management solutions. Customers in 39 countries rely on MEDUSA4, MPDS4 and STHENO/PRO to provide an efficient, flexible and integrated design environment for all phases of product or plant design – cutting costs while raising quality. CAD Schroer emphasizes close customer partnerships and supports its clients’ objectives through extensive consultancy, training, development, software support and maintenance services.

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