Wastewater Treatment Plants

[michaelmcclean6]

Hi,

Just doing a bit of research, can anyone suggest which of Autodesks software is best suited to modelling treatment processes and lift stations etc.

Regards

Michael

[wfberry]

I don't think there are any.

Bill

[Neilw_05]

I just finished a WWTP project. The piping was done with alignments and profiles (the pressure pipe tools came out too late to use them) while the detailing was done with plain Autocad and a $300 pipe symbol utility.

There is Bentley's Autoplant (they have an Autocad version) which is designed for industrial piping systems but you'll have to invest quite a bit of resources to purchase and implement it. Also look at the Autodesk Plant products pages.

[michaelmcclean6]

Thats great thanks.

Another quick question what product would you suggest for creating 3d animations of your design?

Thanks

Michael

[Neilw_05]

I don't do animations, sorry.

The plant component drawings were 2D also so it would require considerable work to produce a 3D model which was not in the budget.

[wfberry]

I believe Neil was referring to drafting when referencing Autodesk.  I assumed you were speaking of designing the plant.

Bill

[Neilw_05]

Bill is right to note the ADESK plant software I referred to is more for drafting. I don't know of any products that are designed for modeling the performance of a treatment plant.