Every time I open Plant 3D, it opens the project I was last using, even if I closed the project prior to shutting down. This is a terrible UX, as many projects I work with are very large Collaboration projects. Once I start P3D it takes many minutes to refresh and connect, and I have to wait until it's done, even though typically I don't want to be in that project at all.   I would prefer to be able to set Plant 3D to start up with no project loaded into Project Manager, and then choose which project to open. Show More

It would make sense to have an out-of-box KKS Industry Standards symbol library available in P&ID drawings in AutoCAD Plant 3D. Are there any plans for this at Autodesk? Show More

As Plant 3D is increasingly being utilized by a wide range of industries, it is essential to enhance the communication between the field and the shop regarding Spool fabrication for Isometric drawings. Proposal: Continuation Information: Implement a feature that includes detailed continuation information in the spool fabrication section of Isometric drawings. This will ensure that all relevant details are communicated effectively from the design phase to the fabrication and assembly stages.                 Show More

In other software solutions, there is a very useful feature that allows users to create several drawings at once. Users can specify the number of drawings and their discipline (e.g., INS for Installation). For instance, if 10 drawings are needed, the system automatically generates them as INS-0001, INS-0002, ..., INS-0010. This streamlined process is a considerable time-saver for project teams. In our firm, it is common practice to create individual drawings for different floors or areas within a project. Introducing a "Create Multiple DWGs" feature in Plant 3D would vastly improve our workflow, enabling a project manager or user to generate multiple drawings at once. This function would greatly facilitate the assignment of drawings for specific floors or areas to different team members. Additionally, it ensures coherent and sequential numbering of drawings, thereby maintaining organization and consistency throughout the project. This feature would bring several benefits: Efficiency: Rapidly creating multiple drawings with automatic numbering saves time and effort. Consistency: Ensures drawings are number-sequenced, aiding in better organization. Project Management: Simplifies the task of assigning drawings to various team members, improving coordination and project tracking. I strongly believe that incorporating this feature in Plant 3D will greatly enhance user productivity and project management capabilities. Show More

I would like to be able to set up an insulation schedule that would set the insulation thickness according to pipe size and service for the current project. This would be an automatic feature similar to the Branch Selection table.   Marty  Show More

2024-10-16 Udo Hoffmann At the moment it is not possible to generate an Isometric drawing from a special Multiport valve, that has up and down connection on the main body (AutoCAD Spindle). Show More

When first dealing with Project Setup, I was woefully disappointed in the ability to create, manage, and work with Project Setup, Project Properties and Drawing Properties.  Here are some suggestions to greatly improve their usefulness:   1)   Properties appear in the Project Setup (and underlying Database Table) in the order in which they are created.   Give the ability to custom-order categories and properties (move up, move down).   1b)  When opening/viewing the document properties, order the categories and fields by the user defined order, not alphabetically.     2)  Give the ability to set a default value when creating a document.  2b) Make an option available to use CHAR(160) as default, which will display as a blank when inserted as a field instead of ####.   This would be particularly useful for revision history / reference documents fields that don't always have a value set and #### should not be displayed in the field.    Currently the only way to set a default/initial value is to manually set them for each field, or do an SQL UPDATE query directly against the database.     3)  Give the ability to set string-formats to enforce some standardization for each field.   i.e. number of characters, numbers only, characters only, alphanumeric, custom string formats (phone numbers, document numbering, etc.)   4)  Make Document Properties available in the data manager.   4b)  Make Document Properties available in AutoLISP / Visual LISP object model.       Show More

In Project Setup there is a section for P&ID DWG Settings and Plant 3D DWG Settings which correspond to two separate databases in SQL as well. This made sense pre-2017 when there were two products, but that is no longer the case. There should be one single database for everything. Using a pump as an example, Pump P-1000 on the P&ID should be the exact same pump P-1000 in the Model PERIOD. All Properties that are on the P&ID pump such as Flow Capacity, Dynamic Head, Voltage, Phase, Frequency, etc. should also be on the same pump in the model. If I change the Flow Capacity on the Model, it should change on the P&ID and vice-versa because it is the same exact pump and data in the database.   I should not need a Service List in P&ID and a Service List in P3D - because it is one database and therefore one single list. In Report Creator I should see all the Equipment in both the P&ID and the Model even if a tank is in the Model and not on a P&ID yet or vice-versa. One database, one data for all.   Is that not how BIM is supposed to work? The only thing that keeps it from working in Plant 3D is the fact that the two databases have not been combined and since the software was combined in to one in 2017, then there is no reason whatsoever the database cannot be combined today. I should be able to go to a Gate Valve, see all the the Properties regarding that valve as well as the P&ID Symbol preview and setup with a single setup of the Tag format plus the P&ID Valve Annotation as well as the Orthographic Annotation. All data whether that valve is in the P&ID, the Model or Both.   No need for P&ID Object Mapping - they are already the same objects. No need for Pipe Spec Object Mapping - they are the same object. No need for Validation of Property Mis-Matches - they are the same object. No need for duplicate information and entries - they are the same object. No need for separate reports - they are the same object.   One Single Place for Settings. One Single Database. One True BIM Solution. Simplified Project Management with Fewer Opportunities For Potential Mistakes. It is time to merge the settings and the database together and make Plant 3D the undisputed Standard in the Process Industry. Show More

I believe that having the capability to add folders within the Spec Sheet would be very beneficial to sorting, navigating, and finding components. Currently, our Specs have a lot of components and is tedious to find components. If the folders can collapse and expand, that would be a great feature. Adjust font size would also allow the Spec Sheet Viewer to be smaller. Show More

This applies to an AutoDesk Vault and/or Plant3D database upgrade situation or transfer to another server.  This function would automatically locate/check-out the Masterdatabase*.dlk in AutoDesk Plant3D projects from AutoDesk Vault and provide a gui to specify a new database server for the Plant3D projects.  Once applied, it would automatically check the Masterdatabase*.dlk files in. Show More

As in Civil 3D, Plant 3D should use the Shared Reference Point Tool to help the integration with Navisworks, Revit and Civil 3D. As such, it could unify the Isometric and Orthographics coodination system. Show More

It is widely used practice to make the insulation transparent in Federated model. When Plant 3D dwg model is federated using ACC Model coordination this is not possible, since ACC cannot read transparency from the original file for some reason. Please add this option. Show More

We need to have the hanger size to include the insulation thickness, so the hanger is outside of the insulation, not on the pipe. So if we select a 4" pipe with 2" insulation, we will get an 8" hanger for that section of pipe. Show More

Similar to the Xref notification, requesting one for notifying the user after modifying a model when Ortho Views need to be updated.   Example: Model gets modified.  User opens an rtho drawing, bubble notification appears to tell the user views are out of sync.  If an ortho drawing is already open when the model is modified, notify when switching drawing tabs. Show More

Pipe supports often have versions in which the clamps are rotated by 45 degrees. These are used in piperacks in order to created more space around the pipe or prevent clashes. The out of the box pipe supports do not have an option to set a rotation angle yet. Show More

"Improve the display control of P&ID through the color painter, enabling users to hide P&ID systems as per their requirements. At present, the quick selection process is executed in two stages: ACPPASSET and SLINE, further complicated by the flow arrow being classified as an ACPPASSET with no status. This makes the quick selection process challenging for users." Show More

Good morning,   I mainly work with PTFE-coated or Vitrified (PIPE-FIXED) flanged pipes from BAUM, MERSEN or De Dietsch. My pipes have one collar flange and one rotating flange. However with the current PIPE-FIXED configuration, I cannot differentiate the flanges in ISO. Indeed, many features work on flanged elbows, flanged tees, flanged reductions, etc.; but not on flanged pipes. Here are the problems encountered and suggestions:   - Modification of the ISO symbol of flanges using end types (linking an ISO symbol to an end type in the IsoSkeyAcadBlockMap.xml file does not work on PIPE-FIXED) (see screen: Symbol ISO changes for pipe)   - “Separate” the pipe flanges in ISO Theme. The flanges are in the same layer as the pipe, so it is not possible to have a layer for the flanges and a pipe layer. (So it is not possible to have 2 colors, 2 line widths, etc.). Currently, it is possible to have the flanges and elbows in 2 different layers in ISO.   - Added "direction reversal arrows" on pipes and elbows in 3D, as currently on reductions and tees (see screen: Arrow for elbows and pipes)   Currently, we waste a lot of time annotating ISOs to clarify the meaning of all the pipes. Having a fixed flange and a rotating one, this poses a lot of problems when calculating bolt lengths... With these 3 points, we would save a lot of time.   Hoping for positive feedback, Sincerely, Pierre.   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bonjour,   Je travaille principalement avec des tuyaux bridés revêtus PTFE ou Vitrifié (PIPE-FIXED) de BAUM, MERSEN ou De Dietsch.  Mes tuyaux sont composés d'une bride à collerette et une bride tournante. Cependant avec la configuration actuelle des PIPE-FIXED, je ne peux pas différencier les brides en ISO.  En effet, beaucoup de fonctionnalités fonctionnent sur les coudes bridés, les tés bridés, les réductions bridés, etc ; mais pas sur les tuyaux bridés.  Voici les problèmes rencontrés et propositions :   - Modification du symbole ISO des brides grâce aux types d'extrémité ( lier un symbole ISO à un type d'extrémité sur le fichier IsoSkeyAcadBlockMap.xml ne fonctionne pas sur les PIPE-FIXED) (voir screen :  Symbol ISO changes for pipe)   - "Séparer" les brides du tuyau dans Thème ISO. Les brides sont dans le même calque que le tuyau, il est donc pas possible d'avoir un calque pour les brides et un calque tuyau. (Donc pas possible d'avoir 2 couleurs, 2 épaisseurs de lignes, etc). Actuellement, il est possible d'avoir les brides et les coudes dans 2 calques différents en ISO.   - Ajout des "flèches d'inversion de sens" sur les tuyaux et coudes sur la 3D, comme actuellement sur les réductions et tées (voir screen : Arrow for elbows and pipes)   Actuellement, nous perdons énormément de temps à annoter les ISOs pour préciser le sens de tous les tuyaux. Ayant une bride fixe et une tournante, celà pose beaucoup de soucis pour les calculs de longueurs de boulonnerie... Avec ces 3 points, nous gagnerions énormément de temps.    En espérant un retour positif, Cordialement, Pierre.   Show More

Right now, one first has to access/open an ACC project, in order to be able to change Plant 3D Collaboration Options (including Cache Folder location).   Which means; As soon as you open an ACC project, Plant 3D by default initiates the Project cache folder here: C:\Users\>username<\AppData\Local\Autodesk\AutoCAD Plant 3D\CollaborationCache   Only after accessing an existing ACC project, you can then select "options" by right clicking the project and change the cache folder location. But to force Plant 3D to use this new cache folder location, one first needs to rename or delete the default "CollaborationCache" folder...   It would be so much more easy, if we could change our CollaborationCache folder location, before opening an ACC project.     (right click, when in a non-ACC project)   (right click, when inside an ACC project)     Background reason why we want to change the location of this folder: We use Navisworks Manage as a viewer for our (and other parties) design. So we create one .nwf file that is used by all colleagues. The files appended in this .nwf file can not refer to specific username folders, as others wouldn't be able to access those folders. So, we all set our CollaborationCache folder to our C-drive (with the exact same folder name), so Navisworks .nwf will always search in the same folder that everyone has. I know there is a "Coordination" (collaboration) plug-in for Navisworks, but this has limitations in regard to amount of accessible files from ACC (max. 90 files iirc), so that doesn't work.   Show More

Currently when an equipment item is selected in Navisworks, the entire equipment item is selected including the associated nozzles. The nozzles on the equipment item cannot be individually selected.   In some cases only the nozzle needs to be selected to quickly see perhaps the nozzle tag or just the properties on the nozzle. Just knowing the selected nozzle tag is helpful when identifying what it is connecting to in the connecting pipe line run.   Would like to see in the future that Plant 3D equipment nozzles can be selected individually. Show More