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Ability to synchronize changes from project template to projects created from it

Ability to synchronize changes from project template to projects created from it

It is common practice to create a master project template which has the basic configuration for starting a new project.

 

New projects are created from the master template and inevitably changes will be made to the template project. If these changes could be synchronized to the sub-projects it would save a lot of time for the P&ID administrators.

 

Suggested by: CDI Corporation, Bayer AG

13 Comments
SusanneNell
Explorer

CADSTUDIO ABCOM GMBH, Germany has the solution for that since many years. Our PlantTool PlantSync.

 

PlantTools are a set of applications and utilities specifically designed to enhance the workflow
and functionality of the Autodesk® Plant Solutions products, AutoCAD® P&ID and AutoCAD®
Plant 3D.

 

PlantSync enables your organization to easily synchronize configurations between your AutoCAD® P&ID projects..

PlantSync makes the job of managing configuration modifications and updates fast and simple through an intuitive user interface.

PlantSync enables project administrators to synchronize projects easily by first analyzing the differences between projects. The project administrator then has the option to syn­chronize individual differences or all differences in a project.

PlantSync can synchronize one project to a source project or multiple projects to a source project.

 

Here you can download the brochure: : CADSTUDIO PlantTools Broschure EN

Here you can find the documentation: CADSTUDIO PlantTools Documentation

Here you can download a 30 days trial version: PlantSync 

Here you can find our videos on YouTube: CADSTUDIO PlantTools on YouTube English

 

If you have any questions please contact: susanne.nell@cadstudio.com

 

thebearjed
Collaborator

Plantsync is great but is another licenese and getting help is difficult when trying to talk to Germans. i wish Plant 3D had this exact function.

SusanneNell
Explorer

What do you mean with "getting help is difficult when trying to talk so Germans." ? We speak English and are working worldwide. So of course you get help in English. Also PlantSync is now able to synchronize Plant 3D configurations. Here is our new brochure: CADSTUDIO PlantTools brochure NEW. All the Best Susanne

George.Endrulat
Advisor

What we've done is simply overwrite the old template with the new project to capture all of the changes.  It's not ideal, but it's been working.  It's better than trying to replicate all the new changes back in the template project. i.e. rebasing the template.

Anonymous
Not applicable

Hello Susanne

 

is your PlantSync working together with SQL Server projects or only with SQLite ?

 

Best regards

 

Christian

SusanneNell
Explorer

Hi Christian, sorry for the late reply, was on vacation last week.

 

PlantSync is also working together with SQL Server projects.

 

All the Best

Susanne

 

susanne.nell@cadstudio.com

holger.wolff-hais
Contributor

Hello,

 

i also wish Plant 3D had this exact function.

 

Best Regards

Holger Wolff-Hais

 

holger.wolff-hais@blcad.de

damian_willcox
Autodesk
Status changed to: Under Review
 
jhamilton
Advocate

Great minds think alike!

Kevin_Gallagher
Advocate

I would also like to see this as part of plant. also when using Vault i would like to be able to point the specs and equipment templates to a common location, this would fix 90% of my issues with syncing data.

DGRL
Advisor

Really wonder why it takes so long for Autodesk to review this request.

it would greatly improve thew program.

A lot of clients are asking if this function is possible and dont want to use 3th party software.

Vicky.Wu
Autodesk
Status changed to: Accepted
 
damian_willcox
Autodesk
Status changed to: Implemented

This has been implemented in our just released Plant 3D 2022 with our new "Project Compare" feature.

https://help.autodesk.com/view/PLNT3D/2022/ENU/?guid=GUID-1285D0F5-FE1F-4223-9F1F-08AC0E360028

 

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