CADWorx, CAESAR II & PV Elite: Insider Blog

Intergraph CAESAR II User Group meeting, May 5th, Houston, TX

 

Join us for the Houston CAESAR II User Group meeting to be held on May 5th.
 
During this session, Carpenter & Paterson Limited UK will provide an overview of their product line. Attendees will learn about various pipe support methods and how they influence the overall pipe system integrity. All attendees will receive professional development hour (PDH) certificates.
 
Register here
 
Discussion will include the following:

• Introduction to Carpenter & Paterson Ltd product line
• Introduction to pipe support selection methodology
• Different types of pipe support including:

            - Constant spring supports
            - Variable spring supports
            - Spring sway braces
            - Hydraulic shock arrestors (snubbers)
            - Dynamic rigid struts
            - Teflon (PTFE) sliders
            - Cryogenic supports

• Questions & Answers

Date: May 5, 2011
Location: Gourmet India
Address: 13155 Westheimer Rd. Houston, TX 
Tel: 281-493-5435
Food: Light snacks and refreshments served
Time:  5:00PM – 8:00PM
 
Connect with the Houston CAESAR II user community, share knowledge and best practices, and meet with CAESAR II software developers at the CAESAR II User Group - Houston!

Questions? Call event moderator:
Dharam Arya at +1 713-350-7877 during business hours.

 

Register here

Intergraph CAS Brazil Discovery tours: Rio de Janeiro, April 26 and Sao Paulo, April 28

We invite you to join us at the Intergraph CAS and Sisgraph Discovery tour that will take place in Rio de Janeiro on April 26, 2011 and in Sao Paulo on April 28, 2011. 

Discovery Tour Agenda:

8:00AM – 8:45AM               Registration
8:45AM – 9:00AM               Inaugural Speech ICAS by Billy Rasco
9:00AM – 9:45AM               Overview:  CADWorx P&ID and Plant 
                                        by Sonia Delgadillo
9:45AM – 10:00AM             CADWorx Success case by ICAS Client
10:00AM – 10:30AM            What´s new in CADWorx 2010 by Sonia Delgadillo
10:30AM – 11:00AM            30 minutes Networking Café
11:00AM – 11:30PM            Intergraph Corporate Presentation by Sisgraph
11:30AM – 12:00PM            Intergraph Products Overview by  Sisgraph
12:00PM – 12:30 PM           Productivity through Integration and collaboration 
                                        by Sonia Delgadillo

Intergraph CADWorx & Analysis Newsletter, March 2011

 

 

 

 

CADWorx & Analysis University 2011 (CAU2011) - The Drivers of Success competition which is part of CAU2011 is now open for your submissions. Winners will receive an all-inclusive return trip to Houston to attend CAU2011 from September 19-21, 2011. Deadline for submissions is June 30, 2011: Submit your story and enter to win!

Intergraph Regional Productivity Training - In April, Intergraph CAS Resellers will deliver CADWorx Plant, CAESAR II, and PV Ellite productivity training in Singapore, UAE, Calgary, Mexico City, Johannesburg, and Saudi Arabia. To register, visit: Regional training.

Intergraph CAS Discovery Tours - In April, we will join with our resellers to host discovery tours featuring our products in the USA, China, Brazil, Singapore, and Peru. To register, visit: ICAS Discovery tours.

Intergraph CADWorx: ISOGEN isometric creation and setup - April 19 at 10:00AM CT. During this webinar you will learn initial steps in setting up and configuring ISOGEN. To register, visit: CADWorx webinar.

Intergraph PV Elite: Comparison of pressure vessel codes - April 27 at 10:00AM CT. During this webinar, we will discuss why the codes differ and how they differ. We are often asked: "Why are there different pressure vessel codes?" This webinar discusses some of the principles involved. To register, visit: PV Elite webinar.

To read more, please visit ICAS Newsletter March, 2011

Intergraph with CETIM Grants 25 Seats of CADWorx to French University

Intergraph announced today the grant of 25 network licenses of CADWorx Plant Professional and CADWorx P&ID Professional to Université Henri Poincaré for training students in petroleum, chemical and environmental engineering at the school, located in Villers les Nancy, France.

The software provided by Intergraph will allow students to gain valuable hands-on experience using these intelligent 3D plant design programs for isometric drawings, process flow and instrumentation diagrams, and other design and engineering applications.

Intergraph CADWorx & Analysis Solutions reseller CETIM coordinated the grant on behalf of the university. For information on CETIM, visit http://www.cetim.fr/cetim/fr/Boutique/Logiciels/CADWorx-Plant-et-Plant-Professional. For information about the university, visit www.iutnb.uhp-nancy.fr.

 

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CADWorx P&ID anyone? Questions Answered on our Discussion Forum

This is an interesting thread regarding CADWorx P&ID and it's capabilities when compared to CADWorx P&ID and competitors' offerings.

http://65.57.255.42/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=42105

If you have not joined or looked at our discussion forums please give them a try, our users (support staff and developers) are highly engaged and willing to share their experiences to help you perform at your peak with your chosen Intergraph CAS solution.

To access the forum for your Intergraph CAS product please click on the forum links on the right-hand side of the page, or on the links below.

CADWorx
CAESAR II
PV Elite
TANK

 

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Intergraph CAS: Singapore Discovery Tour, April 29, 2011

We invite you to join us at the Intergraph CAS and IOCS Asia Discovery tour that will take place in Singapore on April 29, 2011. 

Discovery Tour Agenda:

9.00 - 9.10          IOCS - Overview
9.10 - 9.20          ICAS – Overview & Welcome by Chris Schiller
9:25 – 10.30        CADWorx Plant- Review of Enhancements
10.30 - 10.45       Break
10.45 - 11.50       CADWorx P&ID Professional- Enhancements
12:00 - 1:00         Lunch
1:00 - 2:30          CADWorx Equipment/PV Fabricator/Design Review
                          CADWorx – The Future
2:30 - 2:45          Break
2:45 - 3:45          CADWorx & CAESAR II
3:45 - 4:15          CAESAR II / Smart Plant 3D Integration
4:15 - 4:30          Questions  & Answers

Venue information:
WaterHub Auditorium,
Singapore Water Association (SWA) Water hub,
80 Toh Guan Rd, Singapore 608575

 

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Intergraph CAS Case Study: Kantey & Templer succeeds on a road and rail upgrade project with CADWorx

Established in 1953, Kantey & Templer Consulting Engineers (Kantey & Templer) offered various geotechnical and structural services. Today, Kantey & Templer specializes in civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, petrochemical, geotechnical, and transportation engineering. The company formed strategic alliances with several other professional groups and is able to offer quantity surveying, town planning, architectural and other associated discipline services. Kantey & Templer has seven offices in South Africa and employs 190 people.

“The fabrication deliverables were produced with 100% accuracy therefore drastically reducing rework.”

Read the full story in US Letter and A4 format.

PRODUCT INDEX:

• Intergraph® CADWorx® Plant
• Intergraph® CADWorx® Design Review
  
  

INDUSTRIES SERVED:

• Building Services
• Electrical
• Petrochemical
• Pipelines

Intergraph CADWorx webinar: ISOGEN Isometrics creation and setup, April 19 at 10AM CT

with Sonia Delgadillo, Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Solutions

 VIEW WEBINAR HERE

To get your copy of this webinar's presentation, visit ICAS Facebook page or ICAS LinkedIn Group.

ISOGEN has become the worldwide industry standard for isometrics. Isometrics are one of the final deliverables for a project and have been around for years. With proper setup isometrics can be generated automatically from a completed model at any time - saving your company hundreds of man hours. During this webinar you will learn how ISOGEN leverages the hard work that has already been done in CADWorx to automatically create isometric drawings based on custom settings.

Date: April 19th, 2011
Time: 10:00AM CDT
Duration: 30 min
Cost: free eSeminar

 

Speaker bio: 

Sonia Delgadillo

Sonia Delgadillo is the Senior CADWorx Applications Specialist for the CADWorx Plant Design Suite, including CADWorx Plant and P&ID Professional, CADWorx Design Review and CADWorx fieldPipe. Sonia joined the Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Solutions group in January 2009, and is responsible for product presentations, training and dealer and end-user support. She has five years experience teaching designers, engineers, owner operators and EPC firms develop AND implement best practices to improve their effectiveness.

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Gas Liquids Engineering (GLE) - CADWorx Model on YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8qlvw8m1iU&feature=player_embedded

This is a fine example of what Intergraph® CADWorx is capable of.

The video was posted by Gas Liquids Engineering's Vince Wehnes and Bruce Parsons

GLE (www.gasliquids.com) are located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and are one of our power user companies who use CADWorx on projects ranging from the 10's of thousands of dollars to many hundered of thousands dollars each. GLE also heavily leverage the bi-directional links between Intergraph CAESAR II® and CADWorx, to ensure that their projects are accurate and delivered on time.

Nice job guys!

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Intergraph PV Elite webinar: Comparison of pressure vessel codes, April 27 at 10AM CT

with Ray Delaforce, Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Solutions

 View webinar

During this webinar we will discuss why the codes differ and how they differ. We are often asked: "Why are there different pressure vessel codes?". This webinar discusses some of the principles involved and how the codes are influenced by what the code authors do to keep abreast of the latest technology. 

Date: April 27th, 2011
Time: 10:00AM CT
Duration: 45 min
Cost: free eSeminar

Speaker bio: 

 Ray Delaforce

Ray joined Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Solutions group in 2003. Ray provides technical support in the PV Elite support and maintenance department. His duties include training in the use of PV Elite software both in the United States and abroad.

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Intergraph Discovery Tour in Corpus Christi, TX, Houston, TX and Tulsa, OK

We invite you to join us at the Intergraph CAS and ECE Discovery Tours that will take place in Corpus Christi on April 26, Houston, TX on April 27th, and in Tulsa, OK on April 28. To register for these tours, please visit: http://icas.intergraph.com/forms/IDT-ECE-2011 .

AGENDA, 9AM - 4PM:

9AM - 12PM: CADWorx P&ID discussion will include:

 

CADWorx P&ID
• The drafting utility
• Connecting P&ID drawings to the project database
• Leveraging PIDMO to manage project data and changes
• Producing Loop Drawings
• Publishing Drawings and Data to the Net.

12PM - 4PM: CADWorx Plant discussion will include:

CADWorx PLANT
• Steel Modeling, Layout and 2D Drawings
• Equipment Modeling, Layout and 2D Drawings
• Pipe Modeling and Isometric Drawing Production for
• Fabrication
• Spools
• Weld Mapping
• PLANTMO-CAD - Isometric Workflow and Revision Control
• Electrical Modeling, Layout and 2D Drawings
• HVAC Modeling, Layout and 2D Drawings
• Connecting Model Drawings to the project database
• Leveraging PLANTMO for Material Management
• AutoCAD Sheet Set Manager and CADWorx Named Views for Orthographic Drawings

  

CADWorx Design Review
• 3D Walk Through and Navigation
• Publishing files

Lunch will be served.

VENUE INFO:

Corpus Christi, TX, April 26 Discovery Tour:

Solomon P. Ortiz International Center
402 Harbor Drive
Corpus Christi, TX 78401

Houston, TX, April 27 Discovery Tour:

Norris Conference Centers - Houston Westchase
9990 Richmond Ave, Ste 102
Houston, TX 77042

Tulsa, OK, April 28 Discovery Tour:

Tulsa Technology Center
Career Center
3420 South Memorial Dr
Tulsa, OK 74145

Register for these discovery tours: http://icas.intergraph.com/forms/IDT-ECE-2011