CADWorx, CAESAR II & PV Elite: Insider Blog

SPED Houston Chapter Meeting October 6th

 

NETWORK ON TAP

A New Houston Society of Piping Engineers and Designers (SPED) Chapter Event

October 6, 2011

5:30 PM – 8:00 PM

Sherlock’s Pub
10001 Westheimer, Houston, TX 77077 
Level 4 Floor room

Meet Kerry Pritchard, SPED’s new Houston Chapter Coordinator and let us hear from you about what you want from your Houston chapter.

Five $200 All-Events tickets will be given away as door prizes! 

SPED Members and all Houston Pipers are Welcome!  RSVP to spedsrvs@spedweb.com

Thank you to NES Global Talent for sponsoring refreshments.   

 

Drivers of Success Competition Extended until July 15th, 2011

 

The deadline for Intergraph CADWorx & Analysis University 2011 Drivers of Success Competition submissions is now July 15th, 2011, allowing you additional time to submit your CADWorx, CAESAR II^®, and PV Elite^® success stories.

 

We will award three first place prizes, with one each for CADWorx, CAESAR II and PV Elite user submissions. These three first place winners will receive a complimentary round trip to the CADWorx & Analysis University 2011 event on September 19-21 in Houston, Texas, including airfare, hotel accommodations, and conference fees.

 

Two runners up for each of the three product groups will receive an Apple^® iPod^® Touch. The competition highlights users submitting success stories about innovative applications of the products, impressive project results, and significant benefits from collaboration among disciplines and the integration of the products.

 

CADWorx & Analysis University 2011 is a global user-oriented plant design and engineering conference with 55+ sessions, including demonstrations, user presentations, and interactive labs on CADWorx Plant Design Suite; CAESAR II for pipe stress analysis; and PV Elite for vessel and exchanger analysis. Attendees will gain valuable skills and knowledge for improving productivities of their organizations.

 

The site of the event will be The Woodlands Waterway Marriott. For information about the competition, visit http://www.cau2011.com/competition.asp. For information about CADWorx & Analysis University, including registration and sessions, visit http://www.cau2011.com/.  

 

 

Free CADWorx Training Seminars from ECE Design - July, Utah & Colorado

Free CADWorx Training Seminars from ECE Design 

"CADWorx PLANT: Production Ready"

Salt Lake City, Utah | Denver, Colorado

The Intergraph CADWorx Plant Design Suite is the leading 2D and 3D Piping Design package based on the AutoCAD Platform.  It is "PRODUCTION READY" and has been for over 15 years.  CADWorx provides end-users with specification driven Modeling of Piping, Equipment, P&ID, Steel, HVAC, Electrical in 2D and 3D and then leverages those models to easily produce 2D Isometrics and Orthographic Drawing deliverables.  Combined with its seamless integration with CAESAR II, the number one Pipe Stress Analysis Package, CADWorx Plant and CADWorx P&ID are the suite of tools for AutoCAD based Plant design.

CADWorx is PRODUCTION READY and DELIVERING Projects all over the World!   

During this Production Ready Training Seminar, ECE will take a project from P&ID though 3D Plant Design to 2D drawing deliverables while leveraging a live project database and some ECE Productivity Tools designed for CADWorx.

This Seminar will provide your firm with options to increase productivity and do more with less effort:

• Reduce design times
• Increase the quality of your design
• Improve project bottom line  

Salt Lake City, Utah * July 26, 2011 * 9:00AM - 4:00PM  

Fairfield Inn & Suites
230 North Admiral Byrd Blvd
Salt Lake City, UT 84116
More | Register Here

Denver, Colorado * July 28, 2011 * 9:00AM - 4:00PM

Lone Tree Hotel
9808 Sunningdale Blvd
Lone Tree, CO 80124
More | Register Here

There is no charge for the event. Lunch included!
Register NOW, space is limited!!

If you have questions or would like more information, please do not hesitate to call or email the ECE team:

Jeffrey Suffet
Partner/Vice President
jsuffet@ecedesign.com
713-623-1502

John Brinlee
Partner/Director of Business Development
jbrinlee@ecedesign.com
713-623-1502

Gary Melinger
Partner/Director of Technical Support
gmellinger@ecedesign.com
985-951-1087

 

Intergraph CAS Resellers DePLAN Soft and IOCS Asia launch New Blogs

Greece 

If you have been desparately looking for for updated CADWorx information in Greek, your wait is over! Our authorized reseller for Greece, DePLAN Soft has lanched their first blog: http://cadworx-gr.blogspot.com

More information about Intergraph CAS in Greece can be found at: http://www.deplan.gr

Singapore

If you want the latest Intergraph CAS news in Singapore then the new IOCS Asia blog (http://iocsasia.blogspot.com/) is the place to go.

For more information on IOCS Asia visit their website: http://www.iocsasia.com

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Intergraph CADWorx Discovery Tours: Germany & Austria - June/July, 2011

Guten Tag,
 
wir freuen uns, Sie zu unseren CADWorx®- & Rohrleitungstagen 2011 einladen zu können. Gerne würden wir Sie bei einer unserer vier Veranstaltungen begrüßen:

- Am 9.6.2011 von 9.00 Uhr bis 17.00 Uhr im Hotel NH Danube City Wien
- Am 15.6.2011 von 9.00 Uhr bis 17.00 Uhr im Hotel Dorint an der Messe Köln
- Am 5.7.2011 von 9.00 Uhr bis 17.00 Uhr im Hotel Feierabendhaus Marl
- Am 14.7.2011 von 9.00 Uhr bis 17.00 Uhr im Hotel NH Ambassador Ingolstadt

Intergraph PP&M ist bekannt für Enterprise Engineering Software für Planung, Bau und Betrieb von Prozessanlagen. Während unserer CADWorx- und Rohrleitungstage möchten wir Ihnen unsere bereits im deutschen Markt erfolgreich eingeführte Digitale Kette der Rohrleitungstechnik mit den Produkten SmartPlant® Isometrics & PICODA präsentieren. Der Schwerpunkt liegt hierbei auf der imposanten Weiterentwicklung von PICODA und SmartPlant Isometrics gegenüber 2008. Die Firma Siemens Energy hat diese Lösung inzwischen weltweit eingeführt. Darüber hinaus werden wir Ihnen unsere neuerworbene Lösung für weniger komplexe Projekte, die Intergraph CADWorx & Analysis Solutions (ICAS) vorstellen:

• CADWorx® - die AutoCAD-basierte Komplettlösung für eine effiziente 2D + 3D Anlagenplanung
• CAESAR II® - der Standard für Spannungsanalyse von Rohrleitungssystemen
• PV Elite® - Software für Design, Analyse & Evaluierung von Behältern & Wärmeaustauschern
• Tank™ - das Softwarepaket zur Planung, Analyse und Evaluierung von Ölvorratstanks

Intergraph CADWorx ist besonders geeignet für mittlere Unternehmen, die mit hochwertiger Engineering-Software im Markt bestehen und wachsen möchten. Während unserer Veranstaltung möchten wir Ihnen gerne typische Arbeitsabläufe präsentieren.

Besonders freut es uns, dass wir die Firma Koernig Weber Engineering GmbH & Co. KG gewinnen konnten, Ihre Erfahrungen mit CADWorx zu präsentieren und somit die Anwenderfreundlichkeit dieser Produkte aufzuzeigen.

Für weitere Einzelheiten zum Tagesablauf verweisen wir Sie auf unsere Webseite. Dort finden Sie auch ein Formular für Ihre Anmeldung, über die wir uns sehr freuen würden.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen, 

James Wright ICAS- Solutions Intergraph PP&M Deutschland GmbH +49 (0) 285 19 66 136

Helmut Exner PIPING & CADWorx Solutions Intergraph PP&M Deutschland GmbH +49 (0) 89 96106 4805

 

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Join us for Intergraph @ Hexagon 2011 - June 6-9, Orlando, Florida

 

Join us at Intergraph @ Hexagon 2011, taking place between June 6 – 9, 2011 at the Orlando World Center Marriott Resort, Orlando, Florida, USA. Set in over 200 acres of lush tropical landscape the resort is a "World Beyond Compare!"

The Intergraph CAS products: CADWorx, CAESAR II, PV Elite, and TANK, will be featured plus special sessions focusing on installation and facility capture, featuring CADWorx fieldPipe and CADWorx for Leica CloudWorx, and sessions from end users sharing their successes using our solutions. Attendees will also get to see integration between SmartPlant 3D and both CAESAR II and CADWorx.

Intergraph @ Hexagon 2011 is the perfect chance to learn how to build a smarter world. This exciting international conference also offers the chance to preview new technologies, attend presentations by industry experts, participate in targeted tracks and break-out sessions, get hands-on training, and hear inspiring keynotes from today's thought leaders.

You'll experience:
• Previews of new technologies
• Compelling customer testimonials
• Hands-on training, demonstrations and workshops
• One-on-one guidance from industry experts
• Insightful and visionary keynote presentations
• Dynamic panel discussions
• Great activities promoting networking and relaxation
• And much more!

For more information, please join us on your favorite social networking platform and sign up for conference e-mail updates.
 
To register click here: http://www.hexagonconference.com/register/

For session information click here: http://www.hexagonconference.com/sessions/

 

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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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CADWorx University 2010 - It's a Wrap

 
   

Intergraph CADWorx® & Analysis Solutions would like to thank each and every one of you that attended this year's 2010 CADWorx University, September 27-29, 2010, held at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel & Convention Center.

The conference was well attended with 225 attendees representing over 90 companies(Including Autodesk:-) from around the globe. Attendees had access to over 45 classes taught by 18 industry experts. We also had great sponsors that displayed the added value they deliver users of the CADWorx Plant Design Suite. Also in attendance were this year's Drivers of Success competition winners; KBR, Russia; Fichtner Consulting, India; and Mech-Tech Projects, India.

The keynote was delivered in two parts, the first part by Patrick Holcomb, executive vice president, Intergraph Process Power & Marine (Intergraph PPM). During Patrick's talk he outlined Intergraph's rational and future plans for CADWorx as part of Intergraph PPM's offerings, including the integration of CADWorx models and designs into the SmartPlant® Enterprise environment.

During his keynote Patrick also delivered a message from Gerhard Sallinger, president, Intergraph PPM which stated, “Intergraph acquired COADE in early 2010 because we recognized the strength of CADWorx and the power it provides to its clients. CADWorx is a great addition to our product portfolio, well known for its superior productivity. Also, because of the benefits of allowing CADWorx data to be accessed and incorporated into our SmartPlant Enterprise world, we are currently working on delivering this powerful functionality to all our users.”

The second part of the Keynote was delivered by Tom Van Laan, P.E., senior vice president, Intergraph CADWorx & Analsysis Solutions, where he outlined the process of the January 2010 acquisition and his team's experience in working with Intergraph, and Intergraph's focused goals for the CADWorx Plant Design Suite and the group's analysis products.

The final event of the conference was the golf tournament on Wednesday afternoon held at the Woodforest Golf Club, north of The Woodlands. No hole-in-ones were recorded, but two teams tied for top place at 7-under, with the winner decided by scores on the highest handicap holes. We had a great time, the course was great, as were their attentive and professional staff.

A shout must go out to IT Exchange Group who mananged our event with wonderful attention to detail and always ensured that attendees received the best service and care. Our thanks to Dana, Vicki and their staff.

For details  of next year's event visit our website or this blog regularly!

Vornel Walker
VP Marketing
Intergraph CADWorx & Analsysis Solutions, Inc.

Intergraph Discovery Tours: Middle East. October 10th - 14th

The Middle East 2010 Intergraph Discovery Tour, hosted by Intergraph CADWorx & Analysis Solutions (Intergraph CAS) and co-sponsored by Atheeb and ImageGrafix with stops in four cities, will feature overviews of the Intergraph CADWorx® Plant Design Suite, Intergraph CAESAR II® and Intergraph PV Elite™. During these sessions we will outline how Intergraph solutions are helping break down barriers between engineering and design, by helping both groups share information seamlessly, in an integrated work environment. We will also share our plans and visions for this integration in the SmartPlant Enterprise environment.

Each event will start at 9:00AM and end at 2:00PM. This is a free event.
 

Agenda
9:00AM - 9:10AM  Welcome & Opening from Dealers & Distributors
9:10AM - 9:30AM  Intergraph Corporate Overview
9:30AM - 9:50AM Intergraph CAS Overview
9:50AM - 10:45AM CADWorx Now & Future
10:45AM - 10:55AM  Break
10:55AM - 11:10AM User Story Presentation
11:10AM - 11:40AM CAESAR II Now & Future
11:40AM - 12:10PM PV Elite Now & Future 
12:10PM - 12:40PM ICAS 20 Minute Challenge
12:40PM - 13:00PM Q&A
13:00PM - 14:00PM Lunch
 

To register for these tours, click on the location below:
 
Al Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, October 10th
Doha, Qatar, October 11th
Dubai, UAE October 13th
Abu Dhabi, UAE, October 14th

 

Society of Piping Engineers and Designers (SPED) Memeber Showcase, Oct. 28, 2010

 
“Promoting Excellence and
Quality in Piping Design”

On October 28, 2010 the Society of Piping Engineers and Designers will celebrate it’s 30^th Anniversary with the 2010 Corporate Member Showcase and 30th Annual General Business Meeting at the Houston Marriott Energy Corridor from 6 PM until 9:30 PM. Dinner will be served.

Tickets available at www.spedweb.com.

Pipers can network, see the latest products and services from SPED Corporate Members, and hear presentations from three Piping Industry experts:

• Kathey Ferland, Project Manager
  University of Texas at Austin
• Thomas J. Van Laan, P.E., Senior Vice President
  Intergraph, CADWorx & Analysis Solutions
• Paul Spring, President, Business Development and Product Strategy
  AVEVA

In conjunction with the Annual Meeting, a Professional Piping Designer Certification Review and Exam will be held on October 28th with Dr. William G. Beazley at the Marriott from 8 A.M. until 5:00 P.M. For more information, or to register email spedmgr1@spedweb.com.

Contact:
Sarah Evans
Marketing
Phone 832.286.7678
www.spedweb.com 

 

ECE Design Intergraph Discovery Tour Events in Denver and Salt Lake City

ECE Design (Chicago, Houston, Louisiana), Intergraph© CADWorx© & Analysis Solutions Global Network Partner, is to hold Intergraph Discovery Tour events in Denver, Colorado and Salt Lake City, Utah.

These events will feature the Intergraph CADWorx Plant Design Suite, and attendees will also get a preview of the upcoming CADWorx 2011 release that is due this Fall.

Tuesday October 12, 2010
Sheraton Denver West
360 Union Boulevard
Lakewood CO 802228
Time: 9:00AM – 4:00PM

Register here for Denver Event

Thursday October 14, 2010
Salt Lake City Airport
307 North Admiral Byrd Rd
Salt Lake City, UT 84116
Time: 9:00AM-4:00PM

Register here for Salt Lake City Event

 

Intergraph 2010 Greater China: AECsoft Represents CADWorx, CAESAR II & PV Elite

 

There is still time to register for Intergraph 2010 Greater China!

This year’s conference will be held in Chengdu, China, from 9-11 August at the New International Convention and Exhibition Centre. The three-day event will feature keynote sessions by Intergraph customers from different industries, as well as keynote addresses by Intergraph senior management.

At the event, AECsoft Engineering Software Co., Ltd., Intergraph CADWorx & Analysis Solutions Global Network Partner, for China, will be showcasing Intergraph® CAESAR II®, for pipe stress analysys; Intergraph PV Elite™, for Pressure Vessel analysis; and the Intergraph CADWorx® Plant Design Suite, for AutoCAD®-based project design and deliverables.

The conference will feature several insightful sessions that include insights into how organizations can implement effective strategies to transition from existing systems to the Smart 3D environment. With an ever-increasing number of owner operators specifying Smart 3D for their projects, it is critical that organizations are able to effectively and quickly implement Smart 3D, and Intergraph is able to provide the expertise and support for a smooth implementation.

If you would like to attend Intergraph 2010 Greater China, please register here. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to learn about the latest business solutions and technology developments!

About AECsoft:

 
北京市艾思弗计算机软件技术有限责任公司作为PPM行业的综合软件供应商,已经走过了15年历程,软件方案涉及工艺设计,详细设计以及施工和运营改造等方方面面.我们是CAESARII管道应力分析、PV Elite压力容器设计和3D工厂设计软件供应商,拥有从销售到培训、技术支持的全部能力,深受用户信赖.我们的客户遍及全国,多达700多家.伴随intergraph对COADE公司的并购,我们成为了Intergraph CAS 全球渠道代理商,负责中国区业务,继续拓展市场,支持和服务于您,与您共同发展!

Intergraph CADWorx webinar, June 24: Intergraph CADWorx P&ID Overview

with Sonia Delgadillo, Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Solutions

During this webinar we will demonstrate how, by using CADWorx P&ID Professional, you can get more out of your AutoCAD^®-based P&ID's. You will learn how to make your old drawings intelligent, how to generate instrument loop diagrams, using CADWorx Loops, and how to use CADWorx Internet Publisher to publish your intelligent P&ID projects, allowing drawings and linked data to be accessed and marked up from within a browser. We will cover everything from the easy creation of intelligent P&ID's to datasheet capabilities for instrumentation and equipment.

Speaker bio: 

Sonia Delgadillo

Sonia Delgadillo is a Senior CADWorx Applications Specialist for CADWorx Solutions at Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Solutions group. She joined CADWorx and Analysis Solutions group in January 2009 and is responsible for technical product demonstrations, training on CADWorx Plant Professional, CADWorx P&ID Professional, CADWorx fieldPipe and support to CADWorx and Analysis existing dealer channel and clients. She has five years experience teaching designers, engineers, owner operators and EPC firms.

 

Intergraph 2010 reschedules to Las Vegas, Aug 30 - Sep 2, 2010

 

Dear Intergraph 2010 Attendee,

As previously communicated, Intergraph was forced to reschedule Intergraph 2010, Intergraph's annual international users’ conference, due to unprecedented flooding in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. We are pleased to announce our new conference venue – the new, spectacular ARIA CityCenter™ Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, August 30 – September 2.

The 61-story ARIA and 67-acre CityCenter comprise an extraordinary urban resort destination featuring dining, shopping, entertainment, and recreation that are astonishing, even by Las Vegas standards. Intergraph chose this location after a national search for a venue that met our conference specifications and the necessary level of quality and service that you, our customers, have come to expect.

We are making every effort to ensure a seamless transition for all our conference attendees. For your convenience, we have posted answers to frequently asked questions for attendees, speakers, and sponsors relating to the conference, and hotel and travel reservations at www.intergraph2010.com/faqs.aspx. Should you require personal assistance or additional information, please e-mail intergraph2010@intergraph.com or call +1.256.730.1000 or 800.730.4647 (toll free in the U.S.).

If you had not signed up, and are debating whether or not to attend, this is now a great opportunity to do so.

Intergraph® CADWorx® 2010 Now Compatible with AutoCAD® 2011

We are pleased announce that Intergraph® CADWorx® 2010, the newest version of our plant design solution for AutoCAD-based projects and design groups, is now compatible with AutoCAD® 2011, the latest AutoCAD® release from Autodesk®. 

 “The rapid compatibility assessment between the latest releases of CADWorx and AutoCAD underscores Intergraph’s complete commitment to supporting and further development of its recently acquired CADWorx, CAESAR II and other analysis products,” said Gerhard Sallinger, president, Intergraph Process, Power & Marine. “These solutions are an integral component of our enterprise engineering strategy to offer industry-leading design and analysis solutions throughout the asset lifecycle, including smaller projects, mega-projects, and operations and maintenance support.”  

Information on Intergraph’s CADWorx products and analysis solutions can be found at http://www.intergraph.com/cadworx  and http://www.intergraph.com/ppm/analysis.

For large process, power, marine and offshore projects, Intergraph also offers SmartPlant® Enterprise (http://www.intergraph.com/ppm/spe.aspx), an integrated solutions suite that provides full design, construction, materials and engineering data management capabilities needed for the creation, safe operation and maintenance, and capital Project Life Cycle Management (cPLM).

More information about this release can be found here:

http://www.intergraph.com/assets/pressreleases/2010/04-16-2010.aspx

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First CAESAR II User Group - Houston Meeting a Success!

Last Thursday, November 19th, COADE gave the keynote to fifty attendees of the first COADE CAESAR II User group - Houston meeting.

David Diehl, COADE's VP Customer Experience and Richard Ay, VP Development, Plant Engineering Solutions outlined the changes in versions 5.10 and 5.20 in COADE's CAESAR II pipe stress analysis program. Both Diehl and Ay fielded questions from attendees on how to get the best from CAESAR II.

The event was organized and MC'd by Dharam Arya, PE of Mustand Engineering, Houston, Texas. Mr. Arya's ongoing aim for this user group is to encourage end-user cooperation in the development of best practices in pipe stress analysis amongst COADE CAESAR II users.

Immediate plans are to set up a steering committee for the group to plan next steps and its future direction. More on this at a later date.

Vornel Walker
VP Marketing
COADE, Inc.

 

COADE Video - Demonstrating Plant Design and Engineering Collaboration in Under 20 minutes

As promised in our 2009 COADE User Conference Keynote blog post we have posted the video by Tom Van Laan, COADE President and CEO; John Brinlee, Sales Development Manager, COADE Plant Design Solutions; and Chris Schiller, Technical Sales, COADE Plant Engineering Solutions.

This video, based on the original conference presentation, shows, in 20 minutes, how COADE's integrated plant design and plant engineering solutions improve collaboration by seamlessly passing information between various stakeholders in the design process.

Products Featured

CADWorx Plant Professional
CADWorx P&ID Professional
CADWorx Equipment
CADWorx Design Review
COADE CAESAR II
COADE PV Elite
COADE PV Fabricator

To view COADE Integration Video please click here

Vornel Walker
VP Marketing
COADE, Inc.