🏭 AutoCAD Plant 3D —
Structure, Equipment & Piping
From P&ID diagram to 3D Model and Orthographic Views
🟢 Once you draw the P&ID diagram, you can build a 3D Model, then you can generate the Orthographic views which can be automatically created from the model itself.
🎨 Step 1 — Visual Styles Manager
🟢 When you need to control the display of edges, lighting, and shading, use the Visual Styles Manager.
🏗️ Step 2 — Creating a Structure Model
🟢 AutoCAD Plant 3D gives a tool to create a structure model. Using the Structure tab to create structural members, grids, railings, stairs, platforms, footings, and ladders.
📐 Step 3 — Creating Grids
🟢 To make it easier to create a structural model, create Grids.
🧱 Step 4 — Structural Footing
🟢 When you create a structural footing in your model, you can specify its length, width, and depth according to Standard and Code.
🏛️ Step 5 — Structural Members (Columns & Beams)
🟢 When you create structural members in your model such as columns and beams, you can specify their shape, material, and Code.
🪜 Step 6 — Creating Stairs
🟢 When you create a stair, you specify its width, shape standard, type and size, tread standard and shape, and maximum tread distance.
⚙️ Step 7 — Creating Equipment
🟢 In AutoCAD Plant 3D, you can create equipment from parametric patterns or user-fabricated models, or add custom equipment to a drawing by converting a 3D DWG model from another program.
🔩 Step 8 — Adding or Modifying Nozzles
🟢 After creating the equipment, you can add or modify nozzles.
🔢 Step 9 — Assigning Line Numbers
🟢 You can assign a line number to fittings and group pipe segments in the 3D model. Line number can be assigned before or after routing pipe.
🔧 Step 10 — Routing Pipe
🟢 When you are routing pipe and adding pipe fittings or valves to a model, you start with a pipe spec, size, and pipe line.
🛠️ Step 11 — Adding Pipe Supports
🟢 You can add pipe supports to the 3D model from the project pipe support spec, or you can create a custom pipe support.
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