3D SymbolDesigner

CAXperts 3D SymbolDesigner for Intergraph® SmartPlant® 3D and SmartMarine® 3D enables you to quickly design symbols. Improve your productivity by reusing design data.This solution for symbol development enables you to graphically author symbols for SmartPlant 3D and SmartMarine 3D without programming knowledge.

Value proposition

Author native Smart 3D symbols in hours, not days. You will save about two man-days per symbol – in other words, you can achieve a return on investment after only 15 symbols. Given 350 customized symbols for your Smart 3D catalog, the product pays for itself in the first five percent of the symbol creation process:
350 symbols per project x $2,000 saved per symbol = $700,000 saved
Gain additional savings immediately because you can reuse the symbols in subsequent projects. Plus, you can avoid training costs since no programming knowledge is required. In future versions, you can re-export symbols to software such as Microsoft® Visual Basic® .NET without reprogramming the code. Maximize the value of your SmartPlant Reference Data by using 3D SymbolDesigner. 

Comprehensive functionality

The 3D SymbolDesigner suite of products includes:

• 3D SymbolDesigner – Design equipment, HVAC, piping, supports, and custom instrument symbols
• GeometryExtractor – Extract PDS® EQP geometry data from MicroStation DGN files to speed symbol design 

Develop symbols using an interactive graphical design environment. Import from sources such as MicroStation DGN files. The product offers powerful automation to export to a variety of data formats, such as:

• Microsoft Visual Basic
• Microsoft Excel® bulkload sheets
• XML symbol files

Take advantage of easy setup. The product is easy to use and learn with a familiar user interface. 3D SymbolDesigner is based on an open, scalable architecture. Symbol data and symbol variants are stored in Excel files and can be edited with Microsoft Office or external automation software.