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PDMS Introduction:-
PDMS (Plant Design Management System) is software used for process design and power industry. PDMS is user friendly software in which user can change its attribute. PDMS has UDA (User defined attribute) where user can change attribute as per drawing requirement.
SP3D Introduction:-
SP3D (smartplant 3D) is a software which speed up the design process through reducing the number of keystrokes and use of the mouse i.e., using the advanced tools. The software enables efficient design processes and reform the manual and time-taking checking process.
The software has the facility to save the integrity of the data generated by engineering professionals, and reuse it for future plant renovations and up gradations
Difference Between PDMS and SP3D:-
| Sr No | PDMS | SP3D |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | COMPANY NAME:- PDMS Is Developed operated by AVEVA. | It is Developed and operated by HEXAGON-INTERGRAPH. |
| 2. | User friendly:- PDMS have UDA*.user can change UDA as per requirement of Drawing and plant | SP3D does not have UDA (user defined attribute) |
| 3. | cost:- PDMS cost is lesser then SP3D due to its UDA and other friendly feature. | SP3D cost is low but design is complicated in comparison of PDMS. |
| 4. | Key advantage:- It saves 30% material costs as compared to the manual calculation method. You will be able to calculate the exact quantities of materials are supposed to be used in the plant. It also helps the companies in avoiding the issues like lack of space, pipe clashes, and fitting problems. The association of PDMS will provide you a higher degree of accuracy compared to the 2D software and helps in plant design modifications. You can automatically run the isometric pipe drawings through PDMS. So, it will help you in advanced piping design. | Used to design a plant from start to finish, SP3D software suit is blessed with streamlined design process with data-centric solution. This comprehensive suite of software package has optimised design process for increased productivity in lesser time. SP3D training prepares the professionals to re-use existing data. The 3D visualization tool we are talking about is also known for its ease of installation & configuration. |
| 5. | which software suit is ideal for you :- PDMS database offers automatic generation of reports & drawings; it has the ability to re-use designs from existing incorporated components. You can use this software suit for integrity checking and clash checking | However, SP3D has better design capability with design sharing in real-time across disciplines. It is designed to reduce re-work leads to low-cost output. You can integrate it with all other Intergraph products & other 3rd party applications. |
| 6. | clash checking:- very easy | hard |
Conclusion:–
As per above point during my research between PDMS And SP3D regarding to user friendly and customisation ,PDMS is preferred for designing any plant of power and process industry.