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Drafting
and 3D
Modelling:
- While the Laser
Technology with
fieldPro and CADWorx fieldPipe software
is the jewel in Setch
Design’s crown,
the ancillary modelling that is required to
fully complement this system is a skill that extends past the
boundaries of
piping and provides high level capability in steel and structural work.
- We
use a
combination of specialist 3D packages to produce the
intelligent, high end output required by our clients. We are constantly
testing
new programs, looking for the edge that can improve our output.
- At
the base
of all of these systems is the industry standard AutoCad, to
which we attach specialised “Add-Ons”.
- We
use Mech-Q’s 3D
steel and mechanical package to increase
functionality and provide intelligence to our steel and structural work.
- CADWorx Plant
provides us with the
power to model not only piping, but
pumps, pressure vessels and specialised one-off components and keep
them in our
libraries as accurate, intelligent, specification derived components.
- 3D
modelling allows a more
flexible approach to design of plant and equipment. It is an excellent
way (during the design phase) to convey the scale of work to project
members who are not trained in reading engineering drawings.
- We
have received a lot of
positive feedback from clients who have brought in management &
finance people and had us do a 'virtual walk through' of a
design
to help them appreciate what they're trying to achieve.
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So
2D is
dead?
Absolutely
not!!
3D
is
an enormously powerful
tool, but there are occasions when a simple
2D drawing will provide all of the information required at a
fraction
of the
time and cost.
In
many cases, a 2D base
drawing is the starting point for a
complicated 3D model.
All of
the Setch
Design drafting
and design staff are well grounded in
2D drafting. Our trainees start with 2D and our experienced
draft-persons (all
of whom cut their teeth on 2D drafting) ensure that it is a
skill
that
will
never disappear from this office.
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