CADfix PPS Automatic
Simplification Solution
Saves Time and Money
The CADfixTM Plant and Process
Simplification (PPS) software from
global interoperability solution leader
International TechneGroup Incorporated
(ITI), is a user-friendly solution to help
machinery designers and plant and
process engineers achieve up to 70%
reduction in engineering design labour
and costs associated with large CAD
model simplification.
Plant and machinery design software
users frequently need to integrate
multiple, complex models of machines
and large equipment installations. The
CAD files supplied for this work can pose
significant challenges. CAD models of
complex machinery contain much more
detail than is needed for factory layout
and clash detection. The files are often
extremely large and can lead to multiple
failed import attempts. They also can
cause system instability when trying
to incorporate the machinery models
into overall production line layouts. The
machinery customers recognise the
to protect their intellectual property user interaction. General operations are
invested in them before design data run using the “Wizard” in the automated
is delivered to customers. Considering environment, with manual interaction
on-site maintenance and support, field when the user requires greater control
users frequently need to receive data of the simplification process. CADfix
over mobile connections, where large PPS allows for quick identification and
files are costly and slow. removal of unwanted small details such
as nuts, bolts, washers and other small
The traditional approach to data parts that are often unnecessary in the
reduction is manual model simplification full plant layout or for clash detection.
and rework, which is non-productive,
expensive, and ultimately causes project The power of CADfix PPS is in the
delays. CADfix PPS enables engineers simplification of large CAD assemblies
to easily and quickly simplify large CAD and equipment models for customer
suppliers. models of machinery to reduce file delivery and integration into plant
size for more efficient integration into and process design systems, where
Designers with little or no MCAD other design systems and for customer productivity improvements make a real
modelling experience can quickly simplify delivery. difference.
In addition, the machinery developers CADfix PPS simplification tools run in an www.iti-global.com/cadfix-for-
often want to simplify CAD models automated batch process or with manual process-plant-and-ship-building
issues of file size and often demand
the delivery of simplified lightweight
versions of the models from their
complex machinery models
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