PlantWorks
A Complete 3D Plant Layout & Visualization Solution
PlantWorks is a fully integrated add-in to SolidWorks that allows for rapid 3D layout generation from furniture layouts to full machine layouts in your facility for proposals, photo renderings, and fly-through animation. Using PlantWorks and SolidWorks visualization tools you will be able to provide early visibility of your proposed plant solution.
PlantWorks Features & Benefits
Designing and managing plant layouts is easy with SolidWorks Premium and PlantWorks:
- View and interpret layout drawings easily
- Includes a standard component library
- Perform collision detection tests
- Ability to create custom libraries
- Simulate a plant 'walk-through' with SolidWorks MotionManager
- Easily identify pipes and mezzanines
- Fully integrated with SolidWorks®
- Create realistic renderings of your plant design with PhotoWorks
- Publishable to SolidWorks eDrawings Professional®
Plant Design and Optimization
PlantWorks includes a standard component library which allows users to easily create their own library components specific to their business. The PlantWorks library insertion process is intelligent so that only specified parameters are available when inserting library components thus making the plant creation process more automated for users.
PlantWorks also manages your library files and provides simple to use tools for quickly positioning components into your plant layout. With SolidWorks® Collision Detection you can verify and test the design of your plant and optimize the layout.
Visualization and Communication
Review and communicate your plant concept design easily with SolidWorks® visualization tools, create realistic camera views and 'walk-through' animations, then share your design with suppliers and customers using SolidWorks eDrawings Professional®.
