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Quick Look Course Summary:AutoCAD Plant 3D Essentials Training (5 days)
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Length: 5 day(s)
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Price (at your venue): 1 Person R 34,091 EX VAT 3 Person R 22,022 EX VAT 10 Person R 14,516 EX VAT
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Certification Type:Non-Accredited
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Locations & Venues: Off-site or in-house. We train in all major city centres throughout South Africa.
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AutoCAD Plant 3D Essentials Training (5 days)
Your plant design team models steel, equipment and piping in one project and produces orthographic and isometric drawings straight from the model.
Process plants, mines, refineries, water treatment works and factories depend on piping and equipment layouts that fit first time. Drawing them in 2D means clashes found on site, isometrics drawn by hand and material lists that never quite match the design. This AutoCAD Plant 3D training teaches experienced AutoCAD users to build the plant as a 3D model and take the drawings from it.
Over five days delegates set up a Plant 3D project, model structural steel and equipment with nozzles, and route piping with valves, fittings and supports to a piping specification. They link the model to P&ID data, place lines from the P&ID line list and check the two against each other. They then generate and annotate orthographic views, produce isometric drawings for fabrication, and finish with editing techniques for larger models – copying pipeline sections, managing changes in referenced files and using custom parts.
Exercises follow a realistic plant layout, and the facilitator can use your company's project setup and piping specs where these are available.
Why this course
For your organisation
- Clashes found in the model, not on site
- Isometrics and orthographics produced from the model instead of drawn by hand
- P&ID and 3D design kept consistent by validation checks
- Pipe and material lists that match the design
For your delegates
- Model steel, equipment and piping in a structured project
- Route pipe to a specification with valves, fittings and supports
- Generate orthographic and isometric drawings in minutes
- Edit and manage larger models with confidence
What delegates will be able to do
- Set up and work within an AutoCAD Plant 3D project using the Project Manager
- Model and edit structural steel with grids, members, stairs and railings
- Create equipment from templates and add and edit nozzles
- Route and modify piping with valves, fittings and pipe supports
- Place lines and inline items from P&ID data and validate the P&ID against the 3D model
- Create, annotate, dimension and update orthographic drawings
- Produce isometric drawings and understand the specification and settings files behind them
- Copy, isolate, hide and lock pipe runs and manage changes in referenced files
Who should attend
Piping, mechanical and process designers and draughtspersons, plant and project engineers, and design offices serving mining, petrochemical, water treatment, power and manufacturing plants. Delegates must already be comfortable with AutoCAD; AutoCAD Essentials (2D) (3 days) or equivalent working experience is the minimum.
Course outline
Day 1 – Plant 3D projects and the working environment
Introduction to AutoCAD Plant 3D
- What Plant 3D adds to AutoCAD
- Working inside a project
- Opening drawings and exploring the interface
- Managing layers and colours in a plant model
Project folders and drawings
- The Project Manager
- Creating folders and drawings
- Project setup: units, paths and drawing templates
- Who controls project settings in a design team
Navigating and viewing the model
- Orbiting, named views and visual styles
- Selecting and filtering plant objects
- Exercise: reviewing an existing plant model
Day 2 – Structural steel and equipment
Steel modelling and editing
- Grids and structural settings
- Placing members, footings and plates
- Stairs, ladders and railings
- Modifying, trimming and extending steel parts
Equipment modelling and editing
- Creating equipment such as pumps, tanks and exchangers
- Adding and editing nozzles
- Equipment templates for reuse
- Converting AutoCAD solids into equipment
Practical exercise: pipe rack and equipment area
- Building the steel structure
- Placing equipment and nozzles
- Checking the layout before piping starts
Day 3 – Piping
Piping basics
- Routing pipe with the routing tools
- Pipe specifications and sizes
- Changing pipe routes and elevations
- Using the compass and grips while routing
Valves, fittings and supports
- Placing valves and inline fittings
- Connecting pipe to equipment nozzles
- Adding and editing pipe supports
Practical piping exercise
- Routing lines between equipment
- Checking connections and fixing broken routes
- Reviewing the routed model
Day 4 – P&ID data and orthographic drawings
Working with P&ID data in Plant 3D
- How P&ID data links to the 3D model
- Placing lines and inline equipment from the P&ID line list
- Validating the P&ID against the 3D design
- Resolving the differences the validation finds
Orthographic drawings
- Creating orthographic views from the model
- Editing views
- Annotations, tags and dimensions
- Updating orthographic drawings after design changes
Day 5 – Isometrics and advanced piping edits
Isometric drawings
- How isometrics are generated from the model
- Isometric styles, specification sheets and settings files
- Creating quick and production isometrics
- Adding data and annotation to isometrics
Advanced piping editing
- Copying parts and pipeline sections
- Selecting a whole pipe run
- Isolating, hiding and locking pipe runs
- Placeholder and custom parts
- Handling changes in xref files
Review and project close-out
- Running through the complete workflow
- Questions on delegates' own projects
- Action plan for rolling Plant 3D out in the team
How it is delivered
Five days, 08:30-16:00. Training runs on your licensed Autodesk software at your offices (or on licensed machines you provide); it can also run live online when every delegate has a licensed copy. One delegate or a group of up to 20. Each delegate receives a course guide and practice project files. We deliver it at your offices in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban, Cape Town and anywhere else in South Africa, at a BOTI venue in Johannesburg, or live online for teams in different places.
AutoCAD, Revit, Inventor and Civil 3D are registered trademarks of Autodesk, Inc. BOTI is an independent training provider.
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Frequently asked questions
What AutoCAD experience do delegates need?
Delegates must already use AutoCAD confidently – the course assumes 2D drafting skills from day one. Staff who are new to AutoCAD should complete AutoCAD Essentials (2D) (3 days) first.
Do we need our own Plant 3D licences?
Yes. Training runs on your licensed Autodesk software at your offices, or on licensed machines you provide. We train one delegate or a group of up to 20.
Is this an Autodesk qualification?
No. Delegates receive a BOTI certificate of attendance, and this is a non-accredited short course. BOTI is an independent training provider, not an Autodesk training centre. Delegates who want a vendor credential can book Autodesk's own Certified Professional exam for core AutoCAD themselves through Pearson VUE.
Does the course teach P&ID drafting?
It covers working with P&ID data inside Plant 3D: placing lines from the P&ID line list and validating the P&ID against the model. Detailed P&ID drafting is not the focus; ask us if your team needs it added.
Can you use our piping specs and project setup?
Yes, where these are available. Send them beforehand and the facilitator builds the exercises around your own standards.
Can you run this course in Johannesburg, Cape Town or Durban?
Yes. We train on site at your offices in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban, Cape Town and across South Africa, at a BOTI venue in Johannesburg, or live online so a team spread over several offices can attend together.
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