PlantEngineer: P&ID software for plant design and construction
3D Plant Design and Factory Planning Software | M4 PLANT
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P&ID software for engineering and documentation of process plants
3D CAD software for plant engineering and factory planning
2D/3D CAD system, integrated industry functions, free and parametric mod.
Complete solution for plant design
Modern 2D drawing and 3D modeling software, BIM and mechanical engineering CAD software
Calculation tool for planning and commissioning in the field of plant engineering
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Software for planning, layout & dimensioning of water treatment plants
Calculation and optimization for control, piping and process engineering
Inventory management / Contracts / Licenses / Helpdesk
Multi-user (network-compatible)
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
yes
yes
Multi-client compatible
no
yes
yes
yes
no
no
no
yes
no
yes
Compatible with
Interfaces
3D PDF
BIM
DWG
DXF
FBX
HSF
IFC
IGES
PDF
STEP
STL
VRML
CSV Import/ Export
LDAP
Other requirements for soft- and hardware
Software
Microsoft Visio
Microsoft Visio Standard / Professional 2010 (32-Bit Version)
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office 2010, 2013 (32-Bit Version)
Microsoft SQL-Server
Microsoft SQL-Server Express 2008, Microsoft SQL-Server Express 2012
for network licensing
Network drive with write permission
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Hard disk: 3 GB
Graphics Card: 3D compatible graphics card DirectX 10.1+ compatible 1GB or higher
Screen resolution Recommended: 1920 x 1080 pixels (Min. 1400 x 900 pixels)
The software is available as an executable file with an associated folder structure. The software itself can be downloaded from the Internet via a website link, but can only be used to its full extent in conjunction with a hardware dongle. The software can be started and used directly without an installation routine and is therefore portable.
screen resolution min. 1024 x 768, 10 MB memory
Database system Microsoft SQL Server or Oracle
ROBERT KNOWS does not need to be installed on the individual clients. It is sufficient to copy the files into a directory and make the share available to the users.
Dialogue language(s)
German, English
French, English, German
German, English
German, French, English
German, French, English
English
English
German
German, English
English, German
Documentation
Manual
Online Help
Demo version
Technical documentation
Manual
Online Help
Demo version
Technical documentation
Manual
Online Help
Demo version
Technical documentation
Manual
Online Help
Demo version
Technical documentation
Manual
Online Help
Demo version
Technical documentation
Manual
Online Help
Demo version
Technical documentation
Manual
Online Help
Demo version
Technical documentation
Manual
Online Help
Demo version
Technical documentation
Manual
Online Help
Demo version
Technical documentation
Manual
Online Help
Demo version
Technical documentation
Training
for a fee
for a fee
for a fee
for a fee
for a fee
for a fee
for a fee
for a fee
not required
Hotline
included in price
included in price
for a fee
for a fee
included in price
included in price
included in price
included in price
Installation support
included in price
for a fee
for a fee
for a fee
included in price
included in price
not required
for a fee
included in price
Maintenance
for a fee
included in price
for a fee
for a fee
for a fee
for a fee
for a fee
for a fee
Customizing
possible for a fee
possible for a fee
possible through third-party
possible for a fee
not required
possible for a fee
on request
Number of installations
>1000
1000
> 100
>5500
First installation (year)
2005
2002
1995
1989
2000
Functions
11/11
10/11
10/11
7/11
6/11
3/11
3/11
1/11
0/11
0/11
Alignment function
Analysis functions
Construction aids
DMS
Data exchange
Error tolerance
Facility planning
Geometry
Graphical editing
Technical documentation
Workflow status