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What is PlantFCE?
PlantFCE is a comprehensive AI-driven platform designed to streamline plant engineering, cost estimation, and project management. The suite integrates sophisticated modules including P&ID annotation, 3D model builder, automated pipe and cable routing, and material take-off (MTO) generation. Its AI components facilitate key processes such as vendor requisition, cost compilation leveraging both public and private data, consistency checks, and automated audit trails with time-stamped records.
The system supports real-time clash detection, collaborative commenting, and advanced workflow automation, making it suitable for distributed teams and complex projects. With support for both browser-based and app installations, PlantFCE delivers cross-platform accessibility, detailed analytics, executive summaries, and seamless documentation of the project lifecycle for robust auditability and decision support.
Features
- P&ID Annotation: Enriches diagrams by adding custom data properties for improved insights
- 3D Model Builder: Allows layout of structures and equipment with real-time clash checks
- AI Auto Routing: Automates routing of pipes and cables without clashes
- Smart MTO: Generates material take-offs for various routing scenarios
- Cost AI: Compiles costs from public and private databases for precise estimation
- Micro Datasheet (mD): Produces vendor-specific datasheets focusing on cost-impactive details
- Mails AI: Automates email requisitions to vendors when cost data is unavailable
- Flows AI: Identifies workflow bottlenecks and recommends process optimizations
- Checks AI: Conducts real-time and scheduled project consistency checks
- Trails AI: Provides comprehensive, time-stamped audit trails at the element level
Use Cases
- Generating accurate plant project cost estimates using real-time data
- Automating 3D modeling and layout design for structures, piping, and racks
- Managing and documenting workflows for distributed engineering teams
- Eliminating clashes in complex piping and cable tray routing tasks
- Automating material take-off and vendor requisition processes
- Monitoring project health, conducting audits, and ensuring traceability
- Streamlining approval and review cycles with automated workflow management
- Providing detailed analytics and insight reports for project optimization
FAQs
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How do I create a model in PlantFCE?
Navigate to the project URL or open the Model Builder app, where a default model workspace is loaded, allowing you to start building structures and elements. -
What file format are models saved in?
Models are saved as JSON files, which can be shared and reopened within the app. -
How does the Auto Routing functionality work?
After defining structural and equipment elements, Auto Routing takes source and destination inputs with constraints and computes optimal, clash-free routes for pipes and cable trays. -
Can PlantFCE automate vendor requisitions?
Yes, with integrated micro datasheets and a configured email server, the system can automatically or manually send requisition emails to vendors. -
How can audit trails be generated?
Audit trails are generated by right-clicking on any model element within the app to view a chronological, read-only log of all related activities.
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