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Best Plant Design Management Systems Software

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Plant design management systems help users create and manage designs for industrial plants and facilities such as factories and water treatment plants. These systems increase the accuracy and efficiency of plant design projects while improving collaboration and interoperability. They can be used by multiple stakeholders, including designers, engineers, production managers, project managers, and executives involved in the process of designing a plant.

Plant design management software is used mainly in manufacturing and industrial environments but can also benefit companies from other industries such as utilities, oil, and gas. It can integrate with CAD & PLM software. While similar, plant design management software should not be confused with building design and building information modeling (BIM) solutions, which are more beneficial for architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) companies.

To qualify for inclusion in the Plant Design Management category, a product must:

Model and simulate manufacturing processes for new plants and factories
Define the physical infrastructure of a plant, including equipment and space planning
Create and optimize 3D plant design models and technical specifications
Track plant design costs and identify opportunities for time and materials savings
Design and simulate factory lines for production facilities using digital twins
Ensure compliance with regulations for safety, quality, and environmental protection
Provide analytics and data management for intelligent plant design and modeling
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    AVEVA E3D Design offers class-leading productivity and capabilities while retaining seamless compatibility with other AVEVA Engineering and Design solutions including AVEVA Unified Engineering.

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    • Oil & Energy
    Market Segment
    • 60% Mid-Market
    • 30% Enterprise
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  • AVEVA E3D Design Pros and Cons
    How are these determined?Information
    Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
    Pros
    3D Modeling
    1
    3D Visualization
    1
    BOM Management
    1
    CAD Integration
    1
    Collaboration
    1
    Cons
    Learning Difficulty
    2
    Complexity
    1
    Difficult for Beginners
    1
    Difficult Learning
    1
    Expensive
    1
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    AVEVA
    Year Founded
    1967
    HQ Location
    Cambridge, GB
    Twitter
    @AVEVAGroup
    15,462 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    7,548 employees on LinkedIn®
    Ownership
    LSE:AVV
Product Description
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AVEVA E3D Design offers class-leading productivity and capabilities while retaining seamless compatibility with other AVEVA Engineering and Design solutions including AVEVA Unified Engineering.

Users
No information available
Industries
  • Oil & Energy
Market Segment
  • 60% Mid-Market
  • 30% Enterprise
AVEVA E3D Design Pros and Cons
How are these determined?Information
Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
Pros
3D Modeling
1
3D Visualization
1
BOM Management
1
CAD Integration
1
Collaboration
1
Cons
Learning Difficulty
2
Complexity
1
Difficult for Beginners
1
Difficult Learning
1
Expensive
1
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Seller
AVEVA
Year Founded
1967
HQ Location
Cambridge, GB
Twitter
@AVEVAGroup
15,462 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
7,548 employees on LinkedIn®
Ownership
LSE:AVV
(113)4.4 out of 5
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    Tecnomatix® is a comprehensive digital manufacturing software suite designed to streamline and optimize manufacturing processes. This innovative solution encompasses two powerful products: Process Sim

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    • Automotive
    • Airlines/Aviation
    Market Segment
    • 41% Small-Business
    • 35% Mid-Market
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  • Tecnomatix Pros and Cons
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    Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
    Pros
    Simulation
    26
    Ease of Use
    17
    Features
    11
    Efficiency Improvement
    10
    Accuracy
    7
    Cons
    Learning Curve
    11
    Not User-Friendly
    9
    Expensive
    7
    Difficult Learning
    6
    Integration Issues
    6
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    Company Website
    Year Founded
    1980
    HQ Location
    Plano, Texas
    Twitter
    @siemenssoftware
    36,799 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    19,255 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
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Tecnomatix® is a comprehensive digital manufacturing software suite designed to streamline and optimize manufacturing processes. This innovative solution encompasses two powerful products: Process Sim

Users
No information available
Industries
  • Automotive
  • Airlines/Aviation
Market Segment
  • 41% Small-Business
  • 35% Mid-Market
Tecnomatix Pros and Cons
How are these determined?Information
Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
Pros
Simulation
26
Ease of Use
17
Features
11
Efficiency Improvement
10
Accuracy
7
Cons
Learning Curve
11
Not User-Friendly
9
Expensive
7
Difficult Learning
6
Integration Issues
6
Seller Details
Company Website
Year Founded
1980
HQ Location
Plano, Texas
Twitter
@siemenssoftware
36,799 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
19,255 employees on LinkedIn®

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    AutoCAD® P&ID software helps designers and engineers quickly create and edit P&IDs with familiar AutoCAD in-context editing tools.

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    • Oil & Energy
    • Construction
    Market Segment
    • 40% Mid-Market
    • 36% Small-Business
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  • AutoCAD Plant 3D Pros and Cons
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    Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
    Pros
    Customization
    1
    Design Development
    1
    Drawing
    1
    Layout Design
    1
    Modeling
    1
    Cons
    Missing Features
    2
    3D Modeling Issues
    1
    High Memory Usage
    1
    Slow Processing
    1
    Software Bugs
    1
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    Autodesk
    Year Founded
    1982
    HQ Location
    San Francisco
    Twitter
    @autodesk
    275,878 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    15,635 employees on LinkedIn®
    Ownership
    NASDAQ:ADSK
Product Description
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AutoCAD® P&ID software helps designers and engineers quickly create and edit P&IDs with familiar AutoCAD in-context editing tools.

Users
No information available
Industries
  • Oil & Energy
  • Construction
Market Segment
  • 40% Mid-Market
  • 36% Small-Business
AutoCAD Plant 3D Pros and Cons
How are these determined?Information
Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
Pros
Customization
1
Design Development
1
Drawing
1
Layout Design
1
Modeling
1
Cons
Missing Features
2
3D Modeling Issues
1
High Memory Usage
1
Slow Processing
1
Software Bugs
1
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Seller
Autodesk
Year Founded
1982
HQ Location
San Francisco
Twitter
@autodesk
275,878 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
15,635 employees on LinkedIn®
Ownership
NASDAQ:ADSK
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    Scalable 3D plant design software for industrial plant design At Cadmatic, we understand the specific engineering needs of the plant industry. Our 3D plant design tools are created to meet the needs o

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    No information available
    Market Segment
    • 50% Mid-Market
    • 33% Small-Business
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  • CADMATIC 3D Plant Design Pros and Cons
    How are these determined?Information
    Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
    Pros
    Collaboration
    1
    Drawing
    1
    Ease of Use
    1
    Features
    1
    File Management
    1
    Cons
    Export Issues
    1
    Slow Performance
    1
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    Cadmatic
    Year Founded
    1982
    HQ Location
    Turku, FI
    Twitter
    @CADMATICGroup
    190 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    217 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
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Scalable 3D plant design software for industrial plant design At Cadmatic, we understand the specific engineering needs of the plant industry. Our 3D plant design tools are created to meet the needs o

Users
No information available
Industries
No information available
Market Segment
  • 50% Mid-Market
  • 33% Small-Business
CADMATIC 3D Plant Design Pros and Cons
How are these determined?Information
Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
Pros
Collaboration
1
Drawing
1
Ease of Use
1
Features
1
File Management
1
Cons
Export Issues
1
Slow Performance
1
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Seller
Cadmatic
Year Founded
1982
HQ Location
Turku, FI
Twitter
@CADMATICGroup
190 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
217 employees on LinkedIn®
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    CADWorx Plant Design Suite is an integrated, complete AutoCAD and BricsCAD-based software series for plant design that provides intelligent drawing and database connectivity, advanced levels of automa

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    • Oil & Energy
    Market Segment
    • 46% Small-Business
    • 46% Mid-Market
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    HQ Location
    Stockholm
    Twitter
    @HexagonAB
    12,941 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    781 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
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CADWorx Plant Design Suite is an integrated, complete AutoCAD and BricsCAD-based software series for plant design that provides intelligent drawing and database connectivity, advanced levels of automa

Users
No information available
Industries
  • Oil & Energy
Market Segment
  • 46% Small-Business
  • 46% Mid-Market
Seller Details
HQ Location
Stockholm
Twitter
@HexagonAB
12,941 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
781 employees on LinkedIn®
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    PDS is a comprehensive, intelligent computer-aided design/engineering (CAD/CAE) application for plant design, construction, and operations

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    • Oil & Energy
    Market Segment
    • 47% Mid-Market
    • 40% Enterprise
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    HQ Location
    Stockholm
    Twitter
    @HexagonAB
    12,941 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    781 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
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PDS is a comprehensive, intelligent computer-aided design/engineering (CAD/CAE) application for plant design, construction, and operations

Users
No information available
Industries
  • Oil & Energy
Market Segment
  • 47% Mid-Market
  • 40% Enterprise
Seller Details
HQ Location
Stockholm
Twitter
@HexagonAB
12,941 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
781 employees on LinkedIn®
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    3DSMART modeling software will help you create 3D plant models for piping, equipment, and structural steel and securely stores this valuable project data in an integrated SQL Server database.

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    PROCAD
    HQ Location
    N/A
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    1 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
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3DSMART modeling software will help you create 3D plant models for piping, equipment, and structural steel and securely stores this valuable project data in an integrated SQL Server database.

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PROCAD
HQ Location
N/A
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
1 employees on LinkedIn®
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    CADISON is a solution provides the flexibility to customize workflows, object models and catalogs to one's own company standards and automatically generate reports, BOM, MTOs, Isometrics and 2D GA dra

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    No information available
    Market Segment
    • 100% Enterprise
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    Year Founded
    1993
    HQ Location
    Pune, IN
    Twitter
    @neilsoftenggsol
    505 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    18 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
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CADISON is a solution provides the flexibility to customize workflows, object models and catalogs to one's own company standards and automatically generate reports, BOM, MTOs, Isometrics and 2D GA dra

Users
No information available
Industries
No information available
Market Segment
  • 100% Enterprise
Seller Details
Year Founded
1993
HQ Location
Pune, IN
Twitter
@neilsoftenggsol
505 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
18 employees on LinkedIn®
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    The path to greater sustainability The energy sector is the industry of the future. The goal is to transition away from fossil fuels by expanding renewable energy generation and its use. Achieving

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    AUCOTEC
    Year Founded
    1985
    HQ Location
    Isernhagen, DE
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    213 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
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The path to greater sustainability The energy sector is the industry of the future. The goal is to transition away from fossil fuels by expanding renewable energy generation and its use. Achieving

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Seller
AUCOTEC
Year Founded
1985
HQ Location
Isernhagen, DE
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
213 employees on LinkedIn®
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    Detailed design and layout of your factory or plant in one integrated solution. Benefit from the advanced functionality and a great service.

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    No information available
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    Twitter
    @CADSchroer
    551 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    1 employees on LinkedIn®
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Detailed design and layout of your factory or plant in one integrated solution. Benefit from the advanced functionality and a great service.

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Twitter
@CADSchroer
551 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
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1 employees on LinkedIn®
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    Plant Design WorkSuite is a collection of plant design software solutions that helps to deliver mechanical, process, electrical and structural engineers and designers the tools to design virtually any

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    No information available
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    Year Founded
    1984
    HQ Location
    Exton, PA
    Twitter
    @BentleySystems
    17,571 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    5,572 employees on LinkedIn®
    Ownership
    NASDAQ: BSY
Product Description
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Plant Design WorkSuite is a collection of plant design software solutions that helps to deliver mechanical, process, electrical and structural engineers and designers the tools to design virtually any

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Year Founded
1984
HQ Location
Exton, PA
Twitter
@BentleySystems
17,571 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
5,572 employees on LinkedIn®
Ownership
NASDAQ: BSY
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    Our goal is to transform a work environment that has gone unchanged for decades. To that end, PlantStream uses the world’s fastest and highest precision innovative autonomous CAD software, offering so

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    No information available
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    Year Founded
    2020
    HQ Location
    Tokyo, JP
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    24 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
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Our goal is to transform a work environment that has gone unchanged for decades. To that end, PlantStream uses the world’s fastest and highest precision innovative autonomous CAD software, offering so

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Year Founded
2020
HQ Location
Tokyo, JP
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
24 employees on LinkedIn®
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    Realtime Robotics was founded in 2016 with the goal of transforming how robots and autonomous vehicles move. Our revolutionary technology provides automated, AI-powered solutions for industrial robot

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    Year Founded
    2016
    HQ Location
    Boston, Massachusetts, United States
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    56 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
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Realtime Robotics was founded in 2016 with the goal of transforming how robots and autonomous vehicles move. Our revolutionary technology provides automated, AI-powered solutions for industrial robot

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Year Founded
2016
HQ Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
56 employees on LinkedIn®
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    Smap3D Plant Design offers holistic software solutions for the engineering and fabrication of pipes. The company covers the entire process chain, from process engineering (P&ID) through piping pl

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    HQ Location
    Nittendorf, DE
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    24 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
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Smap3D Plant Design offers holistic software solutions for the engineering and fabrication of pipes. The company covers the entire process chain, from process engineering (P&ID) through piping pl

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HQ Location
Nittendorf, DE
LinkedIn® Page
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24 employees on LinkedIn®
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    SysCAD is a powerful and versatile plant simulator that can be used to simulate the simplest processing circuit through to complex full plant operations. It can be used in every aspect of the plant li

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    SysCAD
    Year Founded
    1985
    HQ Location
    Perth, AU
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    20 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
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SysCAD is a powerful and versatile plant simulator that can be used to simulate the simplest processing circuit through to complex full plant operations. It can be used in every aspect of the plant li

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Seller
SysCAD
Year Founded
1985
HQ Location
Perth, AU
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
20 employees on LinkedIn®