# Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional) Reviews **Vendor:** Octave **Category:** [Plant Design Management Systems Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/plant-design-management-systems) **Average Rating:** 4.5/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 24 ## About Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional) 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 automation, and easy-to-use drafting tools. ## Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional) Reviews ### 1. It was very user-friendly tool for a Piping Engineers **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Oil & Energy | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 19, 2020 **What do you like best about Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional)?** CADWorx is very easy to use for a AutoCAD user. Same like comment and tool bars. We can use auto routing options for piping. Easy to generate ISO and BOM. It's really faster and reducing our timing. **What do you dislike about Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional)?** I feel some time number training materials not easy to find. Structural modelling tools need to improve. I can't say anything more. **Recommendations to others considering Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional):** User friendly, faster, easy to use, manpower saving. **What problems is Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional) solving and how is that benefiting you?** I am not faced such situation. ### 2. Easy to learn how to use Cadworx. User friendly. You can design complex systems **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 06, 2020 **What do you like best about Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional)?** I like that I have the possibility to export back and forth to other softwares like Caesar II or PV Elite. Very useful for big project **What do you dislike about Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional)?** I dislike the errors especially the isogen errors. It takes me a while to figure out what the problem is because the error message is quite vague. **Recommendations to others considering Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional):** I have started to work for my first project in CADWorx after a 30 minutes lesson given to my by one of my coleagues. I recommend to anyone interested to try it for at least 10 days. **What problems is Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional) solving and how is that benefiting you?** I am using Cadworx for piping design: from creating the specific database to 3D modeling, 3D model integration, preparing the model for stress analysis with Caesar, isometric generation (including I-Configure projects), P&IDs, generation of bills of materials, creating 2D sections for erection details. It saves a lot of time and resources, can be used for various types of projects, from basic to very complex ones, and the accuracy is so high the pipes were perfectly fitted on site. ### 3. Professional Working with CADWorx **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Muhammad Moeed A. | Sr. Mechanical Design / Piping Engineer, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 12, 2020 **What do you like best about Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional)?** CADWorx has a very user friendly environment which makes professional working very simple and easy to execute. When doing Plant Engineering, CADWorx comes in very handy when implementing PIDs into 2D Layouts and 3D Modelling of piping system. Reviewing activity is made easier when all piping items can be isolated in a complex piping system. CADWorx can be integrated in other modelling softwares such as Navisworks, Caesar II etc. which makes it a team player for any organization. Sectional details of the model can also be made clear with the help of right tools defined in Cadworx. **What do you dislike about Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional)?** CADWorx should improve Isometric generation of piping model because usually there are continuation mistakes and connectivity issues with the software. During Isometric generation the number of piping components are usually scrambled and its takes a lot of manual working to properly align the Isometrics in order with the 3D Model. **Recommendations to others considering Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional):** Improve Isometric generation in CADWorx. Add more database of piping components in CADWorx. Presentation of Piping Specifications in Database shall be improved. Valves representation shall be improved in database. Special Items such as Control Valves and Shut Down Valves needs separate legend for representation. Piping Items such as strainers, expansion bellows required separate legend while depicting in piping layouts. Use CADworx for Plant Design, Piping Layouts development and Isometrics generation. **What problems is Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Detail Engineering and Piping Design. CADWorx is really very good and contains fair amount of tools under one hood for professional medelling. 2D and 3D Modelling in CADWorx are very useful in doing Plant Engineering and minor details can be modeled during engineering design. ### 4. CADworx is one of the best software one must have. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Fawaz A. | Mechanical Engineer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 10, 2020 **What do you like best about Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional)?** its the software in my view to design and to work on. CADWorx is easy to use because the software is AutoCAD based and utilizes exactly the same command structure and methodology with which all AutoCAD users are already familiar. This, along with the intuitive workflow of CADWorx, assures that the large base of trained AutoCAD users can become productive within days of first encountering the product. Likewise, the large set of template specifications and component databases shipped with the product, coupled with the product’s smooth 2D to 3D transition, database flexibility, and easy on-the-fly customization (no programming required) allows even the most casual users to easily and quickly ensure that CADWorx works exactly the way **What do you dislike about Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional)?** sometimes when I pull previously saved file the software lags. it could be a problem in my system. **Recommendations to others considering Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional):** I would recommend CADworx to anyone who is in the field of designing work.it is very useful software in designing, rendering & editing. so one must try this software in order to experience a new level of designing capabilities. its the software in my view to design and to work on. CADWorx is easy to use because the software is AutoCAD based and utilizes exactly the same command structure and methodology with which all AutoCAD users are already familiar. This, along with the intuitive workflow of CADWorx, assures that the large base of trained AutoCAD users can become productive within days of first encountering the product. Likewise, the large set of template specifications and component databases shipped with the product, coupled with the product’s smooth 2D to 3D transition, database flexibility, and easy on-the-fly customization (no programming required) allows even the most casual users to easily and quickly ensure that CADWorx works exactly the way. CADWorx is a scalable solution because it combines ease of use and quick startup with full functionality and extensive integration and data sharing capabilities. This allows CADWorx’s advantages to be focused according to the project’s demands. Smaller, simpler, projects can take advantage of CADWorx’s rapid startup and small overhead needs to meet tight timelines and budgets. Larger, more complex, projects, can take advantage of CADWorx’s automation and integration to reap downstream savings. CADWorx is a scalable solution because it combines ease of use and quick startup with full functionality and extensive integration and data sharing capabilities. This allows CADWorx’s advantages to be focused according to the project’s demands. Smaller, simpler, projects can take advantage of CADWorx’s rapid startup and small overhead needs to meet tight timelines and budgets. Larger, more complex, projects, can take advantage of CADWorx’s automation and integration to reap downstream savings. CADWorx is a scalable solution because it combines ease of use and quick startup with full functionality and extensive integration and data sharing capabilities. This allows CADWorx’s advantages to be focused according to the project’s demands. Smaller, simpler, projects can take advantage of CADWorx’s rapid startup and small overhead needs to meet tight timelines and budgets. Larger, more complex, projects, can take advantage of CADWorx’s automation and integration to reap downstream savings. CADWorx is a scalable solution because it combines ease of use and quick startup with full functionality and extensive integration and data sharing capabilities. This allows CADWorx’s advantages to be focused according to the project’s demands. Smaller, simpler, projects can take advantage of CADWorx’s rapid startup and small overhead needs to meet tight timelines and budgets. Larger, more complex, projects, can take advantage of CADWorx’s automation and integration to reap downstream savings. CADWorx is a scalable solution because it combines ease of use and quick startup with full functionality and extensive integration and data sharing capabilities. This allows CADWorx’s advantages to be focused according to the project’s demands. Smaller, simpler, projects can take advantage of CADWorx’s rapid startup and small overhead needs to meet tight timelines and budgets. Larger, more complex, projects, can take advantage of CADWorx’s automation and integration to reap downstream savings. **What problems is Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional) solving and how is that benefiting you?** CADWorx is a scalable solution because it combines ease of use and quick startup with full functionality and extensive integration and data sharing capabilities. This allows CADWorx’s advantages to be focused according to the project’s demands. Smaller, simpler, projects can take advantage of CADWorx’s rapid startup and small overhead needs to meet tight timelines and budgets. Larger, more complex, projects, can take advantage of CADWorx’s automation and integration to reap downstream savings. CADWorx is a scalable solution because it combines ease of use and quick startup with full functionality and extensive integration and data sharing capabilities. This allows CADWorx’s advantages to be focused according to the project’s demands. Smaller, simpler, projects can take advantage of CADWorx’s rapid startup and small overhead needs to meet tight timelines and budgets. Larger, more complex, projects, can take advantage of CADWorx’s automation and integration to reap downstream savings. ### 5. I found CADWORX very helpfull for easy pipe routing and BOQ **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** M. Rashid Latif G. | CAD Designer Mechanical / Piping, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 12, 2020 **What do you like best about Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional)?** I am not using full facilities provided in CADWORX. But i liked auto routing, auto isometric drawings with full B O Q and cut length and weld now. It is very helpful for time, labour and cost estimation. **What do you dislike about Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional)?** I added 5D bends for my Oil & Gas (under ground 12" & 10" pipelines) project. It was very helpfull but lengthy process to add new items in library. **Recommendations to others considering Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional):** CADWORX is good tool for piping projects. With less effort more accurate & detailed work. **What problems is Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Befor I was using simple Autocad for my piping and other tasks. Now I am using CADWORX for my piping projects. I saved my time. With less time more accurate and detailed work. I like this tool. ### 6. Cadworx as can be morr automated **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Vaibhav P. | Subsea Piping Stress Analyst, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 19, 2020 **What do you like best about Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional)?** Cadworx id most friendly 3d model software along with autocad functions, awesome to work and we can give highest precision and clarity if we do programming in Cadworx **What do you dislike about Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional)?** Cad worx should design such command that will generate automatic bill of material and bubble s as well, i can guide on this just contact me on vaibhav patil461@gmail.com **Recommendations to others considering Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional):** Cadworx beautiful software very easy handle and learn **What problems is Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional) solving and how is that benefiting you?** I was designing as built 3d modelling and design from the preparing GA drawings it was awesome experience. ### 7. I rate it 8 because it is a user friendly. PDMS & PDS is more demanding in the market. **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Hafiz A. | Project Engineer-Mechanical, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 15, 2020 **What do you like best about Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional)?** Piping layouting and piping material specs addition. **What do you dislike about Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional)?** CADWorx isogen module needs to be simpler and easier because currently, it is a lengthy process for setting templates of isometrics. **Recommendations to others considering Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional):** Good to use for creating Plants 3D and then fabrication drawings and BOM **What problems is Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional) solving and how is that benefiting you?** I used it for modeling gas compression plants in 3D; Generated Piping plans, GAs, Isometrics, accurate BOM, structural integration, piping specs addition, cii file generation for Caesar ii calculation and so on.... ### 8. it is useful software for piping ismometric and 3D modeling. **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Vipul P. | Jr.Design Engineer(Piping), Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 20, 2020 **What do you like best about Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional)?** it's use for Piping such P&ID,GAD,3D modling ,Piping Isometric also use for 3D to 2D converter ifclient want all views Drawging. **What do you dislike about Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional)?** Cadworx for useing 3D modling ,Gad,Isometric but It's not use for Equipment internal parts or details Calculation Draw so this is the Dislike for me. **What problems is Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional) solving and how is that benefiting you?** If want Draw Duct size like more than 40 inch can't draw pipe this the problem.and Benefits like easly create isometric on Piping Gad. ### 9. Good software for Designers except epc designers **Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Oil & Energy | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 09, 2020 **What do you like best about Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional)?** User friendly software that is easy to model and time saving **What do you dislike about Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional)?** During modeling when i rotate the model some item hide and when i press escape it will come.So we can't review effectively. Having this issue with autocad not in bricscad Lagging issue. **Recommendations to others considering Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional):** If you are a skid vendor then this is your best choice **What problems is Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Taking isometric drawing from model is the major benefit for us and creating usershape. ### 10. cadworx is very friendly and very helpful specially who are in oil and gas sector **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** ZAIN K. | Piping Designer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 19, 2020 **What do you like best about Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional)?** 3d model, isogen, auto routing, extract mto and etc **What do you dislike about Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional)?** 2020 version its very heavy to work in 3d **Recommendations to others considering Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional):** make it lightly because 2020 version its very heavy to run normal laptop **What problems is Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional) solving and how is that benefiting you?** whenever i used cadworx its very easy to details work and isometrics ### 11. Cadworx is one of the best 3D software used to create 3D model of the refineries **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** ROHIT K. | Electrical Designer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 22, 2020 **What do you like best about Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional)?** Graphics of the software & Color texture of an object. **What do you dislike about Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional)?** 128 MB or more graphic card is required for best experience. **Recommendations to others considering Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional):** User friendly for making 3D plants **What problems is Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional) solving and how is that benefiting you?** More productive than PDS software, user friendly, easy accessible ### 12. CADworx full information **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Design | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 15, 2020 **What do you like best about Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional)?** Piping designer to used this software. Very easy and full information with many tools in all type method. I really it's very very good software for me **What do you dislike about Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional)?** Dislike is no way. Can you use and say me. Wear is disturbing. Can't Westings your time. And one time check it used this software. **Recommendations to others considering Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional):** Very useful **What problems is Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Red you fully information in software. Help us. Otherwise if any problem so easyliy solving with CADworx. ### 13. Easy to learn **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Christopher J. | Unemployed, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 17, 2020 **What do you like best about Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional)?** Easiest to learn to be up and running in a day. **What do you dislike about Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional)?** Equipment module has barely been updated. **Recommendations to others considering Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional):** Learn how to edit piping specifications. **What problems is Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Easy setup. ### 14. Friendly user any draftsman can design plan **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 24, 2020 **What do you like best about Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional)?** Auto routing and clashing review Syncs with Caesar **What do you dislike about Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional)?** Less plot view when you on all screen tool, ribbon taking big space on screen, Awareness is very low as compare to microstation tool **Recommendations to others considering Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional):** Excellent tool it if future BIM **What problems is Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Getting bill of material on finger tip Line modification with structure Update the Caesar very quickly ### 15. I used this for P&ID’s **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Chemicals | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 18, 2020 **What do you like best about Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional)?** The fact that if you know CAD, you can pick it up quickly. **What do you dislike about Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional)?** CADWorx is my favorite smart piping software but AutoDesk is trying to catch up, just keep improving. **Recommendations to others considering Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional):** Compare to AutoDesk Plant and decide. I think you will prefer CADWORX **What problems is Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional) solving and how is that benefiting you?** The connection between the P&ID and 3D plant entities is very helpful. No problems. ### 16. Experience as Cadworx Spec writer **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Oil & Energy | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 23, 2020 **What do you like best about Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional)?** The user interface for Cadworx for spec writing is really easy for a beginner to understand. The user interface is very simple to work with. **What do you dislike about Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional)?** The features are not cutting edge like on similar softwares. **What problems is Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional) solving and how is that benefiting you?** The benefits are - simple user interface, Affordable reducing the project cost. ### 17. nice tool for 3D engineering **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Food & Beverages | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 16, 2020 **What do you like best about Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional)?** modelling, BOQ and isometric, easy to operate **What do you dislike about Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional)?** 3D model sectioning, is not available, if we want to see particular are with sectioning, then we could not do sectioning **Recommendations to others considering Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional):** its good tool, it can be competitor to SP3D **What problems is Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional) solving and how is that benefiting you?** good at modelling ### 18. good it's do the reqired **Rating:** 2.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Civil Engineering | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 18, 2020 **What do you like best about Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional)?** the way of measurements is good and clear also the beams connections **What do you dislike about Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional)?** i notes' some tools should used easily and soft **What problems is Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional) solving and how is that benefiting you?** we had problems in tools it need to fixed from time to time ### 19. For good software for piping isometric drawings **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Oil & Energy | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 09, 2020 **What do you like best about Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional)?** For piping designer ISO metric drawings preparation is very good **What do you dislike about Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional)?** For structural modeling not good as compare to sp3d **Recommendations to others considering Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional):** Yes **What problems is Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Not yet worked fully on Cadworks ### 20. Powerful Robust tool for Design **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Tony F. | Manager, Digital Sales Development, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 16, 2019 **What do you like best about Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional)?** The overall 3D piping design system is fast, efficient and easy to use. Great database as well as the functionality for checking collisions is immensely valuable. Overall it is a strong tool that automates a lot of the process. **What do you dislike about Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional)?** There's not much that I dislike. Sometimes importing other files or exporting files can be a little tricky and long to do but other than that it works good. **What problems is Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional) solving and how is that benefiting you?** The collision report is huge when you have a massive project with multiple types and dimensions of pipe. Also the library of parts and fittings make's the bill of parts automated in calculated totals and prices. ### 21. I have more than 10 years experience in CAD Drafting & Design. **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Design | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 26, 2019 **What do you like best about Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional)?** CADWorx is really software in Process Industry and ease to use. **What do you dislike about Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional)?** It is not available easily for new learners. **Recommendations to others considering Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional):** After long time I could not use it so I am not able to recommendations. **What problems is Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Kindly update standard as per market requirement. ### 22. The best piping design software **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Rokshan P. | Senior Draughtsman, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 29, 2019 **What do you like best about Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional)?** The best piping design software I have ever used to prepare for power plant design. It’s very easy to generate Bill of materials and Isometrics for construction issue. **What do you dislike about Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional)?** No any updated videos in YouTube to follow new futures comparing to Autodesk. **What problems is Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional) solving and how is that benefiting you?** Generated fabrication and spool drawings. ### 23. CAD made simple **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Architecture & Planning | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 24, 2019 **What do you like best about Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional)?** CADworx is a general purpose CAD software with implementation in various fields. It lets its user design more quickly and more efficiently. The best part about this software is its wide variety of tools and precise control over them. Also, it can develop isometric models straight from the layout which is really helpful and time-saving. Apart from its various benefits it also has a capability of structure modeling. It can also generate an estimate based on entered material values. **What do you dislike about Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional)?** There are so many benefits of this software that the small things could be ignored. But the major thing I dislike about this software is its tools aren't grouped properly. I found it very difficult to find a tool in the beginning. **Recommendations to others considering Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional):** It's really very good software. you all should definitely try it. **What problems is Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional) solving and how is that benefiting you?** I am using this software for my daily CAD projects. It is quite cheaper than the rest of the CAD software so I am saving money without compromising anything. ### 24. Best autocad-based program for intelligent 3D design and plant modeling. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Business Supplies and Equipment | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 01, 2019 **What do you like best about Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional)?** CADWorx is an easy implementation and learning tool, so you can start designing immediately. The bi-directional links between CADWorx and the analysis programs for pipes and vessels allow designers and engineers to easily share information while keeping plans, models and related information continually synchronized as changes are made. **What do you dislike about Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional)?** So far it has only happened twice where there are problems with communication with third party programs, but it was enough to restart the application to solve the problem, for everything else it is an excellent program. **Recommendations to others considering Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional):** Since its introduction CADWorx has revolutionized the plant design industry with its ease of use, flexibility, interconnectivity and scalability. **What problems is Octave Forte 3DWorx (CADWorx Plant Professional) solving and how is that benefiting you?** In the company we are specialized engineers in offering integrated, complete and AutoCAD-based solutions for plant design where we require easy-to-use drawing tools for intelligent drawings, connectivity with databases and advanced levels of automation. 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