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# PlantExpressTools

## Plant design with AutoCAD Plant 3D, faster, easier, and with fewer errors

PlantExpressTools is a collection of CAD functions together with project administration functions. It extends daily work in AutoCAD Plant 3D and AutoCAD P&ID with tools that help teams configure projects faster, reduce manual effort, and avoid errors.

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## Plant design with AutoCAD Plant 3D, faster, easier, and with fewer errors

PlantExpressTools is a collection of CAD functions together with project administration functions. It extends daily work in AutoCAD Plant 3D and AutoCAD P&ID with tools that help teams configure projects faster, reduce manual effort, and avoid errors.

### Assemblies

Assemblies allow you to create logical groups for your P&ID Symbols and Lines and use Acquisition Rules between the P&ID objects and the Assembly.

<iframe width="256" height="145" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/joC5GTzgHQk?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title="PlantExpressTools for AutoCAD Plant 3D: Assemblies" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border-width: medium; border-style: none; border-color: currentcolor; border-image: none;"></iframe>

 

### Copy/Rename Projects

Allows you to copy or rename projects including all files within your project.

<iframe width="256" height="145" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/53tvLcVg90s?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title="PlantExpressTools for AutoCAD Plant 3D: Rename &amp; Copy Project" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border-width: medium; border-style: none; border-color: currentcolor; border-image: none;"></iframe>

 

### Project Setup Export/Import

You can export your P&ID classes, properties and symbols, modify them, for example with Excel, and import them back. You can also create new classes, properties and symbols when importing.

<iframe width="256" height="145" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Y4ytQQQwDsY?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title="PlantExpressTools for AutoCAD Plant 3D: Project Setup Ex-/Import" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border-width: medium; border-style: none; border-color: currentcolor; border-image: none;"></iframe>

 

### DWG Export

Exports P&ID and 3D drawing as standard AutoCAD DWGs with standard AutoCAD objects, such as solids. This function will also purge the drawing and considers XREFs.

<iframe width="256" height="145" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/D9OwshPq17Q?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title="PlantExpressTools for AutoCAD Plant 3D: DWG Export" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border-width: medium; border-style: none; border-color: currentcolor; border-image: none;"></iframe>

 

### Update Tag/Transfer Rule

Checks and updates your Tags and Acquisitions in case of changes in project setup.

<iframe width="256" height="145" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qDGnyozMs8s?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title="PlantExpressTools: Tag/Acquisition Rules Update" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border-width: medium; border-style: none; border-color: currentcolor; border-image: none;"></iframe>

 

### Symbol Palette

Provides a new experience to insert your symbols and lines by showing only the symbols and lines you have in your current project. It also removes the need to worry about exporting and importing tool palettes.

<iframe width="256" height="145" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/X1hi3dUvOKs?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title="PlantExpressTools for AutoCAD Plant 3D: Symbols Palette" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border-width: medium; border-style: none; border-color: currentcolor; border-image: none;"></iframe>

 

### Assign Extended Tag

In addition to the properties which make the tag, you can add more properties that you may want to fill out while assigning the tag.

<iframe width="256" height="145" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6P5ayA6_Uac?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title="Assign Tag" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border-width: medium; border-style: none; border-color: currentcolor; border-image: none;"></iframe>

 

### Check Nozzle Nominal Diameter

Checks the size of a nozzle against the size of the line segment.

<iframe width="256" height="145" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BXwi_6BRE08?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title="PlantExpressTools for AutoCAD Plant 3D: Nozzle Check" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border-width: medium; border-style: none; border-color: currentcolor; border-image: none;"></iframe>

 

### Project Manager

PlantProjectManager is a replacement for the Plant 3D Project Manager. It adds features such as versions and revisions and serves as the central place for using other PlantTools functions.

<iframe width="256" height="145" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OxRh37ULpDc?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title="PlantExpressTools for AutoCAD Plant 3D: PlantProjectManager" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border-width: medium; border-style: none; border-color: currentcolor; border-image: none;"></iframe>

 

### Change Log

The Change Log function records changes made to the properties of your P&ID objects, including symbols and lines. The history can be viewed, searched, filtered, and restored.

<iframe width="256" height="145" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Qboflr8pYlg?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title="PlantExpressTools for AutoCAD Plant 3D: Change Log" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border-width: medium; border-style: none; border-color: currentcolor; border-image: none;"></iframe>

 

### Rule-Based Block Insertion

With rule-based block or assembly insertion, predefined blocks or assemblies can be inserted automatically based on user-defined rules. This is useful when drawings are built from standard assemblies and only smaller changes remain.

<iframe width="256" height="145" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GGULt2lTPbs?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title="PlantExpressTools for AutoCAD Plant 3D: Rule Based Block Insert" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border-width: medium; border-style: none; border-color: currentcolor; border-image: none;"></iframe>

 

### Clash Detection

Clash Detection has an easy, intuitive user interface from which users can check, analyze, detect, and resolve clashes without leaving AutoCAD Plant 3D.

<iframe width="256" height="145" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BqA-IdHO5iI?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title="PlantExpressTools: Clash Detection" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border-width: medium; border-style: none; border-color: currentcolor; border-image: none;"></iframe>

 

### In-Place Editing

The In-Place Edit function allows you to modify your P&ID Assemblies directly within the drawing without opening the AutoCAD Block Editor. This keeps the surrounding context visible and improves editing accuracy.

<iframe width="256" height="145" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/I2Rot506_xM?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title="PlantExpressTools: In-Place Edit" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border-width: medium; border-style: none; border-color: currentcolor; border-image: none;"></iframe>

 

### PlantBatch

PlantBatch is a desktop application used to execute other applications, such as Plant 3D or PlantReporter, as batch processes. It can run AutoCAD scripts for multiple drawings or create batches of reports.

<iframe width="256" height="145" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QqrIVVvq4a0?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title="PlantExpressTools: PlantBatch" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border-width: medium; border-style: none; border-color: currentcolor; border-image: none;"></iframe>

 

### Calculate Coordinates

Calculates X, Y, and optionally Z values of P&ID objects for your drawing frame grid.

<iframe width="256" height="145" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/t0QlMv28RnY?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title="PlantExpressTools for AutoCAD Plant 3D: Coordinates" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border-width: medium; border-style: none; border-color: currentcolor; border-image: none;"></iframe>

 

### Selection Lists Export/Import

You can export all your selection lists from P&ID and 3D, modify them, for example with Excel, and import them back. This speeds up your project setup significantly.

<iframe width="256" height="145" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CPoRExOOncY?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title="PlantExpressTools for AutoCAD Plant 3D: Lists" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border-width: medium; border-style: none; border-color: currentcolor; border-image: none;"></iframe>

 

### Update Line Annotation

Checks and updates the annotation of your line segments in P&ID in case line annotations are no longer linked to their line segments.

<iframe width="256" height="145" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fpwwFYBNBOY?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title="PlantExpressTools for AutoCAD Plant 3D: Line Annotation" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border-width: medium; border-style: none; border-color: currentcolor; border-image: none;"></iframe>

 

### Create Lists

Generates lists in your P&ID drawing, for example equipment lists inside the drawing.

<iframe width="256" height="145" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CPoRExOOncY?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title="PlantExpressTools for AutoCAD Plant 3D: Lists" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border-width: medium; border-style: none; border-color: currentcolor; border-image: none;"></iframe>

 

### Calculated Properties

You can create simple concatenations or complex mathematical formulas for your Plant 3D properties. It can be compared to Microsoft Excel formulas and can also calculate color, layer, or hyperlink values.

<iframe width="256" height="145" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zMt3ucswtiI?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title="PlantExpressTools for AutoCAD Plant 3D: Calculations" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border-width: medium; border-style: none; border-color: currentcolor; border-image: none;"></iframe>

 

### Update From/To

Updates From/To information in line with project data changes.

<iframe width="256" height="145" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/F06x22Htsgg?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title="PlantExpressTools for AutoCAD Plant 3D: From/To" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border-width: medium; border-style: none; border-color: currentcolor; border-image: none;"></iframe>

 

### Update Selection Lists

With this function, selection lists are updated automatically with data from an external source such as a database or an Excel file.

<iframe width="256" height="145" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HaYtImMuE7o?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title="PlantExpressTools for AutoCAD Plant 3D: Selection List Update" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border-width: medium; border-style: none; border-color: currentcolor; border-image: none;"></iframe>

 

### Property Palette

With the properties palette you can define your own tabs, groups, and properties and control the order in which those properties appear.

<iframe width="256" height="145" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mPg91eHqPxY?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title="PlantExpressTools for AutoCAD Plant 3D: Properties Palette" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border-width: medium; border-style: none; border-color: currentcolor; border-image: none;"></iframe>

 

### Bolt Calculation

Bolt Calculation replaces the BoltSets of AutoCAD Plant 3D completely and comes with its own expandable bolt catalog. PlantExpressTools supports BoltSets as well as the use of single bolt parts.

<iframe width="256" height="145" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8tS8snvRffs?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title="PlantExpressTools for AutoCAD Plant 3D: Bolt Calculation" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border-width: medium; border-style: none; border-color: currentcolor; border-image: none;"></iframe>

 

### Automated Project Creation

With PlantProjectCreate you can create projects and drawings from within other applications. It can also set project and drawing properties, which is useful for companies that want to streamline project creation.

<iframe width="256" height="145" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LXk8DeXpi0o?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title="PlantExpressTools for AutoCAD Plant 3D: PlantProjectCreate" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border-width: medium; border-style: none; border-color: currentcolor; border-image: none;"></iframe>

 

### off-Page Connector Manager

The Off-Page Connector Manager provides an overview of all your off-page connectors. In its graphical interface, you can search, filter, connect, and disconnect without opening any drawing.

<iframe width="256" height="145" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H6xCsd1W-V0?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title="PlantExpressTools for AutoCAD Plant 3D: OPC Manager" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border-width: medium; border-style: none; border-color: currentcolor; border-image: none;"></iframe>

 

### Copy and Paste

 The Copy & Paste function enables users to duplicate values from one line or symbol and apply them to multiple other lines or symbols, even across different drawings. This feature streamlines data entry, ensures consistency, and improves efficiency when working with repetitive elements in a project. 

<iframe width="256" height="145" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xz-c8NkRKMA?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title="PlantExpressTool: Copy &amp; Paste" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border-width: medium; border-style: none; border-color: currentcolor; border-image: none;"></iframe>

 

### Renumber

The Renumbering function allows you to renumber properties of your symbols. This is often used when tags need to be renumbered.

<iframe width="256" height="145" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gYWIPtbu9H0?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title="PlantExpressTools: Renumbering" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border-width: medium; border-style: none; border-color: currentcolor; border-image: none;"></iframe>

 

### Tag Conflict Checker

This Tag Conflict Checker palette is a live view of any tag conflicts, including duplicate tags. It considers Plant 3D tags as well as additional tags created with Assign Tag. The palette is also available in PlantDataManager.

<iframe width="256" height="145" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SZlpEjAEvjc?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title="PlantExpressTools: Tag Conflict Checker" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border-width: medium; border-style: none; border-color: currentcolor; border-image: none;"></iframe>

 

 

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## auxalia WESTCAM Group

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## Popular

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