Software designs industrial and process plants.
Press Release Summary:
AutoPLANT® Physical Plant Design v3.0 consists of AutoCAD®-based solution for physical design of industrial and process plants. Release integrates work of functional design team, physical design team, and construction team. Its 2D-to-3D consistency checker verifies equivalence of functional and physical process design, ensuring that physical design matches intent of functional design. Users can also simulate construction, view interactive animations, and perform interference checking.
Original Press Release:
Bentley Announces Release of AutoPLANT Physical Plant Design 3.0
Exton, PA - June 24, 2003 - Bentley Systems, Incorporated, today announced the release of AutoPLANT® Physical Plant Design 3.0 (formerly AutoPLANT Plant Design Workgroup), its AutoCAD®-based solution for the physical design of industrial and process plants.
The new release now integrates the work of three teams - the functional design team, the physical design team, and the construction team - through a major innovation and the powerful synergies created by joining the Rebis and Bentley product lines.
The innovation is a 2D-to-3D consistency checker that verifies the equivalence of functional and physical process design. With the checker, users can ensure that the physical design matches the intent of the functional design and quickly correct any divergence.
The new release's compatibility with existing Bentley technology opens the door to a host of new capabilities and benefits. Bentley® Enterprise Navigator®, for example, now allows AutoPLANT users to simulate construction, view interactive animations of the construction process, and perform interference checking. As a result, plant construction can be planned and sequenced far more effectively.
The synergy of the two product lines extends to AutoPLANT access with Bentley collaboration servers. Bentley® ProjectWise® now allows AutoPLANT user organizations to create a managed environment of their plant IT - including all plant lifecycle applications and related information. In a managed environment for plants, tools are connected; information is confidently shared, synchronized, and secured; and people in all stages of the lifecycle are empowered to make the most-informed and best decisions.
AutoPLANT Physical Plant Design 3.0 is available immediately. An AutoPLANT release for AutoCAD 2004 will be available at the end of Q3 2003. A Webcast demonstrating AutoPLANT on AutoCAD 2004 will take place Wednesday, June 25, 2003, at 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. EDT. To register, log on to www.bentley.com/plant.
Bentley Plant is the company's vertical organization providing software solutions for design, construction, and operation of industrial and process plants. Bentley Plant serves users in chemicals, pharmaceuticals, oil and gas, water and wastewater, biotech, food and beverage, pulp and paper, mineral and metals, shipbuilding and power generation.
About Bentley
Bentley Systems, Inc., a global software vendor founded in 1984, provides software solutions to create, manage, and publish architectural, engineering, and construction (AEC) content. Bentley enables leading AEC firms and owners to design, build, and operate facilities, industrial plants, roadways, and other essential infrastructure assets. Bentley delivers integrated building design, plant design, civil engineering, and geospatial solutions for transportation, process and discrete manufacturing, government and public works, building, and utilities.
Bentley's 2002 revenues reached $230 million. Bentley software plays a mission-critical role in over two-thirds of the work of the Engineering News-Record Top 500 Design Firms.
For more information, call 1-800-BENTLEY or +1 610 458 5000, or visit us on the Web at www.bentley.com.
Bentley, the "B" logo, Enterprise Navigator and ProjectWise are registered trademarks of Bentley Systems, Incorporated or Bentley Software, Inc. AutoPLANT is a registered trademark of Rebis. Rebis is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bentley Systems, Incorporated. AutoCAD is a registered trademark of Autodesk, Inc. Other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners.
