Any chance someone is working on a connector for Autodesk Plant 3D?
This is something we have heard, albeit so far infrequently.
As it turns out from the search, twice from @Matthew_Randell .
Matthew describes his ideal workflow in good detail. Is there anything you think to add?
Some users have begun having success via Navisworks, which is supported and, in-turn supports Plant3D.
Thanks for the response! That was my thinking originally was to use the SQLite reports/databases from P3D and leverage the Navisworks connector to make connections later on down the roadā¦just wasnāt sure if a more direct connector was in the works or on anyone elseās radar.
We also already have a solid AutoCAD connector, and if Iām not wrong Plant3D is just another AutoCAD verical, meaning it shares most of the API.
If anyone wanted to pick up the challenge, weād be glad to help support the development!
Hi @teocomi,
Iāve tested opening P3D files using Autocad as an alternative to Navisworks (as I canāt seem to import from Navisworks to Revit) as, as you said, itās basically Autocad. However it doesnāt send all the geometries. It would say āImpEntity - not supportedā, however only it only affects some pipes & pipe connectors. As a random test I tried āexplodingā the whole model and surprisingly it would send just fine. Navisworks sends all the geometry just fine, just canāt import to Revit.
Wow, I saw a lot of people care about Plant 3D, me also same
Thanks for looking into this! Could you share a sample P3D for us to have a quick look?
Iād love to help look into why the Navisworks route didnāt work for you, would be good to have that at least as a fallback.
Can you share the project stream?