The field of power plant 3D Model design is always moving forward. As new technologies and innovative concepts are developed, many large corporations tend to apply them to gain a competitive edge in gaining advantage over the peers.

While this has been seen by many as a risky manoeuvre, as new technologies oftencomes with specialized product suites and expert users are required to gain fullest benefit from the new 3D CAD technology. While it provides such significant benefits than current methodology of drafting the entire power plant in 2D CAD. Eventually, companies see the advantages of using 3D CAD technologyin Power plant modelling as they become the new industry standard and pave the way for future developments.

This has occurred in the mid-1970s when computer-aided drafting (CAD), majorly 2D drafting software program suites gained popularity in the field of architectural design. CAD programs originated since the mid-1960s, but up until that point it had only the advantage of providing designers with a digital space to work with, which made handling large volume of drawings and revisions to plans slightly easier, which would otherwise be pain-staking and time-consuming manual process.

Since the 1990s, 3D Solid Modelling became an increasingly common feature in CAD programs, which greatly expanded their capabilities and usefulness to designers majorly in Automotive and Aerospace domains.

Now in this era Power plants can leverage and reliably use 3D CAD software to build three-dimensional solid projections of buildings, chimneys, boilers, conveyors, staff quarters etc. and different departments could work simultaneously to add in the different components of the Power plant such as electrical wiring, plumbing, and exterior design.

What we benefit from 3D CAD?

3D CAD has many advantages over the traditional 2D drafting. It opens an array of possibilities for Engineering design, innovation, creative forms and handling large assemblies which would otherwise be very difficult to handle with conventional tools.

The following is the benefits of 3D modelling offers for manufacturing industries:

Handling large volumes of 2D CAD data –  The biggest drawback of 2D platforms is the line representation of every detail across the drawing. Line diagrams are easy to understand for a designer but difficult to explain the design intent and purpose of every component/machinery/structural assembly feature to construction teams where a separate drawings should be produced specifically for construction purpose. These difficulties leave gaps when 2D designs are handed over from one team to another along the hierarchy or at lateral levels.

Loss of design intelligence: Since 2D CAD files exist in their native .dwg formats, it becomes a compulsion to translate them into neutral files like DXF or IGES, primarily for accessing CAD data across multiplesoftware suites. However, during the file format conversions, design intelligence is lost as each CAD platform has its own ways of creating and storing the geometry.

Delayed production activities: The disjointed communication of the power plant design between design, manufacturing and construction teams using 2D,  adversely impacts the decision making process at manufacturing and construction stage. It often not only lengthens the process but also makes the entire process iterative and hence inaccurate.

When the situation is analysed, all these challenges arise from fragmented design handoffs and inevitable conversions between design and construction engineers. Despite the chronic legacy of 2D drawings in Power plant designservices, it is time for Companies and Corporations to start designing Power plant layouts into 3D CAD models for its robustness.

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