Create Pressure Vessel Drawings Automatically

Generate Pressure Vessel and Heat Exchanger Drawings

COMPRESS comes with the Codeware Interface® (CWI), an add-in that imports COMPRESS files into SOLIDWORKS® or Inventor® and automatically creates pressure vessel and heat exchanger drawings. The CWI manages the data associated with the imported files through the use of iProperties (Inventor) or Custom Properties (SOLIDWORKS). It also supports the use of advanced solid modeling techniques such as Assembly Representations, Configurations, Features, Sketches and Sheet Metal.

Included as a Standard Feature

The solid modeling and pressure vessel drawing functionality provided by the CWI is not available from any of our competitors and is included at no additional charge with each current COMPRESS or INSPECT license.

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Time Saving Automatic Drawings

The CWI creates to-scale drawings that include assemblies, bills of materials, nozzle details and cut lists. Tube bundles, U-tube bend schedules, baffles, tie rods, spacer tubes, impingement rods, custom flanges and more are automatically generated.

Easy Customization

The CWI produces drawings that conform to your company’s drafting standards through the use of customizable tables, templates and functions. Because assembly Representations and Configurations are used during model generation, it is easy to create and populate custom nozzle schedules, shell, flange and other tables.

AutoCAD® Support

COMPRESS 3D models can also be exported directly to AutoCAD using the STEP file format. This option does not require SOLIDWORKS or Inventor.

Shopfloor® Integration

The CWI integrates with Shopfloor, our welding management system. When used with Shopfloor, CWI generated drawings can automatically include Shopfloor WPS assignments.

Codeware Interface Drawing Options

General Arrangement

Efficiently create and customize front, side and isometric views of your vessels. The front and side views include attachment angle, ordinate, length along with height/width dimensions.

Heat Exchanger

Customizable heat exchanger drawings include bundle, channels and tube sheets. Applicable height, width, thickness and tube layout dimensions are available for automatic application.