Generate Pressure Vessel Drawings Automatically

Create Pressure Vessel Drawings With The Codeware Interface^®

The Codeware Interface (CWI) saves designers time and reduces errors by quickly generating SOLIDWORKS® or Inventor® pressure vessel solid models from COMPRESS and INSPECT designs. It also includes Drafter 3D, which saves yet more time by creating pressure vessel drawings from the solid models it creates. The CWI is available as an add-in for SOLIDWORKS or Inventor and is supplied at no extra cost to Codeware clients. It manages the data associated with the imported design files through the use of iProperties (Inventor) or Custom Properties (SOLIDWORKS). The CWI also supports the use of advanced solid modeling techniques such as Assembly Representations, Configurations, Features, Sketches and Sheet Metal. And for 2018, the pressure vessel solid models generated now incorporate nozzle Mates for making fast parametric changes.

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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Solid Models → Pressure Vessel Drawings

Time Saving Automatic Drawings

The CWI can automatically create to-scale pressure vessel drawings that include assemblies, bills of materials, nozzle details, cut lists and custom Appendix 2 flanges. The heat exchanger drawings generated add details such as tube bundles, U-tube bend schedules, baffles, tie rods, spacer tubes and impingement rods.

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 pressure vessel solid 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.