PractiPIPE™
The Ultimate tool for a fully automated drafting solution for piping and plumbing trades.
Taking MEP drafting to the next level
PractiPIPE™ by MetaLab Inc. is an AutoCAD/AutoCAD MEP-based, fully automated, 3D CAD system for BIM modeling & drafting. Complete with hundreds of thousands of piping and plumbing components from the most widely used manufacturers in the world plus features for automatic routing, editing, spooling, and more...
PractiPIPE™ Improves Your Workflow
Extensive 3-D Present Piping/Plumbing Catalogs From Major Manufacturers
Piping Systems Builder
Automatic Pipeline
Intelligent Editing
Drawing on Slope
AutoRouting
Automatic Hanger Mechanism
Fully Automatic Spooling & Reporting
PractiPIPE™ Resource Videos
Here are some helpful videos.
Automatic Annotation & Reporting
- Automatic Tagging of All PCAD Entities
- Automatic Layering of All Entities
- Automatic Hidden Line Generation (Ex: Duct over Duct)
- Full Automatic Reporting of All Entities (Ex: Comprehensive BOM’s)
- Ability to Create Spool Drawings of Pipe (Automatically Creates, Numbers, and Dimensions Pipe)
- Ability to Easily Create a Cross Section (Edits with Main View)
- Ability to Create “Spool Map” Drawings
- Ability to Create Custom Items Using AutoCAD DWG's for Equipment (Can Create PractiCAD Attachment Points)
Complete Systems Integration
- Compatibility with all latest versions of AutoCAD and AutoCAD MEP
- Full Networking Capability
Real Manufacturing Meets Drafting
- Extensive 3-D Parametric Pipe Libraries from Major Manufacturers (Ex: Victaullic, Weld Bend, Charlotte, Nibco, etc...)
- Ability to Add Insulation to Pipe
- Ability to Create Catalogues of All Entities
- Automatic Spooling for Pre-Fabrication of Piping Systems
- Full Architectural Libraries Including Steel, Bar Joists, Slabs, Walls, Lights, Ceiling Grids, GRD's etc...
True 3D "BIM" Modeling
- 100% Building Information Modeling (BIM) compliant software. Produces Level of Development (LOD) 400+ Drawings (Level of Development)
- Automatic Collision Detection between PCAD Entities, AutoCAD Lines, Polyline, PolyFaceMesh Lines, and AutoCAD 3-D Solids
- Ability to Export to Navis Works for BIM Coordination
- Ability to Export to Revit with PractiREV
- Partial View Feature for Advance Isometric Isolation/Viewing
Drafting Automation
- Automatic Application of Custom Defined Systems and Services
- Full Auto-Routing Capability. (Ex: Between Pipes)
- Ability to Create Automatics and Ultimatics (These are user-defined one-touch clicks, that automate tasks like selection, editing, routing, numbering, reporting, downloading etc...Easily the most efficient/powerful feature in the software)
- Advanced Editing Capabilities of All Entities (Ex: All properties of all entities can be edited globally and on the fly. Systems, Dimensions, Tags, Reports, Etc... (Ex: Systems can be changed from one to another)
- Automatic Optimization of Pipe (Ex: Eliminates Couplings or Extra Joints not needed)
- Automatic Hanger Mechanism (Placement, Editing, Reporting, and Ability to Download to Robotic TotalStations)
- Easy to Draw Sloped Pipe
- Easy to Draw Parallel Pipe
Download PractiPIPE™
PDF Spec Sheet
SOFTWARE PractiCAM PractiCAD PractiPIPE PractiREV PractiCAM/CAD Estimation PractiCAD/CAM Design Suites
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