Every valve, flange, and gasket is automatically itemized.
Furthermore, SpoolGen can identify "Material Shortages." By comparing the design requirements against available inventory data (often integrated via SmartPlant Materials), it can flag discrepancies before the pipe hits the shop floor, preventing costly delays.
Poor material management leads to high scrap rates and costly project delays. Spoolgen provides strict control over materials.
By integrating Spoolgen with SDx, every spool drawing is generated using validated, up-to-date information. This ensures real-time revision control, weld traceability, and fabrication progress tracking. This tightly connected environment enhances quality, reduces rework, speeds up construction, and supports true digital transformation. intergraph smartplant spoolgen better
Drafting errors account for a significant portion of rework budget waste on construction sites. Spoolgen completely bypasses this by auto-generating shop drawings. The user simply defines weld placements on screen, and the software handles the dimensioning, notes, and visual layout instantly. 2. Strict Design Integrity
Because the tool pulls directly from the engineering model, there is no risk of a drafter misreading a pipe spec or diameter.
It assigns Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) requirements directly to specific weld IDs, creating a clear quality control audit trail. 4. Optimized Material Management and Error Reduction Every valve, flange, and gasket is automatically itemized
If your engineering team uses Intergraph SmartPlant 3D (SP3D), SpoolGen is a native extension. There is no file export/import conversion. You simply "publish" the model to SpoolGen.
Modifications update across all related bills of materials automatically.
In industrial construction, the transition from engineering design to shop fabrication is a critical juncture. Errors during this phase lead to material waste, schedule delays, and cost overruns. For decades, piping fabricators have relied on various tools to generate isometric drawings and spool sheets. However, Hexagon’s Intergraph SmartPlant Spoolgen stands out as the industry-leading solution. Spoolgen provides strict control over materials
It uses the industry-standard ISOGEN engine to create drawings automatically from digital design data.
: It is significantly faster than manual CAD drafting—generating spool drawings in 15 minutes or less—and eliminates roughly 95% of manual data entry errors. Key Strengths (Pros) High-Speed Automation : It reuses existing piping isometric data (from tools like