PDS® Plant Design System is a comprehensive, intelligent computer-aided design/engineering (CAD/CAE) application for plant design, construction, and operations. The market's leading solution for plant design and engineering, PDS fits into corporate computing strategies - on a global scale and at the project level, with projects ranging from small plant revamps to multibillion-dollar offshore platform construction.
Intergraph has a well-established track record of providing migration paths to our newest technologies. This document provides the information needed to migrate PDS to Smart 3D - helping you make the most of your investment.
For more information or help with migration from PDS to Smart 3D, please contact your local Intergraph representative or visit our Web site at .
Only PDS Version 8.0, or later, is supported by Smart 3D.
Specifications and Other RDB Information Translation
The capability to translate piping specifications from PDS to Smart 3D is available and has been successfully applied to hundreds of piping specifications. You can migrate other RDB information, such as raceway, HVAC, and custom piping parts and parametric equipment, as well as naming rules to replace PDS labels. If you want to migrate your customized PDS RDB information to Smart 3D, we can provide piping specification migration training if you want to carry out the migration internally, or you can have Intergraph turnkey this process since it is typically a one-time effort. For more information about doing it yourself, see Using the PDS Translator.
Projects/Model Translation
Smart 3D supports the translation of objects and models from PDS. Specifications for any special components need to be defined in Smart 3D first before you can translate the special components from PDS. Intergraph consulting services are recommended for project and model translation to prepare data maps and PDS 3D data, import to Smart 3D, and validate and make any needed corrections and/or changes. Project/model translation tools require a separate license unless used in conjunction with Intergraph services. For more information, see Exporting Data from PDS.
Intergraph – Your Migration Partner
To help make your migration from PDS to Smart 3D a seamless one, while at the same time allowing you to move at your own pace, Intergraph offers migration consulting services to support the entire process. With a 35-year tradition of innovation and customer commitment, Intergraph has the expertise and experience needed to help you make a painless transition from PDS to Smart 3D. Uniquely combining the principles of data centricity, integration, and automation of best practices, our solutions deliver high value with an economical, quickly returned start-up investment. Contact us today at and let us help you with your unique migration needs.