CADWorx Webinar Series

Webinar, July 16th, 12:00pm CST: Developing Vessel Fabrication Drawings using PV Fabricator

Joseph Dixon — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:21:37 PDT

with Chris Schiller, COADE Inc Register for this Webinar. Fabrication drawings are at the heart of communicating vessel design to the fabrication floor. Generating accurate and on time vessel drawings is critical to any vessel business. Using PV Fabricator will...

2009 COADE User Conference Keynote Speaker

Joseph Dixon — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:38:25 PDT

COADE has signed the World's Funniest Guitar Virtuoso, Mike Rayburn to join Tom Van Laan as the keynote speaker at this year's User Conference. Mike uses his astounding guitar creations, uproarious songs and presentation skills to encourage, challenge and inspire...

2009 COADE User Conference

Joseph Dixon — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:37:40 PDT

September 28th to 30th, 2009 - Houston Texas The 2009 COADE User Conference has been scheduled for September 28-30 in Houston Texas. This event is built upon the success of the 2008 CADWorx User Conference in which 300+ people attended...

Access Database Queries

David Wolfe — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 07:30:44 PST

In this introduction to CADWorx and Access Database queries, we'll walkthrough setting up simple database queries and develop an understanding of how to put a query together. Opening a query in Design view and adding fields Using Criteria to limit...

2008 CADWorx User Conference Success

Joseph Dixon — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:42:58 PDT

The 2008 CADWorx User Conference held in Houston Texas has concluded and has been a tremendous success with over 300 in attendance this year. Nine Class sessions were offered with 25 different topics taught during the three days. Receptions were...

Topworks Features

Werner Theron — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:50:13 PDT

Topworks is without a doubt the best new feature since Isogen edit.... in my opinion of course :-) Topworks does not needto be added only at right angles to the valves, by swithcing off ortho (f8) you can place spindles,...

2008 CADWorx User Conference

Joseph Dixon — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:57:06 PDT

The 2008 CADWorx User Conference is scheduled for October 20-22 in Houston Texas. The venue has been selected and the Conference website is online. This is a great opportunity for you to get out of the office and network with...

MEP and CADWorx

David Wolfe — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:59:00 PDT

We've been running CADWorx on MEP the last few months and had to run through several issues to get CADWorx to run on the base AutoCAD without loading the MEP modules. The key to getting running AutoCAD MEP as plain...

Forcing SKEYS

Werner Theron — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:31:40 PDT

Often it will be quicker to modify the SKEY of an exist CADWorx component that is similar in appearance than going the whole User Shape and Custom SKEY route. Needing to create a cooling tower like below and getting it...

CAD Workstation recommendations

Steve Lozano — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:35:42 PDT

Hardware recommendations for a CAD Workstation that will utilize 3D Modeling in CADWorx Plant. First off… if you plan on utilizing CADWorx in 3D, you need a system that won’t limit your creativity. Also, I recommend using dual screens. You...

How CADWorx uses the data file to draw shapes

Binh Hoang — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:31:39 PST

CADWorx Plant ships with an Example.spc that has one entry for every component. The data files used with the Example.spc are located in the ..\CADWorxPlant\LIB_I\EXA\ directory. The ZIP EXE download link (http://www.coade.com/cadworx/examplefiles.exe) has an updated set of these files and...

Eating the Competition

Joseph Dixon — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 02:12:59 PST

Here is a picture of CADWorx eating the competition. Thanks to Andrew Taylor of Chempute Software for taking me on a little safari in South Africa. Shot from his car. Best Regards, Joseph Dixon Product Manager - Plant Design Solutions...

CDT 2008 Africa

Joseph Dixon — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 02:03:19 PST

We have just finished our 20th CDT 2008 in South Africa with three events, two in Johannesburg and one in Durban. This was a great success with a good turnout of both users and prospective users. Most everyone left with...

Readme.htm

Greg Silva — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:45:42 PST

Have you ever wondered how some people can find out the new commands so fast? Well, it's really no secret. Coade has always documented all the new features for each release and build in a file called Readme.htm. This file...

CADWorx Discovery Tour a hit in Singapore

Dr. David — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 12:31:56 PST

5th December 2007 witnessed about 75 CADWorx users and potentials coming together in Singapore. A full report and pictures can be found if you click here.

Beginnings

Joseph Dixon — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:38:28 PST

From the immortal words of John Lennon we need to "Come Together Right Now". This is the beginning of our new CADWorx User Blog. This blog is dedicated to all the great designers out there who spend every day designing...

One Full Year as PM

Joseph Dixon — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:47:26 PST

I have now been with COADE one full year and what an experience. I have been working in the petrochemical industry as a designer and manager for 21 years and felt I had a good grasp on what was required...

AutoCAD DISPSILH and ISOLINES Settings

Anupam Patel — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:50:18 PST

The AutoCAD settings of DISPSILH and ISOLINES control the display of AutoCAD solids. The ideal setting for viewing piping components is: DISPSILH = 1 and ISOLINES = 0. These values can be set at the AutoCAD command line or from...

Start CADWorx with Autodesk vertical product

Anupam Patel — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:39:25 PST

To start CADWorx with Autodesk vertical product, follow the steps below: Step 1: Start Autodesk vertical product from the desktop icon or from the Windows Start Menu. Step 2: Add the CADWorx ..\Support\ directory to the Support File Search Path...

After installing or updating CADWorx, the pull-down menu is not visible

Anupam Patel — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:03:23 PST

To re-load the "Plant" menu from CADWorx Plant Professional / CADWorx Plant, run the command LOADMENUPLANT To re-load the "P&ID" menu from CADWorx P&ID Professional / CADWorx P&ID, run the command LOADMENUFLOW To re-load the "Equipment" menu from CADWorx Equipment,...