Case Study: Pilot Chemical Company streamlines piping layout import with Datacor's AFT Fathom Import Piping Layout Wizard

Pilot Chemical Company speeds hydraulic analysis with Datacor's import wizard in 3 minutes

Pilot Chemical Company was facing the challenge of inefficiently rebuilding their existing CAD, CAESAR II, and EPANET files for hydraulic analysis, a repetitive and time-consuming process. To overcome this, they utilized the Import Piping Layout Wizard from vendor Datacor, specifically within the AFT Fathom software.

Datacor's solution allowed Pilot Chemical Company to directly import piping layouts and data from .pcf, .cii, and .inp files, eliminating the need for manual reconstruction. The wizard provided a preview feature for accuracy, the ability to change junction types and remove unnecessary components before import, and options to optimize the model by ignoring small pipes and combining adjacent elements. This streamlined process significantly sped up both the import and the overall hydraulic analysis for the customer.

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