Thank you for posting that, Otto.
One question I haven't yet asked on this list is, "Which piping software are you using, and how well does it work?". Some of you are involved in mega-dollar marine and petroleum/chemical engineering projects and likely use the more expensive hardware-specific software.
The vast majority of subscribers to this list have at least 15 years of experience in piping design (based on those that have indicated their age on the inquiry form at Onelist) and from that I presume they also have "board experience", IE, familiarity with how piping design work progressed before CAD.
Let's look at the CAD piping software available today...there's the "total-experience-but-expensive-and-centralized" one gets with PDS or PDMS and there's the "affordable-sometimes-buggy-but-customizable" option of Rebis, Cadpipe and others. Which is the best approach? Does "largest installed base" really count?
Based on the AutoCAD business model,"largest installed base" *does* work in the long run, since it results in more user interaction and as a result, more user-originated solutions to software problems. On the other hand, some designers prefer the "total package" as offered by the big-buck vendors.
The intent of starting this email list and website has always been to get back to the basics of piping design and to apply that same critical thinking to the concept of piping software development (I don't think we're going back to the board, eh?).
Paul
Otto Weiberth wrote:
> Delain,
>
> Check out rebis.com <rebis.com> for a totally integrated I&E design tool
> that's used worldwide and is the largest installed base out there.
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