The SPOOLCAD software lineup includes

Complete pipe spool drafting and fabrication

SPOOLCAD is an intuitive, intelligent, and comprehensive software solution for spool drafting and fabrication. It helps companies streamline their operations with the latest technology.

With SPOOLCAD, businesses have access to superb spool drawing software. It also seamlessly shares vital project data from spool drafting to the shop floor, QC, accounting, and procurement.

SPOOLCAD is an innovative approach to improving business organization, efficiency, and profitability.

To respond to your business needs, we offer flexible licensing options to suit your project requirements:

• Monthly subscriptions or yearly licenses to fit project timelines
• Standalone or network licenses
• There is no limit on the number of spool drawings created

SPOOLCAD Suite is a complete software solution for spool drafting and data management. It offers all the modules and complete onboarding services at an exceptionally affordable price.

SPOOLCAD uses cutting-edge technology and takes pipe spool fabricating to the next level. SPOOLCAD offers pipe fabricators a complete spool drafting and data management system with exceptional functionality.

Here’s a list of included features:

• SPOOLCAD Suite comes complete with built-in AUTOCAD® OEM.
  
  Order SPOOLCAD as an add-on to your existing AUTOCAD (not AUTOCAD LT) and receive a 25% discount

• It comes with the modules you need to organize your work environment
• It comes bundled with Advantage BOM
• Fast project start-up with its project tools and user-friendly interfaces
• Easily create pipe spool drawings with minimal CAD skills
• Reduce drafting time and mistakes with intelligent behind-the-scene error-checking for standards compliance
• Generate the following lists:
  • BOMs
  • Weld maps
  • Weld counts
  • Labor codes
• Produce detailed calculations for:
  • Weld diameter-inches
  • Spool weights
  • Paint surface area
• Share with your customers:
  • SPOOLCAD files are saved in standard DWG™ file format
  • Print PDFs of your spool drawings

Comprehensive services to get you started

As part of the SPOOLCAD Suite software package, we provide training and technical support to help your staff get up and running quickly and efficiently while assisting them to make the most out of our software. As an adopter of SPOOLCAD, you will receive the following services:

• Free assistance for best setup during the installation and deployment process
• Free technical support by email or phone with same-day response
• Free comprehensive software tutorials
• Free and timely software updates
• Upgrade entitlements
• Custom web or onsite training by request

We will always keep you informed of the latest software releases or enhancements through our regular blogs and newsletters.

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Powered by AUTOCAD OEM

SPOOLCAD has built-in the latest version of AUTOCAD® OEM for exceptional CAD functionality. Your drawing files are also saved in DWG™ file format and easily shared with customers, suppliers, and other project stakeholders.

The built-in AUTOCAD OEM cannot be customized or used to run other third-party add-on applications.

Let SPOOLCAD work for you

SPOOLCAD is the perfect pipe spooling and
fabrication software for a wide range of users:

Piping Fabricators

Draw pipe spools and let your shop build them confidently as they conform to your customer’s project specs.

Owner-Operator

Owner-operators can create fabrication-ready spool drawings in-house to conform to their exact standards. When transmitted to the pipe fabricator, they ensure accuracy and expedite construction.

Independent Welder & Inspectors

Draw isometrics and spools at the office or onsite and send fabrication-ready drawings to the shop without the need to redraw them, saving steps and assuring accuracy.

Engineering Contractor (EPC)

Efficiently manage and track the progress of the drafting and construction of piping systems with minimal cost and minimal errors from projects ranging in size, users, and complexity.

Spool drawing

SPOOLCAD is a premium spool drawing application with a wide range of features for improved drawing capabilities, accuracy, and optimal efficiency.

• Fast drafting of accurate and detailed pipe spool drawings ready for fabrication
• Pipe spec-driven for design accuracy to reduce costly mistakes on the shop floor
• Project managed to ensure customer standards are followed: define project approved pipe specs, drawing appearance, weld gaps schedules, drawing borders, and location to store project files
• A passive background piping design checker alerts the user when straying from the correct piping design protocols
• Automated isometric dimensioning with a sub-dimension feature for small fitting outlets
• Automatic BOM generation with pipe cut lengths and individual fittings to accommodate heat number variance
• Weld lists generated and tagged on each weld in the drawing
• Comes with industry-standard border drawings adaptable for each project

Collaborate

Facilitate collaboration with SPOOLCAD’s project management tools that help spread vital project data throughout your business. Output your data in multiple file types for greater accessibility, communication, and teamwork.

• Generate comprehensive global lists for BOMs, weld maps, weld counts, labor codes
• Calculate weld Diameter-Inches, spool weights, and paint surface area
• Save output files in multiple formats: drawing (DWG), CSV (for use by programs like Excel), Web (HTML), and text (.TXT) files
• Share project drawings with your customers:
  • Drawing files saved in the industry-standard DWG™ file format
  • Print PDFs of your spool drawings

Manage materials

Accurate material reporting ensures
materials are ordered on time and correctly charged to each customer’s project.
Generate material reports for the entire project, a single or a group of spool drawings, or report by line number(s). Create material reports in any of the following formats:

• Insert BOM into your spool drawing
• Comma Separated Values (CSV) for use by programs like Excel
• Web format (HTML)
• External text (TXT) file

Included modules

Standards Manager

Control project settings to ensure
consistency from start to finish.

• Define project units: English, Metric, or mixed English/Metric
• Define allowable pipe specs
• Set scaling factors for symbols, layering, and colors
• Choose border drawings to be placed in the drawing
• Set dimensioning variables

Spec Generator

Create your pipe specs from SPOOLCAD’s extensive component database in various ratings and materials.

• The database includes pipe ratings from 150 to 2,500 lb and pipe sizes ranging from 1/8″ to 80″ (3mm to 2,000mm)
• Included generic carbon steel and stainless-steel ANSI pipe specs for 150, 300, 600, and 900 lb ratings
• Generate new pipe specs
• Organize and edit existing specs
• Add new material and other options to the source database

Shop Settings Manager

Define project fabrication settings to
conform with customer standards.

• Weld gap tables can be defined by individual pipe sizes or by pipe spec
• Choice of when to apply weld gaps in dimensions
• Weld tagging choice: alphabetical or numeric
• Weld ID tag style options
• User-defined weld table
• User-defined weld count table
• Pipe End Prep tags
• Component weights table
• Paint surface area tables

BOM Settings Manager

Customize material reports by creating multiple report templates to extract material information to accommodate your project’s schedule, material availability, and delivery timetables.

• Decide on the components to include in the report
• Set sorting sequence
• Define the BOM item numbering format
• Decide on the report’s appearance by choosing the font type, size, grouping headers, etc.
• Define CAD options to place BOM in the drawing
• Ability to preview reports in case adjustments are necessary

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Visual PCF

Currently under development, Visual PCF converts PCF files extracted from 3D models into 3D spool drawings complete with BOM and ready for fabrication.

Here are some of the features of Visual PCF:

• Converts PCF files extracted from 3D models into spool drawings for fabrication purposes
• The new drawing format is a leap from traditional schematics to full 3D image representation
• The SPOOLCAD user selects & controls the display of the pipe spool in 3D orientations for maximum clarity
• To further enhance spool visualization, alternate geometry views can be added to the drawing
• Significantly reduces spool drafting time with increased accuracy as it is extracted directly from the 3D model
• Creates a BOM table and attaches balloons to each component
• It is fully compatible with SPOOLCAD’s standard customization tools, such as BOM Settings Manager and Shop Settings Manager
• It provides the same robust drawing data management available in SPOOLCAD.