HOUSTON, February 25, 2002 -- COADE has released CADWorx/P&ID Version 2002, the latest edition of the company's AutoCAD-based software for creating Process & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID). for piping plant design, now with enhanced links between the software and COADE's CADWorx/PIPE Version 2002. These links make critical design information on the P&ID available to the CADWorx/PIPE model, ensuring that process diagram and model information are closely matched. Other enhancements include new multi-language support, allowing users to change command prompts, dialog boxes and outputs to their own languages, and Tool Tips, which makes component information accessible any time by just passing the cursor over any item. CADWorx/P&ID Version 2002 also includes enhanced process line source and destination functions to provide better links for process lines across drawings and adds an option that allows the software to check that an item placed on the diagram conforms to the currently set piping specification. Also, newly re-written context-sensitive Help, documentation and tutorials are easily accessible to ensure the right answers and best solutions are always available.

CADWorx/P&ID is part of a new generation software series from COADE offering full-featured 2D, 3D, isometric and P&ID (process and instrumentation diagram) capabilities. It, along with CADWorx/PIPE, provides intelligent drawing/database connectivity, advanced levels of automation, easy-to-use drafting techniques and the industry’s first bi-directional link with analysis programs. CADWorx was designed for quick installation and start up right out of the box. As is the case with all its software products, COADE has tested CADWorx using its stringent quality assurance (QA) standards and backs the software with a trained team of software engineers and program developers.


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COADE, Inc. is one of the world's leading engineering software companies and is a provider of new generation solutions for computer aided design (CAD) and engineering (CAE). Company products include CAESAR II, the world's most popular pipe stress analysis software; PVElite and CodeCalc, pressure vessel and component design and analysis software programs; CADWorx, an integrated series for piping and plant design & automation; and TANK, comprehensive engineering software for designing and analyzing oil storage tanks according to the latest API codes. COADE, CAESAR II, CADWorx, PVElite, CodeCalc and TANK are registered trademarks or trademarks of COADE, Inc. AutoCAD is a trademark of Autodesk.