What's New in AutoCAD Plant 3D 2022 Toolset

Learn about new features in this release of AutoCAD Plant 3D 2022 toolset.

Highlights

Project Compare

Compare the current project to a reference project. Specify a local, collaboration, or vault project to compare with the current project.

Ortho Offset Location

Display the different coordinates in an orthographic drawing.

Isometric Dimension Setup

The Project Setup dialog box is redesigned with extended isometric dimensioning capabilities. The isometric dimension setup also provides access to the Iso Styles Editor for advanced configuration of the IsoConfig.xml.

Additional enhancements

Plant Content Runtime Upgrade: The built-in Plant content is now based on Python 3.7.9 version. Upgrade your custom scripts to be compatible with Python 3.7.9 version. You can use any available tools to translate Python 2 to 3. An example is the 2to3 tool (https://docs.python.org/3.7/library/2to3.html).

AutoCAD Plant 3D Object Enabler: With AutoCAD Plant 3D OE installed, more Plant 3D objects properties including the Equipment Nozzle details are displayed in Navisworks.

Collaboration: Collaboration projects support the new Autodesk Construction cloud. The region suffix in the collaboration project name is removed when you share or open a collaboration project.