What's New in AutoCAD Plant 3D 2025 Toolset

Learn about new features in this release of AutoCAD Plant 3D 2025 toolset. For technical details, see the release notes.

Updates

AutoCAD Plant 3D now allows updates to ortho views across multiple drawings or an entire project.

The P&ID Painter now includes the ability to affect control valve actuators when painting a control valve by properties.
The Spec Editor now allows you to add a reducer to a reducing tee in the Branch Table. This enhancement enables automatic creation of a Reducing Tee and a reducer when routing a pipe of smaller size from the main pipe.
You can now control ortho objects to either inherit only the layer names or inherit both the layer names and layer properties. This feature is available when you select the 'Use 3D model layers' option in the Ortho Generation Settings dialog box.
With the addition of our new data center in the Australia region, we've expanded your hosting options for collaboration project data. You can now choose a server based in Australia, Europe, or the United States.

The P&ID line list now provides a complete view of the drawing and accurately transfers property values to the 3D model.

The P&ID ISA symbols have been updated to match the latest ISA standard.

Easily substitute an existing pipe support with another pipe support.

This release brings a range of enhancements to ortho object management, providing you better control and monitoring of ortho generation progress.

Customize columns and search for non-display properties in the Pipe Spec Viewer.

Customize the columns in the Spec Editor according to your preferences.

Collaborate on projects within subfolders in Autodesk Docs.

Starting from AutoCAD Plant 3D 2025, the report configuration files are updated to the new RCFX format.

AutoCAD Plant 3D 2025 now supports customization of lap end types for 3D piping.
Renaming or moving folders from the Project Manager now automatically updates the changes in the Windows File Explorer. This ensures that any folder manipulations made within a collaboration project are reflected in the Autodesk Docs Viewer.
Weld symbols can now be displayed in both the Autodesk Docs Viewer and Navisworks.