ParaMatic Plant Design Suite

Your plant, designed in Tekla.

Steel, concrete, piping and cabling in one Tekla model, from concept to fabrication.

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Fly-through of ParaMatic plant models in Trimble Connect: thickener tanks and platforms, pipes with valves and flanges under a pipe rack, bolted flanges close up, conveyors to a mill building, a process module, then the whole plant

ParaMatic plant models, shown in Trimble Connect.

  • Tekla Structures platform partner since 2023
  • On Trimble's Tekla Development Experts list
  • Rated 5.0 on the Tekla Warehouse
  • ParaMatic users in 6 countries

Traditionally, plants are modelled up to 5 times.

A separate platform for each discipline.

  • Structural steelIts own platform
  • ConcreteIts own platform
  • PlateworkIts own platform
  • PipingIts own platform
  • Cable supportsIts own platform
  • 3D models from various platforms are referenced across platforms to ensure they fit together.
  • BIM coordinators are employed to perform clash checks, often in a completely separate BIM manager tool.
  • Any single change triggers the change workflow again.

The steelwork always ends up in Tekla.Why not start and finish there?

Some disciplines eventually end up being remodelled and detailed in Tekla Structures anyway.

A process module in Tekla: a platform with handrails, piping and equipment inside a red steel frame

Start and finish in one Tekla model.

Plant Design Suite is the only platform that takes a heavy industrial project (structural steel, piping, tanks and cabling) from concept to fabrication-ready detail in a single model.

One Tekla model
  • Structural steel
  • Concrete
  • Platework
  • Piping
  • Cable supports
Tekla model of a row of pipes with flanged valves, fittings and supports, under the steel Released

ParaMatic Piping

Route, design and detail piping complete with its supports natively inside Tekla Structures.

 ParaMatic Cabling in Tekla: cable trays on steel beams, with the catalogue of hanger brackets and clips open Released

ParaMatic Cabling

Route, design and detail cable support systems natively inside Tekla Structures.

 Tekla model of a round tank built from bolted plates, with flanged nozzles In development

Automated tanks

Automatically model and detail tanks within your Tekla model by defining a few parameters.
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Forget your workflows. Adopt our Flow of Work.

Traditional approachFlow of Work
How many platforms Traditional approachUp to 5 platforms depending on workflow. Flow of WorkOne Tekla model for the steel, concrete, piping and cabling.
How a change flows Traditional approach3D models from various platforms are referenced across platforms to ensure they fit together. Flow of WorkMade once in the model. Fittings and supports update with the pipe.
When clashes are detected Traditional approachLate, in a completely separate BIM manager tool. Flow of WorkAlong with initial modelling, in the same model.
Fabrication detail Traditional approachSome disciplines eventually end up being remodelled and detailed in Tekla Structures. Flow of WorkLOD 400+ in the design model. Fabrication details and reports are extracted from the same model.

By engineers, for engineers.

Every version of our software is stress tested by ParaMatic Projects on real projects.

5.0
ParaMatic Piping on the Tekla Warehouse, from 13 ratings
15
piping standards, continuously growing
LOD 400+
layout and detailing to construction level
6
countries with ParaMatic users

  • “Piping was always done in a separate platform.”

    Marhinus du PlessisFounder of ParaMatic, in Trimble’s blog, April 2024

Questions engineers ask.

Do I need Tekla Structures?

Yes. Everything runs inside Tekla Structures on Windows, so each user needs a Tekla licence. If your team shares one model with Tekla Model Sharing, everyone needs the same Tekla version.

Our team knows another platform. Will moving take long?

Training on Tekla and the add-ons comes from our own team, with support while your team moves over.

We have years of libraries and standards.

Specifications are set up in Tekla once, then reused on every project. We add custom piping standards on request.

We have projects in progress.

Move project by project. Tekla can reference all major 3D formats, so old and new work can run side by side.

Our clients want DWG files.

Tekla exports drawings and models into multiple formats, including STEP, IFC, DWG, DGN and more.

Does it draw the P&IDs?

Not yet.

Can I try it first?

Yes. Register on our ParaMatic portal to start your free 30-day trial of ParaMatic Piping.

See it on your plant

Walk through our “Flow of Work” with us.

A 30-minute demo call on a plant like yours. Or register on our ParaMatic portal to start your free 30-day trial.

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+27 87 701 4935 developments@paramatic.co.za