Intergraph Smartplant Spoolgen Extra | Quality

Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG), a global leader in building large offshore facilities, needed a reliable way to turn engineering contractor data (PCFs) into shop isometrics. After a previous software vendor failed to provide adequate support, leading to a one-month project delay, Heerema switched to SmartPlant Spoolgen. The company reported fast and easy creation of shop isometrics, enormous productivity gains, and straightforward extraction of data from IDF files to create reports and drawings. SmartPlant Spoolgen became integral to their fabrication business, used for all construction projects to produce spools and documentation.

The accurate, automatically generated Bill of Materials allows procurement teams to order exact quantities of pipes, flanges, and fittings. Minimizing scrap material directly improves the profitability of the fabrication contract. Enhanced Quality Assurance

Built on —the global standard for automated piping isometric generation—Spoolgen transforms high-level engineering models (like SmartPlant 3D) into detailed, workable "spools". A spool is a fabricated section of pipe that is produced in a shop and later welded together at the job site. Key Capabilities

[ Engineering PCF File ] │ ▼ [ Import into Spoolgen ] ───► Verify specs, insulation, and design data │ ▼ [ Define Spool Breaks ] ───► Add/move welds, define shop vs. field fabrication │ ▼ [ Add Fabrication Data ] ───► Assign spool numbers, add weld IDs, specify NDE │ ▼ [ Generate Deliverables] ───► Output Isometric PDFs, BOMs, CNC data, and Weld logs intergraph smartplant spoolgen

: The software processes the data, outputting clean, un-cluttered PDFs of the drawings alongside digital data files. Business and Operational Benefits

SmartPlant Spoolgen provides a specialized toolset for piping fabricators to add construction-specific details to design files without altering the original engineering integrity.

Generates comprehensive weld data and material lists, facilitating in-house production analysis and NDT evaluation. Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG), a global leader in

: Enables quick updates to "as-designed" piping data to reflect real-world site conditions during erection. Downstream Integration

: Users can define spools by marking "field weld" positions directly on-screen. The software then automatically generates all necessary spool isometric drawings and material reports.

The system checks the pipeline integrity and displays the data visually. Enhanced Quality Assurance Built on —the global standard

: The software automates weld numbering and allows users to add field welds, pipe supports, and couplings. It can also pull external data (like welding procedures) from spreadsheets to associate with specific welds.

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The typical deployment workflow of SmartPlant Spoolgen follows a highly streamlined path:

IMR Hamburg, a specialist in high-pressure pipelines for power stations, was struggling with a wholly paper-based workflow. Redrafting a single field-marked isometric into 2D CAD was taking up to four hours. To eliminate this manual, error-prone process, they implemented SmartPlant Spoolgen Plus. The results were transformative. The software enabled them to work electronically with client design data, automate the production of as-built isometrics, and achieve complete material and weld traceability. This digital overhaul significantly accelerated project execution and ensured compliance with stringent European quality assurance standards.

By automating the creation of drawings from 3D models, Spoolgen drastically reduces manual data entry, eliminating the common errors associated with manual drafting.