Managing sister ships with less rework and more control: CADMATIC Outfitting webinar insights
Do you work on complex vessel projects or ship series? If so, are you tired of drawings drifting out of sync, slow document updates, and avoidable rework?
In our latest webinar, “More accuracy, less rework – advanced Outfitting tools for complex vessels”, Tommi Henriksson, Product Manager at Cadmatic, shares how CADMATIC Outfitting helps shipyards improve design consistency, speed up documentation, and keep collaboration under control.
Here are the key takeaways you’ll get from the webinar.
Keep sister ships perfectly aligned with sister project management
When managing multiple vessels, staying consistent is key. With sister project management in CADMATIC Outfitting, teams can:
- Create a source project and link sister ship target projects to keep designs aligned
- Export selected objects and documentation in a controlled way
- Sync updates efficiently so only changes are transferred next time
- Unlink objects when you need ship-specific adjustments without affecting the series
Reduce manual work with smarter production documentation
Even small design changes can create hours of manual cleanup in drawings. CADMATIC Outfitting helps teams speed things up by automating documentation tasks:
- Add grid lines into drawings with minimal setup and instant view updates
- Generate dimensions automatically based on rules and selected objects
- Keep documentation consistent by following defined styles and standards
- Place labels automatically in clear, conflict-free positions
Improve coordination with controlled hole management
Penetrations and hole requests often create bottlenecks between disciplines. With the updated hole management workflow, teams can:
- Track hole requests in a structured view with clear ownership and status handling
- Trigger hole requests directly in Outfitting when placing penetration components
- Process requests smoothly in CADMATIC Hull with consistent commands and outcomes
- Handle approvals, rejections, and changes with full traceability and visibility
- Sync results back to Outfitting so both disciplines stay aligned throughout
Keep P&ID and 3D aligned with a consistent data flow
Reliable ship design depends on consistent data across tools and teams. With integration between CADMATIC P&ID and CADMATIC Outfitting, teams can:
- Update P&ID data efficiently using Excel instead of manual one-by-one editsPublish changes and transfer updated information into 3D in seconds
- View P&ID and 3D side-by-side to reduce uncertainty
- Install equipment directly from P&ID into the 3D model workflow
- Run topology checks to confirm alignment and highlight missing work
Collaborate securely using advanced access control
Complex vessel projects often involve partners and subcontractors where everyone should not have visibility into everything. Advanced access control supports secure collaboration by allowing teams to:
- Share a common project environment while controlling what each stakeholder sees
- Reduce the risk of conflicting layouts, data leaks, and avoidable rework
- Keep work structured so merging partner contributions stays clean and predictable
Get a glimpse of what’s coming next in CADMATIC Outfitting
The webinar also included a preview of improvements designed to support faster and more scalable workflows, including:
- A new cross-platform user interface with consistent experience across applications
- Partial cable routing to support multiple users working on the same cable object
- AI-assisted routing (starting with piping) to propose collision-free route
Interested?
Register for webinar here.
