BARC standardizes design with Cadmatic
BARC uses CADMATIC 3D Plant Design, integrated with P&ID and Electrical
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), under India’s Department of Atomic Energy, uses CADMATIC 3D Plant Design as the primary design environment, supported by a large electrical team. CADMATIC 3D Plant Design, CADMATIC P&ID and CADMATIC Electrical work together to keep project data in sync, reduce manual updates and improve design coordination in complex engineering environments.
“CADMATIC 3D Plant Design and Electrical provides a structured and database-driven approach to plant design, enabling us to manage model data, drawings and documentation efficiently while maintaining high design accuracy.”
Department of Atomic Energy team
BARC
Cadmatic use in a nutshell
Customer challenge
- Coordinating 3D plant design, P&ID, and electrical deliverables in a single, integrated environment as designs evolve
- Reducing manual updates between disciplines to minimize errors and support confident decision-making
- Supporting a large electrical team with structured load data, drawings and documentation while maintaining high design accuracy
Cadmatic solution
- CADMATIC 3D Plant Design as the primary environment for coordinated plant design and multidisciplinary delivery
- CADMATIC P&ID and CADMATIC Electrical integrated with the 3D environment to keep data in sync and reduce manual handling
- Training focused on core electrical workflows and integrated ways of working to support consistent delivery
The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) is one of India’s leading centres for nuclear science and engineering, under the Department of Atomic Energy. In a complex engineering environment, design teams need a consistent way to manage data across 3D plant design, P&ID and electrical deliverables.
At BARC, CADMATIC 3D Plant Design is the primary tool, supported by a large electrical team. CADMATIC 3D Plant Design, CADMATIC P&ID and CADMATIC Electrical are used together in an integrated environment to keep multidisciplinary information in sync as designs evolve.
Keeping electrical and P&ID data in sync
Integration across CADMATIC 3D Plant Design, CADMATIC P&ID, CADMATIC Electrical and project information helps keep data consistent and reduces manual handling.
“The integration ensures that plant data remains consistent with P&ID and electrical project information, reducing manual data handling, minimizing errors, and improving overall design coordination.” – Department of Atomic Energy team at BARC
By reducing manual handovers and keeping data in sync, the team strengthened design coordination across disciplines and improved confidence in the information moving through the project.
Training that supports day-to-day delivery
To get value quickly, the Department of Atomic Energy team at BARC completed Cadmatic training focused on core electrical workflows and integrated ways of working across disciplines.
“The training was well structured and practical, helping our team understand 3D design and electrical functionalities, as well as integration workflows effectively.” – Department of Atomic Energy team at BARC
Supporting future projects and standardization
Looking ahead, the Department of Atomic Energy team at BARC expects Cadmatic to support a more standardized way of working across disciplines, with 3D and electrical design playing key roles.
“We expect Cadmatic to play a key role in standardizing 3D design and electrical design and in improving collaboration across disciplines in future projects.” – Department of Atomic Energy team at BARC
BARC also has CADMATIC eBrowser and a Cable Router in its pipeline, supporting the next steps in connected engineering information and routing workflows.
Outcomes
- A coordinated 3D-led workflow supported by integrated P&ID and electrical design
- Less manual data handling between disciplines, helping reduce avoidable errors
- A stronger foundation for standardization and collaboration across future projects
