Shipbuilding
Complete ship design – from concept to production and beyond
Cadmatic’s shipbuilding platform supports every stage of the ship design process – from concept and basic design to detailed outfitting, electrical, and production design. Built for shipbuilding, it delivers full digital continuity with integrated CAD and PLM, ensuring seamless collaboration, data consistency, and production readiness. Use advanced tools to accelerate design, improve quality, and reduce cost and risk.
The digital platform of future shipbuilding
A proven, modern digital platform for shipyards – delivering the fastest, most accurate decision-making data, unmatched flexibility, and over 40 years of implementation experience, all in a ready-made yet easily customizable solution.
Shipbuilding expertise and top-class support
A purpose-built shipbuilding platform backed by deep domain expertise, world-class local and global support, and continuous R&D – ensuring uncompromising discipline-specific capabilities and industry-leading, cutting-edge solutions.
Commitment to success through continued innovation
An agile, innovative platform that rapidly evolves through early adoption of emerging technologies, backed by full commitment to continuous success and innovation, with broad potential for future expansion to support end-to-end processes and post-delivery needs.
Digital manufacturing
A strong digital backbone for effective data management, supported by dedicated applications that leverage this data and integrate with new tools, enabling digital twins for any asset – from ships to shipyards.
Cadmatic connects design, engineering, and production in a seamless digital environment. Designers and engineers collaborate in real-time, reusing data and making changes quickly without compromising accuracy. Production teams receive ready-to-use, always-updated outputs that align with the actual state of the design. Our intelligent marine platform ensures data consistency, accelerates workflows, and reduces time-to-market.
Features
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Hull design and production
Speed up hull design and improve accuracy with tools optimized for marine specific modeling. Parametric and top-down design ensures fast changes and consistent data. Integrated with production planning, it enables seamless transition from design to manufacturing.- Fast and flexible top-down modeling tailored for ship design
- Fully integrated with outfitting detail design
- Shipbuilding-specific features
- Easy to use and optimized for fast modifications
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Outfitting design and production
Handle even the most complex systems with efficient tools for piping, HVAC, and cable tray design. Use preconfigured templates and intelligent tagging for high quality outputs and smooth project execution.- True shipbuilding-specific CAD
- Native Marine PLM integration brings proven capabilities to a new level
- Best-in-class distributed design functionality
- Scalability and performance for most complex ships
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Shipbuilding PLM
Manage your ship design data across disciplines with a powerful PLM tailored for marine needs. Wave PLM centralizes your data and connects design with procurement and production, ensuring accuracy and traceability.- Flexible data model for BOM creation and series management
- Integrated templates with TAG and library management
- Lightweight 3D viewer for all disciplines
- Contextual collaboration linked to system objects
CADMATIC Hull brings basic and detailed design together with production-ready outputs in one intelligent 3D system.
CADMATIC Outfitting provides powerful 3D tools for ship piping, ducting, cableways, steel structures, and document creation.
CADMATIC eShare brings all project and asset data into a unified, visual 3D environment: enabling full collaboration and transparency.
CADMATIC Wave is a marine-focused PLM platform that ensures complete visibility, traceability, and control of ship-related data.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Cadmatic easy to implement?
Yes – just a few days for training, a few hours for installation, and you’re up and running quickly.
Do we need any third-party platforms to use Cadmatic?
No, you don’t need.
Is Cadmatic accepted by classification societies?
Yes, Cadmatic models are accepted by most shipbuilding classification societies.
What does Cadmatic’s approach to information security look like?
At Cadmatic, we are committed to robust security governance. Our Information Security Management System (ISMS) is ever evolving and aligned with internationally recognized standards. We ensure secure access, protect sensitive data, and uphold the principles of least privilege.