Transforming Piping and Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID) drawings into inspection circuits has never been easier with DIAGRAMS and LINKWorx. Together, they integrate to import P&ID drawing files, transfer them into Smart DIAGRAMS, and automate the generation of inspection circuits.  They provide a seamless path toward repurposing P&ID drawing files for inspection circuitization or other P&ID tracing requirements.

The pipe routes between process equipment require inspection plans to satisfy voluntary and Plant Safety Management (PSM) regulatory requirements. Deploying Worx Plugins for AutoCAD enables companies to repurpose their P&ID drawing files effortlessly and ensure that inspection circuit drawings remain evergreen as part of routine P&ID drawing maintenance.

LINKWorx can add hyperlinks to the tracing, which makes Inspection Circuit PFD files interactive within SOCKETWorx. This allows connections with other digital assets like inspection points, inspection ISOs, API 570 Inspection datasheets, and other Mechanical integrity program content.

This guide walks you through the steps of automating two types of inspection circuit deliverables: Composite and Isolated. As you’ll see in the article video, DIAGRAMS and LINKWorx will generate Inspection circuit diagrams efficiently and offer features to identify Dead Legs (DL), add annotations, insert legend tables, and insert hyperlinks that integrate with SOCKETWorx.

Step 1 – Draft or Import AutoCAD Drawings into DIAGRAMS’ projects:

Draft New Drawings

Utilize DIAGRAMS’ routing tools to draft P&ID drawings. Generally, industrial P&IDs are assigned LineTags to identify them within process systems. LineTags usually contain piping properties separated by a delimiter like hyphens. Some typical properties are sizes, Pipe Classes, Process Services, Insulation Specifications, and unique numerical identifiers.

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