Cadmatic
Cadmatic is an integrated engineering platform for shipbuilding and industrial plant projects that ties together 3D hull and outfitting tools, process plant layout, intelligent P&IDs, electrical design, and visual collaboration so multi-discipline teams keep models, drawings, and asset data aligned through design and operations.
Large shipyards and process owners rarely succeed when piping, steel, electrical, and outfitting teams each maintain a disconnected model. Cadmatic positions itself as a single vendor stack that spans CADMATIC Hull, Outfitting, 3D Plant Design, P&ID, Electrical, eShare, Wave PLM, and construction-focused modules so engineering data can flow without constant manual transcription (Cadmatic corporate site, 2026).
Scale signals are explicit on the homepage: more than six thousand customer organizations, over twenty thousand users, and activity across upwards of sixty countries (Cadmatic corporate site, 2026). Those figures help buyers gauge whether the ecosystem has survived megaprojects similar to theirs rather than betting on a niche viewer.
CADMATIC 3D Plant Design targets process facilities with piping, ducting, cableways, steel, rule-based checks, multi-user databases, isometric extraction, and publishing paths into CADMATIC eShare for reviewers who only need visibility (Cadmatic 3D Plant Design product page, 2026). Interoperability pages list exchanges toward AVEVA and AutoCAD plus neutral formats such as STEP, IGES, IFC, DXF, and DWG when partners stay on other authoring stacks (Cadmatic 3D Plant Design integrations section, 2026).
Commercial access runs through Cadmatic One License tokens or perpetual licenses with maintenance; the pricing narrative stresses borrowing tokens while applications stay open and returning them automatically afterward, with monthly or yearly subscription terms or perpetual purchase depending on capital preference (Cadmatic pricing page, 2026). Dollar amounts are not listed publicly, so procurement teams should model budgets after a Cadmatic quote.
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Pros and cons
Pros
- Broad portfolio from hull steel through plant piping and electrical within one vendor roadmap.
- Documented multi-user replication and eShare paths for large distributed teams.
- Named interoperability targets including IFC for openBIM-style exchanges where projects require them.
- Flexible Cadmatic One License token pools reduce stranded seats compared with rigid single-product counts.
Cons
- Public pricing is quote-only; token counts need sizing workshops with Cadmatic sales engineers.
- Windows desktop emphasis means mixed macOS design studios still lean on virtualization or satellite stations.
- Learning curves remain steep because each discipline module exposes deep rule libraries.
Key features
Hull and outfitting: CADMATIC Hull and Outfitting address marine structures, piping runs, and documentation paths marketed toward shipyards and offshore suppliers.
Process plant 3D: CADMATIC 3D Plant Design covers piping, HVAC ducting, cableways, steel, and automated drawing outputs with multi-user replication.
Diagram-to-model continuity: CADMATIC P&ID feeds intelligent data into 3D plant workflows so diagrams and models stay paired.
Information exchange: eXchanger and documented interfaces reference IFC, DWG, DXF, STEP, IGES, AutoCAD, and AVEVA-oriented handoffs.
Collaboration and lifecycle: CADMATIC eShare and Wave provide review, analytics, and marine PLM-style control depending on the subscription mix.
Pricing
Cadmatic One License (token subscription)
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Vendor describes monthly or yearly COL subscriptions sized by token pool; request a quote for currency-specific pricing.
Perpetual license with maintenance
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One-time purchase plus maintenance renewals; pricing is quote-based on cadmatic.com/pricing.
Frequently asked questions
How is Cadmatic licensed and priced?
The official pricing portal describes Cadmatic One License as a subscription pool of tokens that users borrow while an application stays open, plus perpetual licenses with maintenance for teams that prefer capital purchases. List prices in euros or dollars are not published online, so expect a formal quote that sizes the token pool against peak concurrent usage.
Which operating systems does CADMATIC 3D Plant Design support?
The product sheet lists availability for Windows 10 and Windows 11. Organizations that standardize on macOS or Linux for creative roles typically provision dedicated Windows workstations or virtual desktops for the engineering seats.
Does Cadmatic support IFC or other open exchange formats?
The interoperability section on the 3D Plant Design page references IFC alongside STEP, IGES, DXF, DWG, and integrations toward AVEVA and AutoCAD environments. Always validate project-specific mapping with Cadmatic before relying on a partner deliverable in production.
Can multiple engineers edit one plant or ship model at the same time?
Marketing materials highlight multi-user environments with synchronized databases so designers working on separate systems or zones see updates propagate across the shared project. That pattern targets brownfield retrofits and megaprojects where sequential check-out would bottleneck delivery.
How does Cadmatic compare with AVEVA Plant or marine suites?
Cadmatic documentation positions eXchanger bridges toward AVEVA-driven workflows while keeping native automation inside Hull, Outfitting, and Plant modules. Buyers usually run parallel benchmarks on piping productivity, steel nesting, and licensing economics rather than choosing on brand alone.
Who are typical Cadmatic buyers?
Homepage storytelling addresses shipyards, owner-operators of industrial plants, EPC firms, and specialist engineering houses delivering offshore, chemical, power, or marine projects. Service modules such as eShare and Construction cater to reviewers who are not full CAD authors.