Autodesk^® AutoCAD^® Plant 3D 2017.1 Update Readme

Finding Information about New and Improved Features

Information about new and improved features can be found in the AutoCAD Plant 3D 2017.1 Update Help topic.

Compatibility with AutoCAD Plant 3D 2017

Projects and drawings created with AutoCAD Plant 3D 2017.1 Update are compatible with AutoCAD Plant 3D 2017 (non-subscription).
No migration is required to work with projects in AutoCAD Plant 3D 2017.1 Update.

AutoCAD Plant 3D Service Pack 1

AutoCAD Plant 3D 2017.1 Update includes AutoCAD Plant 3D Service Pack 1. It is not necessary to first install the service pack before installing the update.
AutoCAD 2017 Service Pack 1 is not included, but can be installed separately.

Spec Drive P&ID
• The Spec Driven P&ID feature allows the P&ID to lookup/reference the Plant 3D Spec files so that a P&ID drafter will know if objects in their P&ID are "in spec" (found in the pipe spec) or "out of spec" (aka "off spec" - not found in the pipe spec).

Skewed Piping Improvements
• Multiple updates were implemented to correct skewed pipe being represented incorrectly in the drawing. Now Isometrics show offset triangles (skews), triangle boxes and related dimensions and annotations correctly.

Isometric Updates
• Multiple updates were implemented to correct isometric piping issues.