Manual cross-referencing
Follow off-page connectors and linked equipment by hand, across dozens of sheets.
PlantFCE Maps
Google Maps
for Process Plants
Transform static PDF P&IDs and isometrics into synchronized engineering layers for seamless navigation, tracing, and process understanding.
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The problem
Engineers still navigate plants by memory.
P&IDs hold the plant’s logic, but they were built as static documents—and P&IDs and isometrics do not move together.
Time lost searching
Finding the right drawing still depends on file names, drawing numbers, and memory.
Missed context
Connected equipment and process context are easy to overlook during review.
Slow MOC & HAZOP
Review workflows stall when engineering documents cannot be traced together.
Disconnected views
Process intent on the P&ID and piping detail on the isometric are never synchronized.
The solution
From static drawings
to visual navigation.
Maps keeps the documents engineers already trust and adds a navigable layer on top: search, click, trace, isolate, compare, switch layers, and export.
Interactive P&ID navigation
Move from equipment to lines, connected drawings, and process context.
Line & equipment tracing
Select a tag or line and follow its connections across the plant.
Connected drawing context
Link P&IDs, plot plans, datasheets, isometrics, line lists, and vendor documents.
Synchronized layers
Move between P&ID and isometric views without losing your place.
Process-to-physical navigation
Follow process logic, then reveal the physical piping context.
Review overlays
Add study overlays, compare revisions, and preserve review context.
The layers
One plant.
Multiple engineering layers.
A plant is not understood through one drawing type. PlantFCE Maps brings every engineering view into one synchronized workspace.
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Process intent↔Physical context
How it works
From engineering PDFs
to navigable context.
The workflow starts with the drawings your team already uses and ends with synchronized layers engineers can search and trace.
Upload existing drawings
Start with the P&IDs and isometrics your team already uses.
Detect visual entities
Identify tags, equipment, lines, symbols, tables, notes, and piping references.
Build engineering connections
Link equipment, lines, off-page connectors, references, and related documents.
Create synchronized map layers
Generate P&ID and isometric layers connected by engineering context.
Navigate visually
Search, click, trace, isolate, and switch layers without losing your place.
Review and export
Validate data, add overlays, compare revisions, and export to your systems.
Use cases
Built for engineering
review workflows.
01
HAZOP preparation & conduct
Bring P&IDs, process data, and node context into one visual workspace.
↗ 02MOC impact review
Move from an affected line to physical piping context before approving a change.
↗ 03Turnaround planning
Locate work areas, spools, tie-ins, and related documentation.
↗ 04Line tracing & equipment lookup
Follow process paths across drawings without manual cross-referencing.
↗ 05Construction & field support
Keep process intent and piping detail connected during site review.
↗ 06Operations, shutdown & startup
Keep operating boundaries, equipment, lines, and procedures connected during plant transitions.
↗Why PlantFCE Maps
Your drawings.
Your environment.
Your workflow.
PDF-native
Designed around the engineering PDFs teams already use. No complex data entry or format conversion.
Engineer-in-the-loop
Review, validation, and correction remain in the workflow. Human expertise guides the mapping process.
Local or on-premise capable
Built for environments where engineering documents cannot be freely uploaded to third-party systems.
Built from EPC experience
Developed around real process plant review, HAZOP, MOC, and project workflows.
Start with your drawings
Your plant already has a map.
Let’s make it navigable.
Bring a small set of P&IDs and isometrics. See how PlantFCE Maps connects process logic and physical piping detail.
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