Inventors:
Allen Holman - Knoxville TN
Curtis Broughton - Littleton CO
Assignee:
QuickPen International, Inc. - Englewood CO
International Classification:
G06F 1900
US Classification:
700 98, 700106, 700171, 700182
Abstract:
A system including a method for designing and fabricating piping and structural components for a piping network. A CAD (computer assisted design) system is initially employed to generate one or more pipe drawings and associated data for the piping network after which the information is stored in a memory of the CAD system. Thereafter, the pipe drawings and associated data information is automatically retrieved by a second computer for a fabrication unit. Based on the pipe drawings and associated data, the fabrication unit selects one or more pieces of piping and other raw materials needed for the fabrication; and thereafter fabricates from the raw materials, the piping and structural components for the piping network.