โ No parametric piping; manual placement of cylinders as pipes. โ No automatic clash detection. โ Limited to 8 GB RAM usage (32-bit version). โ No longer officially supported, but stable.
โ No automatic pipe routing (manual placement). โ Limited fitting library compared to Plant 3D.
โ Very lightweight. โ Good for schematics + basic 3D.
โ Not for pipe stress or large equipment.
โ Free version requires academic proof. โ No commercial use. โ Large installer (~2 GB).
โ No dedicated ISO extraction (manual isometric views). โ Steep learning curve for piping logic. โ Slower with large plant models (100+ pipes).