The design of various parts, components and diagrams which are needed in the projects that will result in the production of such elements is a complex and often lengthy process.

Dedicated applications and solid knowledge in the area are mandatory and, at least for the design part, many of those involved in the development of such projects resort to software solutions like AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT, depending on their needs.

As complete as these CAD environments may be, they are also extensible and support the addition of third-party components which can bring new functions or consolidate existing ones so as to provide the end-user with a bit more than the default feature set.

Among the numerous plugins and libraries created for these purposes, P&ID Symbols Library is designed for those who want to implement in their piping and instrumentation diagram projects a wide variety of symbols.

The new components will become available once the library is loaded and integrated in AutoCAD, so accessing them becomes very easy, as there will be a special menu created just for them. The numerous elements are organized in such a manner that each is placed in its corresponding category to be more easy to locate and use.

Thus, P&ID Symbols Library users will be able to insert in their projects line types, pump and blower symbols, valves as well as valve operators, piping, instruments and electrical symbols, flow elements, tanks, equipment and annotations.