Octave Forte Isogen

Automate the production of piping isometric drawings with the world’s most widely used isometric generation engine. Configure to your standards.

Overview

Discover automated piping isometric drawings for every project

Benefits

Trusted automation for piping isometrics

Forte Isogen (formerly Isogen) is the most widely used software for automated piping isometric drawing production. Highly configurable, it can be fully customized to meet your specific requirements, working practices and drawing standards. Eliminate manual drawing edits, reduce fabrication and on-site construction errors, and deliver consistent, standardized drawings across every project.

Accurate and consistent

  • Reduce fabrication and on-site construction errors

  • Consistent drawings even as pipe designs change

Customizable and integrated

  • Customize fully to your standards and practices

  • Integrate with all major piping design solutions

Compatible and familiar

  • Support PCF and IDF data file inputs

  • Produce drawings in all common 2D CAD formats

Features

Industry standard for automated isometrics

Forte Isogen automates piping isometric drawing production. Delivering fast, consistent output tailored to in-house standards.

Configure terminology, drawing conventions and material lists to match requirements. Maintain stable spool and weld numbering as designs evolve. Integrate seamlessly with Octave Forte 3D, Forte 3DWorx, Aspect Pipe Stress and Coda Spoolgen, plus third-party CAD systems.

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Automated isometric generation

Automatically convert 3D piping designs into accurate 2D isometric drawings. Complete with dimensions, bill of materials and weld data. Eliminating manual drafting effort.

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Highly configurable output

Configure layouts, symbols, dimensioning and annotations to match company standards, project requirements or client preferences. Using I-Configure wizards.

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Consistent through repeatability

Maintain consistent drawings, spool counts and weld numbering as pipe designs evolve. Ensuring reliable data for fabrication and construction.

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Broad interoperability with PCF and IDF

Process Piping Component File (PCF) and Intermediate Data Format (IDF) inputs from all major piping design vendors. Including bundled support across the Octave Forte and Coda portfolios.

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Standards-driven drawing production

Apply uniform drawing standards across projects and sites. Output in AutoCAD, MicroStation and SmartSketch formats. Ensuring seamless use in fabrication, erection and documentation.

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Bills of materials, welds and spools

Generate material lists, weld counts and spool definitions directly from the model. Supporting fabrication tools, NC pipe-cutting, material tracking and construction planning.

Case studies

Client success stories

Proven impact on isometric production

Forte Isogen powers isometric workflows for EPCs, fabricators and owner-operators worldwide. By automating isometric drawing production from 3D piping design data, teams reduce drafting time, minimize fabrication errors and produce consistent, standards-compliant deliverables across every project. At any scale.

50%

Less time than producing isometrics manually

#1

Most widely used isometric generation engine

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Configurable to your drawing standards and rules

Performance figures reflect published Forte Isogen and predecessor Hexagon Isogen results, along with industry references. Actual outcomes vary based on project scope, source systems, drawing standards configuration and team experience. Contact Octave to discuss expected outcomes for your environment.

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