AutoCAD Plant 3D 2018 update 1 has just been released, and it’s packed with enhancements focused on three key themes: plant design project collaboration, designer productivity, and project administration. Plant Design Project Collaboration in the Cloud Among the enhancements we’re most excited about is that for project collaboration. In a typical project, multiple stakeholders are involved in the design of plant facilities. Invariably, having a diverse group coordinate on a project requires that they access to a central location through which they can more easily share project design models and information with each other as well as other “non-design” participants. With this release of AutoCAD Plant 3D, plant designers can now take advantage of cloud-based collaboration to facilitate easier coordination with members of the design team. By using Autodesk BIM 360 Team together with AutoCAD Plant 3D, plant design models can now be shared and accessed in the cloud, providing a…