AVEVA Connect
+ Pathnovo CFIHOS Extraction

AVEVA Connect is the cloud platform that hosts AVEVA's modern application suite: AVEVA Engineering, AVEVA AIM (Asset Information Management), AVEVA Insight, AVEVA E3D Design (cloud), AVEVA Diagrams (cloud), and the AVEVA Marketplace for partner solutions. It replaces legacy on-premise AVEVA NET / SmartPlant Foundation deployments. CFIHOS 2.0 is the standard data exchange format supported across Connect.

Via REST API + scheduled batch ingestion. Pathnovo extracts structured data from any source format (PDF, scanned drawing, third-party CAD, HAZOP study, mill cert, vendor data book), emits CFIHOS 2.0 native output, and delivers it into AVEVA Connect cloud workspaces via standard CFIHOS class library import. AVEVA's workflow, security, and user interface are untouched.

Pathnovo's AVEVA Connect integration is built as a technical partnership pattern aligned to the AVEVA Solution Partner programme. For owner-operators and EPCs interested in formal joint deployments, both Pathnovo and AVEVA Solution Partner channels support the introduction and integration process. AVEVA Marketplace listing is in development per the Pathnovo + AVEVA partner roadmap.

No. Pathnovo is complementary, not competitive. AVEVA AIM provides storage, visualisation, query, and operational data integration that Pathnovo does not aim to replace. Pathnovo's role is upstream extraction: read documents AIM cannot ingest, emit CFIHOS-native structured data, feed AIM. Pathnovo + AVEVA AIM is a stronger combination than AIM alone for any client with brownfield or multi-vendor content. See /alternatives/aveva-aim for the full alternative comparison.

Yes, this is a headline use case. For owner-operators on legacy AVEVA NET planning the move to AVEVA Connect / AIM, Pathnovo bridges the data ingestion gap. NET-managed PDF archives + scanned drawings extract into CFIHOS 2.0 schema for direct AIM ingestion. Manual re-authoring (typically 18-36 months) compresses to 12-20 weeks. See /alternatives/aveva-net for the legacy NET comparison.

Any engineering document format: native PDF, scanned PDF (any DPI from 150 up), AutoCAD DWG / DXF, MicroStation DGN, ISOGEN PCF / IDF outputs, hand-drawn drawings scanned as TIFF or JPEG, photographed drawings from mobile cameras, AVEVA P&ID exports, AVEVA Diagrams exports, SmartPlant exports, OpenPlant exports, Word / Excel datasheets, HAZOP study PDFs, and mill certificate PDFs in 180,000+ formats across English, Mandarin, Korean, Japanese, German, French, Russian, Hindi, Arabic.

Credit-based, with the full platform included on every paid tier. Starter is ₹40,000/$1,200 per month for 1,000 credits, Professional is ₹1,75,000/$5,500 for 5,000 credits, Scale starts at ₹6,50,000/$20,000 for 25,000 credits. Organisations running multiple AVEVA Connect projects in parallel typically move to Scale or Enterprise. Free 14-day trial with 100 credits to validate on a single AVEVA Connect deployment. Indian PSU rate-card compatibility available. AVEVA Connect subscription costs are unchanged; Pathnovo is priced separately as the extraction layer. See /pricing.

(1) Tier-1 owner-operators with multi-year AIM information management programmes and significant brownfield content (refineries, petrochemical plants, fertiliser, LNG, power generation); (2) AVEVA NET customers planning migration to Connect / AIM; (3) Multi-vendor owner-operators consolidating AVEVA + Hexagon + Bentley + legacy assets into one asset register; (4) AVEVA Solution Partners executing AIM rollouts where the data ingestion phase is the implementation bottleneck; (5) Indian PSU + Gulf NOC AVEVA customers needing IBR / OISD 118 / PESO / CCOE compliance overlays alongside AIM.