Octave
TecSurge helps clients maximize the value of their investments in Octave products and solutions, delivering greater returns from the technologies formerly associated with the Hexagon Asset Lifecycle Intelligence (ALI) division.
The Octave brand reflects a shift toward delivering intelligence at scale across the full asset lifecycle, transforming fragmented data into actionable insights for critical industries.
Our team has long-standing experience with the ALI technologies now operating under the Octave umbrella. Many of our specialists have served as employees, subcontractors, or end-users within these ecosystems and have been recognized by both the former Hexagon organization and our clients for their expertise, reliability, and high-quality service delivery. TecSurge continues to maintain strong relationships throughout this evolving software landscape, grounded in trust and technical excellence.
The landscape:
- Intergraph: legacy brand now owned by Octave
- SmartPlant: legacy brand now owned by Octave
- Hexagon Asset Lifecycle Intelligence (ALI): Folded into Octave
| Legacy Product Name | Current Positioning under Octave |
|---|---|
| Intergraph Smart Materials | Loop Core |
| Intergraph Smart Reference Data | Forte Reference Data |
| Intergraph Smart P&ID | Facets P&ID |
| Intergraph Smart Electrical | Facets Electrical |
| Intergraph Smart Instrumentation | Facets Instrumentation |
| Intergraph Smart 3D | Forte 3D |
| SmartPlant Foundation | InConcert Legacy, InConcert Core |
| Intergraph Smart Review | Forte Review |
| Smart Construction | OnSite Construction Planning |
| Smart Completions | OnSite Completions |
| Intergraph Smart Spoolgen | OnSite Spool Design |
| Smart Isometrics | Forte Isometrics |
| Smart Interop Publisher | Forte Interop |
| Intergraph SmartSketch | Intergraph SmartSketch |
Loop Core & Forte Reference Data
TecSurge has supported Forte Reference Data environments for more than a decade, delivering end-to-end services such as:
- Business process consulting
- Commodity code and catalog design
- Specification creation and CAD integration testing
- System integrations (ERP, CAD, analytics)
- Report development and customization
- Automation and tailored extensions
- Troubleshooting, patches, and upgrades
Our work spans all modules and functionalities associated with these tools, now aligned under Octave’s broader lifecycle intelligence mission.
- Forte Reference Data
- Engineering and Procurement Interface (E&PI)
- Material Supply Chain Management (MSCM)
- Site (SITE)
- Portal
Logical Design Applications (Facets P&ID, Facets Electrical, Facets Instrumentation)
TecSurge offers extensive expertise across the Octave logical design suite— Facets P&ID, Facets Electrical, and Facets Instrumentation—supporting clients through:
- System administration, maintenance, and upgrades
- Data cleansing, project merging, and quality assurance
- Reference data and dictionary configuration
- Integration, interfacing, and data publishing
- Report and datasheet setup
- Single line diagram (SLD), schematic, and loop drawing generation
- Automation and customisation using APIs such as SmartSketch and LLAMA
- End-user support and training
Our semi-automated P&ID migration solutions enable clients to efficiently transition from scanned or CAD-based drawings to intelligent formats with predictable cost, schedule, and quality outcomes.
Forte 3D
Our 3D specialists bring years of experience with Forte 3D across both current and prior releases. We support:
- Transitions from other 3D platforms
- Specification, model and drawing migration from PDS or PDMS/E3D
- Specialized project and operational support
- Specification and catalogue creation and testing
- Custom configurations, automations, and extensions
- Hanger and support programming
- Symbol development and custom automation
- Drawing and report development
- Integration into wider engineering data environments
- End-user support and training
- System administration and upgrades
- Performance analysis and optimization
- Laser scanning and point cloud implementation
This aligns with Octave’s commitment to improving performance across the asset lifecycle—helping organizations design, build, operate, and protect complex industrial assets more effectively.
SmartPlant Foundation, InConcert Legacy, InConcert Core
SmartPlant Foundation is an information management platform for the plant lifecycle. InConcert Legacy is a flagship Octave platform, sitting squarely at the intersection of Design, Build, and Operate, and is often described as Octave’s digital backbone for asset-centric intelligence.
Our team of information management experts have years of experience with SmartPlant Foundation, InConcert Legacy and related solutions, in areas such as:
- Schema modelling and mapping
- Business process consulting and requirements capture
- Functional design, configuration, and testing
- Troubleshooting and end-user support
- Systems integration
- Performance optimization
- Custom adapter programming
Specific areas of TecSurge expertise and experience include:
- Electronic document management and control
- SmartPlant Enterprise Integration
- SmartPlant Enterprise for Owner Operators (SPO & SPO Handover)
- Intergraph Smart Construction
- SmartPlant VTL
PDS
The legacy Intergraph PDS environment is supported within the Octave ecosystem. Collectively, we at TecSurge have multiple decades of experience administering and supporting PDS projects for clients around the world. Typical services include:
- Project setup and administration
- Specifications, reference data and symbols (for all disciplines)
- Work-share configuration and optimization
- Piping Designer, Equipment Modelling, FrameWorks Plus
- Drawing Manager, Isogen
- Pipe supports (including Pelican Forge)
- End-user support and training
TecSurge also has extensive knowledge of applying complementary tools for PDS from vendors such as CAXperts and 3DS, as well as experience developing bespoke automation and providing solutions to systems integration and interfacing challenges.
Other Applications
In addition to the major application categories listed here, TecSurge provides expert services across the Octave engineering solution portfolio, including CADWorx, CAESAR II, SmartSketch, Smart Review, Forte Interop, Forte Isometrics, and OnSite Spool Design. These tools enable accurate design authoring, engineering analysis, model visualization, interoperability, and automated fabrication deliverables within the modern Octave lifecycle intelligence platform.
Reflecting the Name Change: From Hexagon → Octave
Hexagon announced in 2025–2026 that its Asset Lifecycle Intelligence and related divisions would form a new independent software company: Octave. This new brand is designed to unify and accelerate intelligence across engineering, operations, and safety-critical domains.
The transition underscores a broader mission:
- Enhancing decision-making in complex environments
- Connecting workflows from design to protection
- Using domain-specific AI to provide contextualized, actionable intelligence
- Supporting performance improvement across design, build, operate, and protect pillars.
How TecSurge Supports the Octave Ecosystem
TecSurge continues its role as a trusted partner by:
- Providing managed services, training, and specialist support
- Extending enterprise systems through integration and automation
- Ensuring cost-effective upgrades, migrations, and data transformations
- Helping clients modernize engineering data environments aligned with Octave’s next-generation intelligence capabilities
Our commitment remains unchanged: to deliver expert, reliable digital engineering services that help clients achieve better outcomes throughout the asset lifecycle.