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Add API 661 allowables to rotating equipment

Provide user ability to insert cooler nozzle allowables per API 661. This would help with cooler orientation and no longer require user to look up allowable values each time. Provide a multiplier allowable (i.e. 2x 3x API limits)
over 1 year ago in AutoPIPE / Analysis 0 Future consideration

Reference point - nonsymmetric allowable

Reference point is great tool to verify connector capacity. Currently only symmetric allowable values could be used. Many times connectors allowable loads are nonsymmetric ex. range of values -80 to 0kN or -150 to 350kNm. See attached image. It wo...
about 2 years ago in AutoPIPE / Analysis / AutoPIPE Pipe Stress 0 Future consideration

Consider the external pressure for ASME B31.8 / B31.4 offshore

As a subsea engineer using AutoPipe for modelling spools and jumpers, it is frustrating and misleading that AutoPipe does not account automatically for external pressure in all codes.
9 months ago in AutoPIPE / Analysis 2 Needs review

Get rid of annoying windows beep sound

This is a really annoying sound. The UI shall provide a feature to disable the annoying beep sound. The attached wiki link proposes to disable Windows Sounds, but this disables all other Windows Sounds that serve a purpose outside of Autopipe. A s...
over 2 years ago in AutoPIPE / AutoPIPE Pipe Stress 0 Future consideration

Add Node/Support point text leader lines

When using AutoPIPE or relating an output report to a model, users need to be able to clearly read the indicated text on screen / screen shot added into an report. This is not easy in congested areas with how AutoPIPE currently displays informatio...
7 months ago in AutoPIPE / UI 0 Needs review

Possibilité d'incorporer des tubulure rectangle/carrée

Nous avons très régulièrement des demandes client pour calculer des appareils suivant différents codes, avec des tubulures carrées et/ou rectangulaires. Est'il possible d'intégrer ce genre de tubulures dans autopipe vessel?
about 2 months ago in AutoPIPE / Modelling 0 Needs review

Multiple Ambient Temps for Hot Tie-in Case

Does any means exist to enter multiple ambient temperatures for piping? For example: Case 1: Header with tie-in valve operating at 375F. Will fit up proposed piping at 70F to tie-in valve in hot position. After tie-in valve is open header remains ...
8 months ago in AutoPIPE / Analysis 0 Needs review

Flange analysis EN 1591-1

Include EN1591-1 calculations methodology for flanges / flange leakage Look through EN 13445-3 Annex G - Alternative design rules for flanges and gasketed flange connections
almost 4 years ago in AutoPIPE / AutoPIPE Pipe Stress 13 Planned

Add Button on Help Tab to Download Most Recent Version

Each time I need to update or search to see if there is an update, I spend too much time trying to figure out how to wade through all the various avenues Bentley has to find the most recent version of AutoPIPE, and if I'm behind, then download the...
2 months ago in AutoPIPE / UI 2 Planned

Autosave the file after 1 minute

Kindly refer to the discussion in regard to the case no. CS0345238, regarding introducing autosave option after every 1 min or less. Similar feature is available in other stress analysis software can't same be availed in Auto PIPE as well, because...
2 months ago in AutoPIPE / AutoPIPE Pipe Stress 0 Needs review