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AutoPIPE Pipe Stress

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add user define on spring "hot load input" and let the program design spring rate, Cold load and variation checking

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12 months ago in AutoPIPE / Analysis 0 Future consideration

Hydrotest Pressure Extension

Users can decide whether pressure extension should be considered in static analysis sets, but this is not an option for hydrotest cases. The user is required to consider it with no option to unselect "Pressure Extension" in the "Analysis Sets" int...
12 months ago in AutoPIPE / Analysis 2 Future consideration

Improve reference loads dialog

Add a toggle between X/Y/Z and axial/shear/bending/torsion for forces and moments in the reference loads dialog. Many allowables for connections are given in terms of total shear load or bending moment. It is not possible to use the current refere...
almost 2 years ago in AutoPIPE / AutoPIPE Pipe Stress / UI 0 Future consideration

AccuDraw functionality to be able to select, place and move components

This will be a huge improvement with the ability to interact with Autopipe. Currently, users have to use a coordinate system, and map out changes to the Autopipe Mode. A feature similar to Accudraw in Microstation would significantly improve the a...
about 2 years ago in AutoPIPE / AutoPIPE Pipe Stress 1 Future consideration

On screen Code Stress Pass/Fail Indicator

During the development of pipe design, one may need to iteratively. make small changes, and check the impact on stress, Forces, Restraint forces, etc. It would save a lot of time if there was an indicator on the default main UI that states the hig...
about 2 years ago in AutoPIPE / AutoPIPE Pipe Stress 4 Future consideration

Redesign Input Grid

The current input grid is difficult to read and navigate between all the tabs. The UI elements shall be redesigned to facilitate improved navigation and data input.
about 2 years ago in AutoPIPE / AutoPIPE Pipe Stress 1 Future consideration

Add trunnions and connected supports to Stress Isometric

Stress ISOmetric, I would like to see the trunnions shown along with their attached supports This will definitely save time having to annotate stress isos to show the missing pipe supports with the trunnions.
over 4 years ago in AutoPIPE / AutoPIPE Pipe Stress 2 Future consideration

Modeling soils in AutoPIPE should be simplified

In my opinion modeling of soils in AutoPIPE takes to much time and could/should be simplified. For selected part of the model, including simultanously vertical, horizontal or inclined segments, there are four geometrical methods to define a terrai...
over 2 years ago in AutoPIPE / AutoPIPE Pipe Stress 2 Future consideration

Unlock Springs for HydroTEST

Provide an option for unlocking Springs and Constants on the support definition dialog. Set default to Lock and allow Unlock during Hydrotest
over 4 years ago in AutoPIPE / AutoPIPE Pipe Stress 2 Future consideration

100-40-40 spatial combination option

In Response Spectra Analysis, the spatial combination is always SRSS. The NRG 1.92 rev. 2 accepts as an alternative the use of the 100-40-40 method, as proposed by Newmark, to spatially combine the components. An option to select between SRSS or 1...
about 3 years ago in AutoPIPE / AutoPIPE Pipe Stress 0 Future consideration