PD 5500 3.5.4.9, Alternative Pressure Area Design Method
Allow the use of Alternative Pressure Area Design Method if the primary method of assessment for PD5500 shows non-compliance. The alternative method is less conservative and therefore may in some cases be able to sufficiently demonstrate compliance.
Defining Concentrated force to the local axis of element
The inability to specify the concentrated force for the local element in Autopipe leads to numerous challenges when defining the slug force on a pipeline that is misaligned with the axis. In contrast to CAESAR, Autopipe lacks the capability to rot...
Response spectrum analysis is a static equivalent linear analysis to a dynamic earthquake event. AutoPIPE allows the use of V-Stops with gaps for static analysis. The condition of the gap closure and subsequent support loading is determined by eva...
Looking for an update to Import/Export the file from UG-Nx to Autopipe or Vice versa. Currently there is no common format's available which will support both the softwares.
Looking for an update to Import/Export the file from Auto-Pipe to UG-Nx or Vice versa. Currently there is no common format's available which will support both the software's.
Generate AutoCAD drawings by DOS command or batch file
Generating drawings by DOS command or batch file can save the time to open .emvd files and many clicks in UI if I have multiple files to process. AutoPIPE Vessel data (.emvd) have been completed. For example, 10 .emvd files have been completed. Sp...
Display response spectrum acceleration results using the 'interactive' results viewer (showing deformed model and acceleration values)
The AutoPIPE 'interactive" menu has a way to display displacement results and filter results. Presently, the acceleration results in a response spectrum analysis are only viewable from the text result files or excel reports.
Having a GUI accelera...
Submit Loads to NozzlePro PRG 2023.2.0.1005 and higher
Upload of the Autopipe Vessel loads version 43.01 and higher was no longer possible to submit the loads of the nozzles directly to nozzle PRO PRG 2023.2.0.1005. So, this idea is to make the Autopipe Vessel new version to be compatible with Latest ...
Hydrostatic head in pressure test condition, controlled by user
UG-98 (b) asks for taking into account the difference in elevation between the chamber being tested and the pressure gauge. The water level in test should be an input, like the liquid level in operation.