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Jacket closure calculation according to PD 5500

We have noticed that the software systematically considers all jackets as type 2 in the jacket closure calculation following PD 5500. We need you to integrate the concept of type 1 jackets in the next version to facilitate support for this type of...
12 months ago in AutoPIPE Vessel 1 Needs review

Allow a calculation full of liquid

A tall vessel or column is normally designed with a particular liquid level. It would be very helpful if a new user case can be defined allowing to calculate full of liquid (which is not water, it is not the same as hydrotest).
10 months ago in AutoPIPE Vessel 0 Needs review

Take into account the straight flanges of conical shell with knuckles automatically

Currently the straight flange portion of conical shell with knuckle cannot be specified in the conical shell UI, but a feature is proposed to include that in the UI as an input to model and create drawings and include in reports.
5 months ago in AutoPIPE Vessel 0 Needs review

Expansion Bellows - Option to input the number of half-convolutions (e.g. 2.5)

It is not possible to set 2.5 Convolutions (N). In some cases, I have to consider bellow with 2.5 convolution, but I cannot design as there is no option to enter this value.
6 months ago in AutoPIPE Vessel 0 Needs review

Updating PD 5500

Please could we add the latest additions of PD 5500 to the design standards. In South Africa, the competing design codes are ASME and PD due to the selection of materials that our legislation permits. As a result, ensuring that Bentley AutoPIPE Ve...
8 months ago in AutoPIPE Vessel 0 Needs review

Material database

Update the material database inclouding more grades of Titanium such as grade 12 that is highly used in the industry, also update EN13445 with Titanium, Nickel and similar alloys, joint efficiency and safety factors according to EN13445-9,10,11 an...
5 months ago in AutoPIPE Vessel 0 Needs review

Create custom flange for a nozzle

Sometimes designers want to create a custom flange specially for large diameter nozzle which can then be checked as a body flange (Appendix 2 etc.). Currently this can be done as a separate model but an option to include custom flange to a nozzle ...
7 months ago in AutoPIPE Vessel 0 Needs review

Hide feature for concentrated forces

I use Auto pipe to run stress analysis, and I always write a report summarizing the results. I always include screenshots of the restraint and supports reactions. The concentrated forces are necessary to include in the calculations, but for the sc...
about 2 months ago in AutoPIPE / AutoPIPE Pipe Stress 0 Needs review

Export the Component_GUIDs fields

Support the Component_GUIDs fields to be export, so that we can compare the entity with origin entity from other software.
about 2 months ago in AutoPIPE / Reporting 0 Needs review

Add redundant anchor for thermal load only

As AutoPipe limited node to 10000 only, for bigger model we model part of the system and we need to apply boundary conditions at the discontinuous node, if it is defined as anchor and apply node displacement (for thermal growth) this fictitious an...
about 2 months ago in AutoPIPE / Analysis 0 Needs review