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Status Planned
Workspace AutoPIPE
Categories Modelling
Created by Guest
Created on Oct 15, 2025

Correct scale of supports located on valve actuator

AutoPIPE deals with a valve actuator as a rigid beam. The default size for the rigid beam is set as a 10x10 W shape, and any support connected to the actuator is scaled according to that number (see attached image)

Request actuator and any supports attached to be factored by PipeID used instead of the rigid beam default size.

  • Guest
    Oct 23, 2025

    I’m the individual who initially identified this issue and logged a case file for it. The models I am working on contain multiple rotational supports tied into the valve actuator, and with the increased sizing being tied directly to the 10x10 W shape, these larger representations/visualizations of the rotational supports makes in near impossible to view/work with my model.

    The current workaround is to hide all rotational supports, but then the client I am working with cannot as easily identify where these supports are located. I would strongly recommend tying the sizing of these supports to the PipeID as mentioned above.