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Write as many Error messages as possible to *.ANL file

Currently Error messages appear on screen while interactively using AutoPIPE. If doing Batch processing Error messages never appear! If an Error message can be displayed on the screen it can also be written to the *.ANL file. Error conditions that...
Guest over 1 year ago in Reporting 0 Planned

Increase the number of SAM / Support Groups

AS of AutoPIPE 23.00.00.230, the maximum number of unique response spectrums that can be analyzed is 200 [(S1..S10)x 20 support groups per SAM case]. Suggest to Increase the number of SAM and/or Support Groups in order to allow 200+ unique respons...
Mike Dattilio over 1 year ago in Analysis 0 Needs review

Create and Save selection set of node points and beam points

As of July 2023, after making a selection set (highlighted red) it may become unselected when choosing the next command or another location that is not apart of the selection set. The user may need to perform another command / modification to a pr...
Mike Dattilio over 1 year ago in Modelling 1 Needs review

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
Mike Dattilio about 4 years ago in 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...
Edgar Flores almost 3 years ago in AutoPIPE Pipe Stress 0 Future consideration

Use AutoPIPE valve weights when importing PCF files

When importing files (such as PCF's) please provide the option to use AutoPIPE valve weights rather than using the weights from the original design tool that created the PCF file. Essentially having the option to automatically enable the "valve wr...
Guest about 3 years ago in AutoPIPE Pipe Stress 0 Future consideration

Support Results grids local direction should be user friendly and consistent

Open the results grids, select the support tab, and locate the columns for LocalDir1 - Gap3. Quick what does this refer to: pipe local axis, support local axis? Is this direction consistent across all of the support types (see attached image of Su...
Mike Dattilio over 1 year ago in Reporting 0 Needs review

CMB Files keep dropping off after importing

The load combinations keep having to be updated by re-importing the CMB file constantly when doing the analysis. Making the imported CMB files more stable to where the user do not have to keep re-importing them so often would be a good idea to imp...
F T over 3 years ago in AutoPIPE Pipe Stress 1 Future consideration

PCF import: add feature to map component attributes to over-ride default mappings

I think there should be a feature for component attributes mapping on a GUI (dialog) so users can over-ride the default mappings. I am thinking of following grid like GUI. Also suggest to have a button in order to restore defaults so if anyone wis...
Mike Dattilio about 4 years ago in AutoPIPE Pipe Stress 1 Future consideration

Add option to enter Specific Gravity of contents referenced to Air instead of Water

The Specific Gravity based on water is not applicable to flow services that are 100% gas. Specific gravity for liquid is weight of liquid with respect to water and specific gravity of gas is weight of gas with respect to air. These 2 fluids are to...
Guest about 4 years ago in AutoPIPE Pipe Stress 2 Future consideration