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AutoPIPE Pipe Stress

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Multiple Ambient Temps for Hot Tie-in Case

Does any means exist to enter multiple ambient temperatures for piping? For example: Case 1: Header with tie-in valve operating at 375F. Will fit up proposed piping at 70F to tie-in valve in hot position. After tie-in valve is open header remains ...
Guest 3 months ago in Analysis 0 Needs review

Please update piping codes EN 13480 to latest revisions

Last specified update of AutoPipe got only EN 13480 +A4:2021 Our clients asks to use latests revisions (as of now - 2024.08.09) in our projects. According to EN list there should be EN 13480 +A5:2022 (edited data, originally got wrong list of code...
Guest 3 months ago in Code 4 Future consideration

Flexible Joint Step Function Stiffness

Looking for an update to flex coupling input box to better model flexible coupling behavior. Flexible joint additional inputs (see attached) 1) Max angle of deflection for flex joint 2) Two stiffness inputs for bending stiffness. Stiffness changes...
Guest over 1 year ago in Modelling 0 Future consideration

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...
Guest about 1 month ago in 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.
Guest about 1 month ago in 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...
Guest about 1 month ago in Analysis 0 Needs review

Reference point - nonsymmetric allowable

Reference point is great tool to verify connector capacity. Currently only symmetric allowable values could be used. Many times connectors allowable loads are nonsymmetric ex. range of values -80 to 0kN or -150 to 350kNm. See attached image. It wo...
Guest over 1 year ago in Analysis / AutoPIPE Pipe Stress 0 Future consideration

Easily uncheck print combinations that are inconsistent with the default load sequence.

Create button to uncheck print for load combinations that are inconsistent with the default load sequence.
Sean Pellerin about 1 month ago in Reporting 2 Needs review

Add API 661 allowables to rotating equipment

Provide user ability to insert cooler nozzle allowables per API 661. This would help with cooler orientation and no longer require user to look up allowable values each time. Provide a multiplier allowable (i.e. 2x 3x API limits)
Guest about 1 year ago in Analysis 0 Future consideration

Add a method to acknowledge Warning message as to not constantly appear.

When reviewing Model Consistency Check report, some warning messages will constantly appear regardless of addressing the warning. Example W726-10:  User SIF required at junction  at following point(s) Require a feature be added where reo...
Mike Dattilio about 2 months ago in Reporting 0 Needs review