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AutoPIPE Pipe Stress

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Turn off wind in 1 or more directions for segement

In some cases pipes are shielded from wind from walls etc, it would be helpful to be able to turn the wind off in that direction, on that segment, Currently you can only turn off all of the wind loads on a segment
Paul Nielsen about 1 year ago in Analysis 0 Future consideration

Second UI Window for docking dialogs, tools and grids

Autopipe has multiple windows, tools, floating windows, grids and other UI Elements. For users that use multiple monitors, The above UI Elements often move around, and re orient themselves. By providing the user with a second UI Application Window...
Sujaan Ahamed Fareed about 2 years ago in AutoPIPE Pipe Stress / UI 1 Future consideration

Evaluate ASME B16.5/47 flanges per ASME BPVC VIII-1 UG-44(b)

ASME B31.3-2022 F312 FLANGED JOINTS suggests using UG-44(b) "for qualifying piping external loadings on welding neck flanges". UG-44(b) is a modification of the very conservative equivalent pressure method.
Sean Pellerin about 2 years ago in AutoPIPE Pipe Stress 2 Future consideration

Add capability to model 2 springs in series

Spring hanger arrangement, see attachment.
Mike Dattilio over 1 year ago in Modelling 0 Needs review

Model new piping geometry based on newly established local coordinate system instead of Global coordinate system

Use Case: If The entire model is using plant coordinates thus causing the entire system to be off AutoPIPE's global axis. Then, if the user needs to add new piping geometry it is very difficult to model in AutoPIPE using global coordinates. Users ...
Mike Dattilio over 1 year ago in Modelling 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...
Guest 7 months 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 7 months ago in Reporting 0 Needs review

One Button Z Up Conversion

When exporting a file to a DGN, one can easily click a button to transpose the model from Y up to Z up. It would be very handy if this could be done in the AutoPIPE model itself. Then one could simply click a button to change a file from Y up to Z...
Michael Cummings over 2 years ago in AutoPIPE Pipe Stress 7 Future consideration

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 7 months ago in Analysis 0 Needs review

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 7 months ago in Reporting 2 Needs review