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AutoPIPE Pipe Stress

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Add capability to model 2 springs in series

Spring hanger arrangement, see attachment.
Mike Dattilio almost 2 years 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 almost 2 years ago in Modelling 0 Needs review

A single Autopipe file

Similar to APC files, it would be much more convenient if Autopipe packaged all essential sub files during an analysis project and created a single file by default. It would ensure that the user does not make a mistake and stores the wrong files. ...
Sujaan Ahamed Fareed over 2 years ago in AutoPIPE Pipe Stress 5 Already exists

Add a button in Help>Online Resources that links to the most recent release

Have a newcomer or an old timer try to navigate all the difference paths available to try to find where to download the most recent release. How long does it take? Too long. Add a button in Help>Online Resources that links to the most recent re...
Guest 8 months ago in UI 0 Needs review

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 over 1 year ago in Analysis 0 Future consideration

Color plot: Connected Segments

Provide a color map based on the Connected Segments (Select > Segments > Connected Segments). For each disconnected group have a unique color assigned.
Mike Dattilio almost 2 years ago in Modelling 0 Needs review

Option to calculate transportational vibrations during shipment of the pipes

Currently, there is no option to analyze transportational vibrations on a pipe line when it is being shipping to a different location, specially for skid mounted piping. This allows users to identify shipping supports which can be removed after th...
Guest 8 months ago in Analysis 0 Needs review

PCF import: Provide better material mapping, e.g. use PIPING-SPEC

This is related to the limitation on the PCF Attribut Mapping tab. If we had the ability to map the PIPING-SPEC to a material then this issue would have been very easy to resolve.
Karim Rinawi 8 months ago in AutoPIPE Pipe Stress 0 Needs review

Allow load combination re-sorting or insert

In the load combination options, users can custom define loads. The combination ordering is specific to the entries - the rows at the bottom can use previous combinations above, but not v/v. AutoPIPE generates an error if a load case tries to refe...
Guest over 1 year ago in UI 0 Future consideration

Add label box for flexible joints

It would be helpful if flexible joints could have a label or tag added. This would be similar to how many components in AutoPIPE have the ability to label components, such as supports and anchors.
Michael Cummings about 2 years ago in UI 1 Future consideration