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Autosave the file after 1 minute

Kindly refer to the discussion in regard to the case no. CS0345238, regarding introducing autosave option after every 1 min or less. Similar feature is available in other stress analysis software can't same be availed in Auto PIPE as well, because...
Guest 10 months ago in AutoPIPE Pipe Stress 1 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

Model Square pipe / ducting

Add the ability to model square piping / ducting
Mike Dattilio over 2 years ago in Modelling 1 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 over 2 years ago in UI 1 Future consideration

Allow user to set the 6 color stress plot ranges as needed

While looking at the Color Stress plot there is a Key in the top left corner with 6 colors and corresponding ranges. These ranges are hard coded into the program. Give the user the options to set these 6 ranges as needed.
Mike Dattilio over 2 years ago in UI 3 Future consideration

Defining Concentrated force to the local axis of element

The inability to specify the concentrated force for the local element in Autopipe leads to numerous challenges when defining the slug force on a pipeline that is misaligned with the axis. In contrast to CAESAR, Autopipe lacks the capability to rot...
Guest almost 2 years ago in Analysis 0 Planned

Apply joint efficiency factor to ASME B31.1 Expansion allowable

As an example, ASME B31.1 (2020) - section "102.3.2 Limits for Sustained Stresses and Displacement Stress Ranges" - para (b) Displacement Stresses provides the equation 1A for calculation of allowable stress range. Review the definition of Sc and ...
Mike Dattilio over 2 years ago in Analysis 2 Future consideration

Specifying sub-report item under batch run by ntl files

I want to customize the output report items for an automation process. I'm building the system by ntl file. The dat file can customize them but the ntl file cannot.
Guest over 2 years ago in Reporting 1 Needs review

支架选择中增加固定支架选项

管系应力分析计算时，经常需要设置固定支架，该支架承受垂直、水平、径向三个方向（即轴系中 xyz三向）的 力，且此处三向位移均约束 0。现有支架选项只能通过滑动支架+限位支架组合实现该功能。但是计算结果输出到路草支吊架软件时，会自动视别 为两个支架。 When calculating the stress analysis of the piping system, it is often necessary to set a fixed bracket, which bears the f...
Guest 11 months ago in AutoPIPE Pipe Stress 1 Needs review

Increase maximum number of static earthquake load cases.

When using nonlinear analysis earthquake loads cannot be scaled. If additional analysis sets are required with different earthquake accelerations for design purposes, it is severely limiting to have only 30 E cases. There are 100 analysis sets, it...
Michael Wood almost 3 years ago in AutoPIPE Pipe Stress 0 Future consideration