AutoPIPE Ideas Portal

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    Piping comparison feature

    When systems are revised it would be useful if a user could import new files from designers and see them directly on top of existing systems. This would allow a user to be able to visually see and measure changes. Updated files can be imported but...
    Guest 5 months ago in Modelling 1 Needs review

    User Having to Re-import .CMB File After Saving .APC File

    When saving APC files, the code/non-code combinations get reset to default by AutoPIPE. User has to go though an extra step of re-importing the relevant .CMB file after saving the APC file. If there is a way to have AutoPIPE maintain the already s...
    Fouad Tabbaq 11 months ago in Reporting 1 Will not implement

    Correct scale of supports located on valve actuator

    AutoPIPE deals with a valve actuator as a rigid beam. The default size for the rigid beam is set as a 10x10 W shape, and any support connected to the actuator is scaled according to that number (see attached image) Request actuator and any support...
    Mike Dattilio 4 months ago in Modelling 1 Planned

    Add Cold Load Design global option to Hanger dialog

    The Support dialog window and the Input Grid Support tab currently have the option to turn on/off Cold Load Design. The request is to supplement these two with a global override, by adding a Cold Load Design global option to the Hanger dialog wind...
    Guest about 1 month ago in Analysis 0 Planned

    Get rid of annoying windows beep sound

    This is a really annoying sound. The UI shall provide a feature to disable the annoying beep sound. The attached wiki link proposes to disable Windows Sounds, but this disables all other Windows Sounds that serve a purpose outside of Autopipe. A s...
    Sujaan Ahamed Fareed about 3 years ago in AutoPIPE Pipe Stress 0 Future consideration

    Bring back AutoPipe Nozzle in AutoPipe

    AutoPipe Nozzle has been discontinued for some time now. Many users and prospects are looking for this feature in the latest version of AutoPipe which is missing. It is good to have this feature back in AutoPipe future versions
    Madhan Elumalai about 1 year ago in UI 4 Future consideration

    Add manufacturer library for SIF's to populate to meet B31.J as per B31.3 2020

    Add manufacturer library to select for SIF's to populate to meet B31.J as per B31.3 2020
    Guest over 2 years ago in Analysis 0 Needs review

    Add the capability to analyse multiple piping codes in a single model

    Whilst using AutoPIPE Nuclear to assess pipework to ASME III, the models included different regions of pipework that were required to be assessed to ASME III Class 1 and Class 2 respectively. As it is not possible to assess to two different piping...
    Guest over 1 year ago in Analysis 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 almost 3 years ago in Modelling 0 Future consideration

    Expansion effects on structural members

    Currently, when structural members/beams are connected to high temp piping, AutoPIPE does not consider the axial expansion effect of the structural members in its analysis. Since AutoPIPE, is capable of evaluating temperature effect of piping, it ...
    Sujaan Ahamed Fareed 4 months ago in Analysis 0 Future consideration