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Ring Tool - Ability to modify angles in the Ring Tool dialog

When a user defines custom projections in the Ring Tool dialog, and then realizes they need to add an additional angle, it is not possible. The current method requires the user to clear out the custom angles defined and reenter the custom defined ...
Sujaan Ahamed Fareed about 2 years ago in Modelling 0 Needs review

Bring back the Bentley AutoPIPE User Accreditation Program

As per the note in read on the top of this page, please bring back the user accreditation program
Hubert Velten over 1 year ago in AutoPIPE Pipe Stress 1 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 about 1 year ago in Code 4 Future consideration

Allow gap supports with response spectra analysis

Response spectrum analysis is a static equivalent linear analysis to a dynamic earthquake event. AutoPIPE allows the use of V-Stops with gaps for static analysis. The condition of the gap closure and subsequent support loading is determined by eva...
Guest over 3 years ago in AutoPIPE Pipe Stress 0 Future consideration

Angle measurement

It is important to know not only the distance between the two points but also the angle of the pipe with respect to the coordinate axes during creating and modifying a model. I would like you to add another item to the Tools menu called Angle Meas...
Guest over 4 years ago in AutoPIPE Pipe Stress 3 Future consideration

Increase tag length or remove the restriction altogether (like Caesar II)

The current max length of tags is 36 characters. Tag is meanwhile just about the only play where we can save some element-specific information. For example in the case of a Support I would like to save AT LEAST the following:1) The designation of ...
Guest over 4 years ago in AutoPIPE Pipe Stress 0 Future consideration

Apply wind Shape factor to pipe properties instead of everything as it varies due to geometry in AS1170.2

You currently only have 1 place to input the Wind shape factor and this is applied to all pipes but the value is different for each diameter in Accordance with AS1170.2. This value could be input in the pipe properties for individual pipe sizes, t...
Paul Nielsen 11 months ago in Analysis 0 Needs review

Insert 2 node points when a flange is inserted, to allow the user to set the BW SIF

By default, when you insert a WN or Lap Joint flange in Autopipe, it does not account for SIF at the BW joint. User has to enter an additional node point at a flange length and define a Joint Type with a defined offset. This could be automated.
Sujaan Ahamed Fareed almost 3 years ago in AutoPIPE Pipe Stress 1 Planned

Add ASME Nonmetallic stress allowables to AutoPipe (ASME NM 3.3)

ASME NM.3.3-2020 has Nonmetallic Material Properties (Maximum Allowable Stress Values for thermoplastic (CPVC, PEX, PE, PVC, PVDF), Yield Strength Values, Thermal Expansion Coefficients, Moduli of Elasticity, Poisson's Ratio. This will allow the s...
Guest 6 months ago in Code 2 Future consideration

Add option to connect disconnected segments after PCF or other import

Very often we are tasked of cleaning an imported PCF or other imports. We notice quite a few disconnected segments as evident with anchors at the middle of runs. Very often the PCF import tolerance does not work, and many disconnections are import...
Karim Rinawi 12 months ago in  0 Needs review