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Add the plastic moment reduction factor criteria for the LCC calculation

As per section 5.4.6.8 of the DNV ST F101_2021 Version, the LCC calculation is modified by including the plastic moment reduction factor due to the maximum vertical point load. This would be a good approach to have more realistic and reliable LCC ...
Guest 7 months ago in Code 0 Needs review

Enable different ambient temperatures for each thermal case

There is often need to calculate two conservative thermal combinations (lowest possible assembly temperature with highest working temperature and highest assembly temperature with lowest working temperature). Now it is needed to prepare two models...
Guest over 2 years ago in AutoPIPE Pipe Stress 3 Already exists

Upgrade Steam relief to include other gas & liquid relief thrust analysis

Currently The Loads > Steam Relief > Steam Relief command enables the user to define the thrust loads at steam exit points due to a discharge through a safety relief valve. Add ability for program to analyze other gas & liquid relief val...
Mike Dattilio about 2 years ago in Analysis 0 Needs review

Dynamic interface between Autopipe and Openplant

Currently, the interface between Autopipe and Openplant is disconnected. Users have to manually export piping models to Autopipe, and perform analysis. If changes need to happen in one model, the other model isnt't updated dynamically. Further, th...
Sujaan Ahamed Fareed over 2 years ago in AutoPIPE Pipe Stress 2 Future consideration

Looking for an update to Import/Export the file from UG-Nx to Autopipe or Vice versa. Currently there is no common format's available which will support both the softwares.

Looking for an update to Import/Export the file from Auto-Pipe to UG-Nx or Vice versa. Currently there is no common format's available which will support both the software's.
Guest about 2 years ago in AutoPIPE Pipe Stress 5 Needs review

Combination Reorganization

In the screenshot in the attached link, for example, i would like to move the highlighted combinations between LC130 and LC131. Does this make sense? As far as I know, the only way to do this is to duplicate LC131 to LC148 and then delete them. Li...
Guest over 4 years ago in AutoPIPE Pipe Stress 1 Future consideration

Include ability to override in plane and out of plane Sustain Stress Indices (SSI) in User SIF dialog

The code allows you to reduce the SSIs based on more applicable data. Currently, AutoPIPE only lets you use SSI = 0.75SIF or SSI=1. ASME B31J allows you to reduce the SSI based on the following: Where sustained stress or moment factors are require...
Sean Pellerin 7 months ago in Code 3 Already exists

display miter bends

When a bend is a miter display with the number of cuts or at least just one cut so they do not look like formed bends.
Kevin Koorey over 2 years ago in Modelling 0 Needs review

DXF & DNG export - Add extra informaiton layers

For the DXF and DGN export add new layers for Support Tag No. Anchor Tag No. Pipe Identifier Valve Tag No. Flange Tag No. etc.
Kevin Koorey over 1 year ago in Reporting 0 Needs review

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 8 months ago in AutoPIPE Pipe Stress 1 Needs review