Hi,
Is there a clear procedure explaining how to EXPORT models done in STAAD towards AUTOPIPE.
Which is the best practice , creating the frame beams in autopipe or STAAD?
Hello Ayman79, AutoPIPE is shipped with multiple tutorials both inside the Online help and also PDF files located in the Program folder\Documents. In this case there is a PDF file called "PIPELINK_tutorial.pdf" in the Documents folder. Please review this file for a tutorial on: PIPELINK (Workflow 1) AutoPIPE -> STAAD PIPELINK (Workflow 2) – Multi User PIPELINK (Workflow 3) – STAAD -> AutoPIPE PIPELINK (Workflow 4) – STAAD Displacements -> AutoPIPE Be sure to refer to the online help for full details on commands mentioned in the PDF file. Regards, Mike Dattilio Bentley Technical Support Analyst
Hello Ayman79, Only the load cases (ex. Gr, T1, P1) are transferred to STAAD, and not actual combinations (ex. GRT1P1). The reason is Structural load combinations are different to Piping load combinations including different factors applied to different types of loads so only the load cases are transferred.
Furthermore, see page 18 of the PDf, Transfer Piping Loads to Structure, where you will see that the "Generate default non-code descriptions" are automatically used as the STAAD Load Name. Regards, Mike Dattilio Bentley TSG Support Analyst ===================================================
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