AutoPIPE's Most Wanted

AutoPIPE's CAE development team is constantly updating the program with new enhancements based in part on already logged enhancements  from Service Requests and our belief what users would like added to the program. However, we would like to provide another avenue for people to voice their opinion on what new features they would like in AutoPIPE. 

Please add your comments on what enhancements YOU would like to see added to the next version of AutoPIPE:

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Regards,

Mike Dattilio

Bentley Technical Support Analyst

  • 1. ASME B31.5 analysis - requires post processing after modelling to B31.3, would be handy if AutoPIPE can handle this all at once. At least a more understandable work around unlike current suggestion on forum https://communities.bentley.com/products/pipe_stress_analysis/w/pipe_stress_analysis__wiki/27978/04m-model-cryogenic-piping-in-autopipe as the issue I have is there is different allowables and reducing the code stress ratio for no impact testing requirements. UPDATE: I have a reply to my question regarding different allowables for B31.5: https://communities.bentley.com/products/pipe_stress_analysis/f/autopipe-forum/142673/designing-to-asme-b31-5---refrigeration-piping 

    2. Measure Distance function - has anyone else had continual buggyness with this? When I am measuring between a few points, if I have to say zoom in on a bend to select the mid point then zoom out, pan across and zoom back in again to select another point, on a frequent basis AutoPIPE randomly decides to pick another point my curser was no where near and give me a completely random measurement I wasn't after like it has a mind of its own. I pretty much dismissed it until my colleague mentioned this the other week and realised I wasn't the only one.

  • Hello Mike,  We often have to move up or down aboveground pipelines due to support settlement or heave.  When we do move the pipeline they are usually pressurized in service.  Sometime multiple supports adjacent to each other need to be moved.  Would it be possible to add a feature that could take the current state of the pipeline and the desired state and move the supports a small amount (2"-3") to get from the current state to the desired state while remaining under a certain sustained stress using B31.4 or B31.8?  Currently I make a model and have guided supports with either a gap for settlement or imposed displacement for heaving and then created user cases U1-U20 for example and move the pipeline in increments during each user case.  It seems that this could be more automated where it could iterate to find the steps to lift the pipeline. Example lift1.dat

  • Please add your comments on what enhancements YOU would like to see added to the next version of AutoPIPE:

    1. Restore the keyboard shortcut only functionality. One of the places this is most notably missing is when revising lengths in a model and needing to break my keyboard shortcut speed to move my hand to the mouse and select "apply offsets to all following points." A keyboard shortcut to toggle that option while in a component dialog box would be most apreciated. 

    2. Update the B31.3 hydrotest wizard. It is not at all intuitive to use, and the existing documentation is not clear. The labels for the drop boxes should be clearer such as; "Pressure case to use as a basis for calculating test pressure," Thermal case to use as a basis for calculating test temperature," and "Load case to use for analyzing hydrotest conditions."

    3. I still get weight loads on supports due to rigid elements with the weight box unchecked, a true weightless option would be helpful.