• B31J SIFs causes E801-1: FATAL ERROR

    Hello, Ever since we started using B31J I've been getting E801-1 errors when trying to run the analysis. This has happened more than once unfortunately. I've read the Q&A about E801-1 and it doesn't seem to refer to this issue, other then mentioning…
  • SIF

    "khodayar" wrote: hello, in a gas project,we are dealing with large bore pipes.in many cases the ratio of D/t is greater than 100.so the B31.3 SIFs are not valid. first I want to know if Auto pipe is a suitable software to dealing with this large bore…
  • Extracting (or separating) steel model out of AutoPIPE V8i Select back to STAAD

    Hello all, I have a unique situation and wonder if the software has a solution. We have a linked AutoPIPE V8i Select / STAAD PRO file. Sometime after the STAAD steel model was integrated in to the AutoPIPE model, the original STAAD model was lost. Is…
  • Swagelok fittings in AutoPIPE

    Hi, I'm needing to analyze a piping system to B31.3 using AutoPIPE. Tubing and Swagelok fittings are extensively used; in many cases there are only short runs of pipe between fittings. Does anyone have any tips on how to model Swagelok fittings in…