• 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…
  • Bend forces in Autopipe

    Dear All, I am a University student, working with Autopipe for one of our project. I was asked one question during the project review that how does Autopipe calculates the bend forces (as we do not define the velocity or flow in the pipeline) ?? …
  • Thrust/Anchor Block

    Dear, Can anyone suggest how a Thrust block is modeled in Autopipe?? I have approached for the same like as in CAESAR II i.e. changing property of the soil near anchor/thrust blocks but what is the correct method to model a thrust block in AutoPipe…