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The following is displayed when importing an NTL file into AutoPIPE:
Bentley AutoPIPE Application has stopped working
"A problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is available."
Why, and how to avoid it?
The short answer is that this occurred because there is a problem with the imported fie. This sounds kind of obvious, but the next question typically is "Where is the problem in the NTL file". Again, the short answer is no one knows until it is investigated.
An NTL file is a very structured file format comprised of many "Command Cards". What is a "Command Card" you ask. This is a very good question, a Command Card is a group of lines / rows of text (typical 1 - 5 rows) in the NTL file that represent a single Component, a single Command, etc. There are Control cards, Model cards, Solve cards, and Results cards. Each of these cards are formatted such that each row and each column in the row represents something. Any text in a Command card that violates this structured format could cause a. wrong size components, b. wrong piping code selection, wrong temperature settings, the list of problems go on and on to ultimately it could cause the application to crash. Again the Command cards have a very strict format that must be followed. The next question is, "where can one find information about these Command cards?", answer: in AutoPIPE Help.
Please see the following AutoPIPE help section: Help > Contents> Contents Tab> Bentley AutoPIPE> Batch NTL Input Reference> Command Card Reference
Note: Each Command card has detailed information on how that particular card is formatted with in the NTL file. Example above shows a chart, this chart represents the actual Command card format. The 2 lines that have blue colored back ground represents the number of lines this Command card takes up in the NTL (ex. a reducer is 2 lines) . Each number across the top of the chart represents the Column space where the start of a setting in the can cards starts (ex. values representing the Point starts on Row #1, column #6). Further details about each settig in the Command card is detailed in the Description section.
Please see the following procedure to investigate a NTL file for problems.
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