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Bentley AutoPIPE CONNECT Edition (v10.01.00.08) - English

Bentley AutoPIPE CONNECT Edition is a stand-alone, engineering application for the calculation of piping stresses, fatigue stresses, fluid transient, bowing or thermal transient analysis, flange or pipe support design, and equipment nozzle loading analysis under static and dynamic loading conditions. In addition to 30+ piping codes, AutoPIPE incorporates ASME, JSME, British Standard, European, API, NEMA, ANSI, ASCE, AISC, UBC, GOST and WRC guidelines and design limits to provide a comprehensive analysis of the entire system.

This new release provides new features, critical code updates, and enhanced product interoperability. This is a product generation update for AutoPIPE CONNECT (v10.00.00.10) which includes several bug fixes plus the following new features:

Fixes:                  xxx Enhancements and Errors were completed

What is New & Changed in AutoPIPE

The following outline identifies new features and enhancements in the AutoPIPE CONNECT Edition version 10.1.0. 

Import / Export

• • PXF Import: Increase length of PXF material name to 50 characters to improve interoperability with plant design programs i.e. OpenPlant Modeler and AutoPLANT

Modeling

• • Model consistency check added to warn user when Beam Modulus = 0.00
  • Model consistency check added to warn user when zero values are set for fields in Pipe Properties dialog

Reports

• • Report Integration Method used for Time History under Load Summary Data Listing

• • Define new Excel Charts and Pivot Tables from SQLite export data in AutoPIPE Report Manger for increased reporting options for users to take advantage of [ Technology Preview ](TFS-E74975)
  • Additional output reports are available for export to the AutoPIPE Report Manager [ Technology Preview ](TFS-E333694)

General

• • Users are now prevented from opening DAT model files last updated using newer program versions in order to prevent file corruption 

Documentation

• • CONNECT overview documentation is now more visible in the program and Help content
  • Help content has been update to better explain the current velocity extrapolation

Installer:

• • Installer now clearly identifies that the software will upgrade from a previous version 

Technology Previews - Provide users preliminary access to features currently in development but not yet ready for production. These features are provided at no additional charge to promote awareness of a feature or technology to be deployed in a future release. Users are encouraged to provide feedback and suggestions. Please log a Service Request naming which Technology Preview feature you like to enable in AutoPIPE. 

Detailed Read ME: 

• English
• Russian
• Japanese
• Chinese (Simplified)

  Note: the read me file contains limited amount of data about errors / enhancements, only QA&R members have access to detailed Error Reports

Installation: 

Click here for procedure to Install application

Installed with AutoPIPE:

Validation Certificate:

Program Name: AutoPIPE CONNECT Edition
Revision or Version Number: vl0.01.00.08

The above computer program has been validated by both manual and automated testing procedures as part of a comprehensive product test plan consisting of more than 700 verification and validation test cases. Software quality metrics are defined against a quality standard established by existing and historical commercial versions of the program. Bentley Systems, Inc. maintains a quality assurance program t hat controls the lifec ycle activities of this computer program for the design of nuclear safety related piping in compliance with ASME NQA-1-2008/ 2009a, 10 CFR Part 50 Appendix B, and 10 CFR Part 21 quality standards. Test plans and validation data are on file at Bentley's Walnut Creek, California, USA office. 

Support for t his computer program is described in Bentley SELECT Program Agreement and includes 24/7 telephone, email, and web based support along with free upgrades and updates as t hey become available.

See download file here

See Also

AutoPIPE CONNECT Release Notes (10.00.xx.xx - higher)

How do I download, install, and license AutoPIPE?

Bentley AutoPIPE