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Bentley AutoPIPE CONNECT Edition v11 (v11.00.00.22) - 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 (v11.00.00.22) 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. 

General

• • New Ribbon toolbars to improve function visibility and user efficiency
  • Software validation form to document AutoPIPE's Quality Assurance program
  • New trial license option added to give potential users access to AutoPIPE Advanced for a trial period

Analysis

• • Nuclear Ratchet Stress calculations improved to be less conservative
  • Gross Discontinuity Stress Calculations range from ambient temperature when calculating Max/Min values
  • Option provided to enter Max and Min Gross Discontinuity Stress values per thermal case
  • Torsional SIF added to "Other Type" tee for ASME B31.3-2012 and newer

Piping Code Updates

• • ASME B31.4-2016
  • ASME BPVC Section III 2015 Edition
  • JSME 2008 (class 2) now has the DSs primary stress category
  • Updated ASME B31J to 2017 edition. [ Technology Preview ]

Import / Export

• • North arrow direction now saved with model
  • CONNECT Project Configuration Settings can be uploaded to CONNECT cloud
  • Initial integration with Bentley Catalog Services to pick valve manufacturer and valve data from vendor catalog information
  • Isometrics created with OPIM can be automatically split by line number or component count
  • Multiple improvements to the PCF translator
  • Menu export option added for integration with SACS

Reports

• • General Stress table exported to results grids which also allows it to be exported to MDB files
  • New detailed hanger report for purchasing of supports
  • SQLite Database Export updated to include pivot tables and charts [ Technology Preview ]
  • Allowable Stress Ratio added to ASME B31.3 hydrotest report
  • ISO 14692 Report has been improved

Documentation

• • Details have been added regarding selection of Max Range load cases
  • ASME NC/ND: Better explanation of C2r and C2b calculation equations
  • Better explanation of Moment/Stress level code combinations with specific examples 

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. Now all Technology previews are available in the application. These commands have '[Technology Preview]' displayed in the tool tip. 

Detailed Read ME: 

• See the DETAILED Readme file

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

• See procedure for Installing AutoPIPE CONNECT 11.00.00.22
  

Installed with AutoPIPE:

Validation Certificate:

Program Name: AutoPIPE CONNECT Edition
Revision or Version Number: v11.00.00.22

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 this 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 they become available.

See copy of Software Validation Certificate by starting AutoPIPE, select Help Ribbon, Software Validation certificate icon. 

See Also

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

How do I download, install, and license AutoPIPE?

Bentley AutoPIPE