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Bentley AutoPIPE CONNECT Edition v12 (v12.00.00.14) - 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 (v11.03.00.08) which includes several bug fixes plus the following new features:

What is New & Changed in AutoPIPE

The following outline identifies new features and enhancements in the AutoPIPE CONNECT Edition version 12.0.. 

• General
  • SES Licensing
    This product version utilizes SES Licensing, which is not supported by SELECT activation key(s). SES Licensing features new behavior to enhance your organization's user administration and security with mandatory user sign-in via CONNECTION Client to access the application. If you are already signed in to the CONNECTION Client, you have met this prerequisite. If you have not, please refer to the Administrator's Resource Center and/or contact your administrator for assistance in the registration and sign-in process.
  • Increased the number of entries listed in the recent model list for a better user experience.
  • Support/Reference IDs are now auto-generated and read-only for better tracking of supports.

• Piping Codes
  • Added ASME BPVC Section III 2017 code for the construction of Nuclear Facility Components.

• Analysis
  • Added Upheaval Buckling Analysis to perform a simplified buckling analysis based on idealized pipeline imperfections in long buried pipelines. [Technology Preview ] 
  • Added the NodeLink feature to allow a node to be connected to another piping node. This allows for the release of connectivity in a specific direction to be utilized in hanger selection where an Anchor is not present.
  • Anchors can now be defined as connected to a structure node to allow the anchor load to be resolved into the structure.
  • Added Support Optimization to determine optimal support locations and options based on criteria such as supporting structure loads, allowable displacements, and support costs.  [Technology Preview ] 

• Reports
  • Added a Select All option on the result grid to conveniently select/un-select all combinations at one time.
  • Input and output reports¹ are now available in the SQLite DB format. Post-processing, review, and print functions are now possible in third-party applications and report generators.  
  • Stress reports have been improved when utilizing DNV-OS-F101 by changing the title "Comb. stress category" to "Load Control Limit Check".

• Import
  • Added an option to import E3d (*.pcf) files via the PCF Translator.

• Interoperability
  • Two-way interoperability between SACS and AutoPIPE has been improved, including change management by using Structural Synchronizer (aka ISM). [Technology Preview ] 
  • Integration with OpenPlant Isometrics Manager CONNECT Edition has been implemented for stress isometrics.
  • Hidden segments in a model are no longer exported to isometric drawings in OpenPlant Isometric Manager.

• Security Release Notes
  • Not applicable to this release.

¹ The Version 6.1 Point Data Listing, Extended Component Data Listing, Flange Analysis Report, and Thermal Transient Analysis Report are not available in the SQLite DB format. This feature will be made available in a future release.

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 Readme: 

• English

Note: 

1. Readme file contains limited amount of information about errors / enhancements, only QA&R members have access to detailed Error Reports

Download, Install, and License Procedure:

See procedure here

Installed with AutoPIPE:

Validation Certificate:

Program Name: AutoPIPE CONNECT Edition v.12.00
Revision or Version Number: v12.00.00.14

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 life cycle 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?

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