Webinars - SIG - Webcast On-Demand Learning for AutoPIPE


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Updates

AutoPIPE Connect Edition Version 12 update 7 is now available for download from fulfillment center  updates (JAN 2022)  

Coffee Corner webinar - click here:

  • ASME B31.1 2020 Update forcing use of ASME B31J - discussion of implementation
  • Changes to Automatic Combination 
  • Bi-Linear Ultimate Force Support (all examples from help)
  • Rotating Support Gaps (with examples)
  • Pendulum Rod Angulation
  • Increased Equipment Nozzle Points
  • PCF Translator Component Attribute Customization
  • Word reports - word report s now available

AutoPIPE: Feature Updates for Versions 12.5/12.6

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• Implementation of the new ASME B31.12 code for hydrogen piping
• Import time history data from an FRC file
• Use iTwin Design Review to facilitate peer review of design work-in-progress deliverables
• View soil points for buried piping using show options.
• Discussion of additional new features

Learn What's New in AutoPIPE Version 12.4

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  • Use the new Library Editor to facilitate proper management of library data
  • Easily add Reference Point information to Anchors 
  • Leverage the new Feedback tool to provide input on tools and features 

Update on CONNECT Edition, Version 12.3

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  • SQLite Report Manager
  • Support Optimizer
  • Installation Test Set
  • AutoPIPE Ideas
Success
The Drive to Digital Efficiency with Pipe Stress Analysis

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  • Learn how 3D hot clash workflows ensure safe plant operations and avoid plant shutdowns.
  • Hear how users are achieving success on projects with AutoPIPE Optimizer and hot clash detection.
  • Hear Marais van Heerden, Managing Director of 3D Draughting, share the success of using STAAD and AutoPIPE interoperability for more cost-effective design.
New Collapse Advanced – Accident Events on Offshore Structures

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  • Introduce advanced methods to improve nonlinear analysis
  •  Demonstrate a robust and straightforward workflow to perform accidental load analysis
  • Highlight the new features in SACS Collapse Advanced
Digital Twins

Improving Plant Projects - Leverage Digital Advancement Insights to Get Started on Digital Twins!

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  • Rapidly model pipelines and improve your efficiency by automating your manual work
  • Evaluate the effect of upheaval buckling, water table buoyancy, and perform overburden analysis 
  • Assess major pipeline stress problems and prevent them upfront 
Non-linear Analysis

Importance of Load Sequencing in Pipe Stress Analysis

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  • Non-linear analysis
  • Load sequencing
  • Multiple analysis sets

Benefits of Non Linear Pipe Stress Analysis

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  • How loads are applied and the advantages they have?
  • How AutoPIPE performs load sequencing not found in other programs?
  • Why AutoPIPE Nonlinear Analysis functionality makes AutoPIPE one of the most advanced and accurate tools for pipe stress analysis and a preferred analysis method by ASME?
  • KNOW The Background of Nonlinear Piping Analysis?

How to Achieve Convergence Running Non-linear Analysis

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  • An introduction to nonlinear analysis
  • Quick tips for convergence
  • Detailed information on settings for convergence
  • Buried piping convergence
New Analysis Set Generator

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  • Understanding the Analysis Set Data options
  • Setting Up Load Case Mapping
  • Working Through Examples
Dynamic Analysis

AutoPIPE Dynamic Analysis Series: Modal Analysis

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  • Automatic Model Discretization
  • Frequency and Mode Shape Results
  • Static Correction Methods

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  • Automatic Model Discretization
  • Frequency and Mode Shape Results
  • Static Correction Methods

Webinar Discussion hour - click here

  • Get questions answered on Modal Analysis

AutoPIPE Dynamic Analysis Series, Response Spectrum Analysis

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  • Single Seismic Response
  • Seismic Anchor Movement
  • Multiple Seismic Response

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  • What is Response Spectrum?
  • Single Seismic Response
  • Seismic Anchor Movement 
  • Multiple Seismic Response

AutoPIPE Dynamic Analysis Series – Time History Analysis

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  • Water Hammer
  • Slug Flow
  • Steam Relief Lift

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  • What is Time History Analysis?
  • Time history loads in Piping
  • Water Hammer Analysis using AutoPIPE Fluid Transient Module​

AutoPIPE Dynamic Analysis Series – Harmonic Analysis

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  • Types of Harmonics
  • Harmonic input
  • Result Review
Reporting

Report Examples (Aug 2022)

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  • Continue to learn about AutoPIPE reporting options using tailored examples.
    • Changing Decimal values in Word reports
    • Change Word report Margin and font sizes 
    • Model description missing from Quick report, Excel report, and Word report
    • Remove extra blank line at the top of the report
    • Max Anchor forces and moments in Excel reports
    • Beam Force and Displacement joint report
    • Limit Excel Word report to highlighted selection

Report Customization (July 2022)

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  • Learn how to use and customize AutoPIPE reports to fit your deliverable needs.
    • View Extended Component Text report
    • Simple Word report customization (not step by step procedure, just overall possibilities)
      •  Change Report look
      • Add custom image 
      • Add calculation
    • Using Excel Save reports
    • Creating an Excel pivot table on results data (Max Support forces)
    • Creating a Spring hanger report
    • Bentley Accreditation
    • How to find new upcoming webinars by products

Reporting (June 2022)

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  • Learn about all of the new and improved reporting capabilities in AutoPIPE, including:

    • Quick Reports Review
      • Limit reports to highlighted points
    • Customizing Word Reports
      • Location of report templates
      • Change color and fonts of text
      • Insert company custom image and text to header page
      • Insert Calculations
    • Saving Excel Report Templates
    • Bentley Accreditation

Working with the New Connectivity Report (July 2021)

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  • Understanding why the Connectivity Report was added
  • How the report should be used
  • Using the Report and Excel to regenerate the model

Working Around the Loss of Extended Coordinates Report (Jan 2021)

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  • How to use new sub-reports in place of the Extended Component Report
  • Taking a glance at the new Coordinate Listing Report
  • How to give feedback

Maximizing Standard and Custom Reporting Capabilities

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  • Deliver reports in MS Word or Excel format
  • Customize reports to match your requirement
  • Display data in charts and pivot tables to simplify review

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  • Deliver reports in MS Word or Excel format
  • Customize reports to match your requirement
  • Display data in charts and pivot tables to simplify review

Analysis Methodology and Accuracy of Pipe Stress Results

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  • Understand correct inputs and assumptions 
  • Carryout independent verification
  • Handle benchmark issues 
  • Leverage Bentley’s Quality Assurance and Reporting (QA&R) program
Import / Export

Plant Design and Analysis Interoperability

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  • Plant Modeling and Pipe Stress Interoperability
  • Plant Modeling and Structural Analysis Interoperability
  • Pipe Stress and Structural Analysis Interoperability
  • Pipe Stress and Pressure vessel design Interoperability
  • BIM and Structural Analysis Interoperability
  • Structural Analysis and Structural Detailing Interoperability​

AutoPIPE CONNECT Edition: Piping and  Structural Interoperability

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  • How to import piping support reactions into structural analysis application 
  • How to import structural models into pipe stress analysis application, AutoPIPE
  • Combined stiffness analysis of piping and structure

Pipe Stress Design using Native Interoperability between AutoPIPE and CAESAR

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  • Understand AutoPIPE’s interop capability
  • Know why engineers prefer AutoPIPE over others - five important reasons
  • Easily export AutoPIPE files to CII and C2 formats

User Testimonials of AutoPlPE Supporting Successful Workflow

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  • PCF import to import a CAD model
  • Automatic support connection from the piping to structure 
  • Optimizing pipe supports to save time and money 
  • Customized reporting with SQLite database export

Integration AutoPIPE - STAAD.Pro

  • Generar archivo Pipelink
  • Transferir estructura premodelada desde STAAD.Pro hacia AutoPIPE
  • Transferir reacciones desde AutoPIPE hacia STAAD.Pro
  • Asignar cargas primaria y generar combinaciones de diseño estructural

Improved Digital Interop Efficiencies using Industry 3D CAD Modeling

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  • Import complex 3D piping design models into AutoPIPE for improving model consistency
  • Avoid non-conformances between design and analysis using unique 3D hot operating clash detection technology 
  • Improve design collaboration among engineering groups with the latest Digital iTwin cloud design review service​

Leverage Your AutoPIPE Model Data to Meet CAESAR II Deliverable Requirements

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  • Understand AutoPIPE’s interop capability
  • Know why engineers prefer AutoPIPE over others - five important reasons
  • Easily export AutoPIPE files to CII and C2 formats

Avoid Project Design Non-conformances with Piping and Structural Interoperability

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  • How to import piping support reactions into structural analysis application 
  • How to import structural models into pipe stress analysis application, AutoPIPE
  • Combined stiffness analysis of piping and structure
Combination - Analysis Sets
AutoPIPE - Load Cases and Combinations in AutoPIPE - Dec 2022

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  • Learn more about load cases in AutoPIPE, including their definition, analysis set selection and combinations.
Modeling
AutoPIPE - Equipment Modeling (Sept 2022)

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  • Overview of how to model and consider the pipe connection to different types of equipment.

High Unbalanced Piping Loads on Rotating Equipment

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  • Why and how you must combine several piping models into a single model
  • How to include friction in spring supports
  • Why load sequencing is important in piping design and how to manage it

Avoid Overdesign in a Gas Pipeline

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  • Understand the basic requirements for an efficient gas pipeline design
  • Learn the impact of a chain of approximations - through a user case study 
  • Discover best design practices from subject matter experts​

AutoPIPE - Flexible Joints (Nov 2022)

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  • Learn about the flexible joint component in AutoPIPE.

Avoid Poor Piping design in a Power Plant

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  • Identify possible reasons that lead to poor design in a power plant – through user case study 
  • Understand the impact of both poor design and over design
  • Learn modern approaches to avoid common errors and save money
  • Discover design best practices from subject matter experts

Avoid Vibrations in a Power Station

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  • Understand the basic requirements for defining a flexible joint
  • Appreciate how acoustic resonance in a piping system can cause severe damage
  • Discover the importance of structural-piping interaction in avoiding vibration
Failure of Expansion Joints: Reasons and Consequences

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  • How inaccurate design of Expansion joints can lead to their inevitable failure
  • Why is the correct modelling of supports important for expansion joint behavior
  • Other interconnected problems
Flanges

Pipe Stress Analysis - Flange and equipment Safety

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  • Checking safety of connected equipment
  • Ensuring flange strength and leak tightness
  • Organizing model for better productivity
Nozzles

Nozzles and Welded Attachment Checks

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  • Flexible anchor with Thermal Anchor Movements as equipment nozzles
  • Nozzle elements
  • Reference points with allowables
  • Taking loads to AutoPIPE Nozzle for local load analysis 
Supports

Supporting Your Piping System (Feb 2022)

Coffee Corner webinar - click here

  • Piping is dependent on the pipe supports and structures supporting it.  In this session, we will focus on:

    • Properly Supporting Your Piping System
    • Understanding AutoPIPE Support Types and Options
    • Using the Support Optimizer to Optimize the Support Configuration

Why Engineers Win With Support Optimizer 

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  • Minimizing support equipment weight and cost with optimum designs
  • Gaining better intuition for pipe support design
  • Evaluating multiple design solutions from a list automatically generated by support optimizer 

Improved Pipe Design with Support Optimization

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  • Optimize your supports and streamline your workflow
  • Set up support locators
  • Define the problem setup
  • Review the optimization results

Spring Hanger Selection Procedure

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  • Need for Spring Hanger Support in piping
  • Standard Hanger Selection Procedures - Hot load and cold load
  • Spring hanger selection and analysis in AutoPIPE
Stress Isometric

Update OPIM Stress Isometric Workflow

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  • What is included in a stress isometric
  • Different stress isometric file types
  • Stress Isometric options
  • Stress Isometric settings
Library

Reviewing the NEW Library Editor (Mar 2021)

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  • Redesign of the Material Library Editor to facilitate proper management of Material Library data
  • Working with a recently opened Material Library source file
  • Building a new library file
  • Reviewing enhanced display charts, which facilitate the review and checking of material properties
Codes and Calculations

ASME B31.1 & B31.3 Code Updates 2018

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  • ASME B31J Tee flexibility and SIF calculations
  • Coincident pressure and temperature stress calculations
  • Generate code-compliant stress reports for updated piping codes
  • Coincident Service Conditions and Elevated Temperature Service

SIF and Flexibility Calculations_ASME B31J

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  • Improve SIF calculations of bends, tees and reducers
  • Obtain realistic flexibility factor calculations of tee components
  • Apply updated tee flexibility analysis using static matrix condensation
  • Easily execute ASME B31J analysis within AutoPIPE

Designing with New DNVGL-ST-F101 2017 and European EN13480 2017 Piping Codes - (Feb 2021)

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  • Updated Pressure Containment Criteria
  • Design checks for Propagation Buckling, Internal Overpressure and External Overpressure
  • Updated Dialog for DNV Result Options
  • Updates to Time-Independent Nominal Design Stress and Design Stress Under the Hydrotest Conditions for Austenitic Steels
  • Updates to Safety factor as a Function of Mean Creep Rupture Strength Related to Time
Tips and Tricks

Conquer Pipeline Design Challenges - Top Tech Tips

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  • Rapidly model pipelines and improve your efficiency by automating your manual work
  • Evaluate the effect of upheaval buckling, water table buoyancy, and perform overburden analysis 
  • Assess major pipeline stress problems and prevent them upfront 

Best Practices Toward Becoming an AutoPIPE Power User

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  • Discover how you can customize the ribbon and toolbars to fit your working style
  • Understand how to use keyboard shortcuts and hotkeys to increase your modeling speed
  • Learn how to leverage AutoPIPE’s Supplemental Program Documentation and published solutions to design warnings and errors

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