Description:

Bentley AutoPIPE CONNECT Edition v12.5 (v12.05.00.16) - 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 (v12.05.00.15) which includes several bug fixes plus the following new features:

The following outline identifies new features and enhancements in the AutoPIPE CONNECT Edition version 12.6: 

Piping Codes

• Added ASME BPVC Section III 2019 Rules for Construction of Nuclear Facility Components -Division 1 - Subsection NB - Class 1 Components.
• Added ASME BPVC Section III 2019 Rules for Construction of Nuclear Facility Components -Division 1 - Subsection NC - Class 2 Components.
• Added ASME BPVC Section III 2019 Rules for Construction of Nuclear Facility Components -Division 1 - Subsection ND - Class 3 Components.
• Added ASME B31.12-2019 Edition Standard on Hydrogen Industrial Piping.
• Added ASME B31.12-2019 Edition Standard on Hydrogen Pipelines.

Import/Export

• Autodesk® Revit models can now be imported (using Fabrication-based components from a .PCF file).
• Time History data can now be imported from an FRC file to generate AutoPIPE time history profiles and locations.

Interoperability

• Implemented the iTwin Design Review Cloud Service to facilitate peer review of design work-in-progress deliverables.

Reports

• Microsoft® Word® templates for Input Listing reports used by the SQLite Report Manager have been enhanced.

Library

• The Material Library Editor has been enhanced to display charts facilitating the review and checking of material properties.
• A check to verify the integrity of shipped material libraries and block the use of modified libraries has been implemented.
• The Material Library now supports material library source files (.SRC) hosted on a network.
• The Material Library Editor now enables you to quickly open a recently opened material library source file (.SRC).

Analysis

• Support Optimizer Locator Groups now accommodate up to ten assemblies (increased from a maximum of five).
• The Support Optimization Process Priority can now be defined. The Windows Operating System shares processor resources between all running processes based on priority. The higher the priority, the more processor resources are allocated to the process and potentially faster execution.

General

• The Auto Flange/Bolt check-box (Flange tab of the Flange Check dialog) has been modified to include Gasket dimensions.
• Soil Points visualization can now be toggled on and off. The soil point symbol displays on primary points and on all intermediate points.
• The title bar and text color have been enhanced to improve visibility. Title bar text is now visible in minimized and maximized modes.
• The model name now appears first in the title bar.

Security Release Notes

• Not applicable to this 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. 

• English

Note: 

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

See procedure here

Program Name: AutoPIPE CONNECT Edition v.12.05
Revision or Version Number: v12.05.00.16

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)

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