Description:

Bentley AutoPIPE CONNECT Edition v12.8 (v12.08.04.009) - 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.

For additional information on release notes and system requirements see the Release Announcement and ReadMe (EN) documents.

Subscription Entitlement Service:
This product version utilizes Subscription Entitlement Service, which is not supported by SELECT activation key(s). Subscription Entitlement Service 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.

The following outline identifies new features and enhancements in the AutoPIPE CONNECT Edition version 12.8.4: 

The following outline identifies new features and enhancements in the AutoPIPE CONNECT Edition version 12.08.04.009.

• Piping Codes
  • Added ASME B31.3 2020 - Process Piping. This edition of B31.3 piping code mandates the use of ASME B31J for SIF and Flexibility calculations. A new option is now available in the Result Model Options that allows the use of ASME B31J Table 1.1 General Note (d) for sustained moment indices calculations. For branch connections, the use of effective section modulus (Ze) is now removed.
  • Reporting - ASME B31J enabled piping codes now identifies the location to which SIF values are applied on the Tee branches.

• Reports
  • When importing an Aveva E3D pipe stress file, Tags (from Supports, Valves, and Flanges) and Attachment IDs (from Supports) are now supported.
  • Microsoft Word Report templates have been updated to improve overall quality.

• General
  • A Model Explorer utility has been implemented to enable easier location of specific models. Search criteria and filter controls are also available.
  • The Tee Point dialog has been modified to automatically populate dynamic fields upon data entry.

• Security Release Notes
  • Upgrade to Power Platform 17 to fix security vulnerability related to libxml2
    A remote code execution vulnerability in libxml2 could enable an attacker using a specially crafted file to execute arbitrary code within the context of an unprivileged process. This issue is rated as High due to the possibility of remote code execution in an application that uses this library.
  • Update Newtonsoft to v13.0.1 to remove security vulnerability
    Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions in Newtonsoft.Json. Newtonsoft.Json prior to version 13.0.1 is vulnerable to Insecure Defaults due to improper handling of StackOverFlow exception (SOE) whenever nested expressions are being processed. Exploiting this vulnerability results in Denial Of Service (DoS), and is exploitable when an attacker sends 5 requests that cause SOE in within 5 minutes. This vulnerability affects Internet Information Services (IIS) Applications.

• Notes
  • Features related to the DGN file format removed in v12.07.00.346 have been reinstated.

• 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.12.8

Revision or Version Number: v12.08.04.008

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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