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AutoPIPE Wiki Q0. What are the difference between a Stress Isometric and Fabrication Isometric using AutoPIPE?
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          • Q0. What are the difference between a Stress Isometric and Fabrication Isometric using AutoPIPE?
          • Q1. What was the last version of AutoPIPE that supported Alias StressISO Isogen application?
          • Q2. Can you combine an older version with Isogen and new version of with OPIM in AutoPIPE?
          • Q3. Is the extra StressISO Add-on license required in order to create a Stress Isometric using AutoPIPE 09.06.02.06 or higher with the OpenPlant Isometrics manager?
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          • Q5. Is Bentley going to have any conversion procedure for AutoPIPE Stress-Iso to OpenPlant Isometrics Manager (OPIM)?
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          • Q7. Can I open the AutoPIPE Isometric file from Windows Explorer without incurring over usage charges?
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    Q0. What are the difference between a Stress Isometric and Fabrication Isometric using AutoPIPE?

    AutoPIPE is a stress analysis application, therefore the results, reports, stress Isometric, etc... are specifically geared to people needing information related to forces, moments, loads, displacements, etc..

    Specifically speaking about Stress Isometric vs Fabrication iso:

    a. Bolts and gaskets

    No, AutoPIPE does not provide any kind of Bill of material type information related to specific items like this. Again, think stress analysis; Pipe Property, Pressure, Temperature, Wind Load, Dynamic load, etc.. Only when running a Flange analysis to check for leakage, does the user enter detailed information a bolt material, bolt count, bolt circle, gasket material, gasket ID / OD, etc.. but no count are kept for the total model

    b. Ability to tag valves and instruments

    Yes to valves, but again, instrumentation is not important to Stress Iso, thus no instrument information is mentioned on a stress isometric.

    c. Equipment nozzle connections tags

    When a Nozzle location is modeled as a Flange or Anchor, yes the tag information is printed on the drawing.

     

    d. Bill of Material on the isometric

    No, there is no such thing as a Bill of materials for a Stress Isometric. One can make manual modifications to the drawing after being generated from AutoPIPE and OPIM as needed.

    e. Designate what is a SHOP component and what is a field component

    No, there is no such thing as a marking for Shop / Field component in AutoPIPE. One can make manual modifications to the drawing after being generated from AutoPIPE and OPIM as needed.

    f. Split one line number into multiple iso sheets. 

    AutoPIPE Isometric Manager Options dialog allows the user to select the range of piping to be exported to an isometric, and specifically pick the node point locations to break the iso between drawings.   

    g. Able to use the Overrides.txt file to override colors, weights, scales, etc..

    See WIKI here for using Overrides.txt files

    h. Other options also.

    See WIKI here for other customization options with AutoPIPE and OPIM. 

    Note, when using OPIM with other applications, example OpenPLANT, there are a larger number of settings and options available then using AutoPIPE Isometric Manager Options dialog. Many of these options have not been added with a user interface in from AutoPIPE. However, most, if not all, settings and options can be controlled within AutoPIPE's profile Stress Iso Config folder.

    In conclusion, an AutoPIPE Stress isometric is vastly different than a Fabrication drawing. Much of the details related to exact material, Lengths, piece count, etc.. are just not relevant to Stress Isometric. Again, a stress isometric can be used as the the starting point of a fabrication drawing with fair amount of manual manipulation. However, best to use applications that excel in the department of creating Fabrication isometrics directly from the model; AutoPLANT, OpenPLANT, etc..

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    • Mike Dattilio Created by Bentley Colleague Mike Dattilio
    • When: Mon, Mar 13 2023 5:15 PM
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