New Features In AutoPIPE V8i (SELECTseries 4) v09.05.00.21

The following is a list of new significant features and updates in Bentley AutoPIPE V8i (SELECTseries 4):

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•          View/Show color options using 256 colors
•          More color plots for pipe properties
•          View/Show all segments with different colors on the model
•          Update displacement and modal plots when result dialog shown
•          Add an option to show/hide connected segments
•          Show Reference Point tag on Plot
•          Option to plot modal frequency as function of mode number
•          Highlight/View the origin point

•          Option to hide the 'cross-hairs' cursor
•          Input grid: Optimize performance of segment grid
•          Replace View/Show menu with a View/Show dialog
•          Migrate to a modern installer (WIX) for program and bootstrapper for pre-reqs
•          APIPView: Add features (save settings dialog, drag and drop open and others)
•          Online Help: Add the TTA Film Coefficient Calculation
•           Resizing and Maximizing for Stress ISO STS Editor Dialog

•          Support attachment ID to Support Grid / dialog
•          Input grid for RIGID options element
•          Option to show/hide pressure, temperature columns on Pres&Temp input grid
•          Allow entering polar/cylindrical coordinates using radius, angle and elevation
•          Limit buoyancy to selected segments
•          Time History dialog updates
•          Pipe Identifier Tag
•          Convert dialogs for Response/Force Spectrum dialogs to grid input

•          Export model data, graphics, results and deflected plot to DGN
•          CAD export JSM/DGN option to automatically convert to Z Up vertical axis

•          Flange Analysis: Update the FLAA card in ntl to write all flange analysis data
•          New NTL card RVER to change ntl version
•         Intelligent mapping of Caesar RIGID 'flanges'
•          Retain PXF/PCF flange length
•          CII import to show the new name for Node number > 9999 in the message file
•          PCF Translator: Add support to import Line Number and Line Class
•          New import menu option "AutoDesk Plant 3D (*.pcf)".
•          PCF Translator: Add support to import Flex Joint Component
•          PCF Translator: Add support to import Cross component from PCF File.

•          Enable Max Thermal range to work across analysis sets for JSME 2008
•          FRP piping code ISO 14692 for petroleum and gas industries
•          Add JSME /JEAC PPC 2008 code
•          Option to "Use min(f,fcr) for hoop" for EN13480 code

•          Soil Overburden and Seismic Wave Stress for buried piping
•          Increase number of combinations to 1000 each for code and non-code
•          Resizing and Maximizing for Combinations Dialog
•          Resizing and Maximizing for Stress Summary Dialog

•          Add Rigid support / anchor stiffness settings to analysis summary report
•          Summary report for rotating equipment

•          Displacement time history analysis
•          Piecewise exact integration option to time history
•          Displacement, acceleration and velocity input to harmonic loading for Equipment and Acoustic vibration loadings
•          Fluid density factor to each static analysis set
•          Fluid density for SAM and Modal Analysis
•          Add button to convert period to frequency or vice versa in spectrum files

•          Add NPS, rating, and notation to flange report
•          Selected flange highlighted on plot
•          Double-click first column of row to open the “Flange" dialog
•          “Restore sort order” option to put the flanges back in order
•          Default "Material Library" based on "Analysis Method" selected
•          “Hide Incomplete Flanges” option to Hide missing data Flngs
•          Option "Highlight Incomplete Flanges" in the options menu
•          Ability to user-define Pmax for ANSI Check
•          “Consider Bolt Spacing Correction” option to Analysis TAB
•          Update the FLAA card in ntl to write all data
•          Improve the loading time of the "Select Material" dialog

Add B16.5 data to flange analysis mat. and dim. database for ANSI Check use

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