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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Graphics
- 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
General
- 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
Modeling
- 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
Interoperability
- Export model data, graphics, results and deflected plot to DGN
- CAD export JSM/DGN option to automatically convert to Z Up vertical axis
Import/Export
- 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.
Piping Codes
- 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
Post Processing
- 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
Reports
- Add Rigid support / anchor stiffness settings to analysis summary report
- Summary report for rotating equipment
Analysis
- 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
Flange Analysis
- 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
Libraries
Add B16.5 data to flange analysis mat. and dim. database for ANSI Check use
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