Product Version

Note: Bentley IEG License Service is NOT required to run this AutoPIPE version.

Description

Bentley AutoPIPE V8i 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 24 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.

Interoperability

• Pipelink: Manage multiple structures in pipelink

• Import displacement data from Excel

• Import coordinate data from Excel, AutoCAD, and MicroStation

• ISM / Hot Clash Z-Up to Y-Up Coordinate System transformation option

Import/Export

• Interface with LISEGA LICAD pipe support software

• PCF import, tolerance to join disconnected elements

• Batch process multiple PCF files into one AutoPIPE model

• New PCF setting to map North Axis to AutoPIPE global axis

• Other New PCF import options

Modeling

• Rotate geometry, supports, static loads

• Wave dialog graphics

• Component weight e.g. clamp for spring hanger design

• Ring Main Wizard (circular or polygon geometry)

• New Wind Loading Dialog

• Increase height-pressure data pairs for the wind profile to 10 or more

• Program should support negative global directions (-X,-Y,-Z) in Wind Dialogs

• Point coordinates in anchor results grid

• Option to apply support stiffness per selected loadcase

Piping Codes

• DNV OS F101 : 2012 piping code

• Update to B31.1 : 2012 piping code

• B31.4 : 2009 and 2012 piping code

• B31.8 : 2012 piping code

• B31.3 : 2012 piping code

• B31.3-2010 / 2012 : functionality for user to enter axial and torsional SIF

• HDPE Plastic piping code - Code Case N755

• Update to KHK : 2006 allowables

Analysis

• Cold Hanger design including spring variability by each spring

• New Time history Load processor - displacement results by time step

• Time history modal results to MOD file

• Regional seismic load generators (Response spectrum and static g)

• ASCE 2002 and 2010 Wind load codes

• Snow Loading

• Duplicate operating Cases

• Define and view load case description

• Activate Damper support for SAM cases for KHK-2 code

Reports

• New Table of contents for all output reports

• Update model consistency report to group similar warnings/errors

Libraries

• BHEL Spring Catalog

• PSS Spring Manufacturer (Germany / UK Vendor)

• WookWang Spring Catalog

Select the following link

See the Readme file

See procedure for Installing AutoPIPE V8i 09.06.00.15

Installed with AutoPIPE

See Also

AutoPIPE V8i Select Series 5 Release Notes (09.06.xx.xx)

Bentley AutoPIPE