Note:
1. All Bentley applications are available for download using the Software Download website.
2. Does an error appear, if yes, check the Cloud service Status here, if software downloads is green, please clear your browser cache or try a different browser.
Step #1: Access Software Download using 2 different methods
1. Bentley CONNECTION Client
or
2. Bentley CONNECTION Center
Questions:
i. Cannot access this website, what should I do now?
ii. Does an error appear, if yes, please clear your browser cache or try a different browser.
Step #2: After Software Download is opened, filter from all available software to AutoPIPE products only
Select the following settings:
a. Product Line = Pipe Stresses and Vessel Analysis
b. Brand = AutoPIPE or AutoPIPE Vessel
c. Press Apply button
Step #3: Choose a tile (AutoPIPE)
AutoPIPE is available in 4 different versions (i.e. Standard, Advances, Nuclear, and QA&R) and 1 add-on (KHK2 Add-on). These versions and add-on are controlled by the licensing inside of the application. Therefore, only need to download one edition of the software, always select the first tile labeled AutoPIPE. Again, all the feature are installed, the license selection from with in the application controls the feature availability with in the application.
Question: Can I download AutoPIPE's full ATS program?
For AutoPIPE Vessel, again, all features are installed and the License controls what features are available within the application.
Step #4: Filter, Dependencies, Read-me file, and Download
Note: Current version = AutoPIPE 24.00.02.243 (release notes and readme files)
Select the following settings:
A. Filter - Suggest to press the Clear button on the far right, and then press Apply button to see all of the versions available.
Next, make changes to the drop-down filters as needed to be applied to the list of available software
Question: The version I need is not listed here, What are my options?
B. Dependencies - pressing the carrot at the start of a line will display a list of dependencies available for that software. These are separate downloads and separate installation procedures that are performed after installing AutoPIPE.
Question: Do I need to download these dependencies?
C. Details and Readme - pressing the "i" balloon will open a dialog that indicates additional details. These details contain a link to the respective Readme file on Bentley Communities
D. Download button - press the download button to download the respective line item. Be sure to press Download button for each line item to be downloaded.
Question: Pressing Download button, nothing appears to be happening, what is happening? or What should I do?.
E. At this time, AutoPIPE is only available as a 32 bit application. The development team is updating the application to a 64 bit version.
Step #5: Download AutoPIPE Software
After pressing the Download button, depending on your browser, there may or may not be any indication of the application name (Setup_AutoPIPEx64_23.00.01.367.exe) being downloaded and percentage of download completed.
Question: Pressing Download button, the setup file downloaded is in .zip format and when I try to extract the files from this zip file nothing happens .The file seems to be broken. What should I do to get the executable file (.exe) for the software to install?
Note: again, the file name indicated above may-not be the same, this name will mirror the version selected for download.
Step #6: Installing
After the download has been completed, See the appropriate link below for installation instructions. Again, remember to install all programs downloaded, they are separate installations.
AutoPIPE Yearly
AutoPIPE CONNECT v.12
AutoPIPE CONNECT v.11
AutoPIPE V8i
AutoPIPE 2004
AutoPIPE Vessel
Bentley PlantFLOW
See Also
How do I download, install, and license AutoPIPE?