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Product(s):	AutoPIPE
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Date Logged & Current Version	May 2024 24.00.00.231

 

What is New & Changed in AutoPIPE®

The following outline identifies new features and enhancements in the AutoPIPE 2024 (24.00.00.231).

• Piping Codes
  • Added ASME B31.3 2022 - Process Piping. This edition of B31.3 has revised the properties for some materials which are now available in the latest material library.
  • Added ASME B31.1 1973 + 1973 Summer Addenda - Power Piping.
  • Added the 2021 edition of DNV-ST-F101 Submarine pipeline systems piping code (previously named DNVGL-OS-F101).

• Modeling
  • Added ASME B31J Note 3 checkbox in Edit Model Options as an alternative flexibility calculation of elbow-type bends.
  • Updated Input limits for ASME B31J reducer cone angle, reducer thickness ratio, and 45 degrees laterals.

• Analysis
  • Increased the maximum number of harmonic load cases from 10 to 100.

• Graphics
  • Displacements and rotations results can now be viewed as a color plots.
  • Added new Segment Line Number color plot.
  • Updated Displacement Scale Factor with option to generate a proportional deformation plot to scale (1:1).

• User Interface
  • Model Explorer: Added options to search for models that includes dynamic loadcase(s).
  • Relocated following program settings to more user-friendly and intuitive locations:
    • Displacement scale - from Results Model Options to Deflected Shape dialog

• Library
  • Updated Library Editor to facilitate User defined and managed spring manufacturer library.
  • Added new UnisonHKR spring catalog to spring library.

• Security Release Notes
  • The BinaryFormatter implementation is removed as it is marked insecure and Microsoft® issued following warning: "The BinaryFormatter type is dangerous and is not recommended for data processing. Applications should stop using BinaryFormatter as soon as possible, even if they believe the data they're processing to be trustworthy. BinaryFormatter is insecure and can't be made secure."

 

AutoPIPE® Requirements

More detailed installation information can be found in the AutoPIPE Quick Start Guide.

Product Version

Product	AutoPIPE
Version	v24.00.00.231
Language	English Japanese Polish Chinese (Simplified)

Included Applications Versions

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Installation Requirements

CD drive or access to the Internet required for product installation. The minimum system configuration for installation:

Operating System	Microsoft Windows 10 x64 Professional or higher     Microsoft Windows 11 x64 Professional or higher
.NET Framework	4.8.1

When installing the product through the installer program, the required components will be installed automatically. The contents of the Desktop Prerequisite Pack include:

• Microsoft® .NET Framework 4.8.1
• Microsoft® VC++ 2015-2019 Redistributable (x64) - 
• Microsoft® Access Database Engine 2016 (x64)
• CONNECTION Client - 23.00.01.25
• iTwin Services Add-In - 03.01.01.02

NOTE: AutoPIPE uses the following fonts on dialogs and in reports. These fonts are pre-installed with Microsft Windows. If any of these font are missing, the text on dialogs and in reports may appear smaller/larger than usual. To install missing fonts, please repair or reinstall Microsoft Windows.

• Arial
• Calibri
• Consolas
• Courier New
• Georgia
• Microsoft Sans Serif
• MS Sans Serif
• Segoe UI
• Times New Roman

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Minimum Profile

The minimum recommended workstation profile for running AutoPIPE is:

Memory	8 GB recommended. More memory almost always improves performance, particularly when working with larger models.
Hard Disk	4 GB free disk space (not including Restore Point space requirements).
Video Graphics Card	Any industry-standard video card which supports OpenGL 3D graphics.
ProjectWise	ProjectWise Server 10.00.03.299 with ProjectWise Explorer 10.00.03.453,     ProjectWise Server 8.11.11 with ProjectWise Explorer 8.11.11.     Note: ProjectWise Server and ProjectWise Explorer are only required if Bentley's ProjectWise is used to manage project documents.
OpenPlant Isometrics Manager	CONNECT Edition Update 11 - 10.11.00.175      Note: Users can use OpenPlant Isometrics Manager (OPIM) to review Stress Isometrics created by AutoPIPE without an entitlement for OPIM, provided they are opened from within AutoPIPE. Direct use of OPIM without an entitlement will log usage and may lead to charges. Click here for more information.
Word processing, spread sheets, and access database	Compatibility is more streamlined with Microsoft® Office 64-bit. Please refer to this wiki here for installing AutoPIPE on machine with Microsoft® Office 32-bit.

 

Download and Installation

See the AutoPIPE Quick Start Guide (..\Documents\Quickstart_AutoPIPE.pdf) for more information on downloading and installing AutoPIPE.

To complete the licensing process, you must have the appropriate roles assigned by your Site Administrator. If you have not been assigned these roles, you will need to obtain the name of your Site Administrator by submitting a Service Request at http://apps.bentley.com/srmanager/ProductSupport.

If you are experiencing problems logging into your Bentley account, please contact Bentley at 1-800-BENTLEY (1-800-236-8539). Outside the United States +1 610-458-5000.

Network Considerations - Network drives are only supported for data files.

- AutoPIPE software must be installed on a local client workstation.

- AutoPIPE data files (*.DAT) must have full read/write access to be opened and edited.

Applications Included in the Installation Package

AutoPIPE Standard, AutoPIPE Advanced, AutoPIPE Nuclear, and add-ons are installed from one executable.

• AutoPIPE Standard - The standard configuration of AutoPIPE includes these features:
  • Hanger selection, static linear and non-linear, modal, and response spectrum (SRSS combination method only)
  • Static Earthquake - ALA, ASCE, Chinese GB50011, Mexican CFE, and User Profile
  • Static Wind - ASCE, UBC and User profile
  • ASME B31.1, B31.3, B31J, B31.4, B31.8, European EN13480, and General piping code
  • Rotating equipment reports
  • Beam elements for modeling frames and supports
  • Library utilities
  • Thermal Bowing
  • Snow Loading
  • Analysis Sets for multiple static analyses
  • STAAD Structural Libraries (17 countries)
  • Flange Analysis, ANSI Check

• AutoPIPE Advanced - Incorporates all of the features of the Standard version, as listed above with the following additions:
  • Harmonic, Force spectrum, Time history, and SAM
  • Buried pipe
  • NUREG combinations and code case 411 spectrum
  • Static correction - Missing mass correction and ZPA
  • Wave loading and buoyancy, fluid transient loads, and relief valve loads
  • Nuclear power piping codes: ASME B31.1-1967
  • Offshore piping codes: ASME B31.4 Chap. IX, ASME B31.8 Chap. VIII, CSA-Z662 Sect. 11
  • International piping codes
  • Flange Analysis: ASME Section VIII Div 1, Div 2, Appendix XI
  • KHK Level 1
  • Buried pipe w/ automatic Soil Calculator
  • 50 Response Spectrum load cases
  • Canadian piping codes
  • Russian SNIP 2.05.06-85 Oil & Gas
  • ISO 14692
  • KHK Level 2 piping code (note 1)
  • ASME B31.12 Hydrogen Industrial Piping code
  • ASME B31.12 Hydrogen Pipelines piping code

• AutoPIPE Nuclear - Incorporates all of the features of the Advanced version, as listed above with the following additions:
  • ASME Class I/II/III design
  • JSME PPC
  • ASME Class I Thermal transient analysis (TTA)
  • ASME Class I Ovality, Gross discontinuity, Delta T1, T2 loadings
  • Fatigue Analysis
  • JSME S NC1-PPC

• KHK2 Add-on for AutoPIPE Advanced or Nuclear - allows the use of the Japanese KHK Level 2 piping code in the Advanced or Nuclear version.

• Intergraph PDS, SmartPlant, ADLPipe, and ME101 Translators - This release installs four translators to import models from other applications to AutoPIPE.

NOTE: For further information on translators, please refer to their respective readme files.

AutoPIPE Functionality for QA Approvals

• Modeling - all features

• Codes supported
  • ASME NB, NC, ND, and NCD - all years listed
  • ASME B31.1 and B31.3 - all years listed
  • ASME BPVC Case N-755-1 (July, 2011) (ASME NC, ASME ND, and ASME B31.1 - code years 2004 and later., ASME NCD - 2021 and later code years)
  • CSA N289.3-10, section 7.3.4, clause (c) (i) (ASME NB - code years 2007 and later)
  • CSA N289.3-10, section 7.3.4, clause (c) (iv) (ASME B31.1 - code years 2007 and later)
  • JSME S NC1 Class 2-PPC - all years listed
  • MITI 501 - Class 3
  • ASME B31J-2017 (ASME B31.1 and B31.3 - code years 2012 and later)
  • ASME B31E for QA approved codes only (code years 2008 and later)

• Libraries
  • Materials
    • ASME Nuclear material libraries for all years listed
    • ASME B31.1 material libraries for all years listed
    • ASME B31.3 material libraries for all years listed
    • JSME material libraries for all years listed
    • MITI material libraries for all years listed
  • Component
    • AUTOPIPE
    • AUTOJIS
  • Flanges
  • Gasket

• Analysis
  • Static Analysis with the exception of Hydrotest
  • Dynamic Analysis
  • Thermal Transient Analysis (TTA)
  • Seismic Anchor Movements
  • Flange Analysis (ASME Section VIII - Div1 and Div2, Section III - Appendix XI)

• Loading Conditions
  • Loading Conditions include, but are not limited to, pressure, temperature, seismic, wind, fluid transient, steam relief, and thermal bowing
  • Circumferential wall bending, Ring buckling, Building Settlement, and Seismic (SAM + Wave propagation) + Thermal loads (ASME B31.1 - 2004 and later code years)
  • Circumferential wall bending, Ring buckling, and Seismic (SAM + Wave propagation) + Thermal loads (ASME NC and ASME ND - 2004 and later code years, ASME NCD - 2021 and later code years)

• Pre Processing for piping codes above
  • Automatic Soil Stiffness Calculator (ASCE 2001, and PRCI 2009)
  • Automatic Wind Pressure Profile Generator (ASCE 7-98, ASCE 7-02, ASCE 7-10, and ASCE 7-16)
  • Automatic Seismic Load Generator (ASCE 2002 (ALA), and ASCE 2010, and ASCE 2016)

• Post Processing for piping codes above
  • Code and Non-code Load Combinations for piping codes above
  • Stress Summaries (Leakage, Rupture and Buried Pipe options included) for ASME Nuclear piping codes
  • Onscreen Results
  • Output reports

• Integration with STAAD Pro

• Unit Conversion

Documentation

Program Help: Detailed feature information may be accessed directly from the calling application by selecting the Help command, or by pressing the Help button from any of the application dialogs. Be sure to explore the program Help for answers to your questions. A set of supplemental How To, Tutorial, and Reference Information documents in PDF format are provided in the Supplemental Documentation folder (Bentley AutoPIPE > Supplemental Information) of the main Program Help file (autopipe.chm).

Tutorials: Documentation for AutoPIPE applications is provided online in the Adobe.pdf format. These files are accessible from the Help Menu. All documents can be browsed, searched, or printed with the Adobe Acrobat Reader. Information and how to download a FREE copy of the Adobe Acrobat Reader can be obtained from http://www.adobe.com/.

It is highly recommended that you obtain the latest version of the Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Piping Codes

This sections contains the list of piping codes, code editions supported and AutoPIPE license edition (Standard, Advanced or Nuclear) for which these items are supported.

Standard Edition Piping Codes

Piping Code	Description
B31.1 Power	Power Piping
B31.3 Process Piping	Process Piping
B31.4 Liquid Trans.	Liquid Transportation Systems for Hydrocarbons, Liquid Petroleum Gas, Anhydrous Ammonia and Alcohols
B31.8 Gas Trans. & Dist.	Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems
EN 13480	European Piping Code for Metallic Industrial Piping
General	General Piping Code
ASME B31J	Stress intensification factors, flexibility factors, and sustained stress factors used in B31 piping analysis

Extra Codes Available in AutoPIPE Advanced Edition

AutoPIPE Advanced includes all codes available in AutoPIPE Standard, as well as the following codes.

Piping Code	Description
CSA-Z662	Canadian Standards Association, Oil and Gas Pipeline System
CSA-Z662 Offshore	Canadian Standards Association, Offshore Steel Pipelines
BS 806	Design and Construction of Ferrous Piping Installations for and in Connection with Land Boilers
BS 7159	Design and Construction of Glass Reinforced Plastics (GRP) Piping Systems for Individual Plants or Sites
SPC-2	Swedish Piping Code, Method 2
TBK5-6	General Rules for Piping, The Norwegian Pressure Vessel Committee
STOOMWEZEN	Dutch Piping Rule D1101 of the Rules for Pressure Vessels
DNV Offshore	Det Norske Veritas, Rules for Submarine Pipelines
MITI 501 3-1980	MITI 501 Class III Piping Code
KHK	KHK E 012 Piping Code, Seismic Level 1 or 2 (Seismic Level 2 requires a KHK 2 Add-On license)
RCC-M	French Piping Code for Power Industry
SNCT	French Piping Code for Process Industry
SNIP Russian 2.05.06-85 Oil & Gas	Russian SNIP piping code for oil and gas
ISO 14692	Petroleum and Natural Gas Industries - Glass Reinforced Plastics (GRP) Piping
B31.4 Offshore	Offshore Liquid Piping Systems
B31.8 Offshore	Offshore Gas Transmission
B31.12 Hydrogen Industrial Piping	ASME B31.12 Hydrogen Pipelines (Section IP)
B31.12 Hydrogen Pipelines	ASME B31.12 Hydrogen Pipelines (Section PL)

Extra Codes Available in AutoPIPE Nuclear Edition

AutoPIPE Nuclear includes all codes available in AutoPIPE Standard and AutoPIPE Advanced, as well as the following codes.

Piping Code	Description
ASME NB Nuclear	Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Rules for Construction of Nuclear Power Plant Components; Division 1, Subsection NB, Class 1 Components
ASME NC Nuclear	Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Rules for Construction of Nuclear Power Plant Components; Division 1, Subsection NC, Class 2 Components
ASME ND Nuclear	Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Rules for Construction of Nuclear Power Plant Components; Division 1, Subsection ND, Class 3 Components
ASME NCD Nuclear	Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Rules for Construction of Nuclear Power Plant Components; Division 1, Subsection NCD, Class 2 and Class 3 Components
JSME PPC Nuclear	JSME S NC1: Rules on Design and Construction for Nuclear Power Plants, Class 2 Piping

How to Activate AutoPIPE®

Subscription Entitlement Service is Bentley's licensing model, providing enhanced security and optimized value for your Bentley Subscriptions. It is integrated with Bentley's Identity Management System (IMS) to allow near real-time reporting of usage, improved alert messaging to users and increased administrative capabilities to license administrators in your organization. It will not only give you more options to monitor and manage usage but also provide new, advanced licensing features that will enhance digital workflows.

Activation

With Subscription Entitlement Service, all users must be registered with Bentley's Identity Management System (IMS) and sign in to the CONNECTION Client to access Bentley applications. Product activation will now occur through user sign-in to the CONNECTION Client with a valid IMS ID associated with their account. User sign-in will replace traditional activation keys, offering enhanced security as administrators will be able to control which users have access to Bentley software. License entitlements are granted and maintained through Subscription Entitlement Service's Entitlement Management Service. By signing into the CONNECTION Client users can also find their organization's projects, download software updates, receive relevant notifications, and track their usage.

Alerts

Subscription Entitlement Service features the new license alerts notifications that can be set by an organization's license administrators to let the users know when they reach a set usage threshold. These notifications will alert the users that if they continue to use the product, a term license may be issued. The user in such a situation has the choice to quit the application before a license is used or acknowledge that a term license may be generated and proceed with starting the application, based on what settings the administrator chooses.

Evaluation Only - No license information

The product will run in evaluation mode.

Go to www.bentley.com to request activation information. 

Silent Installation

For SES Licensing:.

AutopipeSetup.exe -s -LicenseType=Connect 

 

Error History

The following outline identifies all major errors fixed in Release of AutoPIPE v24.0.0.

• Defect 1353599: BinaryFormatter in .NET is obsolete and insecure, it should not be used. 
  BinaryFormatter implementation is removed from program. Program will now be unable to open image gallery file created in older versions. To bring those images, open the model and then image gallery in older version of program and copy the images to an image editor (e.g. Microsoft Paint). Now open the model and then image gallery in new version of program and copy the images from image editor to the image gallery.

 

• Defect 1339114: Incorrect Butt Weld SIF calculation for ASME B31.1 1986.
  The SIF calculation for Butt Weld Joint is not in accordance with the 1986 edition of the B31.1 Power piping code.

 

• Defect 1376192: Misconfigured ASME B31J tees may produce unconservative SIF values.
  For B31J models, any two-segmented tee where one segment contains two legs - one run and one branch - can be misinterpreted such that the run leg of the segment will inherit the SIF and flexibility values of the branch.

 

• Defect 1382809: Converting a Close Miter bend to a Wide Miter bend through Input Grid may result in incorrect SIF and Flexibility Factor
  Converting a Close Miter bend to a Wide Miter bend through Input Grid does not update the number of Cuts for the Wide Miter bend. Hence, the program uses the previously defined number of Cuts to calculate the Flexibility Factor and SIFs for the Wide Miter bend. The correct number of Cuts for a Wide Miter bend is equal to 1 therefore using a number higher than this will lead to calculation of incorrect Stress Intensification Factors and possibly unconservative Stress results.

 

• Defect 1345336: ASME B31.3 Material Libraries: Outdated allowable stress, yield strength, and thermal expansion properties for some materials
  ASME B31.3 material libraries may contain outdated properties from previous code editions for some materials. Material properties such as allowable stress, yield strength, and thermal expansion may be inconsistent with the published values for the corresponding edition. The material library B313-20, added in AutoPIPE version 12.08.04, contains outdated properties for materials 22Cr-5Ni, A671-CC60, A672-B60, A672-C60, C12200-B88, B280-C12200, and B241-3003. Whereas the material libraries B313-12 through B313-18 contain outdated properties for the material B241-3003 only.

 

• Defect 1346363: ASME Flange Analysis: Incorrect bolt effective diameters for Fine and 8-Thread bolts may lead to unconservative bolt tensile stress values
  The bolt effective diameters for Fine and 8-Thread bolts are incorrectly using the "Basic Minor Diameter Internal, D1" column instead of the "UNR Design Minor Diameter External, d3" column from the ASME B1.1 2003 standard in the Flange Dimensions Library. The Bolt Effective Diameter is used to calculate the Bolt Tensile Stress. Using the incorrect diameter will result in a lower Bolt Tensile Stress than the correct stress value leading to unconservative results.

 

• Defect 1334862: ASME B31.4(B31E) & B31.8: Opening older models created between v12.7 & v12.8.4 in v23.00 may give incorrect SIF/stress results
  Opening older models created between program version 12.7.0 till 12.8.4 in v23.0.0 does not follow code-recommended SIF reduction. This may lead to incorrect stresses evaluation using the full SIF values. Impacted piping codes are B31.8 (Unrestrained Sustained and Occasional combinations) and B31.4 (Sustained B31E combinations).

 

• Defect 1350378: Incorrect standard material referenced for SCPH21 in AUTOJSME library
  The referenced standard material for SCPH21 in AutoJSME material library is incorrectly set to "LCJ 22". The correct standard material is "LCJ 23". The different between "LCJ 22" and "LCJ 23" is the expansion value, where the expansion value at all temperatures for "LCJ 23" is consistently lower than those provided for "LCJ 22". The maximum percentage difference in expansion value between "LCJ 22" and "LCJ 23" is 3.6%.

 

• Defect 1369621: Stress calculations may incorrectly use tee local axial force instead of pipe local axial forces
  Stress calculations for certain piping categories require the use of pipe axial force in stress calculations e.g. B31.3 Sustained Stress calculations require adding the stress due to axial force from gravity to the longitudinal pressure stress. The axial stress produced by the axial force in the pipe gets added or subtracted to other axial stresses (like longitudinal pressure stress) depending on whether the axial force is tensile or compressive. Program may incorrectly use the tee local axis force for tee branches instead of using the pipe local axis force for such calculations. The sign for tee local axis force is different than the pipe local axis only for tees with the branch pointing towards the tee point. Tee header calculations are not impacted by this defect.

 

• Defect 1380817: Flexible Joint Report erroneously attempts to use deflections from Mass Point
  When printing the Flexible Joint output report, an error in the way AutoPIPE recovers deflection data (translations and rotations) has occurred in models using mass points. The program erroneously attempts to calculate the flexible joint deflections by ranging the near point of the joint with the next available mass point, which has no deflections. This only affects the Flexible Joint report.

 

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Complete copyright information can be found in the product by choosing Help > About.

For reference, a copy of the End User License Agreement named "EULA.pdf" is included in the product installation folder.

 

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See Also

AutoPIPE Yearly Release Notes

How do I download, install, and license AutoPIPE?

Bentley AutoPIPE landing Page