
AutoPIPE V8i SELECTseries 1 version 09.02.01.07 (March 10, 2010)
Analysis
- Multiple response spectrum analysis
- New Troubleshooting tool for fatal error unstable systems
- Increase response spectrum load cases to 50
- Improve interactive code stress performance for one Analysis set
- Add alpha and beta factor for mass and stiffness proportional damping
- Add Hot modulus and Pressure Stiffening cases for SAM analysis
- New productive Dynamic Analysis dialog with grids
- Add an option to select Total or Relative accel for uniform response spectrum
- Analysis Set: Description of duplicate record to be blank
- Provide a warning when non-linear tolerance settings are above a certain value
- Report non-fatal errors at the end of Analyze all command
- Ask user to analyze model after saving changes in static analysis sets dialog
Graphics
- Show X, Y, Z direction on Displacement and Mode Shape plots
- User hydrodynamic factors are not shown graphically
- Tee arrow position and size to be a factor of pipe diameter
- Allow user to hide tee arrows from the model
Import/export
- Increase maximum number of line numbers from 2500 to 20000 in linelist.txt
- CAESAR Import to read units from .cii file instead of c2u file
- Integrated ADLPipe, SmartPlant and Strait PDS Translators
Interoperability
- Save as version 9.1 DAT files from 9.2
- Windows 7 32 & 64 bit compatibility
- ProjectWise Integration
- Comprehensive Network file Caching
- Integration with new Structural Dashboard
Libraries
- Extend Stainless Steel 304 thermal expansion to -425F
- Updated Japanese AUTOJISM material library to JIS B 8265
- Add additional cryogenic materials to B31.3 material library
- Add A106GrB material to AUTODINM material library
- Block editing of Material libraries and remove password protection
- Add A182F304L and A403WP304L materials to AUTOB313 library
- Add B88-C12200 copper pipe material to b311-05 and b311-07 material libraries
- Update B311-07 material lib. to include Inconel 625 materials
- Update the material library source to accept lower case letters
Modeling
- Add column to Segment grid to apply wind
- Add Restraint Type column to Imposed Displacement input grid
- Input grids column headers to be copied with data to Excel
Piping Codes
- Add nuclear high energy & leakage crack criteria
- Add ASME B31.8-2007 piping code
- Allow pressure stiffening effect for ASME Class 2 and 3
- Add 1989 NB, NC, ND code year
- Add B31.1 1986 edition
- Add ASME NB, NC, and ND 2001, with 2003 addenda, edition
Post-Processing
- Add mode shape and frequency result grids
- Result Grids: Add sort option for internal column C ("Point Order")
- Hide the Full verification combinations for ASME NB, NC, ND
- Update code stress legend to show stresses instead of ratio to max stress
- Enable printing of branch tee stress when rigid option is enabled on branch pipe
- Print Local support displacements
Reports
- Print Frequency cut-off and spectrum reports
- New APIPVIEW Viewer with page and printing controls
- Improve apipview load speed or show progress bar when launched first time
General
- RSS feed to sort news items chronologically
- RSS Feed Client to launch by default first time AutoPIPE is loaded
- Add new menu "Online Resources" including BE Community link
- Update Applicability of Indices table in online help for ASME NB
- Option to display the Welcome screen on Startup
- RSS: The about window of RSS client says 1.0
- Making the distinction between force and weight units
- Follow product name decoration guidelines for AutoPIPE Select Series 1
- Report non-fatal errors at the end of Analyze all command
- RSS Client does not work on clients using a proxy server for internet access
Security
StressISO
- Use the complete Drawing Frame for plotting if Data Tables are not selected
System Requirements
Platform: AutoPIPE is designed to run on the following platforms/operating systems. At a minimum, your computer should meet the minimum requirements for that system; for example, the amount of RAM required by AutoPIPE depends on the RAM requirements of the environment in which you will be working:
- Windows XP Professional SP2 or later OR
- Windows Vista Business or higher
- Windows 7 Professional or higher
Hard disk space: Approximately 174 MB
Graphics Card: OpenGL 3D graphics supported
Processor: Intel Pentium III or higher
RAM: minimum 256 MB
Web Browser: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or greater
See a complete collection of Readme notes at:
http://communities.bentley.com/products/pipe_stress_analysis/m/pipe_stress_analysis_gallery/269426.aspx