Applies To
Product(s):	AutoPIPE
Version(s):	ALL;
Area:	Import
Date Logged & Current Version	May 2020 12.03.00.17

Problem:

How are bend radius calculated when importing a PCF file into AutoPIPE?

Solution:

PCF Translator calculates the radius from Bend End Points. PCF Translator gets the distance from Endpoint1 to center point and then from center point to Endpoint2

Draw bend in any cad program:

AutoPIPE will create a bend with the radius = 3.75.

Typical 45 deg bend dimensions are

Outside diameter of pipe			Wall		Long Radius		Leg Length
ØD			thickness		a		s
nominal	actual		e		a		s
inch	mm	inch	mm	inch	mm	inch	mm	inch

1	30	1.18	2.5	0.098	38	1.496	22	0.866
1.25	38	1.50	2.5	0.098	48	1.890	25	0.984
1.5	44.5	1.75	2.5	0.098	57	2.244	29	1.142
2	57	2.24	2.5	0.098	76	2.992	35	1.378
2.5	76.1	3.00	2.5	0.098	95	3.740	44	1.732
3	88.9	3.50	2.5	0.098	114	4.488	51	2.008
4	108	4.25	3	0.118	152	5.984	64	2.520
6	159	6.26	3.5	0.138	229	9.016	95	3.740
8	219.1	8.63	4.5	0.177	305	12.008	127	5.000
10	267	10.51	5.5	0.217	381	15.000	159	6.260
12	323.9	12.75	7	0.276	457	17.992	190	7.480
14	368	14.49	8	0.315	533	20.984	222	8.740
16	419.1	16.50	9	0.354	610	24.016	254	10.000
18	457.2	18.00	9.5	0.374	686	27.008	286	11.260
20	508	20.00	11	0.433	762	30.000	318	12.520
24	610	24.02	13	0.512	914	35.984	381	15.000
28	711	27.99	15	0.591	1067	42.008	438	17.244
32	813	32.01	17	0.669	1219	47.992	502	19.764
36	914	35.98	19	0.748	1372	54.016	565	22.244

Equation for a long radius bend, approx. ~ 1.5 x Nominal Dia.

Regardless, the bend radius used by the program for a 6” – 45 deg bend is 3.74 inches.

Once the radius is calculated then based on the information available in the help file, it is converted to Long, Short, 3D or 5D.

23. How are bend radius calculated when importing a PCF file into AutoPIPE?

Problem:

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