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What is New & Changed in AutoPIPE® Vessel

The following outline identifies new features and enhancements in the AutoPIPE Vessel 2025 (46.00.00.165).

• Enhancements
  • Codes/Standards
    • ASME VIII Div.1 - Appendix Y - Flat face flanges with metal-to-metal contact outside the bolt circle.
    • NB/T 47041-2014 - Anchorage, Skirt-Head Junction and Skirt Openings.
    • B36.10 & B36.19 2022 - Welded and Seamless Wrought Steel Pipe.
  • Calculation
    • Analysis Selection dialog that expedites calculation by skipping subsequent checks like nozzles, flanges, support design, MDMT, etc.
    • Summary table for geometry elements under internal pressure (required minimum thickness vs. selected thickness) added to the report.
    • Lifting analysis and lifting accessory design without support calculations is now possible.
    • Guides for vertical vessel supported on brackets.
    • Linear loadings can be included as External loads. This leads to more accurate calculations and less effort than providing multiple point load inputs.
    • Several obsoletes Codes and Standards are no longer supported:
      • Pressure & Tubesheet Codes : CODAP 95 :1998 ; BS 5500:1997
      • Bellow Code: EJMA 6th Edition 1993
      • Flange Standard: ASME B16.5-1998/B16.47-1996
      • Wind Codes: ASCE 1993/1995 ; British Standard CP3 Part 2 - 1972 ; UBC 1976/1982/1988/1991/1994
      • Seismic Codes: ASCE 1993/1998; DIN 4149 - 1981; IS 1893 - 1984/1996; UBC 1976/1982/1988/1991/1994; Parasismique PS 69 - 1984
  • User Interface
    • Change Nozzle dialog that allows the simultaneous edition of multiple nozzles’ properties and its comparison. Extension of old Change Nozzle Location feature.
    • Analysis Selection dialog allows to bypass non required calculation at first pre dimensioning steps(enabled in Preferences).
    • Summary table for geometry elements under internal pressure (required minimum thickness vs. selected thickness) can be displayed in the Results panel.
    • Lifting accessories are an independent component with its own dialog and thus are now present in the list of components and in the 2D view.
    • Guides dialog for vertical vessel has been moved into Support properties dialog.
    • External loads dialog has been revamped. Linear loads can be defined. Loads corresponding to mass and internal components can be explicitly specified.
  • Drawings and Interoperability
    • AutoCAD 2025 export.
    • BricsCAD 2024 and 2025 export.
    • SolidWorks 2024 and 2025 export.
  • Documentation
    • Tutorial updated (more examples, includes the quick start guide ...).
    • Help - How To:
      • Add a User-Made Block
      • Understand Drawing Views
      • Understand Dimensioning Sketches  
• Defects
  NOTE: Problems described below represent specific issues with specific test cases. It is difficult to succinctly describe a problem and how it impacted the specific test case. If you have any questions about the issues discussed in this report, please contact technical support.
  • Calculation / Report
    • #1557759: ASME VIII div.2 - Flange Stress Factors (F,V,f) should not be the same as those for Div.1
    • #1579163: ASME VIII Div.2 Ed 2023 - Fatigue analysis is not up to date.
    • #1626155: API 650 - US units - Table 5.3b is wrongly converted.
    • #1563766: EN13445 - Nozzle On Nozzle reinforcement length - pipe tolerance issue.
    • #1564875: Brackets- Calculation crashes when yield strength is not defined.
    • #1555463: Octagonal/circular platform - Fix crash and add warning message when angle is incorrect.
    • #1555475: Horizontal Vessel with very low level liquid causes a crash.
    • #1585650: Flat head with multiple nozzles (CODAP and AD2000) causes crash in calculation.
    • #1615218: EN 13445 - Conical head under external pressure - calculation fails.
    • #1615704: Anchor rings dimensions from customizable file are reversed with CODAP and EN 13445 methods.
    • #1617826: Wind load EN 1991-1-4 - Reference height for Vertical vessel is not calculated as per correct formula (Figure 6.1).
    • #1561202: Local Load on Trunnions - Circular Wear Plate not considered (no issue when Rectangular).
    • #1550953: ASME Div2 Fatigue: fMT should be calculated using Carbon Steel's EM.
    • #1552771: ANCHORAGE: allowable stress of concrete missing (Error 732).
    • #1548079: CODAP - Conical shell : Tolerance for piping is not applied to the cyl. shell at the small base.
    • #1548105: GB150 - Conical shell : optimized design may overestimate thickness.
    • #1543137: Heat Exchanger (U-tubes) - Default Gap Issue (OTL to Shell ID).
    • #641314: Pipe dimensions not consistent between GUI and Analysis Engine - B36.10/19 not up to date (dimpip.emsd).
    • #1360474: PD 5500: Openings that are out of chart can show confusing error messages.
    • #1259776: Report: Error Code 243 message references wrong temperature.
    • #1172651: Sealer Jacket closure: when angle equals to zero, program crashes.
    • #641376: A saddle located outside the beam model causes a crash.
    • #1543925: EN 13445 - skirt-head junction - scope message and geometrical restrictions violated do not appear in red.
    • #1533905: Improve error message 319 & 320 - HEAD: crown radius not covered by code §UG-32.
    • #1634993: Boot, on long Horizontal Vessel with Saddles, not correctly located on the equivalent beam.
    • #1643526: Vortex Shedding (Kanti Mahajan / Bednar) - Vibration criteria limit increased from 20 to 25 (more conservative).
    • #1643526: The calculation of local loads is not performed when the sum of the forces is equal to zero.
  • User Interface / Others
    • #1467413: Bundle Layout: U-Tube: adding a tube erases a line at the top and adds a tube in the middle.
    • #640281: Karman Helicoidal Plates should be not depend on the load case.
    • #1545848: Bundle layout: "Add bend axis to vertical bend 2 passes" seems no longer works.
    • #1546842: Sketcher (2D view) - Horizontal Vessel with Boot and Cones has HLL drawn incorrectly.
    • #1543086: Head or cone selection does not highlight the component in red (3D view).
    • #1574822: Jacketed vessel - Nozzles are relocated to top of Vessel in 3D (out) rendering, but are correctly shown in 2D.
    • #1575898: EMVD file lock method fails with OneDrive folder.
    • #1593671: Boiler with Smoke Tubes (NFE - 1988) - Unable to open file with v45 2024.
    • #1626139: [DGN/DWG/3D] File generation might fail if folder or filename contains underscore.
    • #1639481: Adding a new chamber may corrupt the nozzle location (wrong parent).
    • #1641512: Support brackets disappear from 3D output view after analyzing the model.
       
• Customizable Files
  NOTE: Version 3.7
  • Config\Material.emdm (Material Database) (Updated)
  • Config\dimpip.xlsx (Pipe Dimensions) (Updated)
     
• EMVD schema version: 7.0
• Security Release Notes
  • CVE-2024-8176 and CVE-2024-50602 security vulnerabilities fixed.

 

AutoPIPE®  Vessel Requirements

 

This document contains information regarding:

• Product Version
• Installation Requirements
• Minimum Profile

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

 

Product Version

 

Installation Requirements

Access to the Internet required for product installation. The minimum system configuration for installation:

 

 

When installing the product through the installer program, the required components will be installed automatically.

• Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 Redistribuable (14.32.31332.0)
• Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 (4.8.4115.0)
• Bentley CONNECTION Client (24.1.2.10)

 

Minimum Profile

The minimum recommended workstation profile for running AutoPIPE Vessel is:

 

 

Download and Installation

 

See this link to a wiki page for more information on downloading and installing AutoPIPE Vessel.

To complete the licensing process, you must have the appropriate roles assigned by your Site Administrator by submitting a Service Request at https://aka.bentley.com/AutoPIPEVessel.Bentley.TechnicalSupport.

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.

 

Included Applications in the Installation Package

 

AutoPIPE Vessel is installed from one executable. The configuration of AutoPIPE Vessel includes these features:

• ASME VIII Div.1 & Div. 2 Code
• BS PD 5500 Code
• CODAP Div.1 & Div. 2 Code
• AD MERKBLATTER Code
• European Standard EN 13445 Code
• Russian GOST R 52857 Code
• Chinese GB 150 Code
• Considering pressure, temperature, external loads, wind, earthquake and local loads
• Creating calculation report using English, French, German, Russian, Chinese language

 

Design Codes

 

This sections contains the list of design codes and code editions supported by AutoPIPE Vessel.

• Pressure Vessel/Heat Exchanger Code
• Manufacturing Standard
• Wind Code
• Seismic Code
• Nozzle Local Load Method

 

Pressure Vessel/Heat Exchanger Code

 

 

Manufacturing Standard

 

 

Wind Code

 

 

Seismic Code

 

 

Nozzle Local Load Method

 

 

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See Also

AutoPIPE Vessel Information

AutoPIPE Vessel FAQ

Technical Information

BE Communities

Bentley Library

Bentley CONNECT

Bentley Products

How do I install and license AutoPIPE Vessel?

Readme Release Notes for AutoPIPE Vessel