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AutoPIPE

Training

AutoPIPE QuickStart - Modeling Piping Geometry

Setting Up Program Configurations

Bentley Pipe Stress and Vessel Analysis

Creating Piping Model Geometry Part 1

Creating Piping Model Geometry Part 2

Reviewing Piping Model

Model Modification

Insert a Disconnected Segment

Editing Operations

Inserting a Pump Part 1

Inserting a Pump Part 2

Reviewing the Piping Model and Running a Basic Static Analysis

Reviewing Analysis Results

Managing Segments

Spring Hanger Selection

Presentation

Workbook Example 

Vessel Modeling

Method 1 - Presentation

Method 1 - Workbook Example

Method 2 - Presentation

Workbook Method 2


How To Videos

Creating a Basic Model, Part 1

Create A New Model

Insert An Anchor

Insert A Bend

Insert A Run

Insert A Valve

Insert A Reducer

Zoom A Window

Insert An Operating Pressure And Temperature

Insert A Flange

Insert A Tee

Rotate A Model Left

Rotate A Model Right

Rotate A Model Up

Rotate A Model Down

Convert A Point To A Bend

Insert A Run On A Tee

Creating a Basic Model, Part 2

Delete A Point

Display The Input Grid

Delete A Segment

Undo An Action

Insert An Intermediate Run Point

Redo An Action

Renumber All Points

Copy A Segment

Select A Segment

Paste A Segment

Stretch Or Move A Segment

Scale A Segment

Select Multiple Points

Insert A Support

Insert Multiple Anchors

Displaying and Modifying Properties

Modify A Pipe Identifier

Modify Pipe Properties Over A Range

Show Segment Ids

Modify Operating Pressure And Temperature Loads

Show Operating Temperature Loads

Show Operating Pressure Loads

Show Pipe Identifiers

Show Point Properties

Show Pipe Materials

Modify Pipe Id Properties From The Input Grid

Modify Pressure And Temperature Properties From The Input Grid

Import / Export

Export Displacement Analysis Results to a Bitmap File

Import an AutoPLANT PXF Model

Export Code Stress Analysis Results to a Bitmap File 

AutoPIPE Interoperability with STAAD Pro Using SQLite PipeLink - click here

PipeLink Overview in AutoPIPE - click here

Loads, Analysis and Results

Define A Static Earthquake Load

Insert A Concentrated Load

Define A Static Analysis

Perform A Static Analysis

Display Load Combinations

Graphically Review Code Stresses

Define A Load Combination

Graphically Review Displacements

Nozzles

Insert a Nozzle

Modify a Nozzle


AutoPIPE Feature Videos

Leveraging AutoPIPE User Assistance

Modeling a Dummy Leg as a Pipe

Spring Hanger Design in AutoPIPE

AutoPIPE Modeling Approaches - Frames

AutoPIPE and OpenPlant Isometrics Manager - Modifying Table Colors and Relocating Text Nodes

AutoPIPE and OpenPlant Isometrics Manager - Modifying Elements and Labeling Tools

AutoPIPE and OpenPlant Isometrics Manager - Modifying Dimension Line Colors and Fonts

AutoPIPE - Time History Steam Hammer

Working from Home with Bentley's Analytical Products

CONNECT Licensing

Registering for SIGs and Tech Talks

Registering for Live Training


AutoPIPE Technical Discussions

AutoPIPE's Built-in Fluid Transient Analysis - Define and Solve Difficult Fluid Shock Loadings

Analysis Methodology and Accuracy of Pipe Stress Results

How to Achieve Convergence Running Nonlinear Analysis

Improved Pipe Design with Support Optimization

Conquer Pipeline Design Challenges - Top Tech Tips - here

Performing Seismic and Wind Analysis in AutoPIPE

New SACS / AutoPIPE Intraoperability for Shorter Design Cycles and Improved Project Non-conformances

Working with Load Combinations in AutoPIPE

Review Models Against Analysis Warnings, Errors, and Differences Due to Product Updates

Top Three Ways to Improve Your Pipe Stress Analysis

Merge, Identify, and Report Interferences with Clash Detection

Minimizing Risk of Flange Failure with AutoPIPE Flange Analysis

Improving Stress Intensification and Flexibility Analysis with ASME B31J


AutoPIPE Technical Showcase

Why Engineers Win with Support Optimizer

Analyze and Visualize Pipe Stress

Pipe and Offshore Structural Analysis Integration

Reliance Industries - Jamnagar Refinery

Maximizing AutoPIPE Standard and Custom Reporting Capabilities

Top 3 Ways to Improve Pipe Stress Analysis

AutoPIPE Overview

AutoPIPE Support Optimizer

AutoPIPE Advanced Analysis - Overview

Generate Stress Isometric Drawings

Reference Structural Model for Pipe Stress Analysis

Enhanced AutoPIPE Reporting

AutoPIPE B31 J Option

AutoPIPE Vessel

How To Videos

View Commands

Set the 3D View Wall Transparency

Rotate the View Along the Y Axis

Rotate the View Along the Z Axis

Rotate the View Along the X Axis

Zoom the View

Pan the View

Program Setup

Configure a License

Set the Unit Preference

Set the CAD Software Preference

Inserting Components to Create a Vessel

Insert a Saddle

Insert Multiple Saddles

Insert a Component Copy After the Selection

Insert a Component Copy Before the Selection

Add a Copy of a Component

Insert a Nozzle

Insert a Nozzle Flange

Insert an Expansion Joint

Insert a Tray

Insert a Stiffener

Insert a Lining

Insert Packing

Insert a Coil

Insert a Platform

Insert a Structural Clip

Insert a Piping Clip

Insert Vessel Legs

Insert Vessel Skirt

Modifying Vessel Components

Change the Head on a Vessel

Redo an Action

Undo an Action

Erase a Component

Move a Saddle

Move a Component

Split a Shell

AutoPIPE Vessel Import/Export

Import Local Nozzle Loads

Import Local Nozzle Loads From AutoPIPE

Import Prosim EXCH Data

Import Honeywell UniSim STE Data

Import HTRI Xchanger Data

Import AspenTech Data

Import COMPRESS Model Data

Import AutoPLANT PXF Model Data

Import a Structural Clip

Import a Piping Clip

Vessel Properties

Specify the Corrosion Allowance

Strength Calculation

Perform a Strength Calculation


AutoPIPE Vessel Feature Videos

Working from Home with Bentley's Analytical Products

CONNECT Licensing

Registering for SIGs and Tech Talks

Registering for Live Training

Modeling and Analyzing Expansion Joint in AutoPIPE Vessel for Heat Exchangers

Design and Model Pressure Vessels


AutoPIPE Vessel Technical Discussions

Comprehensive Design Code Coverage for Pressure Vessel and Heat Exchanger Design

Instant and Accurate Capital Cost Estimation of Static Equipment

Perform fatigue analysis for cyclically loaded static equipment

Tubebundle and Tubesheet Design for Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers with AutoPIPE Vessel

AutoPIPE Vessel - Cost Savings Using Design Optimization and Advanced Loadings

Design Expansion Joints Using the Power of Finite Element Analysis

Instant and Accurate Capital Cost Estimation of Static Equipment

Comprehensive Design Code Coverage for Pressure Vessel and Heat Exchanger Design

Interpreting Saddle Reactions and Forces for Horizontal Vessels

Chinese GB 150 Code - Design Compliant Pressure Vessels

Deliver Tailored Vessel Design Reports, Drawings, and Specifications

Generate Vessel Detail Drawings


AutoPIPE Vessel Technical Showcase

Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger Design

Heat Exchanger Tube Bundle Design

Generate Vessel Detail Drawings

Reference Piping Model for Vessel Analysis

Design and Model Pressure Vessels

Reliance Industries - Jamnagar Refinery

AutoPIPE Vessel - SolidWorks Integration

See Also

Learning & On Demand Material

On-demand Videos - Troubleshooting Access

Bentley AutoPIPE