Applies To
Product(s):	AutoPIPE
Version(s):	ALL
Area:	Readme
Date Logged & Current Version	Dec 2023 23.00.01.367

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What is New & Changed in AutoPIPE®

The following outline identifies new features and enhancements in the AutoPIPE 2023 Edition Minor Update 1 version 23.00.01.367.

• Piping Codes
  • Added ASME NB 2021 - Class 1 Components. The stress indices calculations for branch connections made with fillet or partial penetration welds [NB-3683.8 (e)] have been updated.
  • Added ASME NCD 2021 - Class 2 and Class 3 Components. ASME has combined ASME NC and ASME ND in to a single standard as ASME NCD. AutoPIPE now provides ASME NCD as a new piping code. There are no major changes in ASME NCD from ASME NC / ASME ND 2019.
  • Added ASME B31.1 2022 - Power Piping. This edition of B31.1 has updated the axial stress calculations for Sustained and Occasional categories. There are changes to some material properties that are available in AutoPIPE libraries.
  • ASME B31.12 Hydrogen Pipelines Code - Added support for using Option B for Hf calculations.
  • All ASME B31J consistency Warning and Error messages have been improved to provide more details.

• Modeling
  • Rotational Supports is updated to better represent gapped supports.
  • Use SIF of 2.0 option for reducers in now enabled for B31J models.
  • Introduced importance factor for snow loading and updated default input units.

• Reports
  • Word Reports - To improve report customization, users can now add merge fields to report header and footer.
  • Word Reports - Equipment report is now available for Word Reports.
  • Support Output Report headers for Local direction are revised to more accurately indicate direction of rotating support gaps.
  • Forces and Moments reports in tee local coordinates is now available for all piping codes.

• User Interface
  • NEW Result Grids with new more powerful grid control. The new control provides functionality to Group results, Multi-column sorting, variety of filtering options, and Microsoft Excel like conditional formatting. The control also provides customizing header and footer for printing and print previews.
  • New charting tool used for graphed data.
  • Show options now displays labels for cut-short.
  • Load Combination dialog - A new column is added to describe inconsistency in combinations.

• General
  • AutoPIPE program with all modules has been updated to 64 Bit.
  • Introduced QAR Entitlement for AutoPIPE licensing.

• Interoperability
  • Enabled the offsets and rotation options for iTwin Analytical Synchronizer.

• Security Release Notes
  • Update Power Platform to resolve security vulnerabilities CVE-2023-0286, CVE-2023-31038 and CVE-2023-45853.
  • Update Boost Libraries for security vulnerability (CVE-2012-2677).

AutoPIPE® Requirements

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

Product Version

Product	AutoPIPE
Version	v.23.00.01.367
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	4.7.2

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 4.7.2
• Microsoft® VC++ 2015-2019 Redistributable (x64) - 14.29.30133.0
• Microsoft® Access Database Engine 2016 (x64)
• CONNECTION Client - 23.00.00.10
• iTwin Services Add-In - 2.6.1.1

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	4 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 NC, 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 v23.0.1.

• Defect 1081769: Minimum sustained margin may be calculated incorrectly from sustained combinations

   

  If a sustained combination includes another combination at the stress level, AutoPIPE may incorrectly calculate a higher sustained load margin value than allowed for use in thermal combinations. This would result in a higher allowable stress being reported for thermal loads, leading to unconservative results.

• Defect 1304731: Moment values for dynamic load case(s) may be transformed to Tee local moment incorrectly

   

  Unsigned load cases or combinations, such as Response Spectrum, are not correctly applied to tee nodes where the in-plane and/or out-plane moment axes are negative to the global coordinate system. If the combination combines a signed load case and dynamic load case, and the combination method is summation, the combination will be unconservative if the signed load case is positive. If the combination method is subtraction, the combination will be unconservative if the signed load case is negative.

• Defect 1293450: EN13480: Welded and Contour tees may use incorrect equation to calculate SIF values

   

  AutoPIPE does not provide option to input the crotch radius and thickness values for Welding and Contour tees. Moreover, AutoPIPE uses the Flexibility Characteristic equation which is applicable only when the crotch radius and thickness limitations are being met. In situations in which the crotch radius and thickness limitations are not met, incorrect Flexibility Characteristics will be calculated leading to incorrect SIF calculations.

• Defect 1276201: EN 13480 (2017 + 2021 addenda): In-Plane SIF for Fitting Tee is calculated incorrectly

   

  The In-Plane SIF calculation for the Fitting Tee is not in accordance with the 2017+2021 addenda of the EN13480 European Code when the "Single SIF at point" option is unchecked in the Result Model Options.

• Defect 1265695: Ultimate Force Gap inputs for an Incline Support may incorrectly get linked to other Incline Supports in the model

   

  The Ultimate Force Gap inputs for a new Incline Support inserted in a model may incorrectly get linked to one or more previously available Incline Supports in the model. Modifying Ultimate Force Gap inputs for any one of the linked Incline Supports will update the corresponding inputs for other linked supports in the model. This behavior may cause unintentional changes to the support inputs and lead to incorrect, possibly unconservative Displacement, Forces, Moments, and Stress results.

• Defect 1094104: ASME Libraries: Density values for certain standard pipe materials may be inaccurate

   

  Material density for certain standard materials provided with ASME Nuclear material libraries are not exactly the same as provided by ASME Section II part D. Historically, these density values were gathered from various sources. The percentage difference between the density values ranges from a minimum of -3.37% to a maximum of 4.33%.

• Defect 1302846: Stoomwezen: Occasional load margin for thermal allowable may not be calculated correctly

   

  The occasional load margin may not be used correctly for thermal allowable values. This occurs when the units for the model are set to any other units than English or AutoPIPE. In cases where the sustained allowable results in the minimum margin for a point, program may ignore that margin and use a larger margin from occasional load combinations. Using the higher allowable will result in unconservative allowable for thermal load combinations.

• Defect 1275135: ASME B31.4: Longitudinal Pressure term may not get added to sustained stress

   

  ASME B31.4: Longitudinal Pressure term may not get added to sustained stress. This happens only when result model option "Use rest. long code eq." is checked and code compliance output report is generated via keyboard shortcut "CTRL+B". This defect only impacts B31.4 2009 and later code editions having result model option "Use rest. long code eq." enabled.

• Defect 1092804: Tee local coordinate transformation incorrectly occurs after modal combinations of dynamic analysis sets

   

  Tee local transformation is required by all codes to align the load directions with stress intensification factors for tees. Previously, AutoPIPE performed this transformation after modal and group combinations were performed on dynamic loads (for example, response spectrum may have multiple modes to combine together to get a single total response). These combinations typically result in unsigned values, of which can no longer be transformed.

• Defect 1197360: Flexible Joint Report: Coordinate Transformation of Displacements is not done correctly

   

  Flexible joints transformation matrix used to convert displacements from global to local coordinates is malformed. This transformation skews the flexible joint report results in a way that do not reflect the actual displacements.

• Defect 1200626: ASME B31.4 2019 does not allow B31J SIF capabilities for B31J reducers

   

  Program does not consider B31J Reducer SIF requirements (as per Table 1-1, sketch 3.1) for B31.4 Onshore 2019 edition, with B31J checked. However, the same capability is implemented as per B31J requirements for other piping codes (such as B31.1, with B31J enabled).

• Defect 1175721: ASME B31E: Operating load case is incorrectly assigning analysis set properties

   

  For ASME B31E combinations/categories, when operating load case selected in seismic B31E dialog is from the first analysis set e.g., T1[1], Pressure stress (PD/4t) is not included or incorrectly included from another analysis set based on temperature case in sustained stress calculations. Also, allowable and yield stress is incorrectly selected from another analysis set for calculation of sustained allowable. This will lead to incorrect, possibly unconservative, sustained stress and sustained allowable results for the model.

• Defect 1216775: Flexible Joint subreport incorrectly considers load reactions outside of the flexible joint

   

  The flexible joint output subreport is intended to display the deflections (translations and rotations) that occur across the flexible joint itself. Currently, AutoPIPE is doing this by transforming the global displacements (as shown in the Displacements report) into a coordinate system that is local to the flexible joint as designed. This can lead to incorrect results when the deflections are not occurring across the flexible joint, e.g. a thermal anchor movement somewhere else in the system. This imparts displacements, but not across the flexible joint.

• Defect 1123428: Security Vulnerability (CVE-2023-0286): Update Power Platform

   

  Updated Power Platform to version 23.0.1 that fixes security vulnerability CVE-2023-0286.

• Defect 1307828: Security Vulnerability (CVE-2023-31038): Update Power Platform

   

  Updated Power Platform to version 23.0.1 that fixes security vulnerability CVE-2023-31038.

• Defect 1307703: Security vulnerability (CVE-2023-45853) - Update Power Platform

   

  Updated Power Platform to version 23.0.1 that fixes security vulnerability CVE-2023-45853.

• Defect 1233810: Security Vulnerability (CVE-2012-2677): Update Boost Libraries

   

  Updated Boost libraries to fix security vulnerability CVE-2012-2677.

 

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