Comments, Questions, and Answers with PCF translator into AutoPIPE:

Note:

• See PCF translator Help / manual for complete details
• How to create a PCF file - click here
• Install PCF translator

Problem in PCF translator 

1. Translator Freezes / Not Responding / Disappears
2. Piping code, material, and components are not supported
3. Cannot select a specific item from drop down listing when importing a PCF file 
4. Reset the PCF translator PCFin.MAP file
5. Mapping
   • MappingMapping a Line Number
   • Mapping examples
6. Remove Cad Length
7. Filter out small bore piping from being imported into the model
8. Message
   • Status = "Incorrect Component Connection Tolerance Value" displayed
9. Rotate piping orientation

Problems in AutoPIPE

1. Process aborted or crashed
2. Piping components
   1. Pipe
      • Imported pipe sizes are very Large or Small
      • All the pipe wall thickness values are very large
   2. Flanges
      • Flanges and Valves are set to weightless "Zero Weight" components
      • Flanges from a PCF file rotated 90 deg
      • Flanges imported to wrong location
   3. Reducer
      • Reducer is not shown correctly
   4. Bend
      • Bend radius units
      • Bend Radius calculation
      • Bend are shown as straight pipe
   5. Tee
      • Branch piping not connected to the main header pipe
      • Imported branch connection are not connected correctly
   6. Flexible / Expansion Joint
      • Can Flexible / Expansion Joint be imported
   7.  Missing
      • No graphical elements found for the components
      • Parts of my PCF translated file are missing piping or components
      • Piping was not connected
      • Imported piping appears disconnected or not aligned
3. Warning messages
4. Error Messages
   • "E880-1: Error in opening import batch file. File extension must be NTL" message appears
5. Imported file truncated pressure values
6. Exported models
   • Wall thickness and Material change 
   • Pressure and Temperature change

See Also

PCF Translator Issues

Bentley AutoPIPE