Comments, Questions, and Answers about AutoPIPE's General Model Options dialog.
Item 0: Material Library selection
Highly recommended, DO NOT mix any piping codes with any material library.
Example of mixing and matching:
If ASME B31.1 piping code was selected, selecting EURO2021.lib because it contains a specific material.
Mixing material libraries with the wrong piping code could yield significantly incorrect results.
At no time should a different material library file be selected under Tools> Model Options> General> "Libraries - Component / Material" that differs from the intended code material library (example: if ASME B31.1 piping code was selected, suggest using the default or custom ASME B31.1 material library). Unless, the selected library was specifically created to work with the select Piping Code and Year settings above.
Material libraries are based on information from a specific code (example ASME b31.1, En13480, etc..). The material libraries themselves are set up with a unique format because of the data required by the specified code. Take a moment to review the data format for these libraries:
1. Tools> Library> table Type = Spec, Library name = B311-10, Action = Scan - Temp, Allowable, Yield Strength, & UltimateStrength
2. Tools> Library> table Type = Spec, Library name = Euro2009, Action = Scan. - Temp, 0.2% proof, 1.0% proof, & Tensile Strength.
If you selected ASME B31.1 piping code and then selected Euro2009 material, AutoPIPE would read the library data from the Euro2009. As a result when the program was asked to retrieve the Allowable from the 2nd column of the material file, it would in fact retrieve the 2nd column of the Euro2009 material library or the 0.2% proof figures. This is an error, and why in the newer version of AutoPIPE the development team has restricted the library selection.
Again, suggest to not mix and match material libraries and piping codes, unless you verify all the data returned by the library is the correct information.
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