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OVERVIEW ... 1-2 FEATURESUMMARY ... 1-2 PROPERTIESANDCOMPONENTLIBRARIES ... 1-2 HANGERDESIGN ... 1-2 STRUCTURALMODELINGINAUTOPIPE ... 1-2 NON-LINEARANALYSISOPTIONS ... 1-3 LOCALSTRESSCALCULATIONS ... 1-3 FINITEELEMENTTHEORY ... 1-3 DYNAMICANALYSIS ... 1-4 POSTPROCESSING ... 1-4 PIPINGCODECOMPLIANCE... 1-4 CADINTERFACES ... 1-5

ADVANCEDCAPABILITIESFORVARIEDPIPINGENVIRONMENTS ... 1-5

NEWFEATURESINAUTOPIPEV8I(SELECTSERIES4) ... 1-6 GRAPHICS... 1-6 GENERAL ... 1-6 MODELING ... 1-6 INTEROPERABILITY ... 1-7 IMPORT/EXPORT... 1-7 PIPINGCODES ... 1-7 POSTPROCESSING ... 1-7 REPORTS ... 1-7 ANALYSIS ... 1-8 LIBRARIES... 1-8 AUTOPIPEVS.AUTOPIPEADVANCEDVS.AUTOPIPENUCLEAR ... 1-9 MAXIMUMDEFINEDSTATICANDDYNAMICLOADCASES ... 1-10

SELECTPRIVILEGES ... 1-13 PRODUCTUPDATESANDUPGRADES ... 1-13 AROUND-THE-CLOCKTECHNICALSUPPORT ... 1-13 SERVICES... 1-14 BENTLEYSELECT ... 1-14 TRAINING ... 1-14 ENTERPRISELICENSESUBSCRIPTIONS ... 1-14 BENTLEYPROFESSIONALSERVICES ... 1-14 DOCUMENTATIONCONVENTIONS... 1-15

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USINGTHEON-LINEHELP ... 2-2 BASICCONCEPTSOVERVIEW ... 2-3 STARTINGAUTOPIPE ... 2-4 LOADINGAMODEL ... 2-5 DEFININGANEWMODEL ... 2-5 LOADINGANEXISTINGMODEL ... 2-8 INTERFACE ... 2-9 SCREENLAYOUT ... 2-9 DIALOGS ... 2-10 KEYBOARDEQUIVALENTS ... 2-10 UNITSFORMAT... 2-11 MENUSTRUCTURE ... 2-12 TOOLBARS ... 2-12 HOTKEYS ... 2-12 AUTOPIPEMODELINGCONCEPTS ... 2-12 UNDERSTANDINGPIPESEGMENTS ... 2-13 RULESFORDEFININGSEGMENTS ... 2-15 GRAPHICALTEEELEMENT ... 2-16 UNDERSTANDINGTHEACTIVEPOINT ... 2-16 CONTROLLINGTHEACTIVEPOINTWITHTHEKEYBOARD ... 2-17 MODIFICATIONOFPIPINGGEOMETRY ... 2-17 BASICTASKS ... 2-18 EXECUTINGACOMMAND ... 2-18 SELECTINGPOINTSANDCOMPONENTS ... 2-19 INSERTINGAPOINTORCOMPONENT ... 2-19 MODIFYINGPOINTSORCOMPONENTS... 2-19 DELETINGPOINTSORCOMPONENTS ... 2-20 SELECTINGARANGE(CREATINGASELECTIONSET) ... 2-20

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OVERVIEW ... 2

CREATINGANEWSYSTEM ... 3

ROUTINGSEGMENTA ... 8

ROUTINGFROMTHEANCHORTOTHETEE ... 8

ADDINGATEE ... 16

ADJUSTINGTHEVIEWANDCOMPLETINGTHESEGMENT ... 19

ROUTINGSEGMENTB ... 23

ROUTINGFROMTHEBRANCHANDCONVERTINGAPOINT ... 23

EDITINGCONTROLS ... 26

CREATINGNEWPOINTSANDUSINGTHECOPY/PASTECOMMANDS ... 30

SCALING,MOVING,ANDSTRETCHING ... 34

INSERTINGASUPPORT ... 39

CHAPTERREVIEW ... 42

WHAT’SNEXT? ... 43

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OVERVIEW ... 4-2 USINGTHEMENUMETHODTOMODIFYPIPEPROPERTIES ... 4-2

MODIFYINGANEXISTINGPIPEIDENTIFIER ... 4-3 SELECTINGARANGEBYPIPEIDENTIFIER ... 4-3 MODIFYINGPIPEPROPERTIESACROSSARANGE ... 4-4 MODIFYINGPRESSURE&TEMPERATURELOADS ... 4-6 USINGTHEINPUTGRIDSTOMODIFYPIPEPROPERTIES ... 4-8 MODIFYINGANEXISTINGPIPEIDENTIFIER(INPUTGRIDS) ... 4-8 SELECTINGARANGEBYPIPEIDENTIFIER(INPUTGRIDS) ... 4-9 MODIFYINGPRESSURE&TEMPERATURELOADS (INPUTGRIDS) ... 4-11

GRAPHICALLYREVIEWINGPRESSUREANDTEMPERATURELOADS ... 4-13

REVIEWINGPOINTPROPERTIES ... 4-17 CHAPTERREVIEW ... 4-20 WHAT’SNEXT? ... 4-20

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OVERVIEW ... 5-2 ASSIGNINGLOADS ... 5-2 DRAG&DROPINSERTIONOFCONCENTRATEDLOAD ... 5-2 ASSIGNINGTHERMALDISPLACEMENTSTOTHEANCHORS ... 5-5 ASSIGNINGSTATICEARTHQUAKELOADS ... 5-6 PERFORMASTATICANALYSIS ... 5-7 GRAPHICALREVIEWOFCODESTRESSES ... 5-9 DISPLAYINGLOADCOMBINATIONS ... 5-13 USERDEFINEDLOADCOMBINATIONS ... 5-14 MORENON-CODECOMBINATIONS ... 5-15 INTERACTIVEREVIEW ... 5-18 DESIGNCHANGE ... 5-20 CHAPTERREVIEW ... 5-25

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OVERVIEW ... 6-2 SELECTIONOFOUTPUTRESULTS ... 6-2 GENERATINGTHEREPORT ... 6-3 REVIEWINGTHEREPORT ... 6-4 CLOSINGTHEREPORT ... 6-4 CHAPTERREVIEW ... 6-5 WHAT’SNEXT?... 6-5 

PART II: CREATING THE SECOND AUTOPIPE TUTORIAL MODEL

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IMPORTINGAPXFFILE ... 7-2 REVIEWINGAUTOPLANTDATA ... 7-6 CONVERTINGARUNPOINTTOATEE ... 7-8 NOZZLE/VESSELFLEXIBILITY ... 7-9 CREATINGANEWDISCONNECTEDSEGMENT ... 7-10 CONNECTINGTOANOTHERSEGMENT ... 7-14

WHAT’SNEXT? ... 7-16

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VIEWCONTROLSOVERVIEW ... 8-2 SOLIDMODELVIEW ... 8-2 VECTORVIEW ... 8-3 CHAPTERREVIEW ... 8-6 WHAT’SNEXT? ... 8-6

CHAPTER 9:

FRAMEOVERVIEW ... 9-2 CREATINGANEWAUTOPIPEFRAMEMODEL ... 9-2 ADDINGANCHORSTOTHEFRAME ... 9-10 VIEWINGTHEFRAMEMODEL... 9-11 INSERTINGTHEFRAMEINTOAMODEL ... 9-12 OPENINGTHEPIPINGSYSTEM ... 9-12 INSERTINGMULTIPLERUNPOINTS ... 9-13 AUTOMATICRENUMBERING ... 9-15 SELECTINGSUPPORTPOINTS ... 9-15 INSERTINGANAUTOPIPEMODEL ... 9-16 CONNECTINGTHEFRAMETOPIPE ... 9-19 CHAPTERREVIEW ... 9-23 WHAT’SNEXT? ... 9-23

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PERFORMASTATICANALYSIS ... 10-2 CODECOMBINATIONSOVERVIEW ... 10-4 DEFININGCOMBINATIONOPTIONS ... 10-4 REVIEWINGINTERACTIVEDISPLACEMENTRESULTS ... 10-6 REVIEWINGDISPLACEMENTRESULTS(RESULTGRIDS) ... 10-7 APPLYINGRESULTFILTERCRITERIA ... 10-9

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NTRODUCTION

AutoPIPE is a stand-alone computer aided engineering (CAE) program for calculation of piping stresses, flange analysis, pipe support design, and

equipment nozzle loading analysis under static and dynamic loading conditions. In addition to 30 piping codes, AutoPIPE incorporates ASME, European, British Standard, API, NEMA, ANSI, ASCE, AISC, UBC, and WRC guidelines and design limits to provide a comprehensive analysis of the entire system. AutoPIPE V8i is available for Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 and can be licensed across networks.

There are three editions of AutoPIPE: Standard, Advanced, and Nuclear. The Advanced version offers several advanced analysis capabilities not available in the standard version which are detailed later in this chapter. The nuclear edition includes all Advanced features, nuclear ASME in class 1,2,3, JSME PPC Nuclear and thermal transient analysis. A KHK2 add-on option is also available for the Advanced version that allows use of the Japanese KHK Level 2 piping code in addition to all the features of the Advanced version. AutoPIPE is a proven, well-established program that has been commercially available since 1986. AutoPIPE’s rigorous quality assurance practices have withstood numerous on-site audits, making AutoPIPE one of the few PC based piping programs approved for use in nuclear safety applications.

OVERVIEW 1-2 FEATURE SUMMARY 1-2

NEW FEATURES IN AUTOPIPEV8I (SELECTSERIES 4) 1-6

AUTOPIPE VS.AUTOPIPEADVANCED VS.AUTOPIPENUCLEAR 1-9 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 1-12

RELEASE NOTES 1-12

TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND SERVICES 1-12

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OVERVIEW

OVERVIEW

Developed to meet the needs of companies involved in industrial piping system design, AutoPIPE utilizes Windows-standard commands, object oriented graphics technology, and CAD interfaces to enable users to create, modify, and review piping and structural models and their results quickly and easily.

A graphical representation of the model is displayed as it is being developed, providing instant visual feedback. AutoPIPE performs extensive error checking as the data is being entered and alerts the user if the model does not comply with the regulatory standards of piping design.

Using AutoPIPE’s object oriented graphical select options, users can insert, delete, or modify pipe properties, supports, or offsets across an entire range of points with one command. Graphical selection of ranges is also used for cut, copy, & paste operations.

FEATURE SUMMARY

The following is a partial list of the features and capabilities of AutoPIPE. Refer to the on-line help for a complete reference of features and functionality.

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AutoPIPE contains a comprehensive and extensible library of material properties and piping & structural components including pipes, reducers, tees, valves, flanges, beams, flexible connectors and other items. Supports include: anchors, spring and constant force hangers, one-way restraints, limit stops, guides, snubbers and tie-rods.

The material library includes temperature dependent properties and code dependent allowables. AutoPIPE provides component libraries for ASME/ANSI, JIS, DIN, and Nordic standards.

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AutoPIPE performs spring hanger design for one or more operating conditions. The program selects hangers from a customizable manufacturer's library, which includes: Grinnell, Bergen-Patterson, Lisega, NPS, and others.

FEATURE SUMMARY

The AISC structural library with cross sectional properties and a database of properties of commonly used structural steel materials is included within AutoPIPE. Users can easily define their own beam elements and steel materials to model beam elements not included in the AutoPIPE’s database. Frame structures are created and modified in interactive mode using AutoPIPE’s graphical interface. In this manner, users can graphically copy, paste, or modify structures with one operation using AutoPIPE’s graphical select options or by clicking on a particular beam element.

NON-LINEAR ANALYSIS OPTIONS

AutoPIPE provides directional supports, gaps, friction, bilinear spring supports and nonlinear buried pipeline analysis. Users can specify both gaps and friction at a support point to simulate real world boundary conditions. AutoPIPE provides 2-point restraint functionality to define tie rods with gaps, pipe/structure interaction, and other connectivity between any 2 points in the system.

AutoPIPE provides unique capabilities for nonlinear load sequencing. Users can, for example, specify that wind, seismic, or other occasional loads are analyzed in sequence immediately after the gravity load or specify that the occasional loads are analyzed after thermal. In this manner, users can accurately calculate loads and stresses for occasional loads acting on the operating position of the piping or the ambient position of the piping. Load sequencing options also allow the user to calculate gravity and thermal loads using nonlinear analysis and seismic loads using linear analysis (as

recommended by UBC and other design standards) in the same run.

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AutoPIPE provides a link to WinNOZL for calculations of local shell stresses per British Standard 5500, Welding Research Council bulletin 107, 297, and 368, using stress allowables and load combinations as specified by ASME Sec. VIII, Div. 1 and 2. Various piping load combinations on tanks can be examined in accordance with the API 650 code.

Further, AutoPIPE provides unique options for hillside nozzles and reinforcing pad calculations. These are available for cylinders, spheres, cones, semi-ellipses, and torispheres. The automatic importing of AutoPIPE piping loads saves time and minimizes user errors.

FINITE ELEMENT THEORY

AutoPIPE is a finite element program used to analyze piping and structural systems subjected to static and dynamic loads. Use of intelligent defaults allows the user to analyze complex systems without in-depth knowledge of finite element theory.

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FEATURE SUMMARY

AutoPIPE can automatically insert mass points along elements. Missing mass and zero period acceleration may be applied in dynamic analysis. AutoPIPE satisfies NUREG/CR-1677 benchmark problems and provides built-in NRC spectra, seismic anchor movements, and code case N411 capability.

AutoPIPE provides built-in fluid transient synthesizers for calculation of waterhammer, steamhammer, and relief valve forces, which are integrated with time history dynamic analysis, and special thermal bowing analysis for partially hot filled liquid pipelines. Utilizing the Bentley PULS program, users can calculate flow induced vibrations, or pulsations associated with reciprocating equipment, and

automatically transfer those harmonic loads directly into AutoPIPE to calculate dynamic piping responses.

POST PROCESSING

After analyzing a system, users can click on the graphics model to instantly view stresses, loads, deflections, or mode shapes at any point. Color coded stresses, animated vibrations, and pop-up windows enable the engineer to more quickly identify and investigate critical areas without having to review a voluminous amount of batch output data.

Output report options allow users to pick and choose which reports to generate, with or without filters, for on-screen review or printing. Code stress combinations are performed automatically. Unique filter options allow the user to generate custom output reports based on user-defined stress, deflection, or load criteria. AutoPIPE enables users to analyze multiple thermal, wind, seismic, wave, and dynamic loads all in one analysis with Min/Max load summaries.

Using AutoPIPE’s graphical select options, users can graphically select points to be included in the output report. As an example, a user could generate an output report for only 2 points in a 1,000 point model.

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AutoPIPE checks and generates code compliance reports for the following piping codes: ASME B31.1, B31.3, B31.4, B31.8

ASME Section III Class 1, 2, 3 European EN13480

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Swedish Piping Code (SPC), Method 2

Norwegian Det Norske Veritas (DNV) and TBK 5-6 Dutch Stoomwezen D1101

Japanese MITI 501, Class 3 piping, Japanese General Fire Protection code and Japanese KHK

French RCC-M and SNCT SNiP 2.05.06-85 Oil & Gas Code

ISO 14692 Petroleum and Natural Gas Industries – Glass-Reinforced Plastics (GRP) Piping

CAD INTERFACES

AutoPIPE V8i (SELECTseries 4) can import CAD piping models from Bentley AutoPLANT, Bentley PlantSpace and Intergraph PDS plant design systems.

AutoPIPE can export models back into AutoPLANT or export models in DXF format into AutoCAD or MicroStation. Import and export of piping models between CAD and AutoPIPE can save man-hours in the creation and checking of piping and structural models and prevent errors associated with manual entry of piping models.

ADVANCED CAPABILITIES FOR VARIED PIPING ENVIRONMENTS

AutoPIPE provides unique capabilities for underground and subsea pipeline analysis, dynamic loading, nonlinear restraints, and orthotropic piping analysis. Following is a summary of advanced AutoPIPE capabilities:

Built-in wave loading, buried pipeline analysis, pipe/structure interaction, calculation of local stresses, thermal bowing analysis, time history dynamic analysis, fluid transient synthesizers, gaps & friction, relief valve load calculator, FRP/GRP pipe analysis, jacketed piping, 30 piping codes.

NEW FEATURES IN AUTOPIPEV8I (SELECTSERIES 4)

NEW FEATURES IN AUTOPIPE V8I (SELECTSERIES 4)

The following is a list of new significant features and updates in Bentley AutoPIPE:

GRAPHICS

View/Show color options using 256 colors More color plots for pipe properties

View/Show all segments with different colors on the model Update displacement and modal plots when result dialog shown Add an option to show/hide connected segments

Show Reference Point tag on Plot

Option to plot modal frequency as function of mode number Display north arrow on graphical plot

GENERAL

Option to hide the 'cross-hairs' cursor

Input grid: Optimize performance of segment grid Replace View/Show menu with a View/Show dialog

Migrate to a modern installer (WIX) for program and bootstrapper for pre-reqs APIPView: Add features (save settings dialog, drag and drop open and others) Online Help: Add the TTA Film Coefficient Calculation

Resizing and Maximizing for Stress ISO STS Editor Dialog Bundle AutoPIPE Nozzle with AutoPIPE program

Rename “Plus” edition to “Advanced” edition

MODELING

NEW FEATURES IN AUTOPIPEV8I (SELECTSERIES 4)

Time History dialog updates Pipe Identifier Tag

Convert dialogs for Response/Force Spectrum dialogs to grid input

INTEROPERABILITY

Export model data, graphics, results and deflected plot to DGN

CAD export JSM/DGN option to automatically convert to Z Up vertical axis

IMPORT/EXPORT

Flange Analysis: Update the FLAA card in ntl to write all flange analysis data New NTL card RVER to change ntl version

Intelligent mapping of Caesar RIGID 'flanges' Retain PXF/PCF flange length

CII import to show the new name for Node number > 9999 in the message file PCF Translator: Add support to import Line Number and Line Class

New import menu option "AutoDesk Plant 3D (*.pcf)". PCF Translator: Add support to import Flex Joint Component

PCF Translator: Add support to import Cross component from PCF File. Batch processing Option for Thermal Transient Analysis

Batch processing Option for generating input *.mdb file Batch processing Option to export model as NTL Batch processing Option to hide the program screen

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Enable Max Thermal range to work across analysis sets for JSME 2008 FRP piping code ISO 14692 for petroleum and gas industries

Add JSME /JEAC PPC 2008 code

NEW FEATURES IN AUTOPIPEV8I (SELECTSERIES 4)

POST PROCESSING

Soil Overburden and Seismic Wave Stress for buried piping

Increase number of combinations to 1000 each for code and non-code Resizing and Maximizing for Combinations Dialog

Resizing and Maximizing for Stress Summary Dialog

REPORTS

Add Rigid support / anchor stiffness settings to analysis summary report Summary report for rotating equipment

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Displacement time history analysis

Piecewise exact integration option to time history

Displacement, acceleration and velocity input to harmonic loading for Equipment and Acoustic vibration loadings

Fluid density factor to each static analysis set Fluid density for SAM and Modal Analysis

Add button to convert period to frequency or vice versa in spectrum files Flange Analysis

Add NPS, rating, and notation to flange report Selected flange highlighted on plot

Double-click first column of row to open the “Flange" dialog “Restore sort order” option to put the flanges back in order Default "Material Library" based on "Analysis Method" selected “Hide Incomplete Flanges” option to Hide missing data Flngs Option "Highlight Incomplete Flanges" in the options menu

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Add B16.5 data to flange analysis mat. and dim. database for ANSI Check use

AUTOPIPE VS. AUTOPIPE ADVANCED VS. AUTOPIPE NUCLEAR

The following table shows differences between AutoPIPE Standard, Advanced and Nuclear Editions.

Feature AutoPIPE AutoPIPE

Advanced AutoPIPE Nuclear Hanger Static Linear Static Nonlinear Modal

Response Spectrum (Uniform & Multiple Support) (SRSS combination method standard version only)

Note 1 Harmonic

Force Spectrum Time History SAM

Buried Pipe w/Automatic Soil Calculator: ASCE, AutoPIPE, and User-Defined

NUREG combinations and Code case 411 spectrum Static correction -

Missing mass correction and ZPA 50 Response Spectrum load cases Static earthquake

Wind - ASCE, UBC and User Profile Thermal Bowing

Wave loading and buoyancy Fluid Transient Loads Relief Valve Loads Thermal Transient Analysis Fatigue Analysis (class 1)

High Energy Leakage and Crack Criteria (ASME Class 1, 2, 3)

ASME B31.1, B31.3, B31.4, and B31.8

(multiple years – Note 2) European piping code EN13480

AUTOPIPE VS.AUTOPIPEADVANCED VS.AUTOPIPENUCLEAR

Feature AutoPIPE AutoPIPE

Advanced

AutoPIPE Nuclear Offshore codes

ASME III Class I, 2 and 3 (multiple years) JSME S NC1-PPC

ASME B31.1-1967 Canadian piping codes Russian SNIP 2.05.06-85 Code International piping codes

KHK Level 1 piping code KHK Level 2 piping code (Note 3)

Analysis Sets for multiple static analyses General piping code

Rotating Equipment reports Large model size

Beam elements for modeling frames and supports Material and Component Library utilities

STAAD Structural Libraries

Flange Analysis, ASME Section VIII Div 1 Flange Analysis, ASME Section VIII Div 2 Flange Analysis, ASME Section III Appendix XI Flange Analysis, ANSI Check

JSM Export Center of Gravity

Note 1: Multiple support response spectrum analysis only available in Advanced and Nuclear editions. Note 2: Multiple years are available in Advanced and Nuclear editions. Standard edition only supports

latest code year.

Note 3: A KHK2 add-on option is required to access this feature.

AUTOPIPE VS.AUTOPIPEADVANCED VS.AUTOPIPENUCLEAR

Load Cases Standard 6.3 Advanced 6.3 Standard 9.5

Advanced 9.5 Nuclear 9.5

Wind 3 3 5 10 10

User 3 3 5 140 140

Response Spectrum 3 10 5 50 50

Harmonic N/A 3 N/A 10 10

Seismic Anch or Movement

N/A 3 N/A 10 10

Force Spectrum N/A 3 N/A 10 10

Time History N/A 3 N/A 50 50

Static Analysis Cases 12 12 27 [Note 2] 82 [Note 2] 82 [Note 2]

Note 2: Maximum number of load cases that can be analyzed in a single analysis set during a static

analysis run in v9.1. However an unlimited number of analysis sets can be run in a single static analysis in v9.1.

= Gravity (1) + Hydrotest (1) + Thermal (20) + Pressure (20) + Static Earthquake (10) + Wind (10) + User (20)

= 82 cases for Advanced & Nuclear (27 for Standard)

Up to 100 different thermal loadings can be defined and analyzed in a single static analysis. Only 20 thermal load cases per analysis set e.g. if want to run 50 thermal cases then define across 3 analysis sets. Since each analysis set can have analyze up to 82 static cases, so literally 100’s of loads can be analyzed in different scenarios with different options, linear , non-linear , hot or cold modulus etc in the same static analysis run.

ADDITIONAL CAE INTEGRATED ANALYSIS & DESIGN ANCILLARY PRODUCTS

Products

Standard 9.5 Advanced 9.5 Nuclear 9.5 PipeLink (Advanced structural model/piping data

exchange with STAAD.Pro structural analysis) Included Included Included StessISO (Customizable dimensioned digital

stress isometric) Add License Add License Add License

AutoPIPE Nozzle (local stresses calculations at nozzle/vessel junctions per WRC 107/297/368, PD500, API650 and KHK

Not Included Included Included

PlantFlow (Network flow analysis) _{Add License Add License Add License} Puls (Acoustic and pulsation similutaions per API

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

The following prerequisites are required to run each of the modules included within the application: Processor: Intel Pentium III or higher

Operating System:

Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP3 or later OR, Microsoft Windows Vista Business or higher

Microsoft Windows 7 Professional or higher 32 or 64 bit OS

Internet: Microsoft Internet Explorer6 or greater Memory: 256 MB

Hard disk: 344 MB minimum free hard disk space

Input Device: Any industry-standard input device supported by Windows Output Device: Any industry-standard output device supported by Windows

Video Graphics Card: Any industry-standard video card/monitor which supports OpenGL 3D graphics

PDF Reader: Adobe® Acrobat Reader 7.0 or higher

Before you install any software, you should confirm that you have adequate hardware and software capabilities to install and use the product.

RELEASE NOTES

The latest program release information and changes to the program that are not included in the manual are listed in the README file located in the AutoPIPE program directory. This file can be opened from the AutoPIPE Readme option in AutoPIPE for Windows menu in the taskbar.

TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND SERVICES

TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND SERVICES

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Downloads Support tools Interactive support Docs and publications Account information Developer support Project services

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DOCUMENTATION CONVENTIONS

A number of conventions are maintained throughout this Tutorial to make the information presented easier to identify and understand.

CONVENTION DESCRIPTION

NOTE: Precedes information of general importance.

HINT: Precedes optional time-saving information.

WARNING: Precedes information about actions that should not be performed under normal operating conditions.

FILENAMES Directory paths and file names are italicized.

Example: \AT-EQP directory, AUTOEXEC.BAT file.

Program Code _{Excerpts from text or basic script files and script variables and statements appear in} the font shown.

INPUT Commands or information that must be manually entered is bolded in the font shown. Menu &

Buttons

Menu commands and dialog buttons appear in a sans serif font that stands out from normal body text.

Example: After selecting the File menu, press the OK button in the dialog.

Dialogs Field_Name

Dialog and database table names are italicized. Example: The Preferences dialog.

Select Indicates that the command must be executed from a menu or dialog. Pick Indicates an item (component or point) that may be picked on a drawing.

Throughout this Tutorial, the menu command sequence required to execute a command will be explicitly defined in the text, while the associated toolbar button is presented in the left margin.

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This section introduces you to some of the basic concepts and modeling practices employed by AutoPIPE. You are also introduced to the interface and guided through some basic procedures.

USING THE ON-LINE HELP 2-2 BASIC CONCEPTS OVERVIEW 2-3 STARTING AUTOPIPE 2-4

LOADING A MODEL 2-5 INTERFACE 2-9 AUTOPIPE MODELING CONCEPTS 2-12 BASIC TASKS 2-18

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USING THE ON-LINE HELP

USING THE ON-LINE HELP

The intent of this document is to familiarize you with the features and interface of AutoPIPE. It is not a comprehensive User’s Guide or Command Reference. For a complete listing of all AutoPIPE commands and features, as well as for a list of reference topics and other useful information, refer to the extensive on-line help system that has been provided with your software. Bentley Help has been designed to provide you access to a variety of different types of help. The suggestions below will make the help system more useful.

Dialog and Context-sensitive Help: From within a dialog, you have a variety of help available.

When a field has the focus, you can press the F1 key to obtain field-specific information. You can also press the ? key in the title bar of the dialog, then select any of the fields in the dialog. This second method has the advantage of being able to access help related to grayed-out (disabled) items. Additionally, from within a dialog you can always press the Help button to access overview information related to that dialog.

Menu Level Help: A variety of techniques are provided for gaining access to menu command help.

You can highlight any of the AutoPIPE menu commands then press F1 to jump directly to command-specific help. You can also interactively navigate through the help system by selecting the Help/Menu command.

Help Topics: You can view a “book layout” i.e. Contents of the help system at any time by

pressing the toolbar button.

Index: An extensive index of help topics has been provided. Press the Help button on any dialog or

select Help/Contents from the menu, then click on the Index tab and type in a topic in the field provided. The index list will filter as you type.

Relationship between Command Reference and Reference Information: A link exists between many

of the help topics in the Menu Command Reference section and supplemental reference information which explains code compliance calculations, available component and material libraries, etc. After reviewing general help for a particular topic, check if there are additional links displayed at the bottom of the main topic window.

Related Topics: Some Help Topics are logically linked. In these instances, pressing a Related Topics button will present a list of topics related to the open item. Highlight a selection in this list

to open a related topic.

Examples: An extensive on-line workbook has been provided which contains procedures for many

common AutoPIPE tasks. You can get to this area from the main help page, through the table of contents, or by links provided within one of the topics themselves.

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Considerations and Notes: Some topics have supplemental considerations and notes available.

These features explain additional design considerations and requirements of which you should be aware.

Printing: It is very easy to produce hard copies of help documentation. To print the current topic,

simply press Print from the topic window. Bentley Help will send the topic to the default Windows printer. To print a range of topics, go the Contents tab and highlight a folder. A dialog Print Topic will display on screen with the options “Print the selected topic” or “Print the selected heading and all sub topics”.

Additional information on Help: For more information on using Windows Help Systems, press F1

while in any help topic. The Windows Help file is opened, which contains specific information on maximizing the power of windows help systems.

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This chapter provides you with a tour of the AutoPIPE interface, and walks you through several of the most basic tasks from opening a model and defining a new system to placing a few components. If you are a new user, you should carefully review the discussions of selecting points, specifying ranges, and inserting components. Veteran users who are switching from DOS to the Windows edition of

AutoPIPE should also note that the new interface allows for many tasks to be performed graphically rather than through a series of keystrokes.

This Chapter introduces you to the most basic AutoPIPE tasks, including:

Starting AutoPIPE: Double-click on the AutoPIPE icon (or select it from a taskbar)

Loading a system model: The first step in every AutoPIPE session is either to define a new system

model or load an existing one.

Navigating the interface: This section covers basic interface navigation techniques and introduces

you to the program interface, menu structure, and command techniques.

AutoPIPE Modeling Concepts: When modeling in AutoPIPE it is important to understand some of

the concepts and techniques the designers have built into the interface. This section briefly describes modeling concepts and principles.

STARTING AUTOPIPE

Note Before you can begin working with AutoPIPE, the software must be installed and configured for your system.

STARTING AUTOPIPE

The procedure for starting AutoPIPE is provided below:

1. From the Windows’ Start menu, select the AutoPIPE icon from the Bentley AutoPIPE program group.

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DEFINING A NEW MODEL

The first step in creating a new model is to name and define the model as described below: 1. Select File > New to open the New dialog shown below.

2. Indicate the path where the file will be stored using standard Windows file selection techniques (i.e., highlight the appropriate drive, then the directory where the file will be stored).

3. After the path information is specified, type the name of the model in the File name field, and then press Save.

Note The next several steps will present a series of dialogs for the definition of the model and its operating parameters. Each of these dialogs is discussed briefly below for the purpose of demonstrating the sequence of steps required to create a new model. In the next chapter we’ll take a closer look at the definition of model properties. As always, you can also refer to

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4. The General Model Options dialog is displayed as shown below.

Complete each of the fields to adequately describe your model. Of particular note is the Piping Code selection list, which allows you to choose from a variety of pre-defined piping codes. After completing the dialog, press OK.

Note You can set SI units to be your default units by copying the SI.UNT file in the program folder into AUTOPIPE.UNT file. You can also use DIN sizes by selecting AUTODIN as the component library.

5. The Segment dialog is displayed for the definition of the initial segment that will be used as the starting point of your model. Define the starting point name, any offset values, and a pipe identifier that will be associated with all components that belong to that segment. As components are placed on the line, point names are generated. The default point names always begin with the segment name (“A” in the example below) to which they belong. After completing the dialog, press OK.

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6. The Pipe Properties dialog is displayed. From this location you define the initial pipe properties of the model. This dialog will be explained in the next chapter. After completing the dialog, press

OK.

7. The Pressure & Temperature dialog is displayed for the definition of operating loads. Enter values in each of the fields as required by the demands of your system, then press OK to close the dialog.

8. The setup of the new model is complete. You can now add a component to the first point (A00) in the system (or insert an offset distance from this point). In the next chapter, we’ll create a new model and demonstrate methods for placing and connecting components.

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LOADING AN EXISTING MODEL

1. Select File > Open > AutoPIPE Database (*.dat). A dialog like the one shown below is displayed.

2. Navigate to the directory where the file is stored. Select the desired filename from the Files list, then pressOK. The previously saved model and its data are now available for editing or report

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The AutoPIPE interface is designed to simplify the task of creating, modifying, and reviewing models of any complexity.

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Take some time to familiarize yourself with AutoPIPE’s interface by examining the areas of the screen annotated below.

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Dialogs present and request information. Press OK to accept the values in a dialog

Some fields have an associated list of options from which the user can select. For example, there is a limited set of piping codes, and the user can always select the appropriate code from a list when the cursor is in the Piping Code field. This list is contained inside the dialog itself, and is opened by pressing on the adjacent to that field.

The units that apply to a particular field are displayed in the status bar in the bottom right hand corner of the screen.

To advance from field to field in a dialog, press the Tab key. Pressing Enter from the dialog is the equivalent of pressing OK. You can also advance the cursor by simply using the mouse to select the desired location.

Options which are toggled ON are indicated by a . Positioning the cursor in that field and then pressing the left mouse button toggles the ON/OFF state.

Press F1 key on any dialog field to obtain help on a particular field or parameter. To obtain “big picture” dialog help, press the Help button.

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Advance to next field Return to previous field Accept values and close dialog Cancel values and close dialog

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2.2708 2’3.25” 2’3.25 2’3”1/4 2-3-1/4 1.0417 1’.5” 1’.5 1’0”1/2 1-0.5 1-0-1/2 0.0625 0.75” 0’.75 0’0”3/4 0-0.75 0-0-3/4 1.0833 1’1” 1’1 13” 0’13 1-1 1-1-0

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MENU STRUCTURE

All AutoPIPE commands can be accessed from the menu system. For a detailed description of the capabilities and functionality of a specific command, refer to the AutoPIPE On-line Help Menu

Reference. The top menu that is displayed above the drawing area depends on the current mode of the

program:

The standard Menu is displayed when building or editing a model

AutoPIPE can be placed in a Worksheet Mode, which displays a model’s data in spreadsheet format.

Note that each of these menus has a toolbar associated with it.

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AutoPIPE has three types of toolbars: command, view and components. Command toolbars are always docked directly beneath the main menu, and cannot be moved from this location. The component and view toolbar, on the other hand, can be moved from its position along the right and left side of the screen respectively and positioned as a “floating toolbar” in the modeling area of the screen. To reposition it, simply “drag” the title bar of the toolbar into the screen area. The toolbar will resize.

Hint If you forget the use of a particular button, position your cursor over it and wait a second or two. A ToolTip description is displayed beneath the button.

HOTKEYS

A number of AutoPIPE commands can be accessed directly from the keyboard using hotkeys. In AutoPIPE hotkeys are executed by holding down the control and then pressing a letter key. Additionally, AutoPIPE also uses the function keys for some operations. Note that these hotkeys are displayed in the AutoPIPE pull-down menus next to the item it executes.

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Experienced users of AutoPIPE have come to appreciate the speed and efficiency with which detailed, data-rich models can be created, modified, and reviewed. If you are a novice user, it is important to understand some basic concepts of the program.

Models are created from individual pipe segments

Components are attached to the active point (cursor location) The piping system geometry and properties can be modified

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Each piping system is divided into a number of segments. As an example, the sample model shown below contains five segments labeled A through E. Piping models are entered into the program, segment by segment. They may be extended or modified at any time by either adding more segments or changing existing ones. The segments are labeled automatically (A through E in the example). If more than twenty-six segments are entered, the additional ones are labeled AA, AB, AC and so on. Although most of the piping segment definition is handled automatically with AutoPIPE, in some circumstances it is advantageous to plan the model in advance and divide it into logical “segments” before creating the system (see ‘Rules for defining Pipe Segments’). Typically, a segment would begin and end at anchor points or a branch connection. However, as shown in Figure 2-1 on the facing page, at point D02, a pipeline may be divided into two or more contiguous segments. Whenever a tee/branch is inserted, AutoPIPE automatically assigns a new segment identifier. Each new segment begins with a different alpha character, making it easier for node numbering and easier to keep track of segments when reviewing input listings or output results.

When defining a new system, AutoPIPE automatically displays the first Segment screen (the first segment is segment A). In this screen, the user must specify starting X,Y, Z coordinates of the Segment and input a Pipe identifier name. A Pipe identifier is used to assign properties. The Pipe identifier can be any name that the user wishes to use. It is a good idea to choose a meaningful name such as the first few letters of a line ID or something like 8”std (indicating 8” nominal diameter, standard schedule wall thickness) to help you keep track of pipe properties when reviewing the model. These properties will be applied to all components attached to that pipe identifier until otherwise specified by inputting a new pipe identifier name in one of the component dialogue screens. After inputting a new Pipe identifier name, the Pipe properties dialogue screen will automatically be displayed for input. For example, if you define a Pipe identifier as a 4-inch line, then all following components will default to those same properties until the user types in a new Pipe identifier name on a component dialogue. A segment can be made up of multiple pipe identifiers.

Existing Pipe properties can be easily modified using either Modify/Properties of Pipe Identifier (which modifies that Pipe Identifier throughout the entire model, wherever it was used) or by graphical selection of a range of points and Modify/Pipe Properties Over Range.

Note AutoPIPE makes extensive use of dialogs to obtain user input. A discussion of techniques for navigating throughout the fields of a dialog is provided later in this chapter.

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A number of rules govern the definition of piping segments; they are listed as follows:

1. Each segment has a forward and backward direction and is entered as a sequence of points. AutoPIPE automatically keeps track of the local axis of the segment, making it convenient to insert intermediate points or components using the Length field. These points are automatically assigned alphanumeric names (which the user can override), with a maximum of four characters each. For example, in Figure 2-1, segment B is defined by points A03, B01, B02, B03, B04, and B05, all of which have default names. The default increment in point names is 1. This increment can be changed under Tools/Model Options/Edit. AutoPIPE can automatically renumber point names after editing using the Renumber button or Edit/Renumber.

2. Wind loads and Hydrotest can be turned on and off on a segment by segment basis, so keep that in mind when creating your model. Also, AutoPIPE provides options to view the model, graphically select, delete, or view output results on a segment by segment basis.

3. Global coordinates must be entered for the first point of the first segment (default global

coordinates of Segment A is 0,0,0). AutoPIPE automatically displays the first segment screen for the user. This is point A00 in the example. Then, each point along the segment is typically located by offsets from the preceding point, until the whole segment has been defined (e.g. points A00 to A06 for segment A).

4. Subsequent segments typically begin at points which have been defined previously (point A03 in segment B is an example). These points are either branch points or continuation points (see #6 below). Since these points have already been defined, entering coordinate data for them is not necessary.

5. Although Subsequent segments typically begin or end at an existing point, this is not necessary for the program to function correctly. It is often more convenient to start a disconnected segment in space using Insert/Segment or clicking on the Segment button, typing in the name of the first point (in this case, make sure that the name of the first point on the segment is not the name of a previously defined point), and assigning the starting X,Y,Z coordinates of that new Segment. For example, it may be more convenient to define suction and discharge sections as disconnected segments without having to model the equipment (see Pump Modeling Example in AutoPIPE on-line help). Also, the ability to handle disconnected segments is a big advantage when importing sections from a CAD model.

6. A continuation point is established when a new segment is defined to begin at the end point of an existing segment (see point D02 in the Figure 2-1). This is typically done to divide a long length of pipe into shorter segments or to turn on and off wind loads or hydrotest on a segment by

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When defining a segment, proceed from point to point along the segment. Check that everything at the current point has been specified before moving on to the next point.

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In previous versions of AutoPIPE, users would have to insert a new segment at an existing run point in order to insert a tee branch connection. With the new Tee element, this procedure is no longer required (although users can still input a tee branch by inserting a segment at a run point if desired).

The Tee element automates the insertion of tees and includes the offset distance from the previous point. For example, if a user wishes to insert a tee point on a header 5 feet away from his current point (active point), he clicks on the Tee button or Insert/Tee and inputs an offset of 5 feet as well as the tee type information for stress intensification purposes. The Tee element will automatically assign a new segment once the user begins to input the branch. AutoPIPE will keep this point a tee for stress intensification, even if the user does not create a branch. In some cases, users may choose not to input small diameter vent or drain pipe branches, but still want the stress intensification factor at the tee connection point. AutoPIPE displays a graphical symbol at Tee points enabling users to visually review tee locations. Users can also click on Tee arrows to easily switch between the header and branch side of the tee.

Users can convert an existing run point to a Tee using Modify/Convert point to/Tee command.

UNDERSTANDING THE ACTIVE POINT

After defining and inserting a segment, you’ll notice that a small crosshair appears in the drawing area. This crosshair represents the currently active point. The active point is also displayed in the status area immediately below the drawing area.

When placing components, you should remain aware of the active point. After selecting a component type for insertion, AutoPIPE will automatically assume that you want the starting point of the

component to be inserted at the active point. By default, AutoPIPE will increment the point to the next value and concatenate this with the letter that defines the current segment. For example, if you are inserting a run point on Segment A that contains nothing but an anchor point, the Run Point dialog will contain the value A01 in the Name of Point field.

To designate an existing point as the active point, simply click on it with the mouse. The crosshairs should redisplay over that point and the Active Point status area should reflect the new point as well.

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location. You can also use the arrow keys to control the location of the active point as described below.

It is important to note that a given point may have two or more different segments. For example, in

Figure 2-1, point A03 is a tee connection point, and is made up of point A03 segment A and point

A03 segment B. The active point name and segment location is displayed in the bottom right hand corner of your screen. In order to toggle between multiple segments on the same Point location, it is usually more convenient to use the up and down arrow keys (see following section on keyboard commands).

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As an alternative to the mouse, the “Active Point” crosshairs can be controlled using the keyboard.

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Move to the next point in the current segment (forward segment direction).

 Move to the previous point in the current segment (backward segment direction).

When at a segment junction, move to the next segment that connects to the current point (more than 2 segments are possible).

When at a segment junction, move to the previous segment that connects to the current point (more than 2 segments are possible). Move to the first point of the next segment.

Move to the last point of the previous segment.

Move to the next intermediate soil point for the current soil region. Move to the previous intermediate soil point for the current soil region.

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It is not necessary for a piping system to be defined completely in a single AutoPIPE session, because

AutoPIPE allows a wide variety of additions, deletions, and changes to be made. In particular: 1. New segments can be added at any time.

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Warning As noted in the following sections, changes in data can lead to a variety of inconsistencies.

AutoPIPE will detect most inconsistencies, and will display warning or error messages. However, AutoPIPE may not detect all of the possible inconsistencies. Users must take care in making changes, and must review the changes carefully, to insure that the modified geometry and properties are correct.

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Selecting a component Inserting a component Modifying a component Deleting a component

Selecting a range of components (creating a selection set)

EXECUTING A COMMAND

Commands can be executed in one of three ways: Click on one of the buttons in a toolbar. Select a command from the menu system

Key-in the command. The hotkey for each command is underlined in the menu system. As an example, to insert a bend, simply type I to go into insert mode, then B. The key-in command option requires memorization of certain hotkeys, but is an extremely efficient method of input.

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Click on it with the mouse. By clicking on the outer edge of a component, the component turns red to indicate that it is selected. If it is a two-point component such as a valve or flexible joint, the red indicates that the beginning point and end point of a two-point component have been selected.

Graphically select a range of points (see following ‘Selecting a Range of Points’ section)

INSERTING A POINT OR COMPONENT

Position the cursor on the desired point by clicking on it, then click on one of the component buttons from the toolbar. To insert an intermediate run point, or multiple run points, click on the pipe run button.

Position the cursor on the insertion point, and then select the desired component from the Insert menu.

Users can graphically select a range to insert across ranges of points with one command (see ‘Selecting a Range’)

Place the cursor on the desired point, then use the keyboard equivalent menu commands to key-in the insertion

Position the cursor over the desired button, press and hold the left mouse button, then “drag” the button off the toolbar and “drop” it onto the desired point by releasing the mouse button. This is known as the “drag and drop” technique.

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Use one of the techniques below to modify points or components.

Using the mouse, double click on the graphical representation of the component to open its associated dialog. Double click on a point to modify point offsets.

Position the cursor on one of the points, or select a range of points, then right-click the component to be modified from the toolbar.

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Display the Input grids then select the appropriate grid tab and modify the value in the cell(s). Double clicking a row in the Input grids will display the Modify dialog. Note: Ctrl+Enter, Copy/Paste or Copy Down can be used to change values over multiple cells.

DELETING POINTS OR COMPONENTS

Use one of the techniques below to delete existing points or components:

Select the unwanted component with the mouse then press the Delete key on the keyboard. Select the unwanted component then press the Delete button on the command toolbar.

Position the cursor on one of the points, or select a range of points, then hold down the [Shift] and right-click the component to be deleted from the toolbar.

Graphically select a range, then select the corresponding component name from the Delete menu to delete across an entire range of points with one command (see Selecting a Range).

Select the unwanted component then select the Edit/Delete menu command.

Select it with the mouse or position the active point at that location, then select the corresponding component name from the Delete menu.

Select the appropriate row in the Input Grids and Press the Delete key on the keyboard. Note: Multiple rows can be deleted at time.

SELECTING A RANGE (CREATING A SELECTION SET)

Selection of ranges is a powerful tool within AutoPIPE that users should become familiar with. By graphically selecting ranges of points, users can insert, modify, or delete components, properties, loads, and other data across ranges of points with one command or graphically select points to be included in the output reports. Also, selection of ranges is required in order to graphically cut, copy, or paste.

There are several methods available to graphically select ranges of points. By using buttons or the

Select menu or Input Grids, users can select by a number of different criteria such as by segment, point

names, component type, pipe diameter and other parameters. In addition, users can create a mouse zoom box Window and click on the Select all points in Window button to select a range. Another common method used to select a range is to click on the first point in the range, press and hold the

[Shift] key, then click on the last point in the range. The selection set will highlight in red. This is the

same technique used to select ranges in Word, Excel, and other popular Windows programs. To create a selection set that includes components that are not part of a contiguous run, use the [Ctrl]

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[Ctrl] key and select additional elements. The [Ctrl] selection method allows you to select a set of

components that are not continuous. Alternatively, Select/Point enables buttons that can add or subtract from the selection set on a point by point basis.

The Select/Range command, another method of creating a selection set, allows the user to input “From” and “To” points inside a dialog.

In any Input Grid Tab, select a group of rows or cells (same column) using [Ctrl] or [Shift] keys will highlight the selected points in red on the graphic. Note: The point symbol and names will be highlighted when selecting from the Points or Pres/Temp/PipeID Tabs. These two tabs enable selection of all points in the model. The Pres/Temp/PipeID Tab also provides a range selection up to and including the bend near or far points. All other grid Tabs will highlight the component symbol and the thermal anchor movements tab will highlight the anchor symbol on the graphic.

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CHAPTER 3:CREATING A NEW MODEL

CHAPTER 4:MODIFYING PROPERTIES

CHAPTER 5:LOADS,ANALYSIS, AND RESULTS

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In this chapter you will create the first tutorial model. Before placing components in a model, you must define the associated piping code, pressure and temperature loads, starting coordinates, and other factors. These values are used after the model is constructed in the analysis of stress, operating loads, code compliance, etc. After the model properties are defined, you will route two segments and experiment with AutoPIPE’s Undo and Redo features.

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In this chapter, you will build the first of two tutorial models. Each step of the model creation process is discussed, and various model construction techniques are introduced. At the completion of this chapter, you will have built the model shown below:

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When a new system is created, AutoPIPE automatically presents a series of dialogs that allow you to establish the piping code, pressure and temperature loads, pipe materials, and other factors. This section guides you through the completion of each of these dialogs.

Note Before beginning this exercise, you may want to create a directory on your local drive where the tutorial model can be saved.

1. Select File > New.

2. The New dialog is displayed. Navigate to the Examples directory, type TUTOR1 in the File Name field, then press Save.

Note By default, the file is saved in the same directory where AutoPIPE is installed. If you’d prefer, save the tutorial model in a separate directory.

3. The General Model Options dialog is automatically displayed. For the first tutorial model, let’s discuss some of these areas in detail. First, input the following values:

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4. AutoPIPE filters many of its dialogs based on the Piping Code to ensure code compliance and to help you properly identify various elements of the system. Select B31.3 Process from the Piping

Code selection list (press the down arrow next to the field to open a list of the available codes). 5. Notice the Vertical Axis field. AutoPIPE models are constructed in three-dimensional space, which

means that you must be aware of three direction vectors. By default, the vertical axis will be set to the Y-axis. However, if you’d like to customize the vector that is considered to run in the vertical plane, you could change this value. For our model, accept the Y-axis default.

6. The next field of interest is the Number of Thermal/Pressure Cases. In order to define two thermal/pressure cases for analysis, input a value of 2 in this field.

7. There are several methods for navigating within AutoPIPE dialogs. You can use the mouse to position the cursor in a field, or press Tab to jump to the next field in sequence. For example, press Tab now to jump to the Ambient Temperature field, which contains a value of 70°F {21.1°C}. After this field is highlighted, examine the status bar at the bottom of the AutoPIPE application window. The lower right hand corner will always display the units associated with the active field.

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always help you to confirm the units associated with the active field. Accept the default Ambient Temperature value of 70 {21.1}.

8. Press OK to close the General Model Options dialog. 9. The Segment dialog is automatically displayed.

The Segment dialog allows you to assign a name and starting location for the first pipe segment to be placed in the model. Accept the (0,0,0) global coordinate default for the first segment (A). The next step is to assign a Pipe Identifier to this segment. A set of pipe properties can be defined and associated with a named ID. It is a good idea to choose a meaningful pipe identifier name such as the first few letters of a line ID or a descriptive name. In our example, we will use 12”STD

{300STD} to indicate a 12"{300mm} nominal, standard schedule wall thickness. Input 12"STD {300STD} in the Pipe data identifier field then press OK.

10. The Pipe Properties dialog is displayed. Note that 12”STD {300STD} automatically appears in the

Pipe Identifier field of this dialog. These properties will be associated with all components

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Note During creation of the model, you can define a new segment and give it a new Pipe Identifier. Doing so will re-display the Pipe Properties dialog for the definition of the new pipe.

11. Specify the size of the pipe by selecting 12.000 {300} from the Nominal Diameter selection list. 12. Enter 1 {25} in the Insulation Thickness field.

13. From the Insulation Material field, select Calc for calcium silicate. After the insulation material is selected, the dialog is automatically populated with insulation density values. AutoPIPE contains a list of these definitions in its default libraries. If desired, you can override these values

manually.

14. From the Pipe Material field, select A106-B carbon steel type. As with the Insulation Material, AutoPIPE will automatically populate the material properties and stress allowables based on the definitions in the library.

Note If a material is requested which is not in the library, the procedure would be to select NS (for Non-Standard), then define the material property values manually.

15. Press OK to close the Pipe Properties dialog. The Pressure and Temperature dialog is automatically displayed. Note that two columns are available for input in this dialog. This is because you entered “2” in the Number of Thermal/Pressure cases field (from the General Model

Options dialog). Input 350 (psi) {2.4 n/mm2_{} in the Case 1 Pressure field, then Tab to the Case 1}

temperature and input 20°F {-5° C}. After the Case 1 Pressure/Temperature values have been

specified, Tab to define the values for Case 2. Input a Case 2 Pressure of 350 {2.4} and a temperature of 550 {285}.