AutoPIPE is a native Windows program for calculation of piping code stresses, loads, and deflections under static and dynamic loading conditions. AutoPIPE is designed to analyse systems of any complexity; with special features for buried pipeline analysis, wave loading, fluid transients, FRP/GRP pipe, and pipe / structure interaction.
Note : AutoPIPE can import AutoPLANT and Intergraph models. There is also the capability to import CAESAR II files - important if you are upgrading your analysis program to AutoPIPE and have legacy data, or if you work with other CAESAR users.
AutoPIPE combines object oriented graphics technology with advanced analytical capabilities not found in other programs to provide a truly unique tool for piping analysis and design. Click on the graphics model to insert, modify or delete components, properties or loads across graphically selected ranges of points with one command. Effortlessly cut, copy & paste repetitive sections within the same model or between separate models. Instantly view stresses, deflections, or loads, at any point by clicking on the graphics model. AutoPIPE's unique object oriented graphical interface goes beyond traditional spreadsheet methods.
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Often the most severe problems occur as a result of piping loads on supports, flanges or equipment. AutoPIPE incorporates ASME, ANSI, API, NEMA, AISC, UBC, WRC, EN13480 and BS5500 standards and design limits in one integrated system. Forces and moments from the piping analysis are automatically transferred into modules for flange loading, rotating equipment analysis, and local stress calculations.
No other piping program has more thoroughly integrated piping stress analysis with 3D plant design CAD systems, fluid flow analysis, structural steel, and piping pulsation and acoustic analysis. Engineers can download an entire system from CAD into AutoPIPE for analysis, calculate stresses and loads, and iterate between piping flow and piping acoustic analysis for "what if" design scenarios.
Utilising AutoPIPE's integrated structural analysis capabilities, users can analyse structural steel as part of piping analysis, automatically considering the mass and flexibility of structural steel interacting with the piping. Mass and flexibility of support structures can have a profound impact on anchor loads, support loads, piping stresses, and piping natural frequencies.
AutoPIPE 2004 Edition Version 8.5 new features >>