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Please could we add the latest additions of PD 5500 to the design standards. In South Africa, the competing design codes are ASME and PD due to the selection of materials that our legislation permits. As a result, ensuring that Bentley AutoPIPE Ve...

The current approximation of considering the loads at the legs-shell junction is no longer justified since the implementation of the detailed calculation of the legs. But a new method to check the base plate of legs must be implemented (See: Denis...

It is not possible to set 2.5 Convolutions (N). In some cases, I have to consider bellow with 2.5 convolution, but I cannot design as there is no option to enter this value.

Add an option to override the selected bolt area. This can be helpful when non standard neck-down bolt is used.

Add the updated code case 2901 calculation to the flange checking options

They appear in the list of components, the 2D and 3D view. Local loads for them can be checked in Design Component. Their welds appear in the weld map.

Nous avons très régulièrement des demandes client pour calculer des appareils suivant différents codes, avec des tubulures carrées et/ou rectangulaires. Est'il possible d'intégrer ce genre de tubulures dans autopipe vessel? We regularly receive cu...

Lors de calcul de double enveloppe, nous avons constaté qu'AUTOPIPE VESSEL n'intégre pas la partie C12 du CODAP. C'est un manque important dès qu'il y a double enveloppe. Nous supposons également que si ce manque est existant au niveau du CODAP il...

Sometimes is needed to increase locally the thickness of the vessel wall to reinforce the nozzles (under pressure load or external loads), instead of increasing the whole course or head thickness (for economic reasons). Simulating this local thick...

Currently the straight flange portion of conical shell with knuckle cannot be specified in the conical shell UI, but a feature is proposed to include that in the UI as an input to model and create drawings and include in reports.