CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
4 September 2007
Product News
Bentley Releases Significant Update to Bentley AutoPIPE XM
A significant update to Bentley AutoPIPE XM Edition provides improved productivity and increased interoperability with other computer-aided design (CAD) and analysis products. Bentley AutoPIPE XM analyzes systems of any complexity, with special features for buried pipeline analysis, wave loading, water or steam hammer, FRP/GRP pipe, and built-in pipe/structure interaction.
Enhanced features of Bentley AutoPIPE XM include:
• Tight integration between piping and structural analysis, an industry first enabling Bentley AutoPIPE XM to automatically transfer pipe support loads as well as import complete structures to and from STAAD.Pro structural engineering analysis software, saving weeks of design time and providing safer, more realistic engineered designs
• Complete structural libraries for 17 major countries to facilitate the exchange of data with STAAD.Pro
• Full interoperability (read/write) with the Caesar II program, enabling users to perform pipe-stress work in Bentley AutoPIPE XM and hand over Caesar II files to clients or contractors
• Backward compatibility with older versions, allowing users to not only open older models but also save back to older program versions to provide improved collaboration with engineering contractors and consultants
• Significant code update to power piping code ASME B31.1, including new material library
• Expanded libraries to support special alloy materials in the refrigerant, nuclear, and process industries
Now that Bentley AutoPIPE is fully compatible with MicroStation V8 XM, its ability to interoperate with other CAD products has been significantly extended. The integration of analysis and CAD tools enables organizations to establish common data exchange metrics and improve performance.
Standardizing with Bentley AutoPIPE XM creates efficiencies by making processes more uniform and repeatable with other Bentley design and engineering solutions. This leads to higher productivity, faster delivery, and fewer errors.
Bentley AutoPIPE XM is a complete, high-quality pipe stress solution capable of addressing power, oil, gas, petrochemical, offshore, and nuclear applications. Full compliance with 29 international piping codes and 22 spring manufacturers and a full set of static, dynamic, and advanced analysis features make Bentley AutoPIPE XM a leader in low-end to high-end pipe stress analysis projects, including pipe support and equipment design.
The rigorous quality assurance program of Bentley AutoPIPE XM has passed numerous independent NRC and NUPIC on-site audits to ASME NQA-1, ISO 9001, ASME N45.2, and 10CFR50 app B standards. This means Bentley AutoPIPE XM is one of the few analysis software programs to meet the highest level of software quality approved for use on nuclear plant utilities in the United States.
For more information regarding Bentley AutoPIPE XM, please visit http://www.bentley.com/AutoPIPE or contact structural@bentley.com or by phone at +1 800 BENTLEY or +1 610 458 5000.
About Bentley's CAE Product Family
Bentley's computer-aided engineering (CAE) product family, including Bentley AutoPIPE, Bentley PlantFLOW, Bentley PULS, and Bentley WinNOZL, now forms part of Bentley's structural and piping solutions. These solutions include software from RAM International and the STAAD.Pro product lines for engineering analysis and design for plant, building, and civil applications. For more information on Bentley's RAM and STAAD product lines, please visit http://www.bentleyswinningteam.com/ .
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