Piping Design
7.2.0_PLA_B31.8_2020_added
B31.8 – 2020 Design Code has been added, which includes an updated Tresca criterion when calculating combined stress for offshore piping.
7.2.0_PLA_B31.8_stress_calcs
Design with codes B31.8-2016 and B31.8-2016 2018 now performs a stress calculation to determine the contribution of pressure to the longitudinal stress.
7.2.0_PLA_B31.8_2020_added_image
7.2.0_PLA_GB-50251
GB 50251 – 2015 Design code has been added. This design code implementation includes restrained and unrestrained piping and the Appendix C method for considering circumferential stress in elbows.
7.2.0_PLA_apply_friction_factors
Individual design requests can apply multiplicative friction factors on all supports with Gap behavior, which can be used to study sensitivity to the friction properties.
Import and Export
7.2.0_PLA_export_all_model_data
The ability to export a text file representing all CSiPlant model data has been added with multiple formatting options.
User Interface
7.2.0_PLA_responsiveness
Responsiveness of the user interface has been improved for models with distributed supports with small stiffness factors which requires significant auto-meshing of members.
Bug Fixes
7.2.0_PLA_bug_fix
Issues reported by users have been corrected.
Piping Design
7.0.0_PLA_design_codes
Piping design has been implemented for the following ASME codes:
- B31.1-2020
- B31.3-2020
- B31.4-2019
Structural Model
7.0.0_PLA_expansion_joints
Expansion joints in pipelines can now be modeled. Types include single, hinge, and gimbal.
7.0.0_PLA_amer_alliance
Distributed soil supports can now be modeled along pipes that follow the recommendations by American Lifelines Alliance.
Loading
7.0.0_PLA_pulsation_loads
Pulsation loads due to reciprocating pumps and compressors can now imported from BOSpulse as a time history load case.
Analysis
7.0.0_PLA_speed_improvements
Speed improvements have been made for nonlinear analyses that involve a large number of load patterns.
Graphics
7.0.0_PLA_time_history_animation
The time to create animations has been significantly decreased.
7.0.0_PLA_display_colors
Model objects can now be displayed by color based on object type, section property, material, pipe property set, pipeline, and group.
Drafting
7.0.0_PLA_rotate
A new command has been added to rotate model objects about any axis.
7.0.0_PLA_valves_component_weights
Valves assigned with concentric and eccentric component weights are now distinguished graphically.
7.0.0_PLA_replicate_&_mirror
Replicate and mirror commands now include the option to select points on the model for determining the offset distance.
Output and Display
7.0.0_PLA_customer_filters_table
Custom filters are now available for non-numeric columns in the display tables.
Drafting
CSiPlant 6.2.0 Drafting Enhancements
Smart drafting improvements now warn for conflicting flange/valve components and unintended support placement.
CSiPlant 6.2.0 Drafting Enhancements 1
Easily select from among multiple objects connected or overlapping at the same location.
CSiPlant 6.2.0 Drafting Enhancements 2
New replicate command speeds pipeline generation.
Output and Display
CSiPlant 6.2.0 Results Display and Output Enhancements 1
See what matters most. Hide internal objects in table displays.
CSiPlant 6.2.0 Results Display and Output Enhancements
Apply custom filters to table displays to quickly view specific results.
Import and Export
CSiPlant 6.2.0 External Import and Export Enhancements
Control the inclusion of support moments while exporting reactions to SAP2000.
Analysis
CSiPlant 6.2.0 Analysis Enhancements
Design cases have been streamlined, significantly reducing overall analysis time.
Modeling
CSiPlant 6.1.0 Structural Model Enhancements
Distributed Supports
Capture the behavior of continuously supported pipes and frames including buried pipelines. Supports can model nonlinear behavior such as softening, gaps and hysteresis.
Drafting
CSiPlant 6.1.0 Drafting Enhancements 2
Replicate and mirror frame and point objects along with their assigned properties and loads.
CSiPlant 6.1.0 Drafting Enhancements
Quickly assign flanges to ends of valves in a single operation.
CSiPlant 6.1.0 Drafting Enhancements 1
Draw objects with offsets measured from the elbow TIP and tee branch point.
Graphics
CSiPlant 6.1.0 Graphics Enhancements
Display Dimensions Graphically
Measure angles, lengths and areas directly in your model.
Design
CSiPlant 6.0.0 Design Enhancements 1
Design results can now be graphically viewed including the display of DCR values
CSiPlant 6.0.0 Design Enhancements
The 2018 version of the following design codes have been added: ASME B31.1, ASME B31.3, and ASME B31.8
Output and Display
CSiPlant 6.0.0 Results Display and Output Enhancements
When viewing deformed shape, the option to see the undeformed wire frame is now available
Drafting
CSiPlant 6.0.0 Drafting Enhancements
Previous selections in drafting menus are now preserved for faster modeling
User Interface
CSiPlant 6.0.0 User Interface Enhancements
Simplified options when displaying results to exclude intermediate load cases not directly used for design
CSiPlant 6.0.0 User Interface Enhancements 1
Results of intermediate load cases are now available through Show Intermediate Result options
CSiPlant 6.0.0 User Interface Enhancements 2
Table Output display enhanced to include ability to filter and show/hide
Analysis
CSiPlant 6.0.0 Analysis Enhancements
Calculation of friction forces has been enhanced for Line Stop, Vertical Stop, and Guide supports to include friction along the resultant direction of motion rather than separately in two orthogonal directions
Analysis
CSiPlant 5.2.0 Enhancements Analysis
Added ability to apply external pressure
CSiPlant 5.2.0 Enhancements Analysis 1
New pressure application types, such as Linear, Spatial, Z Gradient
Design
CSiPlant 5.2.0 Enhancements Design
Added B31.8 2016 Design Codes with Collapse Check per API 1111
CSiPlant 5.2.0 Enhancements Design 1
Bulk Assignment of Design Properties
CSiPlant 5.2.0 Enhancements Design 2
Custom Elbow/Flex factors for elbows
Import and Export
CSiPlant 5.2.0 Enhancements SAP2000 Compatibility
Import structural models and export support reactions between SAP2000 v22 and CSiPlant.
