Design
8.1.0_PLA_B31.3-2022_added
Design codes B31.3, B31.4 and B31.8 2022 have been added.
Loading
8.1.0_PLA_assign_ground_displacements_profiles
Ground displacement profiles can be assigned along distributed soil supports to simulate constant or varying ground settlement scenarios, particularly for buried pipelines.
Modeling
8.1.0_PLA_variable_length_auto_mesh
Assign variable-length auto meshing to pipe and frame objects to allow increased mesh refinement at features of interest while reducing mesh density where refinement is are not required.
8.1.0_PLA_display_discrete_support
Graphically display the locations of discrete supports that are generated for distributed support assignments.
Piping Design
8.0.0_PLA_B31.1-2022_added
The B31.1 2022 design code has been added.
Drafting
8.0.0_PLA_slide_component_operation
A new Slide Component operation has been added which allows clicking and dragging an existing component along pipelines to a new location. The moved component’s assignments remain, and pipeline repair occurs as needed.
User Interface
8.0.0_PLA_txt_report
The text file report created when a CSiPlant model is exported has been enhanced to include more detailed information for each model element, as well as adding design properties, pressure and temperature loads, and components such as valves, flanges and reducers.
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.
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.
