AutoPIPE is Bentley’s pipe stress analysis application for calculating piping stresses, loads, and deflections under static and dynamic load conditions. The software enables you to increase your productivity and improve quality control with an intuitive modeling environment and advanced analysis capabilities. AutoPIPE includes special features for advanced buried pipeline analysis, operational (hot) clash detection, wave loading, fluid transients, and FRP/GRP or plastic pipe, as well as time-saving integration with other Bentley and third-party applications such as SmartPlant, Aveva E3D, Autodesk Plant 3D, PDS, and CAESAR II. AutoPIPE automatically determines the optimal pipe support locations to satisfy the design requirements with the most cost effective solution, without sacrificing quality or safety.

The OpenGL CAD graphical user interface enables users to easily create and modify the pipe stress model. Users can simply point and click to insert, modify, or delete components. After each operation, the model display updates for instant visual feedback. With the AutoPIPE graphical select options, users can modify parameters across an entire range of points with one command. Moreover, users can check, sort, or make changes to the input data quickly, using interactive grid spreadsheets like Excel and display geometric and loading data in color plots for easier review and checking. AutoPIPE features up to 99 undo or redo steps to correct mistakes, perform what-if analysis, or iterate quickly through design scenarios. Once analyzed, users can click on the graphical model and instantly view stresses, deflections, forces, and moments. Color-coded results and pop-up windows enable users to identify and investigate critical areas without reviewing all of the batch output data. View up to 1,000 load combinations with the on-screen results grid, which provides interactive filtering, sorting, and printing of maximum result values.

With AutoPIPE’s Support Optimizer, you can save significant amounts of design time and thousands of dollars while achieving the most optimized supports without sacrificing safety and quality. The application quickly evaluates multiple design alternatives and provides you with optimal support configuration. AutoPIPE provides 25 international piping codes and includes built-in ASME B31J for more accurate flexibilities/SIF for tees. Advanced capabilities such as pipe/structure interaction, fluid transient analysis, advanced nonlinear load sequencing with support gaps and friction, jacketed piping, and flange analysis module (including ASME VIII Div 1 and 2). You can also export to AutoPIPE Nozzle or AutoPIPE Vessel for local stress calculation. 

AutoPIPE provides an integrated design between piping and structural analysis. It automatically transfers pipe support loads and imports complete structures to and from STAAD® and SACS, saving design time and providing safer, more realistic engineered designs. AutoPIPE allows you to import 3D plant design CAD models from other Bentley applications to save resource hours and ensure accurate pipe stress models. Models and data can be read by MicroStation® alongside any CAD model to support early engineering decision-making, perform 3D hot-clash detection, and reduce design iterations. AutoPIPE also generates fully dimensioned stress isometrics with custom data and comments highlighting pipe stress changes. AutoPIPE is integrated with ProjectWise for global collaboration of engineering and CAD data files on major projects.