Compliance with codes and standards
AutoPIPE Vessel offers complete flexibility thanks to a wide integration of international standards and codes — ASME, EN13445, CODAP, AD-Merkblatter, GB, GOST, PD 5500 — as well as advanced methods for local, wind and seismic loads. Adapt your designs to each project and region in full compliance.
Automation of drawings
AutoPIPE Vessel optimizes your workflow by automatically generating detailed technical drawings and 3D models in formats .dgn and .dwg. Customize tables and templates according to your needs, meet your presentation standards and save considerable time by eliminating manual drawing tasks and using third-party software.
Efficiency and design simplicity
AutoPIPE Vessel optimizes your design process with automated tools: calculation of flanges, determination of minimum thicknesses and complete checks. Earn efficiency and accuracy while maintaining complete control, with the possibility to manually intervene at any time to adjust your calculations.
Advanced customization
AutoPIPE Vessel offers fully customizable elements — technical drawings, materials databases, support standards and default values. Adapt the software to each project to streamline your workflow, ensure consistency between your projects and meet standards, while increasing productivity, accuracy and compliance.
Key features of AutoPIPE Vessel
Use of advanced capacity
- Proposals for automated solutions
- The software suggests options based on your initial data
- Automatically fills missing or non-essential information
- Intuitive interface with color code
- Red: information required
- Yellow: recommended information
- Green: optional information
Flexibility in the design process
- Ideal for pre-sizing and estimating costs
- Speed and simplicity in the initial phases of the project
- Possibility of adopting or adapting proposed solutions at any time
Total control
- Easy to switch between automatic mode and verification mode
- Advanced algorithms available on request
- You keep control of your design at each stage
AutoPIPE Vessel offers a perfect balance between automated support and manual control, adapting to your specific needs throughout the design process.
AutoPIPE Vessel offers an optimized tubular beam design based on various principles:
Arrangement of the beam
- Define the key parameters:
- Number of tubes
- Outer tube limit diameter
- Inner diameter of hull
- Choose the type of tube step
- Software automatically generates optimal layout
Customization Options
- Add a central tube (with or without vertical offset) in one click
- Flexible configuration of deflectors:
- Accurate fixation and positioning
- Calculation of loss of load by pass
Precise placement of components
- Position the spacers:
- Mouse for an interactive and intuitive placement
- By coordinates for maximum accuracy
Additional elements
- Longitudinal deflectors
- Rolling rails
- Order of passes
- False tubes
- Non-tubated areas
AutoPIPE Vessel allows you to design the exact layout you are looking for, combining intuitiveness and precision for an optimal design of your heat exchangers.
Supports are essential in the design of pressure devices as they ensure stability and stability. safety of the whole structure.
Accuracy of calculations
AutoPIPE Vessel uses finite element analysis (FEA) methods to accurately calculate load distribution. This approach enables:
- Managing Staticly Indeterminate Cases
- Treat non-symmetric devices
- Overcoming limitations of other software
Verification of support legs
- Analysis of the two most unfavourable scenarios
- Taking into account actual burden-sharing
Advanced seismic analysis
- Determination of the basic frequency using the own vector
- Accurate calculation of seismic load mass distribution
This approach is complete and precise.AutoPIPE Vessel ensures reliable and secure support design for your pressure devices.
This library is initially very complete but remains fully customizable.
- More than 2000 materials available
- Compatibility with all supported codes
- Possibility to fully customize the library
Intuitive Material Manager
Core functions include:
- Easy search
- Data printing
- Copy of existing materials
- Adding new materials
- Clear understanding of properties
Flexibility of modification
Ability to modify materials at different levels:
- Global database
- Specific model
- Individual components
This flexibility limits the scope of changes if necessary.
Property groups Integrated
- Thermal expansion modules
- Elasticity modules
These groups are integrated to accelerate the editing of properties and facilitate understanding of material characteristics.
This advanced material management in AutoPIPE Vessel offers great flexibility and efficiency in the design of pressure devices, while ensuring compliance with different codes and standards.
AutoPIPE Vessel allows to create 2D and 3D designs in an extremely fast and intuitive way.
Instant drawing generation
- Quick creation without third party software
- Suitable for:
- Verification of dimensions
- Customers
Easy customization and export
- Customizable drawing models according to your needs
- Export in one click to the formats:
- DGN, which allows compatibility with the entire software ecosystem of Bentley Systems
- DWG, in order to offer an exchange format to other software platforms
Advanced 3D modelling
- Native export in IFC format
- Export to SolidWorks (requires that this application be installed)
Additional Features
- Development for component manufacturing
- Preliminary plane view generation in the interface
Key benefits
- Significant time savings
- Perfect integration into the design process
- Flexibility in presentation and use of data
AutoPIPE Vessel offers a complete solution for creating, customizing and exporting designs, optimizing your workflow from design to manufacturing.
Format and content
- Automatically generated list in Excel format for each device
- Detailed information for each component:
- Materials used
- Weight
- Specific references
Utility
- Facilitates accurate location of each component
- Simplifies the process of purchasing parts
Key Advantage
Significant time savings:
- Transformation of a multi-hour work into a few seconds operation
This feature dAutoPIPE Vessel significantly optimizes material management and supply, contributing to increased efficiency in your pressure device design projects.
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AutoPIPE Vessel Ultimate
AutoPIPE Vessel is a software specialized in the design and analysis of pressure devices, such as:
Vessels (reservoirs or pressure vessels),
tube and grill heat exchangers,
storage tanks and air coolers.
It allows to model, design and analyse these equipment under different conditions of static loads (internal pressure, wind, seismic, etc.), while ensuring compliance with the main international design codes. It also includes automatic model generation features, detailed 3D designs and reports, which helps reduce design times and errors.
Key functions include:
Interactive 3D graphical modelling,
Design according to international standards (ASME, EN 13445, PD5500, etc.),
Exportable 2D/3D designs without third-party software,
Cost estimates and automated reports.
AutoPIPE Vessel Ultimate is the most complete and advanced version of the software, designed for demanding industrial projects and highly optimized designs.
In addition to all the capabilities of the basic version, this edition includes:
Design and analysis of all types of static equipment: vessels, exchangers, tanks, air coolers (API 661) and tanks (API 650).
Fully automated workflows, integration with external tools (data import from HTRI, AspenTech, Prosim, Honeywell, etc.) to speed up modelling and reduce manual work.
Advanced features such as fatigue analysis, support dimensioning, pressure testing calculations, transport and installation, which reinforces the robustness of designs.
Extended interoperability with seed design software (AutoPLANT, PDS), import of nozzle loads from AutoPIPE, export to IFC/ISM, etc.
Cette version est destinée aux ingénieurs qui doivent produire des conceptions complètes, intégrées et optimisées dans des environnements exigeants et multi‑disciplinaires.
It optimizes results, unlike other applications
We use AutoPIPE Vessel to design and analyze our vats, heat exchangers and other equipment because of the advantages it presents compared to PV Elite, Compress and other programs. Unlike other applications, it optimizes results, saving time and money and reducing computing times.
— Dr. Adriana Stefanescu, Senior Principal Engineer, Equipment Process Design & Computational Mechanics, ENCP, Linde AG
Licensing Options
Annual rental
The simple and efficient way to use software over a fixed period of 12 months. The license is associated with the user and can be used on several posts (but not simultaneously).
The annual subscription includes a number of "keys" that can be exchanged for training or accompaniment (mentoring).
Perpetual licence
A perpetual license is a unique purchase, it can be accompanied by an annual maintenance contract called SELECT. The latter assures you that your software is always up to date, 7 days a week and 24 hours a day support and allows for the buoyancy of licenses among other services.
The SELECT contract offers maintenance for your perpetual licenses including various benefits:
- Floating licences
- Software updates
- Balancing the licensing portfolio
- Technical assistance 24/7, 365j/365
- CONNECT services
