Introduction

Pipe Stress Interface User Guide

Introduction

The Pipework Application is supplied as a module within the AVEVA E3D™ suite. The Pipework Application allows the user to design and detail complex pipework networks within a full 3D environment, with the support of tools to produce a clash free design.

Once the design model has been produced, the Pipe Stress Interface provides a two-way exchange of information between AVEVA E3D™ and the CAESAR II Pipe Stress system. Piping designers and stress engineers can exchange design and stress information seamlessly, to eliminate data re-entry and duplication.

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If the PSI functionality is greyed out, the interface may not be loaded or you have incorrect permissions, refer to the system administrator.

The utility allows the user to create Stress Groups from existing pipe lines within the AVEVA E3D™ Design application.

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A Stress Group is one or more AVEVA E3D™ pipes with a list of branches to be stressed.

When a Stress Group has been created, the Pipe Stress Interface application will create a CAESAR II CII format file, which can be selected in CAESAR II and converted to a CAESAR II _A format file. The stress engineer can then perform stress calculations on the transferred Stress Group.

Once the stress engineer has finished the analysis, a Report file (with extension.out) and a CAESAR II Neutral file showing the modified pipe is created. These files can be then be imported back into AVEVA E3D™ to assist the piping engineer update the AVEVA E3D™ model to match.