Applies To Product(s): AutoPIPE, Version(s): 2004, XM, & V8i Environment: N/A Area: Results Subarea: Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group Comments, Questions, and Answers AutoPIPE Result Grids: Item #1. Question: How to copy / export AutoPIPE's input or results grid data to MS Excel: Answer : See the following WIKI page: Ability to export data to MS Excel or MS Access from AutoPIPE Item #2, Question On the Code stress tab some of the combination results has the wrong units, example: from Result Code Stresses note units for PE Ring Def are inches. However, using Results Grids or Results output report, the values are in a clumn where the units are shown as PSI: Why? Answer: The real estate of the Results grids only provides enough room for so many columns. As a result some columns are used for double duty. Example: combinations like Ring Defl-HDPE are a code stress combination with the units "inches", however these results are placed on the Code Stresses tab of the results grid in the Stress & Allowable columns that are labeled with "PSI" units. This is correct. Again, instead of having a set of column for Stress & Allowable in "Inches" and another set of columns for Stress & Allowable in "PSI", there is only one set of columns that uses the units "PSI". The user should know which combinations are measured in a different unit when looking at the Results Grid. Otherwise, see the output report. When reviewing the Code Compliance sub section of the output report, see that the header at the top of each page for the type of load and associated units. Note that the Code Stress and Code Allow. column results could be one of 3 choices: Stress in "psi", Deflection in "inches", or Flotation in "lb/ft". Again the user should understand what category a specific code stress combination will fall into: Stress, Deflection, or Flotation, and know to apply the correct units to the results. As shown in the image above, is an example of the possibilities for the code stress and allowable columns: Ring Defl-HDPE{1} = 0.38 inches, 0.70 inches Flotation-HDPE{1} = 66.7 lb/ft, 1909.0 lb/ft Amb to T1-HDPE{1} = 38.3 psi, 1100.0 psi And Respective values shown in the Results Grid: Note: Again, the columns are labeled with PSI, but the actual units are understood to be as shown in the output report. Item #3, Question After getting results in a Model A, the "Save As" command is used to create Model B. In Model B, a support type is changed (spring to rod), and Model B is analyzed. When looking at the Results Grid in Model B, the Results Grid is the same as the Model A results. If grid is closed out and re-opened it is clear that results processor is operative and then the grids updates to the Model B results. Answer: This issue is repeatable in AutoPIPE V8i 09.02.xx.to AutoPIPE V8i 09.06.00.xx and lower When AutoPIPE first introduced Network File Access (AutoPIPE V8i 09.02.xx.xx), when using the File Save-As command, the program saved a copy of the results file to the new model name, unless the analysis results was deleted or refreshed as mentioned above, the older results would be shown. This issue is being addressed in the next release of the program, AutoPIPE V8i 09.06.00.17 and higher. Item #4, question: Can user control which columns to print in the "Reult Grid" mode? All I am interested to see in the print out is the first eleven columns (SEG to GlobalFR inclusive). Can it be done? Answer: Yes and No. On the Results grid, the Print button feature will print the entire grid. There is no user control over the columns that are printed. Recommend the following procedure: 1. Open the Results grids. 2. Select the top left cell in the grid to select the entire table: 3. Press Cntl+C to copy highlighted information to the clipboard 4. Open MS Excel, start a new file, place cursor in cell A1, and press Cntl+V to paste contents from clip board 5. Modify the cell height / length as needed, and print using the powerful functions of MS Excel Furthermore, instead of selecting the top left cell, select only those columns from the input/results grids to be copy pasted to MS Excel and ultimately printed. See Also Bentley AutoPIPE External Links Bentley Technical Support KnowledgeBase Bentley LEARN Server Comments or Corrections? Bentley's Technical Support Group requests that you please submit any comments you have on this Wiki article to the "Comments" area below. THANK YOU!
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