Applies To Product(s): AutoPIPE, Version(s): 2004, XM, & V8i Environment: N/A Area: reports Subarea: Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group Comments, Questions, and Answers on AutoPIPE output reports: Item #1. Results Interpretation Be sure to review AutoPIPE's online help: Help Contents Contents Tab Reference Information Results Interpretation This appendix explains how to interpret AutoPIPE's output report results. The coordinate systems used for the results presentation are particularly important, and are listed first. The output sign conventions for the different result types are then described. - Coordinate Systems - Total vs. Incremental Loading - Pipe Displacements - Pipe Forces and Moments: Global Option - Anchor Forces - Support Forces: Hangers and V-stops - Support Deformations: Hangers and V-stops without Gaps - V-stops with Gaps and Friction - Hangers and V-Stops with Imposed Displacement - Two-Point Hangers and V-Stops - Straight Pipe Forces and Moments: Local Option - Support Forces for Guides and Line Stops without Gaps - Support Forces: Guides & Line Stops with Gaps & Friction - Two-Point Guides and Line Stops - Curved Pipe Forces and Moments: Local Option - Support Forces for Skewed Supports - Support Forces for Tie/Link Restraints - Beam Member Forces - Dynamic Support Forces Item #2. Analysis Sub-reports See the following hyperlinks for issue on the respective Analysis Output sub report: Command: Analyze model Results Output Report: - Displacement - Support - Restraint - Forces & Moments - Code Compliance - Stress Summary - Frequency - Mode shapes - Equipment - Soil - Bend Angular Distortion - Stress Indices - Tee Plastic Strain - Beam forces - General stress - Preliminary Stress - Accelerations - Flange Summary - Model listing - Analysis summary - Steam Relief - Reference Loads - Fatigue - Result summary Item #3 Component Data Listing: See the following hyperlink for issues on the respective Component Data listing (aka Model Input Listing) report:Command: Tools Model Input listing. - Extended Component (Point in v6.1) - Coordinates (Component in v6.1) - Pipe Properties - Material Properties - Material Allowables - Temperature & Pressure - Beam - Forces & Displacements - Thermal Anchor Movements - Seismic Anchor Movements - Center of Gravity - Load Case Description - Earthquake Scale Factors - Design Temp and Press - Soil Properties - Load Summary - Support - Bend - Tee - Valve - Flange - User SIF - Reducer - Rigid Pipe - Reference Points - Gross Discontinuity Stress - Segments Data Item #4: Can AutoPIPE print the Output reports to MS Excel, *.csv, or MS Word? Answer : We apologize for the inconvenience, however AutoPIPE cannot print its reports directly to MS word or MS Excel. Reports are currently written to the following files: *.OUT, *.HGR, *.RPT. These file can be opened by any text editor (i.e. NotePad, Ms WORD, ect..) . Also, AutoPIPE can export both the Input gids and Results grids to a database file (*.MDB), for manipulation into customized reports. This enhancement has been logged under CAE-CR-345: Add option to generate reports as EXCEL & WORD files. Items #5: Results are 0.00 or blank, Why? AutoPIPE Results Grids or Output Reports are found to be Zero (0.00) or Blank Item #6: What is +/- mean? What is the meaning of + and - (+/-) Node points in AutoPIPE results? Answer: Please see the following AutoPIPE help section: Help Contents Contents Tab Reference Information Results Interpretation Pipe Forces and Moments: Global Option Item #7: Selected node points in output report Can we select a number of specific node points, pipe supports, etc. to report in the AutoPIPE result print out? Answer: Using any of the various method of selection, select the node points, supports, bends, etc. that are to be printed in the output report. After the selection process has been completed, perform a Model analysis as needed, and then selected Tools Results command. On the Batch report dialog screen, enable the first option " Limit results to highlighted points ", from the online help: Use this option to limit the reported results to only points which are currently selected and thus highlighted on the screen. Note: see the online help for complete details on this command. Continue checking any additional feature on the dialog as necessary, and press the OK button. The output will display only those selected points in the respective sub-reports selected. Item #8: How to customize output report: Can the output report or results grids be customized to export the information the way we want it? Answer: As mentioned in the online help, the Results Output report command permits the user to specify the level of detail included on reports generated on the current model. The report can be limited to selected (highlighted) points or criteria specified in the Result Filter options. In addition, the report will be generated in consideration of the current load combinations and the modal range. These printed reports have *.RPT / *.OUT file extension and can be opened by any text editing software for further manipulation. In addition, using Results Grids command will provide a window consisting of tabs with tabulated data that are easy to highlight (i.e select the top, most left cell in the grid to highlight the entire grid) and copy into other applications like MS Excel or Ms Word for further manipulation. Furthermore, AutoPIPE's File Export Input Database or Results Database, will export information to a MS Access database (*.MDB) file. One limitation, not all of the sub-reports will be available in these exported files (i.e. General Stress reports, etc..). If a report is found to be missing a sub-section that you would like exported to an MDB file, please log a Service Request asking for a new enhancement to be logged on your behave. Once the *.MDB file has been created, it can be opened in MS Access or any other software that can read such a file format, where more powerful manipulations tools can be applied thus creating customized reports as needed. Item #9: %error allowed in the program? What is the accuracy rating for results in AutoPIPE compared to hand calculated values? Answer: Bentley AutoPIPE's accuracy has always been and will continue to be no more than 2.5% error. As mentioned in our ATS documentation: "The numerical results of the AutoPIPE Acceptance Test Set shall be within the acceptance criteria of nominally 2%, unless otherwise noted. Numerical results generated by other editions, or run under differing operating environments, are also expected to be within the same acceptance criteria (nominally 2%, unless otherwise noted). Therefore, edition specific output comparison files will not be provided." 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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