Hello HVN,
Yes I fully agree with you, AutoPIPE is not STAAD or SACs. However, the original author had specific questions about the application that were addressed in my previous response. I advised them to use an application specifically geared towards structures. But if they plan to take into consideration only the mass and flexibility of support structures in conjunction with the piping. Then AutoPIPE is very capable of doing so.
In addition, I was trying to provide details about correctly connecting multiple pipes to a single location. My hopes is that the post will serve as a learning tool for others that are having the same kind of troubles/questions with a piping junction in an actual system.
Bentley TSG will always log any and all program enhancement request from our user (there are no stupid ideas). Then the CAE development team will evaluate each request to determine the correct course of action.
Thanks for your time,
Regards,
Mike Dattilio
Bentley Technical Support Analyst
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