Piping code ASME B31.1 (2018) is updated to ASME B31.1 (2020). Refer to Piping Code Compliance section of CAEPIPE Code Compliance Manual for more details.

For Piping Code = B31.1, Settlement evaluation as per ASME B31.1 (2020) is now included in the Code Compliance. Refer to Piping Code Compliance section of CAEPIPE Code Compliance Manual for more details.

New Material Library is added corresponding to ASME B31.1 (2020).

New feature is added to compute design wind forces as per EN 1991-1-4 (2010). Refer to Sections titled "Wind Load - EN 1991-1-4 (2010)" from CAEPIPE User's Manual and "EN 1991-1-4 (2010)" from CAEPIPE Technical Reference and Code Compliance Manuals for details.

Static Seismic g's computation is updated to ASCE/SEI 7-16 from ASCE/EI 7-10. Refer to Sections titled "Static Seismic Load - ASCE/SEI 7-16" from CAEPIPE User's Manual & CAEPIPE Technical Reference Manual and "Earthquake Load - ASCE/SEI 7-16" from CAEPIPE Code Compliance Manual for details.

Design Wind force computation is updated to ASCE/SEI 7-16 from ASCE/EI 7-10. Refer to Sections titled "Wind Load - ASCE/SEI 7-16" from CAEPIPE User's Manual, CAEPIPE Technical Reference Manual and CAEPIPE Code Compliance Manuals for details.

New feature is added to define external Force as part of Static Seismic load case in Force Data type.

New feature added for further automatic discretization of straight pipe elements in buried piping using influence length calculated as per the guidelines provided in ASME B31.1 (2018), Appendix VII. This can be performed through Layout Window > Edit > Refine Nodal Mesh > Buried Piping.

New feature is added for changing the Graphics Window background to "Off white" in addition to "Black" and "White". This can be performed through Graphics Window > Options > Background.

New feature is added to Turn ON or OFF continuous rendering. This feature will work only when the Layout Window is Active. This feature can be Turned ON or oFF through Main Frame > Preferences > General > Continuous Rendering while modeling.

Flyview and highlight of current element/data is now possible while being in continuous rendering mode. Highlight RGB Color can be defined through Main Frame > Preferences > General > RGB.

New toggle icon is added in Graphics Window to Show / Hide Dots and Node numbers. Available only when the wireframe mode in ON.

Reset option in ASCE/SEI Wind dialog will now delete all wind load data that uses ASCE Wind data.

For Piping Code = B31.1 (2020) and B31.3 (2018), a new feature is added to identify CrMo materials using description and apply Weld Strength Reduction Factors as specified in Table 102.4.7-1 of B31.1(2020) and Table 302.3.5 of B31.3(2018). See Code Compliance Manual for details.

New iterative routine added to compute the minimum collapse pressure (pm) by increasing the value of ncyl from 2 and above for External Pressure Design calculation as per EN 13480-3 (2017) Chapter 9.

New feature is added to disable the option "First-level checks" from Results Window when Sustained (W+P) and/or Expansion (T1) load cases are turned OFF.

For Piping Code = EN 13480, Yield stress value is now computed as 1.5 x f (where f is allowable stress entered in CAEPIPE material input). This computed yield value is used in External Pressure design and in computing the Buried Piping allowable stress.

MBF format is updated to be compatible with CAEPIPE Version 10.30. See Appendix A of CAEPIPE User's Manual for details.

CAEPIPE User's Manual, Technical Reference Manual, Verification Manual and Code Compliance Manual have been enhanced and updated to be in line with software version 10.30. These Manuals can be downloaded from here.

Bug Correction: Specific Gravity, Additional Weight & Wind Load values for piping elements and Additional Weight & Wind Load values for Beam Elements were not displayed in the dialog "Select Load" than can be launched through Layout Window > Mouse Right Click on Load column for each Piping / Beam element row > Select Load.

Bug Correction: Command "Refine Branches for B31J" was looping endlessly when one or more of the connecting elements at Branch SIF have Slope defined.

Bug Correction: While printing the External Pressure Design for EN 13480-3 (2017) Chapter 9 results, the title was shown as "Internal Pressure Design for EN 13480-3 (2017) Chapter 9".

Bug Correction: Material Name for Miter Bend was truncating to 4 characters when the number of characters defined was greater than 4.