All,

PV ELITE 2013 (v15) Now Shipping!  You should receive your updates shortly from ECE.  Below is a listing of the new features in this year’s version. Many of the new features and improvements come directly from your comments. There have also been a number of new features that have been included in builds to the 2012 version during the last year which are now in this version.

Code Updates and Analysis changes

Some new Code updates are incorporated in this version. The updates includes:

• PD 5500 2012 Edition Incorporated.
• Tema 9th Edition
• API-579 2007 Edition, General Metal Loss
• The AS/NZ 2011 Wind Code was updated.

Internationalization

PV Elite® can now work in multiple languages including:

• English
• French
• Spanish
• Portuguese
• Italian

Productivity Enhancements

Updated User Interface

• Ribbon Style
• All new Icons (Large or Small)
• Different color Themes
• All programs revised for this change

Quick calculation Screen

• Text Highlight
• Search
• Select all and Copy all

Output Processor

• Report List Coloring
• Search and Highlight
• Select all and Copy all
• DXF and Rigging result directly available from the output program
• Drag and drop of reports in the report list

PV Elite now supports project templates

CodeCalc has been completely re-written into a modern style application.

Graphics

• Color code by thickness, material, temperature etc.
• Lock Axis rotation
• 2D and 3D screen now separated

Printing

• Print directly to PDF
• Available in Input, Output, CodeCalc, Material Editor etc.

Material Databases can be sorted by column

New Analysis Features

• Integrated API 579 Part 4 General Metal Loss
• ASME VIII-1 Material Data 1943 through 1974
• PD 5500 Jacket Analysis
• PD 5500 Limpet Coil Analysis
• EN 13445 Limpet Coil Analysis
• ASME VIII-1 Fatigue Analysis updated (from latest Div. 2)
• PV Elite 2012 R1 Features included
• EN-13445 Exp Joints
• European Structural Steel
• EN-13445 Local Stress Analysis
• Improved Metric defaults
• Japanese Wind Code
• European Nozzle Load table
• ASME Stainless Steel MDMTs computed
• Complete Exchanger MDMTs Computed (tubesheets)
• MDMT table sorted for Shell side and Tube side results
• Use differential pressure for tube design
• Indian Earthquake Code, vertical acceleration component added
• Updated EN-13445 Materials Added

QA/Validation and Verification

Additional QA problems have been added to the benchmark solution set