CADWorx Equipment and PV Elite Bi-Directional Functionality Webinar Posted!

February 20, 2013 by Jeffrey Suffet Leave a Comment

All,

Just a quick note, the latest webinar on CADWorx Equipment and PV Elite Bi-Directional Functionality is now posted on the site. Please log in to view the newest Webinar here.

CADWorx PLANT Professional R2 Webinar – Question and Answer Session

January 2, 2013 by Jeffrey Suffet Leave a Comment

Hello,

There were some questions after CADWorx PLANT Professional R2 Webinar and I wanted to get them answered and posted so here goes…

Question: Any improvements in the CADWorx PLANT 2013 Ductile specification – if not is it still on target for July release?
Answer: ECE is working on a CADWorx 2013 Ductile Iron Catalog. We are working to have it issued to our customer base by mid-February.

Question: Can you convert a 2012 CADWorx PLANT component if you don’t have the legacy spec for that component?
Answer: Yes, you can add the component into a CADWorx 2013 Catalog and a CADWorx 2013 Specification inside a “PRJ” file and it will still convert.

Question: Please show what the CADWorx PLANT “Auto Coupling” did during the conversion.
Answer: Auto-coupling will have no impact on the conversion because it only converts what is in the model being converted. This rule only applies to piping that is modeled in 2013 with the rule turned on and the required maximum pipe length settings in the catalog with that rule turned on as well.

Question: What happens if you don’t change over from CADWorx PLANT 2012 and use CADWorx PLANT 2013 with all the parts drawn, with the exception of what connects to CADWorx 2012 parts, still work properly as CADWorx 2013 parts?
Answer: I’m not positive of what is being asked here so I could use some clarification. If the question is can we elect to leave the model as CADWorx 2012 except the parts that we need to connect to with CADWorx 2013 components then the answer is: “Yes you can”. You can still run a complete BOM across the entire model and even run ISOGENacross lines that are made up of both 2012 and 2013 components as well as send those same hybrid lines to CAESAR II for analysis. The unconverted components will be un-editable in CADWorx 2013 until or unless converted to CADWorx 2013 format – automatically. If this doesn’t answer your question please contact us for clarification.

Please reply with any follow up questions or concerns!

PV ELITE 2013 Now Shipping

December 17, 2012 by Jeffrey Suffet Leave a Comment

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

CADWorx, CAESAR II and PV ELITE: Are you running the latest version?

December 6, 2012 by Jeffrey Suffet Leave a Comment

In this latest Webinar, ECE Design goes through the steps to determine if you are running the latest and greatest versions of CADWorx, CAESAR II and PV ELITE. Please let us know if you need assistance.

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Next Up: CAESAR II Load Cases

December 11, 2012, 11:45-12:15 CST

(Register Here)

Thank you,

Jeffrey Suffet