NextGen 2025.2 (19 November 2025)

Published: Nov 19, 2025
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New features

  • Asme VIII Div. 1: ASME VIII Div. 1 2025 Update (#17950)

  • Asme VIII Div. 2: ASME VIII Div. 2 2025 Update (#17951)

  • Asme VIII Div. 2: Added calculation of non-circular welded flat heads (#18208)

  • ASME: Added automatic calculation of Sf,max for nonstandard flanges according to WRC 538 (#17844)

  • EN 13445: It is now possible to specify the pressure factor for EN 10253-2 bends (#15411)

  • European: Added the possibility to define a custom value for surface finish for detailed fatigue calculation (#18116)

  • Special - Supports: EJMA XI Edition (#17830)

  • Special - WRC: The Excel sheet with custom external loads of nozzles can now contain multiple different sets (#15415)

  • Added the possibility to define the liquid level also for the jackets, with automatic calculation of the hydrostatic head (#15953)

  • ASME B16.5 and B16.47 2025 Update (#18103)

  • It is now possible to simultaneously modify the common properties of multiple components with a single command (#17793)

Optimizations

  • AD 2000: Added an error message when input data for defining ΚθD for the custom gasket type is missing (#18128)

  • AD 2000: Added summary tables in report of welded flat covers created as additional components (#17993)

  • AD 2000: In the legs check, it is now correctly indicated to enter the net thicknesses for the base plate and any reinforcing plate (#18239)

  • AD 2000: Minimum corner radius check revised for jacket closures (#18013)

  • Asme VIII Div. 1: Added a warning for elbows if additional verification according to ASME B31.3 is not enabled (#18280)

  • Asme VIII Div. 1: Added warning when using bar or rod materials for pressure parts in accordance with UG-14 (#17983)

  • Asme VIII Div. 1: Fixed some slowdowns when checking external pressure openings using Division 2 methods (#18297)

  • Asme VIII Div. 1: Fixed the formula for the required thickness of heads' straight flange, if calculated according to Appendix 1-2 (#18117)

  • ASME: Added to the report of the tubesheet extended as a flange the information of the gasket (#18265)

  • ASME: Added warning for saddles with an angle less than 120° (#18080)

  • ASME: Added warning if forming strain exceeds 5% from the supplied conditions (#17879)

  • EN 13445: Added a warning in case of possible exceeding of the limits of paragraph EN1344-2 4.2.5 for bolt material (#17866)

  • EN 13445: Any additional bolt loads specified by the user are now also considered when calculating flanges according to Annex G or EN 1591-1 (#18322)

  • EN 13445: Fixed R' and r' formulas in ellipsoidal head report (#18069)

  • EN 13445: Improved the error message in the calculation of the tube/tubesheet joint according to Annex J (#18268)

  • EN 13445: It is now possible to calculate skirts welded to spherical heads without the checks required by paragraph 16.12.3.4 (#17933)

  • EN 13445: It is now possible to define any additional bolt load in rectangular flat covers (#18155)

  • EN 13445: It is now possible to indicate that the nozzle has an internal cover as shown in figure 9.4-6 (#17637)

  • EN 13445: Limited the total damage index to 0.5 for circumferential joggle joints (#17805)

  • EN 13445: The verification of the maximum hub inclination of flanges according to 11.5.1 is now excluded for standard flanges (#17953)

  • EN 13445: Weld verification according to Table A-7 is now also enabled when performing flange verification according to Annex G (#17908)

  • European: Added the possibility to customize the maximum

pressures of all components involved in the simplified fatigue calculation (#18068)

  • European: Flange verification according to EN 1591-1 now considers Fb,specified instead of FB,av if the user defines it manually (#18367)

  • European: Fixed the usage of Rp1 for austenitic material in the calculation of the detailed fatigue (#18124)

  • Special - Supporti: Added calculation of additional moment due to eccentricity of courses in the structural analysis of columns (#14827)

  • Special - Supports: Added hertzian stress verification and the possibility to define a pad eye for flange lug (#17829)

  • Special - Supports: Added the calculation of the bending moment and the horizontal force resulting from the eccentricity between the axis of the legs and the center of gravity of the vessel (#16904)

  • Special - Supports: Corrected the usage of the temperature in the calculation of flange lugs in non operating conditions (#17869)

  • Special - Supports: Fixed and expanded the calculation of the plastic and elastic section moduli of the leg sections (#17442)

  • Special - Supports: Improved automatic import of moments acting on the lifting lug into the WRC calculation (#17935)

  • Special - Supports: Improvements in the check of supporting rings according to AD2000 and EN13445 (#18056)

  • Special - Supports: Leg section properties disabled, if a standard section is selected (#18171)

  • Special - WRC: Improved the management of the predefined WRC loads (#17967)

  • Added damage state limit for seism according to NTC (#17924)

  • Added handling of strikethrough text when saving the report to Word (#18333)

  • Added nozzle connection type in flat cover report (#18248)

  • Added support for HTRI Exchanger Suite v9.3.1 (#17939)

  • All EN 10222-5 forgings have been added to the material database (#18267)

  • Fixed the values printed in the bill of materials relating to tailing lugs (#18045)

  • Improved the generation of sketches for nozzles with pad in the report (#17824)

  • Improved the management of the additional components belonging to jackets (#18127)

  • Unblocked the field for the outside diameter of the reverse loose flanges (#18332)

  • Updated ISO bolt hole sizes to ISO 273 and ASME B18.2.8 (#18238)

  • Various optimizations

Bugs

  • AD 2000: Corrected the calculation of the root diameter for ANSI bolting (#18317)

  • AD 2000: Corrected the usage of the static head in the calculation of the usage factor in AD2000 tubesheets (#17847)

  • AD 2000: Fixed the calculation of equivalent cylinder length for conical components (#18048)

  • AD 2000: Fixed the calculation of the length of connection between tube and tube plate in case of welded tubes (#18287)

  • AD 2000: Fixed the calculation of the pad area in the validation of the opening reinforcement (#18179)

  • AD 2000: Fixed the calculation of the pressurized area in the adjacent openings check on Korbbogen ends (#18145)

  • AD 2000: Fixed the calculation of the thickness correction factor for detailed fatigue (#18286)

  • AD 2000: Fixed the verification of minimum required thickness on cylinder with diameters ratio > 1.7 (#18330)

  • AD 2000: In the S3/7 calculation the material properties are taken at the operating temperature (#18395)

  • Asme VIII Div. 1: Fixed an error that prevented the validation of adjacent openings in case of usage of Appendix 46 (#18289)

  • Asme VIII Div. 1: Fixed automatic calculation of the C factor for some rectangular welded flat heads (#18133)

  • Asme VIII Div. 1: Fixed the applicability of UG-42(b) verification (#18245)

  • Asme VIII Div. 1: Fixed the calculation of the minimum thickness of a flat head with stays (#18273)

  • Asme VIII Div. 1: Fixed the calculation of the thickness of a torispherical head at internal pressure (#18347)

  • Asme VIII Div. 1: Fixed the reference for the minimum thickness formula for elliptical heads printed on the report (#18109)

  • Asme VIII Div. 2: Fixed the calculation of Fba for λc > 0.15 (#17894)

  • ASME: Corrected the calculation of governing thickness for seamless butt-welded cylinders (#18394)

  • ASME: Corrected the calculation of the bolt load under test in the verification of the flanged extension of the tubesheet (#18008)

  • ASME: Corrected the δc calculation for fixed and floating tubesheets with hemispherical channel (#18003)

  • ASME: Fixed missing MAP and MAWP calculation of jacket closures (#18058)

  • ASME: Fixed some incorrect coefficients in the moment factor calculation according to CodeCase 2901-1 (#18012)

  • ASME: Fixed the calculation of Ff for tube-to-tubesheet Welds, sketch e) and f) (#18122)

  • ASME: Fixed the calculation of the required length of the fillet weld leg ("ar") for sketch (e) (#18148)

  • ASME: Fixed the calculation of tubesheet design bolt load for the gasket seating condition in operating load cases (#18029)

  • ASME: Fixed the external pressure chart visualization in material form, considering external design temperature (#18052)

  • ASME: Modified ASME VIII default load combinations, according to Table 4.1.2, Div.2 (#18282)

  • ASME: The calculation of the effective hole diameter d* now takes into account any corrosion of the tube bundle (#18009)

  • ASME: The stress ratio Rts for the MDMT calculation is now performed at the minimum design temperature of the vessel (#17842)

  • EN 13445: Correct assignment of figures according to EN 13445-2 Table B.2-13 for 'as welded' materials (#18051)

  • EN 13445: Corrected the reference to the code paragraph in case of insufficient thickness under external pressure of the cylindrical part of the heads (#18190)

  • EN 13445: Fixed the fluid weight calculation for flat heads (#18319)

  • EN 13445: Fixed the usage of the pneumatic test pressure in the bolted flat heads (#17989)

  • EN 13445: The option to calculate the flange as a split ring is now correctly applied also to loose flanges with lap (#17962)

  • EN 13480: Fixed the calculation of minimum required thickness in conical reductions (#18382)

  • European: Fixed the update of material list when deleting a custom material (#18385)

  • Fixed assignment of the test pressure to the fittings of a jacket (#18172)

  • Fixed the automatic update of corner angle and length of cylindrical part connected to the end of welded flat ends (#18338)

  • Special - Supports: Corrected the calculation of the minimun dimension ot the weld of top head lugs (#18204)

  • Special - WRC: Fixed the management of the temperature in the WRC calculation when there are multiple design conditions (#17914)

  • TEMA: Improved the validation of the minimum thickness according to paragraph RCB-3.1.3 (#18102)

  • Corrected an error in the generation of the data for the NozzlePRO analysis in case of a nozzle with reinforcing pad (#18253)

  • Corrected thicknesses for hot and cold rolled strips according to EN 10028-7 (#18193)

  • Fixed a bug that could cause the UI to crash when removing or inserting a component (#17958)

  • Fixed an unexpected stop of the software when opening an item (#18371)

  • Fixed the possible interface freezes after operation on 3D models (#18326)

  • The taper length of spherical heads is now excluded when the head is welded to a tubesheet (#17981)

  • Minor fixes