NextGen 2026.0 (12 March 2026)

Updated: Mar 12, 2026
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New features

  • ASME: Added the calculation of reinforced U-shaped expansion joints per UEB / 4.19.6 (#18015)

  • ASME: It is now possible to perform the minimum thickness verification of the hub of WN flanges also for standard flanges validated by rating (#18525)

  • Asme VIII Div. 1: Added option to perform weld strength path verification (UG-41) even when exempt per UW-15(b) (#18302)

  • EN 13445: Added the ability to define a design condition as "exceptional" in accordance with paragraph 5.3.2.2 (#18180)

  • EN 13445: Added the possibility to define the tube weld groove depth (hw) for special welded tube-to-tubesheet joints (#18625)

  • EN 13445: Implemented the amendments of EN 13445-3:2021/A1:2025 (#17526)

  • European: Added automatic undertolerance calculation in accordance with EN ISO 9445-2, EN ISO 9444-2 and EN ISO 18286 (#13796)

  • Special - Supports: Added standard EN 1993-1-1:2022 (#18132)

  • Special - WRC: Added the option to automatically include pressure thrust in the WRC check (#18719)

  • Added all materials from the main EN standards (#18477)

  • Added support for importing .htri files from HTRI Exchanger Suite 9.4 (#18812)

Optimizations

  • AD 2000: Added a warning when a negative external force is applied to a flange (#18789)

  • AD 2000: Added allowable stresses up to 300°C for P355N and P460N pipes (#18656)

  • AD 2000: Floating flange: for B 4 it is now possible to set the moment arm beyond the flange edge, up to half the head thickness, as per Fig. 9 (#18854)

  • AD 2000: Saddle plate thickness shall be a non-zero value in order to perform the verification according to 6.1.3 (#18502)

  • AD 2000: Updated elbows according to B 1 Appendix 1 06-2025 (#18553)

  • AD 2000: Updated the copper alloys in AD2000 material database (#18628)

  • AD 2000: Updated W 10 to 06-2025 (#18554)

  • AD 2000: Warning added for corrosion allowance below the minimum specified in B0 9.2.1 for ferritic steels (#18863)

  • Asme VIII Div. 1: Added PTB E.15.2 "Vertical vessel, skirt design" (#13564)

  • Asme VIII Div. 1: Improved the report of the minimum thickness of torispherical and elliptical heads (#18295)

  • Asme VIII Div. 2: Improved the checks of table 4.2.9 of edition 2025 (#18685)

  • ASME: Added ASME 2025 load combinations (#18561)

  • ASME: Added the validation at external pressure in test condition for expansion joints (#18496)

  • ASME: Corrected the indication of the "B" diameter in the image of integral flanges with partial-penetration welds (#18509)

  • ASME: Enabled the check of large openings on flat heads without a hub, for supported configurations (#18697)

  • ASME: Limited the warning concerning the extreme fiber elongation if it is > 5% to components in carbon and low alloy steel (#18492)

  • ASME: Updated code reference for the jacket closure type (#18660)

  • EN 13445: Added the allowable stresses (f) used for the stub verification (#18484)

  • EN 13445: Fixed the formula printed on the report of expansion joints for circumferential membrane stress (#18510)

  • EN 13445: Restored the calculation of the allowable stress for non austenitic steel with 30% elongation (#18594)

  • EN 13480: Updated EN 13480-3:2024 version number (#18730)

  • European: Added a warning in the saddle check if no load combination with external pressure is defined (#18530)

  • Special - Supports: Added the option to disable the calculation of moments due to centroid offset between sections in structural analysis (#18650)

  • Special - Supports: Simultaneously released/locked the longitudinal and transverse/radial forces of the trunnion and tailing lug when acting on one of them (#18481)

  • Add a warning if the join efficiency of a flange hub is greater than the global joint efficiency (#18767)

  • Added a warning if the option “Use nozzle loads” is selected for flanges, but no nozzle loads are defined (#18589)

  • Minimum threaded depth check added for block flanges (#18724)

  • Added option to compensate curve rotation in 3D layout, preventing elbows and mitre bends from altering the orientation of subsequent components (#2559)

  • Added the ability to define the orientation of a vertical vessel when tested in horizontal position (#18763)

  • Added the possibility to replicate openings also in negative direction (#18858)

  • Fixed the visualization errors of integrally reinforced nozzle on torispherical heads and of ellipsoidal heads (#18417)

  • Fixed visualization issues for protruding nozzles and reinforcing rings on formed heads (#18743)

  • Improved column width handling in tables (#18437)

  • Improved German localization (#18834)

  • Improved the calculation of the distance of a nozzle on an elliptic head from the edge of the head (#18847)

  • Improved the internal volume calculation for jacketed vessels (#18491)

  • Optimized the user interface for high pixel density monitors (High DPI) (#18308)

  • The names of the elastic moduli and thermal expansion groups of European materials have been revised for clarity (#18591)

  • The static head factor, defined for each load combination, is used to determine the fluid weight (#17969)

  • Various optimizations

Bugs

  • AD 2000: Fixed and modified the calculation of floating head heat exchanger (#18256)

  • AD 2000: Fixed the calculation for the proof of stability of saddles for load combinations at external pressure (#18515)

  • AD 2000: Fixed the opening reinforcement calculation for cases where the reinforcement material has a higher allowable stress than the component being reinforced (#18746)

  • AD 2000: Fixed the opening reinforcement calculation for protruding nozzles (#18745)

  • Asme VIII Div. 1: Fixed the differential test pressure calculation for backing devices (#18797)

  • Asme VIII Div. 1: Fixed the formula references in Chapter 4.16 of Div. 2 for the calculation of coefficients F, V and f for integral flanges (#18513)

  • Asme VIII Div. 1: The option to account for vacuum in the heat exchanger test pressure calculation is now correctly applied to the shell side as well (#18277)

  • Asme VIII Div. 2: Corrected the test calculation of expansion joints according to 4.19.9 (#18611)

  • Asme VIII Div. 2: Fixed an error in the MAP calculation for openings with WRC (#18516)

  • Asme VIII Div. 2: Fixed the calculation of force from internal pressure fN for non oblique set-on nozzles (#18678)

  • Asme VIII Div. 2: Fixed the calculation of nozzle lengths on cones (#18801)

  • Asme VIII Div. 2: Fixed the material assignment in some of the Annex 3-A tables (#18599)

  • Asme VIII Div. 2: Fixed the missing verification of the exemption from impact testing according to 3.11.2.4(b) for flange hubs (#18705)

  • ASME: Corrected the calculation of diameter d of bolted flat heads (#18852)

  • ASME: Fixed the calculation of the stress acceptability criterion on the internal surface of long side at point B for type 1 rectangular vessels (#18820)

  • ASME: Fixed the hydrostatic test pressure calculation per UG-99(c) / 8.2.1(e) (#18748)

  • ASME: The tubesheets as additional component now consider the increased shell thickness (#18643)

  • EN 13445: Corrected the calculation of the mean radius of torospherical and elliptical heads in the localized loads check (#18758)

  • EN 13445: Fixed the calculation of the maximum length of openings on skirts according to 16.12-76 (#18642)

  • EN 13445: Fixed the validation of torospheric head in creep (#18603)

  • EN 13445: the calculation of the ligament between openings with reinforcing rings according to the new edition of the code (EN 13445 Ed. 2021 Issue 1 + A1:2025 (2025-11)) (#18838)

  • EN 13445: The check for heat treatment requirement per Table 10.4-1 of EN 13445-4 is now also performed for spherical heads (#18508)

  • EN 13480: Corrected the usage of the corrosion in the calculation of EN13480 fittings (#18550)

  • EN 13480: Fixed the calculation of factor s in hydrostatic test and fixed its formula on report (#18540)

  • European: EN 1591-1: Fixed the calculation of effective diameter (dGe) for flat gaskets (#18631)

  • European: EN 1591-1: The PQR coefficient is now also set with GasketData gaskets and used in the calculation of FG∆ (#18641)

  • European: Fixed an error in the management of the customized values of EN13555 gaskets (#18494)

  • European: Fixed the import of external loads from structural analysis, if required, for the calculation of body flanges (#18851)

  • Special - Supports: Corrected the center of gravity height in the calculation of foundation loads of saddles with disabled components in load combinations (#18687)

  • Special - Supports: Fixed the calculation of elastic and plastic section moduli of U-shaped leg sections (#18580)

  • Special - Supports: Fixed the calculation of the moments acting on lifting/tailing lugs and trunnions when importing loads from the component for WRC validation (#18436)

  • Special - Supporti: Fixed the lifting loads calculation according to Moss manual (#18577)

  • Special - Supporti: The in-plane instability check is now excluded for reinforced EJMA expansion joints (#18760)

  • Special - Supporti: The total moment for skirt verification now accounts for the section eccentricity (#18639)

  • Special - WRC: Various improvements in the definition of the WRC loads by Excel spreadsheet (#18565)

  • VSR: Fixed the calculation of the shell reinforcement area for set-on nozzles (#18824)

  • Fixed a possible error in the center of mass positioning in vessels on legs (#18447)

  • Fixed an error in the report generation in case of an empty pages section (#18651)

  • Fixed handling of maximum temperature unit for standard flanges (#18725)

  • Fixed STEP export of dished heads to ensure correct visualization in SolidWorks (#18728)

  • Fixed the sketch of the nozzles with pad on torospheric head in the report (#18612)

  • Fixed the translation of some variables in the report according to the selected output language (#18661)

  • Minor fixes