AD 2000: Added VdTÜV AD-Merkblatt B3 supplement for openings in the knuckle area (#16520)
ASME: It is now possible to define the maximum weakening diameter when checking a skirt with multiple openings (#16350)
Special - Supporti: It is now possible to specify the area exposed to the wind for additional weights also in the longitudinal direction (#12240)
Added a new system to allow the positioning of nozzles and children components in a homogeneous manner between the various components (bottoms, cylinders, cones) (#13490)
Added an option to consider or not the vacuum in the adjacent side in the calculation of the test pressure of the heat exchangers (#16416)
Added assessment of wind actions according to ASCE 7-22 (#15543)
Added external forces and moments table to report (#16540)
Added the option to print the revision comparison table in the report (#6838)
It is now possible to enter the linear offset of a component using the offset from the origin (#16596)
It is now possible to sort the columns of the Desktop View (#16728)
AD 2000: Added verification of applicability limits given by p*d for EN 10025, EN 10207 and EN 10250-2 materials according to W 1, W 9 and W 13 (#16808)
AD 2000: W 1, W 4, W 9, W 12 and W 13 05.2024 update (#16625)
Asme VIII Div. 1: Added several options for MDMT calculation. UCS-66(b) reduction is no longer applied in external pressure verification (#16505)
Asme VIII Div. 1: Fixed the printing sequence for areas in the Appendix 1-7(a) validation (#16664)
Asme VIII Div. 1: Multiple openings reinforcement calculation now considers the eventual manually set available lenght on the vessel wall on one or both openings, showing a note in the calculation (#16193)
ASME: It is now possible to define the length of the plain hub length of welding neck flanges according to figures 7 and 8 of ANSI B16.5 (#16878)
ASME: The gasket load diameter G for self energizing gaskets is now considered by the outside diameter of the gasket (#16195)
EN 13445: Added an option to check the tubesheet when the Dex<=G condition (para 13.10.2) is not verified (#15800)
EN 13445: Modified a warning message showing a wrong thickness limit according to table 6.6.1-1 (#16489)
EN 13445: Safety factors revised in the verification of lifting lugs according to 16.6-6 (#16690)
EN 13445: Software now warns the user when the use of alternative route defined in clause 6.3 would result in an increased allowable stress (#16347)
EN 13445: The minimum hub thickness check of WN flanges is now performed if required also for standard flanges (#16354)
EN 13445: When the EN method for calculating lifting lugs is not supported by the current configuration but an alternative calculation method is active, the error previously shown is displayed as a warning (#16699)
EN 13480: EN 13480‑3:2017+A5:2022 Update (#15998)
European: It is now possible to exclude flange external loads in assembly condition for EN1591 and Annex G (#16569)
Special - Supports: Added an option to manually customize the exposure coefficient for NTC wind verification (#16884)
Special - Supports: All external loads from the FEM analysis are now considered in the verification of the saddle anchor bolts (#16546)
Special - Supports: Improvements to the NTC/EC calculation: added the calculation of the plastic section modulus for class 1 and 2 sections (#16400)
Special - Supports: It is now possible to define an area in the XZ plane for the additional components of horizontal vessels on saddles (#16441)
Special - Supports: Seismic acceleration acting upwards is now considered in the verification of saddle bolts. Previously it was not considered (#15791)
Special - Supports: The pass partition ribs area is now always considered in the torque calculation according to ASME PCC Appendix O (#16669)
Special - Supports: The thickness of the pad eye is now considered in the calculation of the tailing lug hertzian stress (#16537)
Special - Supports: The Zick method for saddles now handles the case of hemispherical heads according to paragraph 4.15.3.4(c) (#16155)
Special - WRC: The WRC calculation is now performed by default using the shell internal pressure (#16760)
VSR: It is now possible to calculate pass-partitions made with copper or copper alloys (#16508)
Added a feature to import program options from configuration files of a previous version (#16388)
Added check for geometric limits of saddle ribs height (#16705)
Added the number of tubes in tube bundles to the Bill of Materials (#16511)
EN 10250-2:2022 Materials update (#16814)
Fixed an issue that prevented the program from launching external programs or opening files or folders (#16481)
Fixed the appearance and handling of resizing in the quick material and gasket replacement windows (#16394)
It is now possible to set the number of decimal places for weights in the report (#15866)
Restored online search for site altitude (#16620)
The application's compatibility with the Windows scaling system has been improved (#16118)
The calculation of the area exposed to snow now does not consider the components excluded from a load combination (#16445)
The page with the list of components and their ordinal number is now printed only if required (#16564)
The user data export and import functions now also manage program options (#14507)
The values of the numerical equations, specifically the corrosion value, were not correct in the presence of lining (#16587)
Various optimizations
AD 2000: Corrected the calculation of the area to be reinforced for inclined openings according to B 9, figure 14 (#16512)
AD 2000: Fixed reading of low temperature safety factor reduction setting for custom materials (#16638)
AD 2000: Fixed the input of the geometric dimensions of the brackets baseplate (#16422)
AD 2000: For flat ends of "forged or pressed" type, the calculation of the diameter d1 has been modified to make it more consistent with sketch b) in B 5, Table 4 (#16833)
AD 2000: The calculation of the safety factor for external pressure creep, which could be wrongly determined in some configurations, has been corrected (#16004)
Asme VIII Div. 1: Added verification of minimum distance between openings in a group consisting of more than two openings, according to UG-42(b) (#16192)
Asme VIII Div. 1: Fixed MAWP calculation when limited by the adjacent openings check (#16815)
Asme VIII Div. 1: Fixed the value of the flat head diameter shown in the opening report (#16787)
Asme VIII Div. 1: In case of a manually set or calculated reinforcement limit that is lower than the diameter of the opening, the calculation of the area A1 outside the pair of nozzles was overestimated (#16688)
Asme VIII Div. 1: The calculation of the MAWP of bolted flat covers has been corrected. The correction may lead to a decrease in the previously calculated MAWP (#16488)
Asme VIII Div. 1: The calculation of the net values for the compensation of openings in the presence of lining has been corrected, when the nozzle is to be calculated on an equivalent hemispherical head (#16533)
Asme VIII Div. 1: The evaluation regarding the possibility of avoiding the calculation of compensation for a small opening now takes into account the highest value between the minimum required thickness of the component on which the opening is made both under internal and external pressure (#16448)
Asme VIII Div. 2: Fixed an error in the MAP calculation for openings with WRC (#16675)
Asme VIII Div. 2: Fixed an issue in calculating the maximum test pressure of the tube bundle with TEMA specifications enabled (#16459)
ASME: Corrected a problem that could arise in the calculation of the allowable according to PED for ASME equipments in case of lack of tensile strength values at design temperature (#16453)
EN 13445: Any errors in the hydraulic testing of openings without nozzles were only shown in the final report (#16404)
EN 13445: Corrected the summary table on the report of the pneumatic test check (#16819)
EN 13445: Fixed some numerical values in the hydraulic test report with testing group 4 (#16759)
EN 13445: Fixed use of floating flange head material at external pressure (#16730)
EN 13445: In some circumstances, the program declared that it was impossible to calculate the correction factor on the mean stress. We have modified the program so that it can continue with the calculation, correctly processing the value of fm (#16609)
EN 13445: The DIN 28086 database of lifting lugs was not visible in EN 13445 (#16393)
European: Inserted some missing values in the EN 1591 flange report (#16566)
Special - Supporti: Corrected the automatic calculation of the bolts circle for the brackets, which is now correctly recalculated when the point of application of the loads changes (#16449)
Special - Supports: Corrected the value of the F,PGA coefficient for ASCE 7-16 printed for informational purposes only (#16859)
Special - Supports: Fixed an error in the calculation of bending stress for flat heads in the lifting module (#16721)
Special - Supports: Fixed an issue that caused the coefficient set for nozzle loads to also be used as the coefficient for external loads (#16670)
Special - Supports: The calculation of the transposition of the support loads also considered the additional components excluded from the item properties (#16375)
Special - WRC: By disabling the WRC calculation on a nozzle, the loads remained set in the flange check until the item was reopened (#16538)
VSR: Fixed an error in calculating the thickness of reinforced flat heads with custom C coefficient (#16783)
VSR: Undertolerance is now considered when checking tubesheets (#16561)
Added some missing data of UNI 5869 materials (#16649)
Corrected the calculation of the gross weight of corroded cones (#16522)
Corrected the height of some torospherical heads according to DIN 28011 (#16568)
Fixed a bug that prevented saving items to network locations when opening multiple program sessions at the same time (#16743)
Fixed a problem when selecting EN standard flanges from the database (#16491)
Fixed an error during the generation of the calculation report relating to the option that allows printing of Usage Factor values (#16380)
Fixed an issue in the built-in calculator that appears in the numeric properties that could cause decimals to not be considered correctly (#16387)
Fixed ANSI standard flange form that could show an empty list (#16729)
Fixed the failure to create floating exchangers with flat covers as rear channel (#16579)
Fixed the height calculation of welded flat heads (#16588)
Fixed the stress ratio value of the jacket test printed in the report (#16789)
In the MAWP calculation, the calculation of the bolt load of the opposite flange now correctly considers the hydrostatic head (#16526)
Solved a loading problem in Projects Browser when network connectivity was limited (#16737)
The length of the pass partition gasket of floating flanges is now calculated (#16886)
Minor fixes