[Anton Dooley]

For piping software, do you have a wishlist of things you would like to be able to do with your software?

This may be something that one particular software does, but the one you use doesn’t …. or something none of them do, but would make your life so much easier.

It doesn’t matter if these may sound difficult (or impossible) for the software provider to achieve, that’s the software providers problem!!

[Donald Turner]

I know this an old subject, but where to begin. I find that instead of hand sketching , one can use ‘CADPIPE’S” simple ISO program for the ISO’s. As long as your dims are placed and there is a least one real world coordinate placed. You save the file and invoke a command UDEOUT. It generates a file from that ISO. A file called UDE – Universal Data Extract-. This file places exactly the entities according to that Real World coordinate.
The info also links to”Triflex, Caesar” for Stress analysis as well. Since Caesar was sold, their interests importing of the UDE file varies. They talk about bringing the file in the latest version but we have held back since we have found that Triflex works for us flawlessly..
It so happens this command not only places the “UDE” extension for “Stress analysis” purposes, but can also be read into the 3D model using UDEIN.
This UDE file is bi-directional.

Try it out- http://www.cadpipe.com. They have a 14 day download. It works on versions of Autocad 13 -Autocad 16. Hope this helps. There are videos on CADPIPES site as well
Thanks-

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