CADWorx, CAESAR II & PV Elite: Insider Blog

Intergraph CAESAR II webinar: CAESAR II Stress Isometric Generation Basics, May 22 at 10AM

with Dominik Hepp, Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Solutions

Date: May 22, 2012
Time: 10:00AM CT  click here for your local time
Duration: 30 min
Cost: free eSeminar 

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One of the most widely used means to communicate stress analysis results with others, alongside the analysis data reports themselves, is through the use of stress isometric drawings. When included with the stress analysis reports, stress isometric drawings add tremendously to the effectiveness of information transfer. In this webinar we will focus on the aspects associated with stress isometric drawing generation from a CAESAR II model. We will start off by looking at the default isometric output and expand to review model annotation features, line number filtering, forced split points, etc. Finally we will introduce I-Configure as a tool used to create and configure custom isometric styles. In-depth coverage of I-Configure functionality has been reserved for a separate continuation webinar.

Speaker bio: 
Dominik Hepp joined the Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Solutions (Intergraph CAS) group in August 2011. His responsibilities include providing end-user technical support, product testing, and training/presentation support for the CADWorx Plant Design Suite, CAESAR II, and product integration.

Intergraph CAESAR II webinar: Dynamic Piping Analysis in CAESAR II, Part 2: Harmonics

with Dave Diehl, VP Customer Experience, Intergraph CADWorx & Analysis Solutions (ICAS)

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Date: January 30, 2012
Time: 10:00AM CT (click here for your local time)
Duration: 30 min.
Cost: free eSeminar

 

Cyclic loads of even small magnitude can damage piping systems and most shaking pipe is a cause for concern.  CAESAR II can be used to replicate piping response to these harmonic loads.  Once the computer model matches the physical system, the model can be confidently adjusted to de-tune the response.  The focus here is this forcing-frequency-to-natural-frequency ratio and not on evaluating a calculated fatigue stress amplitude.  This webinar will develop the CAESAR II input required for harmonic analysis and the engineering concepts involved.

Speakers bio: 

David Diehl graduated with a BSME from Lehigh University, Pensylvania, USA in 1976. Upon graduation he took a post as a Dynaflex technical support representative for Auton Computing in New York City. After four years David relocated to Houston, Texas providing mainframe-based piping system analysis services.  In 1986, he took a position at Intergraph CADWorx & Analysis Solutions (COADE, Inc.) introducing and selling CAESAR II, the worlds first PC-based pipe stress analysis package.  While at ICAS Dave earned his Professional Engineering license and currently is the product manager for CAESAR II, is the lead instructor for CAESAR II, and manages all training for ICAS.  For the last ten years Dave has participated in the B31.3 Section Committee and currently chairs the Design Task Group there.  He also serves as a Director of SPED – the Society of Piping Engineers and Designers.

Intergraph CAESAR II webinar: CAESAR II Interfaces with SmartPlant 3D and CADWorx Plant, November 10th 2011

With Steve Gillott and Chris Bradshaw, Intergraph

Date: November 10, 2011
Time: 15:00 CET  click here for your local time
Duration: 1 hour
Cost: free eSeminar

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CAESAR II is the world’s best known tool for Pipe Stress Analysis. It can be (and is) used efficiently within a project workflow as a stand-alone product. However, when used with Intergraph’s 3D CAD modelling software SmartPlant 3D* and CADWorx Plant** then errors are drastically reduced, the time between analysis ‘release’ and approval is reduced and therefore productivity and efficiency are improved.

A large proportion of a given plant is made up of piping (approx. 80-90%). From this approximately 60% of the piping systems are defined as ‘critical’ and require some form of formal stress analysis in order to demonstrate their safety.  If the data from the 3D model is not re-used for analysis, between 60 to 70% of the stress analysis task is spent re-modelling the piping system(s). This is wasted time which could be used to improve productivity.

A common complaint amongst project managers and analysts is that interfaces with CAESAR II don’t transfer data from the CAD arena to the analysis arena with sufficient completeness, accuracy and ‘analysts’ logic’ to justify their use.  Further, it is alleged that the interfaces don’t provide sufficient user interaction or flexibility to permit the analysis to ‘do it their way’.

This Webinar will demonstrate how both of Intergraph’s 3D offerings can transfer a high percentage of a piping systems attributes to the analysis environment thus leaving the analysis to get on with the ‘analysis task’ rather than modelling. As such, the two products, used together, can address the requirements of Owner Operators, EPC’s, smaller contractors, skid designers and many more organisations. 

A brief demonstration of the stand-alone CAESAR II product will be followed by an illustration of how the time to ‘analysis approval’ is reduced through the use of Intergraph’s SmartPlant 3D and CADWorx Plant in supplying necessary attribute data.

*SmartPlant 3D Enterprise wide suite of software that provides all the capabilities needed to design a plant, and then keep it as-built throughout its life cycle

**CADWorx Plant Professional AutoCAD based Complete Plant Design for smaller and medium sized projects

Presenter bio’s:

Steve Gillott
Steve is the ICAS Sales and Support Manager with responsibilities for analysis products.  His duties include sales of analysis products into NW Europe with direct responsibility for the UK and Ireland.  He is also the Office Manager of Intergraph Derby and supervises the ‘analysis’ support team.  With over 25 years’ experience within the industry as an analyst, sales manager, pre sales presenter, support engineer, trainer and business development he is able to tap into a large knowledge base.  He holds a BSc in Mechanical Engineering and MBA.

Chris Bradshaw
Chris is an Application Engineer providing Technical Support for ICAS analysis products.  He has been in the piping industry for 6 years initially being responsible for technical support and training on CADWorx Plant.  Nearing completion of his Engineering Degree, Chris is a talented and valuable member of the support team and active in both pre and post sales ‘analysis’ software roles including training in CAESAR II.

Intergraph CAESAR II webinar, September 8 at 9AM CT: CAU2011 Drivers of Success CAESAR II winner

Mott MacDonald, India (MMPL) is a leading multi-disciplinary management and engineering consultancy with offices nationwide. MMPL is engaged in developing and delivering the projects across many sectors including oil and gas, pipelines, energy, industry, water and environmental to transport, buildings, urban infrastructure and social development.

During this webinar we will discuss how MMPL used CAESAR II to successfully analyze high temperature systems, complete an accurate stress analysis of all critical lines, help MMPL save millions of rupees for their client and play an important role in settling project technical disputes.

“CAESAR II helped us confidently develop our project deliverables, produce accurate isometrics with ISOGEN, save time, and support our analysis in several critical situations.”

Gaurav Bhende, Deputy Chief Engineer at Mott MacDonald, India

View this webinar here 

Date: September 8, 2011
Time: 9:00AM CT  click here for your local time
Duration: 30 min
Cost: free eSeminar

Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Newsletter, July 2011

  

 

 

CADWorx and Analysis University 2011 Managers Day - Attend CADWorx and Analysis University 2011 Managers Day, Monday, September 19th for $795. See whats included here.

Intergraph CAESAR II Houston Training - On September 12-16, Intergraph CAS will deliver CAESAR II Statics Pipe Stress Analysis productivity training in Houston, TX. To register, visit: CAESAR II training.

Intergraph Regional Productivity Training - In August, Intergraph CAS Resellers will deliver CADWorx Plant, CAESAR II, and PV Ellite productivity training in Singapore. To register, visit: Regional training

To read more, please visit ICAS Newsletter July, 2011

CAESAR II and PV Elite webinar: CADWorx and Analysis University 2011: What does CAU2011 offer to CAESAR II and PV Elite users?

   
     CADWorx@CAU2011 | CAESAR II@CAU2011 | PV Elite@CAU2011

We invite you to participate in the CADWorx and Analysis University 2011 analysis sessions overview, August 18 at 10AM CT. We will preview CAU2011 analysis sessions offered to those involved in engineering analysis using Intergraph CAESAR II and PV Elite. You can view a copy of this webinar's PPT here.

View this webinar here

Date: August 18, 2011
Time: 10:00AM CT  click here for your local time
Duration: 45 min
Cost: free eSeminar

If you'd like to see a preview of CAU2011 CAD sessions, please register for the CAU2011 CAD Overview webinar here.

CAESAR II webinar: Getting started with CAESAR II - basic program navigation/static stream

with Nadia Strikovski, Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Solutions

 

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This session will demonstrate how to get started with CAESAR II, we will review the basics of the program operation to perform Static Analysis and discuss all the necessary steps of this operation while keeping the details to a minimum. This is a quick operational and navigational program overview for CAESAR II beginner users.

Date: July 27
Time: 10AM CT
Duration: 30 min.
Who should attend: CAESAR II beginner users or users switching from other pipe stress packages

 

Speaker bio: 

Nadia Strikovski

Nadia Strikovski is a CAESAR II Development Manager, she joined the Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Solutions group in November 2002. She has a BS in Mechanical Engineering and MS in Computer Science from the University of Houston. Nadia develops CAESAR II, instructs during pipe stress analysis seminars, and provides technical support for CAESAR II. She brings the technical expertise of the pipe stress industry with knowledge of numerous piping codes and other standards such as WRC, TEMA, API and many others, plus an in-depth knowledge of CAESAR II application.

Intergraph CAESAR II webinar, May 26 at 10AM CT: Dynamic piping analysis in CAESAR II, Part 1: Modal analysis

 

with Dave Diehl, Intergraph CADWorx & Analysis Solutions

 

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Date: May 26, 2011
Time: 10:00AM CT (click here for your local time)
Duration: 45 min.
Cost: free eSeminar

This is part one in a series of four webinars on dynamic piping analysis in CAESAR II. This opening session will focus on modal extraction – the first step in most dynamics evaluation and a building block in all modal analyses.  A brief review of dynamic concepts used here will be followed by a review of the modal analysis input parameters.  The accuracy of the (static input) piping model will be discussed.  Finally, using the natural frequency calculation as a simple screening tool for system reliability will wrap up this presentation.

Speakers bio: 

Dave Diehl, VP Customer Experience, Intergraph CADWorx & Analysis Solutions (ICAS)

David Diehl graduated with a BSME from Lehigh University, Pensylvania, USA in 1976. Upon graduation he took a post as a Dynaflex technical support representative for Auton Computing in New York City. After four years David relocated to Houston, Texas providing mainframe-based piping system analysis services.  In 1986, he took a position at Intergraph CADWorx & Analysis Solutions (COADE, Inc.) introducing and selling CAESAR II, the worlds first PC-based pipe stress analysis package.  While at ICAS Dave earned his Professional Engineering license and currently is the product manager for CAESAR II, is the lead instructor for CAESAR II, and manages all training for ICAS.  For the last ten years Dave has participated in the B31.3 Section Committee and currently chairs the Design Task Group there.  He also serves as a Director of SPED – the Society of Piping Engineers and Designers.

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Intergraph CAESAR II webinar, March 23 at 10AM CT: Spreadsheet/Graphic/List - an Input Style for Everybody

with Dave Diehl, Intergraph CADWorx & Analysis Solutions

 

To get your copy of the power point presentation used in this webinar, please visit ICAS Facebook or LinkedIn groups.

Date: March 23, 2011
Time: 10:00AM CT
Duration: 45 min.
Cost: free eSeminar

There are many ways to create or modify your CAESAR II input - the pipe element spreadsheet, the list processor and graphic edit. We each have our own approach to putting it all together. But when was the last time you took a look at some of those "other" tools to build, edit and confirm your CAESAR II input model?  This CAESAR II presentation is just about building data; we won't get out of the input processor. You will see how the spreadsheet, list and plot all work together in creating and verifying your model. Sign up for this webinar; you're bound to see a trick or two you'll use in your next input session.

Speakers bio: 

Dave Diehl, VP Customer Experience, Intergraph CADWorx & Analysis Solutions (ICAS)

David Diehl graduated with a BSME from Lehigh University, Pensylvania, USA in 1976. Upon graduation he took a post as a Dynaflex technical support representative for Auton Computing in New York City. After four years David relocated to Houston, Texas providing mainframe-based piping system analysis services.  In 1986, he took a position at Intergraph CADWorx & Analysis Solutions (COADE, Inc.) introducing and selling CAESAR II, the worlds first PC-based pipe stress analysis package.  While at ICAS Dave earned his Professional Engineering license and currently is the product manager for CAESAR II, is the lead instructor for CAESAR II, and manages all training for ICAS.  For the last ten years Dave has participated in the B31.3 Section Committee and currently chairs the Design Task Group there.  He also serves as a Director of SPED – the Society of Piping Engineers and Designers.

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Intergraph PV Elite & CAESAR II webinar, February 22, at 10AM CT: Local Stress Analysis: Nozzles, Clips

with Mandeep Singh, Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Solutions

To get your copy of this webinar's presentation, please visit our Facebook page or LinkedIn group.

Analysis per WRC 107/297 benefits both the vessel and piping engineer alike by allowing piping engineers to determine maximum vessel loads absent any vessel analysis, such as, for example, existing installations or during the early design phases of a plant. During this webinar, we will show what is involved in checking the local stress at vessel - nozzle/clip junction due to external loads using WRC 107/297.

Date: February 22nd, 2011
Time: 10:00AM CDT
Duration: 30 min
Cost: free eSeminar

Speaker bio: 

Mandeep Singh

Since 1988 Mandeep Singh has worked as a senior engineer for the Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Solutions group. He is a senior developer for both Intergraph PV Elite and Intergraph CodeCalc. Additionally he provides technical support, instructs during the vessel seminars, and conducts product presentations. He has also used PV Elite/CodeCalc on real-world design projects. He has been actively involved in Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Discovery tours, showing the benefits of PV Elite to the clients worldwide. Mr. Singh holds a Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rice University, and brings together the technical expertise of the pressure vessel industry, plus an in-depth knowledge of PV Elite and CodeCalc.

 

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Intergraph CAESAR II Webinar, Jan. 18: CAESAR II Input Toolbar Icons described in One Hour

with Nadia Strikovski, Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Solutions

During this webinar we will cover the CAESAR II toolbars, introduce you to old commands that can now be accessed via the toolbars, plus we will introduce you to new toolbar-accessible productivity enhancements that you may have missed since CAESAR II’s current GUI update. This session is for current and future users of CAESAR II.
 

Speaker bio: 

 Nadia Strikovski

Nadia Strikovski is a Senior Engineer/Developer for CAESAR II at the Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Solutions group since November 2002. She has a BS in Mechanical Engineering and MS in Computer Science from the University of Houston. Nadia develops CAESAR II, instructs during pipe stress analysis seminars, and provides technical support for CAESAR II. She brings the technical expertise of the pipe stress industry with knowledge of numerous piping codes and other standards such as WRC, TEMA, API and many others, plus an in-depth knowledge of CAESAR II application.

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Intergraph CAESAR II Webinar, Nov. 23 at 10AM CDT: CAESAR II 2011 Release Overview

with Rich Ay, Intergraph CADWorx & Analysis Solutions

 

During this webinar we will discuss new features and enhancements of CAESAR II 2011 Release. Attend this webinar and learn about the new and improved features and codes added to CAESAR II 2011. This session is for current and future users of CAESAR II.

Speakers bio: 

Richard Ay

Richard Ay graduated with a BS in Ocean Engineering in 1977 after which he worked for a major EPC firm. In 1983 while working for an offshore consulting firm, Rich earned an MS in Covil Engineering. In 1985, at the request of Tony Paulin, one of the founders of COADE, Rich joined COADE. Since then Rich has spent his time working on the development of CAESAR II, TANK, product licensing, QA and technical support procedures. Rich is now the Vice President of Software Development and oversees the development of COADE's plant engineering products. Rich has his Professional Engineering license and is a member of ASCE.

 

 

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Intergraph CAESAR II Webinar, Sep 15th 10AM CDT: Introduction to CAESAR II Pipe Stress Analysis for Designers and Engineers

with Dave Diehl, Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Solutions

  

You can view this webinar's presentation here.

This webinar describes how “pipe stress analysis” satisfies the advanced requirements of piping designers. Through proper line specification, routing and support location, piping designers are equipped to address the bulk of the reliability and safety issues associated with pressure piping systems.  But some piping systems require formal engineering review – the sort of review found in Intergraph CAESAR II. This session will describe the basic uses for CAESAR II (Hint: It’s more than just pipe stress) and conclude with a demonstration of this engineering process.

Date: September 15th, 2010
Time: 10:00 AM CDT
Duration: 1 hour
Cost: free eSeminar

Speaker bio: 

David Diehl
VP Customer Experience, Intergraph CADWorx & Analysis Solutions (ICAS)

David Diehl graduated with a BSME from Lehigh University, Pensylvania, USA in 1976.  Upon graduation he took a post as a Dynaflex technical support representative for Auton Computing in New York City. After four years David relocated to Houston, Texas providing mainframe-based piping system analysis services.  In 1986, he took a position at COADE, Inc. introducing and selling CAESAR II, the worlds first PC-based pipe stress analysis package.  While at COADE Dave earned his Professional Engineering license and currently is the product manager for CAESAR II, is the lead instructor for CAESAR II, and manages all training for ICAS.  For the last ten years Dave has participated in the B31.3 Section Committee and currently chairs the Design Task Group there.  He also serves as a Director of SPED – the Society of Piping Engineers and Designers.

 

 

Intergraph CAESAR II Webinar, July 21, 12:00PM CDT: CAESAR II Load Case Editor

with Loren Brown, Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Solutions

 

This webinar's presentation can be downloaded here

You can view CAESAR II file that was used during the webinar here. 

The CAESAR II Load Case Editor has evolved over the years into a very useful and flexible tool for the engineer to use in pipe stress analysis.  But it is underutilized by most people who use CAESAR II. This webinar will focus on the various capabilities of the CAESAR II load case editor. We will demonstrate how to properly setup, add or remove static load cases or primitive loads and discuss the various load case options that are available. We will discuss the occasional load cases with regard to compliance with code requirements, and impact of nonlinear boundary conditions on load case setup.  

Date: July 21, 2010
Time: 12:00Pm CDT
Duration: 1 hour
Cost: free eSeminar

 

Speaker bio: 

Loren Brown

Loren Brown graduated from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1986 where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering.  He then began his career with Rockwell International’s Rocketdyne Division (Currently Pratt & Whitney) where he worked on the X-30 National Aerospace Plane, Space Shuttle Main Engines, Delta and Atlas rocket programs, among others.  He worked in thermal analysis, rocket engine performance analysis, and orbital mechanics during the first 10 years of his career.  Mr. Brown joined Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Solutions (former COADE) in 1997 and has been a part of CAESAR II development from that time to the present.  He is the primary technical support person for CAESAR II and is involved on a day-to-day basis with development, testing, documentation, and training.

 

Intergraph CAESAR II Webinar, May 25th: Custom reports in CAESAR II Output

with Nadia Strikovski, Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Solutions

You can view the questions discussed at this webinar here.

During this webinar, we will discuss the custom report template editor in the CAESAR II Static output processor. The custom report option was added to CAESAR II, version 5.00 and is designed to allow customization of the calculated results' display to answer specific client needs or company standards. We will also discuss the general static output processor operation.

What you will learn:

• How to use the custom report template editor
• How to change report types
• How to add, remove, or change order of data fields
• How to format data fields and set attributes
• How to import & export custom reports
• How to change output display units
  

 

Speaker bio: 

 Nadia Strikovski

Nadia Strikovski is a Senior Engineer/Developer for CAESAR II at the Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Solutions group since November 2002. She has a BS in Mechanical Engineering and MS in Computer Science from the University of Houston. Nadia develops CAESAR II, instructs during pipe stress analysis seminars, and provides technical support for CAESAR II. She brings the technical expertise of the pipe stress industry with knowledge of numerous piping codes and other standards such as WRC, TEMA, API and many others, plus an in-depth knowledge of CAESAR II application.

 

CAESAR II Loop Optimization Wizard webinar, February 24th at 12pm

with Rich Ay, COADE Inc.

 

 

This webinar will focus on the newly added CAESAR II Loop Optimization Wizard. This wizard has been incorporated into CAESAR II version 5.20 to help users with expansion loop design. During the webinar, we will walk you through the process of using the Loop Optimization Wizard and demonstrate how to specify loop elements, loop types, items to be optimized and target values. We will highlight what needs to be defined for a successful implementation of the Loop Wizard and the final analysis of results.

Speakers bio: 

Richard Ay

Richard Ay graduated with a BS in Ocean Engineering in 1977 after which he worked for a major EPC firm. In 1983 while working for an offshore consulting firm, Rich earned an MS in Covil Engineering. In 1985, at the request of Tony Paulin, one of the founders of COADE, Rich joined COADE. Since then Rich has spent his time working on the development of CAESAR II, TANK, product licensing, QA and technical support procedures. Rich is now the Vice President of Software Development and oversees the development of COADE's plant engineering products. Rich has his Professional Engineering license and is a member of ASCE.