AUTOPIPE / CAESAR TRANSLATION

CONTENTS
AutoPIPE / Caesar Translation........................................................ 1
Caesar Neutral File Versions .......................................................... 2
Transfering Caesar Model to AutoPIPE............................................. 3
Transfer Large Caesar Models ........................................................ 9
AutoPIPE Configurable Mapping.................................................... 11
Translation Limitations ................................................................ 14
Comparative Results ................................................................... 15
Write AutoPIPE Model to Caesar ................................................... 18

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CAESAR NEUTRAL FILE VERSIONS

Confirm Version of AutoPIPE (Help> About) and version of CAESAR file
that can be imported.

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TRANSFERING CAESAR MODEL TO AUTOPIPE

Generating Caesar cii file in Caesar v5.0 to v5.3

Open Caesar and go to the Tools menu

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Convert Caesar *.C2 (v5) or

*._a (pre v5) Caesar file to
cii

Click Browse button to

open dialog below to
select the Caesar input
file (*.C2 or *._a)

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Note: The following error may occur when a CAESAR *.CII file is opened in AutoPIPE:
forrtrl: severe (64) - Input conversion error
Older builds of CAESAR 5.3 have an issue with $CONTROL section - where location of
a variable was incorrect. This is a known issue - that is also mentioned in release notes of
CAESAR. Install latest SP2 of CAESAR 5.3 before exporting CII file.

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In AutoPIPE
V8i v.9.4 and higher: File > Import> Caesar (*.cii), Select the cii file
V8i v.9.3 and lower: File > Open > Caesar (*.cii), Select the cii file

AutoPIPE V9.2 or later

Select the AutoPIPE input working units

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AutoPIPE Pre-V9.0
The matching Caesar Units file must be selected
Autopipe Units can be any
from drop down list.
Caesar units file is *.c2u
which must match the units
at the bottom of the cii file

Caesar units file is

SIMM.c2u matches
the units at the
bottom of the cii file

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The model opens in AutoPIPE

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TRANSFER LARGE CAESAR MODELS

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AutoPIPE

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AUTOPIPE CONFIGURABLE MAPPING

CIIMAP File in AutoPIPE program folder

Piping Code
Material
Supports
Force Moments, Displacements, Uniform Loads and Cut Short
Tees
Hanger Design Code
Convert Caesar RIGID Elements
RIGID Stiffness
Default Flange length
Caesar Node Names
Writing Y support
Default EXEC Options

Part copy of CIIMAP file below:

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Mapping of components between Caesar II and AutoPIPE.
///
/// Note that this file is not free format.
/// is fixed (rows and columns).

Format of each section

Items outside these sections are

/// not read.

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Import (CII -> AP)
/// Piping code mapping.

Leave unsupported codes as blank.

Maximum 30

/// Piping code is selected based on the first allowable auxilary data
///
/// Col 1: CII piping code number
/// Col 2: AutoPIPE piping code designator
/// Col 3: AutoPIPE piping code number (IRCODE)
/// (2x,i5,1x,a5,1x,i5)
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

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#$ IMPCODE
1 B31.1

// not used

3 B31.3

4 B31.4

// B31.5 - not available in AutoPIPE

// not used

// not used

8 B31.8

9 O31.8

// B31.8 Offshore

10

// not used

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Import (CII -> AP)
/// Load case mapping (20 cases).

Displacement, Forces and Moments

/// and uniform loads defined in auxiallary screens are applied to

/// load cases defined below.
///
/// Col 1: Load case
/// (2x,3(a3,1x))
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
#$ IMPLDCASE
U1

U2

U3

U4

U5

U6

U7

U8

U9

// Forces and Moments

T1

T2

T3

T4

T5

T6

T7

T8

T9

// Displacement

U1

U2

U3

GR

// Uniform loads
// Cut short - single load case

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Note: Typically in Caesar up to 9 displacements are combined with thermal

loadings in the Caesar analysis module. Hence these are defined T1 to T9 in the
CIIMAP file. But these can be changed to any AutoPIPE load case e.g. first 6 cases
maybe thermal and last 3 cases may be seismic E1 to E3 as below.

All displacements are imported as XTRA data > imposed displacements and not as
thermal anchor movements
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
#$ IMPLDCASE
U1

U2

U3

U4

U5

U6

U7

U8

U9

// Forces and Moments

T1

T2

T3

T4

T5

T6

T7

T8

T9

// Displacement

U1

U2

U3

// Uniform loads

GR

// Cut short - single load case

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
#$ IMPLDCASE
U1

U2

U3

U4

U5

U6

U7

U8

U9

// Forces and Moments

T1

T2

T3

T4

T5

T6

E1

E2

E3

// Displacement

U1

U2

U3

GR

// Uniform loads
// Cut short - single load case

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TRANSLATION LIMITATIONS

Caesar neutral file format (*.cii) does not support the following:

Load combinations
Beams
Hydrodynamic data
Point Static Earthquake Factor
User Nozzle Flexibility
User Weld Efficiency
Flanges not supported in Caesar mapped to RIGID Options or
Valve
Soil Spring data
Wind loading data
Only 9 displacements in Caesar
Only 3 seismic cases (UDL g) in Caesar

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COMPARATIVE RESULTS

Sample Model has comparative Non-Linear Thermal Results within 6%.

AutoPIPE has more advanced non-linear analysis engine with load
sequencing and expect more accurate non-linear results than Caesar.
Input Data
Piping Code = B31.3 : 2006
Pipe OD = 1370.0000

Allow Stress = 150 N/mm2

Wall Thickness = 10.000

Bend Radius = 1370 (bend 70 = 2055), close

miters

Material : Carbon Steel

Support friction = 0.3

Temp = 200C, Press = 0.25 N/mm2

2 Valves at nodes 252, 263

Caesar

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AutoPIPE

Thermal Displacement Results

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WRITE AUTOPIPE MODEL TO CAESAR

Geometry, Pipe Sizes, Supports, Materials, Tees, SIFs, Nozzles, RIGIDS,
Valves, Flanges,Reducers, Expansion Joints, Support Tags, Pressure/
Temperatures, Seismic, displacements, Force/moments, Cut Short etc

AutoPIPE V8i 9.2 and lower

File> Save As> CAESAR (*.cii)

AutoPIPE V8i 9.3 and Higher

File> Export> CAESAR (*.cii)

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Tools > External Interfaces > Caesar II Neutral File

Convert Neutral file to Caesar Input file

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Caesar Tee / Hanger Data

AutoPIPE Tee / Hanger Data

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