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CAESAR NEUTRAL FILE VERSIONS
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TRANSFERING CAESAR MODEL TO AUTOPIPE
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Convert Caesar *.C2 (v5) or
*._a (pre v5) Caesar file to
ii
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Note: The following error may occur when a CAESAR *.CII file is opened in AutoPIPE:
Older builds of CAESAR 5.3 have an issue with $CONTROL section - where location of
a variable was incorrect. This is a known issue - that is also mentioned in release notes of
CAESAR. Install latest SP2 of CAESAR 5.3 before exporting CII file.
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In AutoPIPE
V8i v.9.4 and higher: File > Import> Caesar (*.cii), Select the cii file
V8i v.9.3 and lower: File > Open > Caesar (*.cii), Select the cii file
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AutoPIPE Pre-V9.0
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The model opens in AutoPIPE
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TRANSFER LARGE CAESAR MODELS
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AutoPIPE
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AUTOPIPE CONFIGURABLE MAPPING
Piping Code
Material
Supports
Force Moments, Displacements, Uniform Loads and Cut Short
Tees
Hanger Design Code
Convert Caesar RIGID Elements
RIGID Stiffness
Default Flange length
Caesar Node Names
Writing Y support
Default EXEC Options
///
/// Note that this file is not free format. Format of each section
/// is fixed (rows and columns). Items outside these sections are
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/// Piping code is selected based on the first allowable auxilary data
///
/// (2x,i5,1x,a5,1x,i5)
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
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#$ IMPCODE
1 B31.1 1
2 // not used
3 B31.3 3
4 B31.4 4
6 // not used
7 // not used
8 B31.8 8
10 // not used
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/// Load case mapping (20 cases). Displacement, Forces and Moments
///
/// (2x,3(a3,1x))
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#$ IMPLDCASE
T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 T6 T7 T8 T9 // Displacement
U1 U2 U3 // Uniform loads
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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
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#$ IMPLDCASE
T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 T6 T7 T8 T9 // Displacement
U1 U2 U3 // Uniform loads
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#$ IMPLDCASE
T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 T6 E1 E2 E3 // Displacement
U1 U2 U3 // Uniform loads
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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
Input Data
Caesar
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AutoPIPE
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WRITE AUTOPIPE MODEL TO CAESAR
AutoPIPE V8i 9.2 and lower AutoPIPE V8i 9.3 and Higher
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Tools > External Interfaces > Caesar II Neutral File
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Caesar Tee / Hanger Data
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