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Export Heat Exchangers to Autodesk Inventor
COMPRESS 2015 users can now export pressure vessels and heat exchangers to Autodesk Inventor using our Codeware Interface add-in. There's no additional charge to use the Codeware Interface provided you have a current COMPRESS support subscription.
Optimize Appendix 2 Flange Designs
Standard ASME B16.5/16.47 flanges usually provide the most cost effective solution for bolted connections. For cases where no standard flange exists, the more complex rules of ASME Appendix 2 can be used. The COMPRESS Flange Wizard is a tool that creates optimized Appendix 2 flange designs with minimal time and effort. Having trouble viewing this video? Download video (.wmv [...]
Quick Vessel and Exchanger Design
Having trouble viewing this video? Download video (.wmv 11MB) Do you need to quote a vessel or exchanger for a rush job? COMPRESS includes a wizard interface which requires only basic information to model complete pressure vessels (shown above) and Heat Exchangers. The vessel and exchanger wizards call upon component wizards to create an optimum design. [...]
Customize Reports
Would you like to save paper when printing your reports? With COMPRESS and INSPECT you can customize your reports to suit your needs. Having trouble viewing this video? Download video (.wmv 13MB)
Edit COMPRESS Pressure Vessel Models Using Inventor
Having trouble viewing this video? Download video (.wmv 4MB) Import a smart COMPRESS pressure vessel model into Autodesk Inventor using the Codeware Interface add-in. Once imported, Inventor's built-in capabilities make editing easy. There is no additional charge for the Codeware Interface add-in provided that your company has current COMPRESS support.
Introduction to COMPRESS Training Video
The COMPRESS user interface and basic program operations are covered in this short training video. COMPRESS boosts engineering productivity by handling the complex rules of the ASME Code. It performs comprehensive engineering calculations and allows you to quickly produce customized pressure vessel and heat exchanger design reports. COMPRESS saves time and helps avoid costly errors by doing calculations that other [...]
Appendix 46 Designs With COMPRESS
ASME VIII-1 Appendix 46 Using Division 2 Rules With Division 1 Allowable Stresses COMPRESS implements ASME Appendix 46 calculations as a standard feature. In ASME Code Editions before 2019 these provisions were covered by Code Case 2695 (CC 2695). Selecting this option directs COMPRESS to use ASME VIII-2, Part 4 (Division 2) equations with ASME VIII-1 (Division 1) allowable stresses. [...]
Generate a Bill of Materials Using Inventor
Having trouble viewing this video? Download video (.mov 19MB) With the no-charge Codeware Interface add-in for Inventor you can quickly create a bill of materials (BOM) from a COMPRESS model.
Integrate COMPRESS With Autodesk Inventor
We are pleased to introduce the Codeware Interface®, an add-in for Autodesk® Inventor®. The Codeware Interface add-in for Inventor imports your COMPRESS pressure vessel model and manages the associated data through iProperties. There is no additional charge for the Codeware Interface add-in provided that your company has current COMPRESS support. How It Works Codeware Interface converts COMPRESS export files (.xml3D) [...]
Tangential, Tilted and Hillside Nozzle Design
Due to process and pipe routing considerations, nozzles on pressure vessels and heat exchangers are frequently placed in non-radial orientations. These non-radial or hillside nozzle to vessel intersections create obround openings which require additional geometric calculations to meet ASME VIII BPVC rules. Put another way, the nozzle opening diameter d used for UG-37 reinforcement calculations is not fixed by the nozzle size; [...]
Pressure Vessel Component Design With COMPRESS
COMPRESS does not require you to model an entire pressure vessel to design or rate individual components. This capability is useful when investigating a pressure vessel component that must be modified. For complicated components, like Appendix 2 flanges and nozzles, the user can call upon a specific wizard to create the design. Alternatively, users can design components by direct entry. When applicable, [...]
Check Nozzle Loads With WRC 537, WRC 107
Process piping imposes external loads on vessel and exchanger nozzles that must be accounted for (see ASME VIII-1, UG-22). Stresses on pressure vessel nozzles and attachments have historically been checked using the Welding Research Council Bulletin 107. WRC 537 was published in 2010 and was meant to update and replace the widely used WRC 107. WRC 537 contains equations that represent the [...]
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