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PV Elite v27

What’s New in PV Elite 27 and CodeCalc

The following changes have been made to PV Elite and CodeCalc.

PV Elite and CodeCalc Version 27.0

Code Updates

Added support for the follow codes:

German code AD 2000. (3615401)

PD 5500:2021 +A3:2023. (4159690)

IBC (International Building Code) 2024 edition wind and seismic code. (4314964)

AS/NZ 1170.2:2021 wind code. (4200275)

Indian IS-1893 RSM 2024 edition seismic code. (4547108)

You can now use ASME materials with the EN 13445 and AD 2000 pressure vessel codes. (4190153)

Configuration

Added the Use material number as name for EN materials option to the Default Value Settings Tab (Configuration Dialog). (3795903)

Added the Company name option to the Save Options Tab (Configuration Dialog). (4517982)

Added the Over-riding Bolt Load (Fb0) function to Bolting Data, and the User Gasket Properties for Annex G Analysis function to Gasket / Facing Data. (4527251)

Input Processor and Analysis

Added a Quick Calculation option to Tubesheet Analysis for testing design changes without running a full analysis. (4131351)

The new Auto Generate Stiffening Rings command automatically places bar or angle stiffening rings on a vessel. (4112555)

Improved EN 13445 and PD 5500 material selection in the Material Dialogs. (4217711)

Lifting Lug/Trunnion now displays two lugs for each group. (4364571)

Added the option to override the fabricated element weight with a user-defined value in Miscellaneous Weight %. (4246714)

Added support for ASME VIII-1 Appendix 2 flange sketches in the Flange Input Dialog. (4373967)

Added gasket data for AD 2000 to the Flange Input Dialog. (4418578)

Lifting lugs can now be added on welded or bolted flat ends. (3930712)

Lifting lugs can now be added to the central point of a dished end on vertical vessels. (4293121)

Added the UG-80(a) calculation for internal pressure. (4318839)

Added PD 5500 Table C.1 fatigue classes. (4242343)

Joint efficiencies can be customized based on Degree of Radiography by separating the spot radiography requirements on the longitudinal seams from the spot radiography requirement on the circumferential seams. (3281895)

The Manway, Coupling or Access Opening option bypasses the UG-45 calculation. (4572127)

Updated the names of the Height of Stiffener and Width of Stiffener properties for rectangular vessels (4634373)

Added the latest January 2024 Code Case 2901-1 to Use user defined Fm values for ANSI flanges. (4637872)

The software does not create a detail if you do not set values and select Cancel for Platform, Weight, Force and Moment, and Packing. (4228839)

The software calculates the value of saddle Height of Center Web and displays the value in the lower right status bar of the Saddle Input dialog. (4650347)

User Interface and Graphics

Renamed Fonts and Colors on the 3D Tab to Graphic Properties. (3967115)

Added the Copy piping to other elements option to the Weight command. You can quickly add piping detail data to all elements. (4261738)

The values displayed in Element Properties on the Auxiliary Panel can now be copied to the clipboard and pasted into Excel or Word. (4168289)

Output Processor and Reports

The software now calculates the Attachment Factor C for Figure UG-34 (b-2). (4529212)

The Clamp Calculation report now includes a note when a casting product form is selected, stating that you must modify the stress value based on the rules in UG-24. (4221509)

Corrected the external pressure thickness calculation for EN 13445-3. The number of lobes (deformations), n, can now be greater than 20 and a warning displays that the n value is out of bounds according to external pressure Figure 8.5-4. (4246707)

Product: PV Elite v27
Version:27
Supported Architectures: x64
Language: English,
Supported Operating Systems:Windows 7even or newer
Size: 1DVD