The webinar for what’s new in CAESAR II and STRESSWorx is released! You can view the recorded webinar here. Make sure you are logged on to the ECE Design website to view.
Several questions were asked during the course of the webinar session. Here’s a quick FAQ on those items:
Question |
Answer |
| In the spreadsheet input, how are pipe materials conveyed to the STRESSWorx file? | Each CADWorx component contains custom data corresponding to a CAESAR II material. Using this we can specify exactly which material we want to use for analysis. |
| is there a spreadsheet for entering piping inputs, in Caesar II, on the elements tab. for example, editing pipe length information, size, wall thickness etc. in a spreadsheet and pasting it back into Ceasar | No, this isn’t possible in CAESAR II, which is why we connect to excel in STRESSWorx. The grid in CAESAR II for elements allows you to make edits one element at a time, and it relies on input propagation to send those values to other cells. We are able to avoid dealing with this input method entirely by assigning the input data in excel and applying it to an existing CADWorx model. |
| Does Stress worx work with PDMS? | We’re relying on a CADWorx model for STRESSWorx to generate a CAESAR II neutral file. If you can get a PCF file out of PDMS, we can use PCFIN in CADWorx to generate piping components, then use STRESSWorx to create the CAESAR II model. |
| The discontunities of piping is new feature in CAESAR II or it is only possible when you are importing data from CADworx | It’s always been possible to have multiple disconnected systems in CAESAR II. The issue in the past has been that the node numbers will propagate process conditions without regard to those disconnected systems. So if you change your temperature and pressure in one spot, depending on how your system is configured it could also change temperature and pressure somewhere undesired. |
| Can I import model from solidWorks to Stessworx | There’s a function in the pipe routing tool of SolidWorks to export out a PCF file. If that PCF can be sent to CADWorx, we can then use STRESSWorx to generate a CAESAR II neutral file. Currently we are relying on objects built in CADWorx in order to use STRESSWorx. |
| Does Stressworx display stress models in such a way that a 3D representation can be generated so that node numbers and stresses can be conveyed to other disciplines and/or firms? | There’s a function inside STRESSWorx where we can read data from an exported output report that has been exported in a *.mdb format from CAESAR II. As long as you include the output reports in that export function we are currently reading the % ratio and displacements of each node back as a visual representation to the user in STRESSWorx. Each colored orb that STRESSWorx generates becomes a gradient from 0%-100% stressed based on that data. |
| Does StressWorx require a specific version of CAESAR or CADWorx? | We’ve tested on CADWorx 2015 and above, and CAESAR II 2014 and above. We’re willing to review the need to process older versions if there is a compelling need. |
| Can ECE share a sample business case for StressWorx showing estimated time/dollar savings? | Typically we’ve relied on our 30 day trial period to allow our customers to develop an ROI calculation. Our processes and workflows may differ from our clients and don’t necessarily reflect reality when it comes to establishing a valid cost analysis. We can certainly assist in developing a valid ROI given some insight on company processes and requirements. |
| If stress engineer adds things to the model, do they get lost going back into Stressworx? | The only things we bring back into STRESSWorx are the % stressed and displacement values from reports, currently. We aren’t changing CADWorx models with STRESSWorx at the moment. Currently the process we’d recommend is to commit your changes in CADWorx, re-process with STRESSWorx, and then send to CAESAR II. Ignoring that type of workflow, the stress engineer could still take the initial model from the designer processed with STRESSWorx, and then work as usual. |
| you showed that stressworks import to C2 is functional, is the reverse true? Can one import caesar files that have been moified back into stressworkx | Currently no. The only thing we send back into STRESSWorx is % stressed and displacement values. We aren’t changing CADWorx models with STRESSWorx at the moment. |
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