FeatureBuilt · in the lab
Pipe stress
B31.3 checks on the routed pipes.
Use this add-on:
Screenshots and a short video come with the listing (AL.3).
Overview
Planned. This add-on is not built and no host app mounts it. Pipe stress is planned (roadmap rows CH.11 and IND.4) as code checks on pipes routed in BimCraft, with PCF files in and out so models from other tools can come over. A library exists in the lab that turns a routed run into a frame model; no app uses it yet.
Who it’s for
- Piping stress engineers.
- Plant designers who want a stress check on the routing they drew.
What you can do
- Nothing works yet. Planned: weight, thermal and wind cases, sustained, expansion and occasional stress checks, bend stress intensification, anchor and nozzle loads, and PCF exchange (CH.11, IND.4).
Methods and standards
Planned after ASME B31.3 equations. The library solves the run with the shared frame solver and checks the three stress categories; allowable stress is an input.
Data and sources
Allowable stresses and pipe data are your inputs; no material table is bundled. PCF is the planned exchange format; it is not read or written yet.
Verification
Planned: no add-on test yet. The engine library behind it has a test, tools/process-test/test-equip.mjs, which the session log chem-equip_PART_3 records as 119 passed, 0 failed on 2026-10-28. It checks anchored thrust, a cantilever under weight and equilibrium of reactions. The log says the typed tables and constants still need an engineer's check against the standards.
Limits
Not built: flexibility factors at bends, branch tees, nonlinear supports, cold spring, wind and seismic spectra, fatigue, a graphical view, reading the run live from BimCraft, spring hanger selection and PCF. Corner joints are treated as stiff, which over-predicts stress at bends. A study aid for an engineer.
Files and formats
Planned: PCF in and out, and a report. Nothing is written today.
Get started
- Nothing to open yet. The add-on is planned and cannot be added.
- Watch the roadmap row named in this listing for when it is built and enters the lab.
Languages
No languages are listed for this add-on yet. Its maker may add some.
Works in
| Edition | Works | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Browser (/use) (yours) | Added on demand | Fetched the first time you use it, then kept for offline use. |
| Studio from getcadcraft.com | Added on demand | Fetched the first time you use it, then kept for offline use. |
| Microsoft Store | Added on demand | Fetched the first time you use it, then kept for offline use. |
| Google Play | Added on demand | Fetched the first time you use it, then kept for offline use. |
| iPad and iPhone (App Store) | Included; switch it on | Part of the reviewed app; your list switches it on. |
| Custom build | Added on demand | Fetched the first time you use it, then kept for offline use. |
Comes with
- Plant 3D 1.8 MB
- Piping 1.8 MB
- Networks engine 700 KB
- Piping 1.8 MB
- Frames and FEA 1.5 MB
Adding it brings these too. Engines are shared: each downloads once for every add-on that uses it.
Needed by: Oil and gas (upstream, pipelines), Piping and plant design.
Versions
| Version | Channel | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0.0 | lab | October 31, 2026 | First version in the Library. |
Licence and maker
CadCraft (CadCraft, first-party). Licence: Apache-2.0. Dependencies carry their own licences, listed on their pages.