Integrated Plant Modeling: Comprehensive tools for modeling complex industrial structures, equipment, and piping systems within a single environment.
Advanced Piping Analysis: Perform static and dynamic analysis of piping networks, including thermal expansion, dead weight, pressure, and seismic loads.
Structural Frame Analysis: Full capabilities for analyzing and designing supporting steel and concrete structures for plant facilities.
Equipment Modeling: Model various industrial equipment components and integrate them into the overall structural and piping analysis.
International Code Compliance: Design and check against a wide range of international structural and piping codes (e.g., ASME B31.1, B31.3, AISC, ACI, Eurocodes).
Load Generation: Automated load generation for wind, seismic, snow, and other environmental loads based on specified codes.
Dynamic Analysis: Perform modal, response spectrum, time-history, and other dynamic analyses for vibrating equipment and seismic events.
Stress Analysis: Detailed stress analysis of piping components, including flexibility checks and support optimization.
Finite Element Analysis (FEA): Advanced FEA capabilities for detailed analysis of complex geometries and connections.
User-Friendly Interface: Intuitive graphical interface tailored for plant and piping engineers, enabling efficient modeling and results interpretation.
Reporting and Documentation: Generate comprehensive and customizable reports with detailed analysis results, code checks, and graphical output.
BIM and CAD Integration: Potential for improved integration with BIM and CAD platforms for enhanced project coordination and data exchange.
System Requirements (Estimated for CSiPlant 9.0.0 Build 1467):
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit recommended), Windows 8.1 (64-bit), Windows 7 SP1 (64-bit).
Processor: Intel i5/i7 or AMD equivalent (recommended: multi-core processor, 2.5 GHz or faster).
RAM: 8 GB minimum (recommended: 16 GB or more for large, complex plant models with extensive piping).
Disk Space: 10 GB or more of available disk space for installation, models, and analysis results (recommended: SSD for optimal performance).
Display: 1280 x 1024 resolution (recommended: 1920 x 1080 or higher with a high-performance dedicated graphics card).
Graphics Card: Dedicated graphics card with 2 GB VRAM (recommended: NVIDIA GeForce GTX series or AMD Radeon RX series with 4 GB VRAM or more, DirectX 11 compatible).
Internet Connection: Required for license activation, updates, and online technical resources.
Additional Software: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 or later, Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributables (usually handled by the installer).
