Ple4Win 4.7.1 released

We are happy to announce the release of Ple4Win version 4.7.1. This version  is a service release, focusing on enhancements, stability improvements and bugfixes. For a detailed description of all that is new and changed, please see the online change log. As always, we advise customers to upgrade to the latest version, even if no issues have been encountered using version 4.7.0. Click here to download Ple4Win Professional 4.7.1 right away. The key highlights of this new release are:

• Improved and expanded deadweight calculations, including coatings and transported media.
• Design Function 3 now uses longer, more descriptive notices.
• Numerous small improvements throughout the whole program.
• Quite a lot of bugs have been fixed.

Improved deadweight calculations

As the Deadweight input table had been expanded in the previous version and the Coatings input table had been introduced then as well, the newly available additional data is now used throughout the program. Therefore, the soil model wizard in Design Function 3.2 now uses the outside diameter as defined by the COATING table. Also, in Design Function 4.1 (wave & current loadings) the input tables AIRWGHT and OUTDIAM are no longer used, during calculations the already calculated deadweight and diameter changes due to coatings are used instead. Furthermore, reporting of the total inner and outside pipe diameter in table PIPEDIM has been added in case coatings are specified.

Longer notices in Design Function 3

In the previous version in Design Function 4  (Loadings) all errors, warnings and messages were replaced by new-style errors, severe warnings, warnings, informational messages and messages. The same has now been done for Design Function 3 (Pipe and Soil Data, Model Boundary) in this version. The notices now are longer and more descriptive. In future releases this type of messages will also be rolled out to all remaining design functions.

Numerous small improvements

Throughout the whole program, a lot of improvements have been made and new functionality has been added. Some examples are:

• Updated soil wizard soil parameters to NEN 3650-1:2020.
• Improved the soil wizard’s step change detection (for required profile assignments).
• Single graph’s now show a vertical dotted line at the location of weak elements.
• With mitre bends, errors in segment lengths are better described (including length suggestion).
• PCF import now uses a better ident naming, it can handle multiple pipelines in one file and can import multiple files belonging to a single project.
• Improved user interface, such as navigating in tables, docking panes and keyboard shortcuts.
• New installer and signed installation files.

Office relocation

In December 2022 the office of Expert Design Systems will move to a new location. The new address is:

Loire 186
2491 AM The Hague
The Netherlands

Only the postal address / visiting address will change, both the telephone number (+31 70 3902386) and the e-mail address (info@eds-ple.nl) remain unchanged. See also the announcement on our website.

Courses for Ple4Win users

The performance, accuracy and speed of a project calculated using Ple4Win depends for not a small part on how the project is modelled. More often than not, a good pipeline model has greater benefits than e.g. a faster computer and may prevent lots of calculations on model variations. We are providing for a course on the art of making a good functional pipeline model. This half-day course is primarily intended for experienced users. For more detailed information, call +31 70 390 2386 or mail to info@eds-ple.nl. We also offer courses for inexperienced users and dedicated training for individuals or small groups, focused on specified wishes of the attendees and/or going into details of specific problems the attendees have encountered. The combination of a course together with a project to be calculated is also possible. Again, contact us for more information.

Ple4Win forum

For support or advice, please visit the Ple4Win forum. There you can also read the FAQs, tips & tricks, report your findings or tell us your views.