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CAESAR II Users Guide (2019 Service Pack 1)

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External interfaces allow data transfer between CAESAR II and other software applications. In most cases, data transfer is from a drawing or analysis package to CAESAR II. However:

  • Most of the interfaces are CAD interfaces. The exceptions are LIQT, AFT IMPULSE™, PIPENET™, Pipeplus, FlowMaster®, the CAESAR II Data Matrix, and the CAESAR II Neutral File.

  • CAD interfaces (CADPIPE, Intergraph Smart 3D PCF, Intergraph PDS, and PCF) are intended to transfer piping geometry into CAESAR II. The resulting CAESAR II input must be thoroughly checked, with loads, restraints, and other specifics added.

  • CAESAR II Neutral File transfers both to and from CAESAR II.

  • Intergraph CADWorx Plant is the Intergraph CAS piping design and drafting software for the AutoCAD environment. It provides a seamless, bi-directional interface between CADWorx and CAESAR II without a translation procedure. Data may be completely and seamlessly transferred between CAESAR II and Intergraph CADWorx Plant, without creating any neutral files or going through any intermediate steps.

  • The CAESAR II Neutral File and the Intergraph CADWorx Plant interfaces are capable of transferring 100% of the data that comprises the _A (input) file.

  • LIQT, AFT IMPULSE, PIPENET, PipePlus, and FlowMaster are transient analysis packages for liquids in piping networks that calculate pressure imbalances as a function of time. The CAESAR II interface converts this LIQT output from these packages to create force response spectra for CAESAR II dynamic input.

  • The interfaces typically prompt you for a file name, transfer the data, and then prompt for another file name. This cycle continues either until a blank file name is encountered or you cancel the process.

  • Before beginning an interface to CAESAR II, follow the requirements of the CAESAR II Neutral File interface. This enables all of the spreadsheet data to be transferred.