Jan. 6/2010 - Intergraph has acquired COADE Inc., the authors of CAESAR II, PVElite, TANK and the CADWorx suite of plant design software.

Intergraph will continue the sale and support of COADE products through the COADE Global Network Partner channel as always, including CodeCAD Inc., the exclusive CGNP for Canada.

CodeCAD president, Jim Wilcox, P.Eng. states: "Intergraph will be integrating COADE's analysis tools with their SmartPlant software, and will create links between CADWorx and SmartPlant to allow CADWorx models to import directly into SmartPlant. This will allow both tools to be used on the same project, will allow CADWorx users to provide deliverables in the SmartPlant format, and will provide a natural migration path for companies who grow into a need for large-scale plant design solutions. This makes Intergraph the only company in the world to provide a complete solution for plant design on projects from the very smallest to the very largest, and more than that, with links to stress analysis through the entire range of project sizes."

More information available with the following links, or feel free to contact CodeCAD directly.

Intergraph's announcement from their CEO

FAQ's regarding the purchase

Official Intergraph Press Release

PV Elite 2010 Version Released

The PV Elite 2010 Release is here. Please see below the list of the main enhancements or click on the link to view all the features of this release.

Main PV Elite 2010 enhancements include:

CodeCalc users who are current with updates as of December 31/09 will automatically be upgraded to PVElite without additional direct cost.

After Dec. 31, there will be no way to directly update your CodeCalc license, and getting up to date at that time will mean purchasing a new license of PVElite.

If you're planning to keep using CodeCalc with the latest engineering codes, you'll want to make sure you're current with updates!

If you're thinking about buying PVElite, you can buy CodeCalc now for less, and get PVElite at the end of the year.

The AFT Fathom Settling Slurry module (SSL) addresses the unique challenges of settling slurry system design by bringing the extensive capabilities, flexibility and ease-of-use of AFT Fathom to bear to these unique engineering challenges.

Using state-of-the-art correlations to predict the flow, pressure drop and reduced pump performance when pumping solids, the AFT Fathom SSL module let’s you –

• Enter properties of solids particles and optionally keep these in a reusable and sharable database.
• Include slurry pump de-rating using either the Warman or ANSI/HI methods.
• Display special output reports with im, jm, settling velocity, slurry volume and mass flows and other slurry specific parameters.
• Quickly evaluate multiple design and operating cases using Scenario Manager.
• Generate special slurry system curves, critical to understanding important system velocity limits.

From new system design to modification or expansion of an existing system to simulating system operation, AFT Fathom with the SSL module provides you the capabilities and flexibility you need in this complex arena of hydraulic analysis.

New features include:

• Flanges can now be automatically added to one or both ends of a piping element without taking the time to calculate and construct 3 elements independently.
  

• Seismic Wizard lets you enter seismic factors & other data, then CAESAR II automatically calculates the appropriate static G-Load for your selected building code (including NBC 2005).

• New Loop Optimization Wizard will automatically insert an expansion loop in the system to target specific stress or loading objectives. You specify the target, where you want the loop, what kind of loop, and CAESAR II iterates to produce an optimal loop for the design objective. Cost factors can also be used in the design to pick the cheapest loop.