MetaPiping/MetaStructure 2025

Launch date

• June 2025

Main features

New code/features in ASTER solver :

• RCC-MRx Edition 2022 (high temperature, research and fusion reactor)
• Validation tool for MetaPiping : 117 test cases
• Validation tool for MetaStructure : 108 test cases

Finite Element Analysis :

• Available for pipe, bend and concentric reducer

Load :

• Treeview of loads that enable user to create, edit, insert, move and remove loads in one synoptic view

Analysis :

• Result files tab

Materials :

• RCC-MRx materials
• Fatigue curve for Class 1 materials

Structure :

• Option ‘cable’ for bracing modelling in beam definition

Secondary features

Supervisor :

• Batch mode to launch analysis of multiple studies in one operation

Python :

• Study script can access the solver, the commands and the Finite Element Analyser

Design :

• Right tab in docked view or in a window
• New property “End conditions” that enable user to change the joint of multiple selected nodes

Structure :

• New property “Sections” that enable user to change the section of multiple selected beams

Review :

• Measure tool shows nodes coordinates and work with one selected point. The distance is calculated between current and previous point
• Lump mass tab shows also the mass of elements
• Specification tab shows also the tees

Reporting :

• New keyword “FILE” to add files in report (*.fre, *.sifs, *.modal, *.fatigue…)
• New parameter NMax to limit the results in report to the NMax greatest values
• New Word template for piping in Finite Element Analysis

Miscellaneous :

• Help application (instead of web pages)
• Shortcut for selection F10 (node), F11 (element/beam) and F12 (restraint)
• New view button : labels, restraints and lump masses
• Change length to 0 remove the element