Here's a minor item to put on the wish list for 4.60. I like the new reducer element for 4.50. Even though it has no meaning for B31.3 piping, it certainly looks better and will give a consistent method of coding for all analysts.

Now, this would pretty much be a graphical deal only. Would it be possible to modify the reducer element and create a pipe cap element? It wouldn't matter from a purely stress analysis point of view, but it would make for a cleaner and more robust visual presentation of a piping system and allow for a representation of a head on a vessel cylinder model instead of a big open cylinder.

I know Caear isn't a 3D pipe modeling program like CADWorx and such, but the new graphics engine certainly looks to be moving in the direction of producing more presentation quality graphics for clients, reports, etc. Adding a grpahical element like this would be a logical step toward that end.
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Edward L. Klein
Pipe Stress Engineer

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