COMPRESS® Simplifies Pressure Vessel Design For Engineering Consultants.

The ASME® Code is a complex set of mandatory rules subject to regular updates. An Engineering Consultant specializing in the Code must be familiar, and stay current with, a wide range of technical subjects. Building Codes, related Codes and Standards, good engineering practices, customer specifications not to mention advances in computing make this a challenging area of Engineering practice. COMPRESS simplifies the pressure vessel design process and helps Engineers avoid Code related errors and omissions.

Your clients want and need professional ASME calculation reports that are rigorous and complete; “ASCII art” sketches just won’t cut it anymore. COMPRESS quickly produces customizable ASME design reports complete with page numbers and a table of contents ready for delivery to your client.

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Support for FEA Practitioners

Developed by Codeware specifically for ASME Code stress analysis, the COMPRESS FEA engine delivers high-fidelity results using adaptive meshing, stress error estimation, and advanced Lagrangian 3D elements for unparalleled accuracy and performance.

Users can run FEA on existing COMPRESS models or create new designs to quickly obtain detailed stress reports. No additional steps or third party software is required. Mesh exports (.inp files) to other FEA programs such as Abaqus® are available. Exported meshes save time, reduce transcription errors, and can be used for additional verification or further analysis if desired.

Create Engineering Drawings Automatically

COMPRESS comes equipped with the Codeware Interface (CWI), an add-in that includes Drafter 3D. Drafter 3D is a drawing tool that speeds and simplifies the preparation of Engineering drawings. Designs imported from COMPRESS are made available and managed through the use of iProperties for Autodesk Inventor. The CWI further leverages the power of your solid modeling software by using advanced smart solid modeling techniques like Assembly Representations for Inventor.

Meet Your Client’s Fitness-For-Service Needs

Our aging infrastructure is the driving force behind the increasing need for pressure equipment fitness-for-service (FFS) assessments. INSPECT®, an upgrade to COMPRESS, adds API-579-1 damage assessment capabilities for vessels, piping and tanks to assist you in serving your client’s post construction needs.

Older equipment often lacks required PSM documentation such as design calculations and drawings. INSPECT can quickly create detailed RAGAGEP documentation to bring undocumented vessels into compliance.
INSPECT’s unique 3D graphics provide visual confirmation that the equipment and the damage have been correctly modeled. INSPECT’s detailed API 579 reports let you verify the supporting calculations before presenting them to your clients.