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About Codeware

Codeware was founded in 1983 in Ontario, Canada. We opened our first U.S. office in 1993. We currently have offices in Sarasota, Florida and Austin, Texas. Codeware's founder, Les M. Bildy, P. Eng., has served as President since 1983.

Optimize Appendix 2 Flange Designs

Standard ASME B16.5/16.47 flanges usually provide the most cost effective solution for bolted connections. For cases where no standard flange exists, the more complex rules of ASME Appendix 2 can be used. The COMPRESS Flange Wizard is a tool that creates optimized Appendix 2 flange designs with minimal time and effort. [...]

Optimize Appendix 2 Flange Designs2026-02-02T09:06:27-05:00

Edit COMPRESS Pressure Vessel Models Using Inventor

Having trouble viewing this video? Download video (.wmv 4MB) Import a smart COMPRESS pressure vessel model into Autodesk Inventor using the Codeware Interface add-in. Once imported, Inventor's built-in capabilities make editing easy. There is no additional charge for the Codeware Interface add-in provided that your company has current COMPRESS [...]

Edit COMPRESS Pressure Vessel Models Using Inventor2026-06-05T16:28:36-04:00

Introduction to COMPRESS Training Video

The COMPRESS user interface and basic program operations are covered in this short training video. COMPRESS boosts engineering productivity by handling the complex rules of the ASME Code. It performs comprehensive engineering calculations and allows you to quickly produce customized pressure vessel and heat exchanger design reports. COMPRESS saves time and helps [...]

Introduction to COMPRESS Training Video2025-09-10T10:25:42-04:00

Appendix 46 Designs With COMPRESS

ASME VIII-1 Appendix 46 Using Division 2 Rules With Division 1 Allowable Stresses COMPRESS implements ASME Appendix 46 calculations as a standard feature.  In ASME Code Editions before 2019 these provisions were covered by Code Case 2695 (CC 2695).  Selecting this option directs COMPRESS to use ASME VIII-2, Part 4 (Division 2) [...]

Appendix 46 Designs With COMPRESS2026-02-09T09:17:51-05:00

Integrate COMPRESS With Autodesk Inventor

We are pleased to introduce the Codeware Interface®, an add-in for Autodesk® Inventor®. The Codeware Interface add-in for Inventor imports your COMPRESS pressure vessel model and manages the associated data through iProperties. There is no additional charge for the Codeware Interface add-in provided that your company has current COMPRESS support. How It [...]

Integrate COMPRESS With Autodesk Inventor2026-06-05T14:20:44-04:00

Tangential, Tilted and Hillside Nozzle Design

Due to process and pipe routing considerations, nozzles on pressure vessels and heat exchangers are frequently placed in non-radial orientations. These non-radial or hillside nozzle to vessel intersections create obround openings which require additional geometric calculations to meet ASME VIII BPVC rules. Put another way, the nozzle opening diameter d used for UG-37 reinforcement [...]

Tangential, Tilted and Hillside Nozzle Design2025-04-22T08:58:04-04:00
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