Piping Design 2025
We presented these reforms in the major version 31.0.0 (2025)
New features and improvements for piping design and libraries
We have updated our pipe component library with the massive PSK standard updates from 2024.
We collected a list of the updated pipe items for you.
You have now new tools to handle bending data of the bended pipes and their Excel exports.
PSK updates 2024
PSK updated several pipe class stardards druing 2024. We have impleted them to our pipe component database. (Vertex ID: VXPLANT-688)
The updates affected to the following pipe classes:
- E10C1A/B/C
- E16C1A/B/C
- E25C1B
- E40C1B
- E0..63H1A
- E0..63H2A
- E0..63H3A
The updates of C1 pipe classes in a nutshell:
- New intermediate sizes in tees
- Some dimensions fixed in tees
- The length of the pipe cap DN 20 has been changed to comply with the new standard
- The radii of the elbows DN 15 and 20 have been changed to comply with the new standard
Here is an example of the updates from the pipe class E16H1A. All pipe classes H1A/H2A/H3A faced the similar updates:
The dimensions of the tees have all been changed according to table A.3 and the wall thicknesses have been recalculated, see O.1
Thicknesses of tees in nominal sizes DN 150, 300 and 400 have been changed
Standard lengths of straight reducers have in-creased slightly in several cases
Minimum thickness 1,6 can be changed to 2,0 mm by mutual agreement
For thicknesses 12,5 and 14,2 mm alternative thicknesses of 12 and 14 mm have been given
Please check the PSH standars for further information. You can find the updates at the end of the standards.
We collected a list of affected pipe component items. You can download it from here: VertexG4Plant2025-PSK-updates_2024.xlsx
PSK updates 2024 in numbers
There are three main categories of the updates:
- Pipe item updates somehow, for example, parameters change.
New pipe item is created.
Pipe item becomes obsolote.
C1 pipe classes - total number of updated items 357 pcs
- Updated pipe items 99 pcs
- New pipe items 190 pcs
- Removed pipe items 68 pcs
H1A pipe classes - total number of updated items 2103 pcs
- Updated pipe items 1444 pcs
- New pipe items 461 pcs
- Removed pipe items 198 pcs
H2A pipe classes - total number of updated items 2044 pcs
- Updated pipe items 1446 pcs
- New pipe items 426 pcs
- Removed pipe items 172 pcs
H3A pipe classes - total number of updated items 1770 pcs
- Updated pipe items 1244 pcs
- New pipe items 372 pcs
- Removed pipe items 154 pcs
NOTE! Updated pipe items doesn't include those items, which were updated only with the following change "The numbers in the fittings’ dimension tables have been changed to comply with the standard SFS-EN 10253-4:2024."
Improved Excel export for bending table of bended pipes
We renewed the selection and listing windows of the Bending data of bended pipes function. The users of Vertex G4 Mechanical Design can now use part number as an identifier instead of the lineposition while selecting the bended pipes. The Excel export from the list view with the button xls-sheet uses now the so called Excel template, which is easy to modify to match your requirements. Vertex G4Plant uses the Excel template which groups the bended pipes according to the line position. Vertex G4 uses the Excel template which groups the bended pipes according to the part number. (Vertex ID: VXPLANT-626)
The selection list constain a new field Part no.
The new Excel template groups the bended pipes according to lineposition (Position) in plant design.