Create a CAESAR II Neutral File

To create a CAESAR II Neutral file for a selected Stress Group, from the Pipe Stress Interface window with the Export/Import tab highlighted, click Write Data to File.

Note:
Do a Save Work immediately after creating a CAESAR II Neutral file so that all data relating to the Stress Group is saved within AVEVA E3D Design.

Once the Write Data to File has been clicked three folders called input, output and logs are used to store the data.

They are located in the same area as the project directories (for example C:\Users\Public\Documents\AVEVA\Projects\E3D3.1\AvevaPlantSample\apspsi) where the name of the project is AvevaPlantSample. The files contained within these folders are named according to the name given to the Stress Group.

The input folder contains the newly created CAESAR II Neutral file (.cii) which can be input into CAESAR II.

The output folder contains an XML file which contains pipe stress data exported from AVEVA E3D Design in a predefined schema.

The logs folder contains a HTML reports viewable via a web browser: _log.html which contains information about the conversion from the .xml file to the CAESAR II Neutral file.

The _log.html contains version information for the .cii converter, and also any messages to do with the running of the conversion process ‑ it is a good place to look if things go wrong. It also contains information about the translated AVEVA E3D Design elements, and any assumptions and default values used (for example missing weights or wall thicknesses). The stress engineer may find it useful to have a look at this file.