Re: Autopipe vs. Caesar

I agree regarding STAAD. STAAD's tech support improved significantly after Bentley acquired it. Perhaps, a less qualified staff was assigned on my Autopipe question. I have used both Autopipe and Caesar. But, I have not used Caesar in the last five years. I am more proficient with the former and, therefore, it becomes my choice unless the client cries foul. Rajendran --- On Tue, 6/30/09, Bill Polhemus <bill@polhemus.cc> wrote: From: Bill Polhemus <bill@polhemus.cc> Subject: Re: Autopipe vs. Caesar To: seaint@seaint.org Date: Tuesday, June 30, 2009, 1:53 PM Padmanabhan Rajendran wrote: I find that the technical support with Autopipe  has dived after the software was acquired by Bentley. Ironic. I have found that since Bentley acquired STAAD, their user support has improved markedly. Of course, support before the acquisition was fairly close to zero, so maybe that's not a fair comparison. FWIW, I have never worked in any office where Coade CAESAR was not used for pipe stress analysis, if that means anything. ******* ****** ******* ******** ******* ******* ******* *** * Read list FAQ at: http://www.seaint.org/list_FAQ.asp * * This email was sent to you via Structural Engineers * Association of Southern California (SEAOSC) server. To * subscribe (no fee) or UnSubscribe, please go to: * * http://www.seaint.org/sealist1.asp * * Questions to seaint-ad@seaint.org. Remember, any email you * send to the list is public domain and may be re-posted * without your permission. Make sure you visit our web * site at: http://www.seaint.org ******* ****** ****** ****** ******* ****** ****** ********