v4.13.1 -
Fixed an issue with lifter location warning.
Fixed an issue with asymmetric beam-spring panels moment calculation.
v4.13.0 -
Added coefficient of thermal expansion on structural model.
Fixed issue with printing beam-spring files.
Analysis should now abort with a warning when analysis appears to be unstable.
Fixed issue with keyboard short cuts firing wrong command.
Improved stability when working with multiple files.
v4.12.0 -
Improved stability when working with multiple files.
Fixed issue where the loading datum, for percent composite panels, could be stuck using the deflection section.
Fixed issue that could turn the bottom pin into a roller.
Added keyboard shortcut (Ctrl+Shift+R) to run the handling analysis.
Added a warning for if prestress is below 225 psi.
Add checks for if geometry appears valid.
v4.11.1 -
Fixed issue with summary selectors not updating on Strength and Service Summary tabs.
Fixed issue where the loading datum, for percent composite panels, could be stuck using the deflection section.
v4.11.0 -
Horizontal shear summary UI updated. Fixed issue where shear zones would not be added next to lifters correctly
The “Analysis Results” section is now called “Analysis Report”
The “Load Case Results” section is now called “Analysis Results”
The now “Analysis Results” section changed as follows
Added a section showing the combination envelopes for both strength and service combinations
Added a section summarizing kl/R for each span
Added a section summarizing the second order effects and how much they increased your demand (for strength).
Default lifters now correctly save to disk
Miscellaneous bug fixes
v4.10.0 -
Added Design Strips to the Structural Model input tab.
Added Slender Wall calculations from ACI 11.8 to the Design Criteria input tab.
This option can be found in Settings/Structural Analysis/2nd Order Effects
Output summaries now contain filtering options for load combinations and patterns if applicable for more finetuning and easier viewing of design strips.
Misc. bug fixes.
v4.9.5 -
Fixed issue with shear near ends reporting 0 capacity.
Fixed issue with flexure reporting 99 utilization when demand was 0.
v4.9.4 -
Fix label on concentrated loads not updating when datum changed.
Tweaked tolerances to fix convergence issues.
v4.9.3 -
Improve UI performance for members with a lot of bars / wires.
Fix issue where floor tie could not be ignored for the thermal analysis.
v4.9.1 -
‘cb’ term in the mild development length equation had a conservative error. This was using clear covers and spacings when it should have been using center distances. This was increasing development lengths.
Fixed issue where solid zones were not being accounted for in the R-Value calculation.
Beam-spring models should no longer report errors that lifters are in compression when they are not.
Fixed issue where overlapping structural sections would cause a crash,
v4.9.0 -
Added error check to check that all reactions are in tension for handling stages
Added a lifting summary to the handling stage output that shows the full rigging we are assuming.
Fixed issue where horizontal shear would change between zones when the zone end did not align with analysis points
Fixed issue where tilt angles would be applied even when the ground reaction was removed.
Graphical issues fixed
v4.8.2 -
Fixed a bug which falsely reported the warning "Handling Lifters: an input lifter location is not on the member."
v4.8.1 -
Mesh callouts updated to follow PCI Guidelines
Fixed issue with incorrect rail offset being displayed when multiple files are open
Added warnings for loads / supports falling off the member
Fixed error in cracking procedure which resulted in reduced moment’s of intertia.
v4.7.4 -
Fixed issue with detailed flexure results not displaying correctly under certain circumstances
Fixed printing issues
Stability improvements
v4.7.1 -
Cracking Changes
Fixed bug where some panels would not crack in the P-Delta analysis
Updated cracking algorithm to properly account for axial loads to reduce cracking
Changed deflection calculation to use effective moment of inertia instead of cracked moment of inertia.
Fixed bug causing PM diagram to be shifted vertically
Added option to ignore parapet deflections
Fixes for lifter capacity for side edge lifters
UI Improvements
Panel weight now computed correctly for sandwich panels with different weight mixes for each wythe
Changed reported lifter reactions to be unfactored
Fixed bad dimensions
v4.7.0 -
Floor tie issue fix
Fix issue where floor ties were removing part of the internal grade load.
Removed load patterns for soil loading.
Now duplicate load combinations and change load multipliers to account for min / max of internal and external earth loads.
Expanded documentation on how the floor tie is handled.
Bug fixes
Load case results now properly show results for thermal loading
Fix issue with hollowcore slabs not computing flexure capacity
v4.6.6 -
Improvements
Printing formatting improvements and fixes
Added dimension for insulated panels on summary sketch giving wythe and insulation thicknesses
Bug Fixes
Fixed issues where top edge lifters were not reducing demand based on quantity
Fit to width now functions again
UI Improvements
v4.6.0 -
New Features / Improvements
New Summary Sketch
Reworked Handling Input
Updated Rail input for strand
Lifter capacities no longer user load multipliers
Changed reaction table in output
Updated deflection limit to use current span
Bug Fixes
Issues with lifter library fixed
Misc. interface fixes
v4.5.3 -
New Features / Improvements
New stripping and handling input tab with focus on the ability to more easily define lifter locations
New beam spring options on composite behavior tab
Lateral earth pressure coefficient exposed for surcharge when using equivalent fluid pressure
Multiple editorial changes
Added lifter capacity summary to output
Changed the way controlling flexure locations are selected to account for axial utilization
Bug Fixes
Fix print bugs
Fix custom result points not functioning on occasion
Fixes for deflections of partial composite walls using different concrete mixes
v4.4.3 -
New Features / Improvements
Updated printing routines to be more stable and use less memory
Added in drop down box for foundation connection, supports pinned, fixed, roller, or none
Loading grid now indicates what direction a positive offset is
Concentrated load inputs changed labels from eccentricities to offsets.
Added in lifter hardware
Can now define lifter hardware to check capacities
Hardware library can be made and stored locally
More information on the library can be found here: Lifter Library
Beam-Spring Changes
Option to pin both wythes at the foundation
Added in connector library (More information can be found here: Connector Library)
Now take in a separate modulus of rupture multiplier for the FEM analysis. This can be used for mild members to assume the member is cracked.
Added in #10 bars.
QOL improvements to make some outputs more clear
Added minimum earth factor. We were assuming a 0 for this factor previously
Printing improvements to help with memory issues
Bug Fixes
Fixed excessive slip not being flagged
v4.3.0 -
New Features / Improvements
Added note for thermal restraint explaining what it is
Default IWP wythes to same width
Added load case results table
Added option for edge lifters to carry entire weight or not
Structural model drawings now account for negative signs
Bug Fixes
Fix crash in moment magnification
Fix error in highlighting
Import beam-spring data now persists the data
Fix for minimum prestress of partially composite panels
v4.2.0 -
Structural model drawing now properly shows direction of loads
Added option for edge lifters to assume they carry entire panel weight
Minimum prestress now properly accounting for losses and development length
v4.1.3 -
New Features / Improvements
More thermal analysis improvements. You can now selected which restraints are applied for the thermal analysis (which can be used to model an unrestrained system). The thermal results are now run separately from the applied loads and treated as initial results.
Added option to add rows to the result tables if a design deficiency exists. This option can be found under File → Result Points.
Removed the use average section properties feature from buckling. This could potentially lead to errors with moment magnification.
The user can now select which reactions will restrain the gravity loads.
Bug Fixes
Multiple printing fixes
Stability improvements.
Labels now correctly shown on load summary.
Corrected units error on detailed flexure summary
Fixes for Mcr check near ends of beam being incorrectly flagged as an error.
Fix for files that would get stuck on opening.
Multiple issues fixed with saving and opening files.
v4.0.6 -
Elevation based input
Can now define the top and bottom elevation of the panel. Inputs such as loadings and supports now take in the elevation. Leaving the bottom elevation of the panel as 0 leaves the program as it was previously.
Thermal analysis
Thermal loads are now applied as temperature gradients in the FEM model. Results in similar analysis results as doing the hand method previously used.
Panel stack removed
Panel stacks should now be done using a single member with a hinge. This results in a more accurate second order analysis
Load summary added to analysis report. This section summarizes all applied loads and all load patterns checked.
Combine summary and combination tabs
Both the service and strength section of the report now contain a single tab instead of two. On this tab the user can now select as many combinations as they want to be summarized.
Beam spring model added to the program for sandwich panels.
Horizontal shear changed to provide a more detailed output table.
Can now print the current view only and not the entire report.
New Print window.
Updated all tables in the program to be on par with the rest of the commercial suite.
Updated online documentation
Updated floor tie calculation to allow the user to specify what loads are applied prior to the floor tie.
Multiple bug fixes.
New Quality Control document.
v3.2.4 -
New options for checking Mcr
Fix issue taking debonded strand longer than anticipated to develop
Updates to loss routine
Fix error in restrained thermal analysis
Misc. bug fixes
v3.2.3 -
Fix coordinate system on 3D Model
Fix for importing panels into the panel stack
Fixed issue causing internal soil loading to be applied on the exterior face
Changed reaction descriptions to make direction of load more apparent
v3.2.2 -
Fixed issue when using all face lifters on one crane line that would result in incorrect lifter forces
v3.2.1 -
Fixed display error on shear and flexure graph for strength combinations
v3.2.0 -
Axial utilization on performance summary is not for the pure axial case and is no longer the combined axial and flexure case
Now check that 2nd order effects do not increase moment by more than 40%, not longer check kl/r > 100
User can now define analysis points and result points from the file menu
Added option to use ACI 22.5.8.2 for shear capacity
Added analysis option to use a single crane line for all face lifters when ground reaction is present
Fix incorrect labels / units on the horizontal shear tables
Fixed printing issue
Fixed multiple display issues