======================================================================== AxisVM 10 D E V E L O P M E N T H I S T O R Y ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AxisVM10 Release 2a August 5, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New developments - If no items were selected when starting renaming / renumbering selection toolbar is displayed - Width of the first fixed column of tables is set automatically - Dynamic loads can be defined by formula in dynamic load editor - After entering a custom rebar steel grade it can be used in reinforcement definition without restarting AxisVM - Steel design of Class 4 asymmetric I and box shapes Corrections - Surface support assigned to a domain sometimes failed to appear on mesh elements - Corrections in surface load distribution over beams - Certain errors in loading previous release models fixed - Moving meshed domains sometimes caused an error - Node renumbering was ineffective on steel design tables and diagrams ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AxisVM10 Release 2 June 12, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New developments - Domain boundary extension and cutoff for boundaries containing arcs - Automatic intersection and merging of domains and holes removing unnecessary lines (Settings / Preferences / Editing) - Merging domains having different properties - Import of ASCII STL file as a background layer - Selecting nodes within a specified distance in geometry check - If more than one part is activated the list of parts is displayed in the Info window (can be customized through a popup menu after right clicking the Info window) - Renumbering / renaming nodes, line elements, domains - Table of edge hinges - Mesh independent domain line load in surface local directions - Linearly changing surface load distributed over beams - Load cases and load groups can be rearranged or sorted in alphabetical order with ungrouped load cases at the beginning or at the end - If meshes are hidden otherwise invisible nodes and lines cannot be selected and they do not appear in tables (see Settings / Preferences / Editing) - Faster dynamic analysis - Dynamic seismic analysis independent of support stiffness - Model time displayed when performing a dynamic analysis - Dynamic results can be saved at custom step intervals - Message sounds during the analysis (Settings / Preferences / Analysis) - Enhanced diagram window allows setting of model time to follow hysteresis loops - Actual reinforcement symbols can be turned on/off for each direction separately - Timber design for critical combinations - Enhanced footing design (check or design, settlement calculation introduced) - Bolted joints details displayed in architectural rendered view Corrections - Calculation of shear centers of seismic stories fixed - Reinforced beam design dialog set b and h according to Qz-My analysis even if a Qy-Mz analysis had been performed - Steel design: N-M-FlxBuckl analysis corrected ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AxisVM10 Release 1g June 15, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New developments - Calculation of relative displacement for CRET 960,970 elements - IFC export sets the story level automatically to the upper plane of slabs - Dynamic functions can be renamed in the table or within the function editor - Tensioning of eccentric ribs with user-defined effective width - Timber design according to SIA Corrections - Error in projective loads on meshed beam arcs - Warning message in the analysis dialog was displayed in yellow - Environment (service) class for timber could not be set according to Italian code - Beam reinforcement according to SIA corrected - Changing the filter criteria made the total values of the weight report by cross-section incorrect - Story shear center calculation fixed - Inheritance of nodal degrees of freedom in domain meshing and line division corrected - ARBO-tables corrected ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AxisVM10 Release 1e May 3, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Meshing variable cross-section ribs the difference between end eccentricities was ignored if it was just a few millimeters - Property Editor failed when a global line support was converted to beam or rib relative - Dragging a polygon vertex of a mesh independent surface load caused error - After reloading a corss-section dimension lines appeared in a wrong position - Node number optimization of hinged ribs fixed - Open dialog displayed wrong version information in the preview panel if the model had been saved in an older version - Including Szz in calculation of Von Mises stress of strain membranes - Superposition of seismic forces in section segment diagram fixed - Output text corrections in bolted joint design - Sometimes grid got behind the load or surface fill - DXF import of arc polygons ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AxisVM10 Release 1d April 12, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Corrections - Error in definition of nonlinear properties for edge hinges fixed - Parametric wedged I shapes were generated with wrong flange thickness - Plane tolerance calculation is improved for union of domains - Save requires less memory - Section diagram labels for embedded ribs and beams corrected - Turning on/off the individual shapes in the table of seismic equivalence coefficients did not invalidate the save status of the model - Access/create problems of the default update file download folder fixed ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AxisVM10 Release 1c March 18, 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New developments - Rebar steels with C ductility - Creating structural members converts intermediate nodes to mesh points - Deletion of nodal, line or surface supports can be set separately in the Delete dialog - If some columns of the load combination table are turned off they do not reappear when entering new lines. Invisible columns contain zero. - Static load cases can be moved into seismic groups - Load group table shows seismic groups with an importance factor 1 - Number of frames in an animation of nonlinear or dynamic analysis can be set less than the actual number of steps - Intermediate beam hinges are taken into account when calculating the moment shift for reinforced concrete beam design - M8 and M10 bolts allowed in bolted joint design module Corrections - Independent points were not imported from a DXF file - Existing mesh was not removed properly when cutting domains - Modifying variable cross-section beams sometimes caused an error - Global projected surface load calculation corrected - Half-space cut fixed - Certain update problems in logical parts fixed - Edge loads on membranes were displayed wrongly if the load was parallel to the edge - Copying fluid loads fixed - Automatic load combination algorithm improved - Import of beta reference angle from imported AXS files fixed - Nonlinear behaviour of edge hinges and line-to-line link elements fixed - Printer status detection errors corrected - Reduction of memory requirements when printing reports (may be slower) - Faster algorithm to detect overlapping loads before analysis - Timber design module did not handle load-duration classes correctly in seismic situations - Steel design efficiency table displayed wrong internal force values for nonlinear analysis - Errors in multi-threading of steel and timber design fixed - Design of 4th Class cross-sections displays an error message (it is not available yet) ======================================================================== AxisVM 9 DEVELOPMENT HISTORY ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AxisVM9 Release 3g December 9, 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Corrections - Steel design parameter definition error in large models fixed - In certain cases local system of surface elements did not follow the reference vector - Hidden lines removal sometimes unnecessarily removed dimension lines - Beam design for envelope results did not selected the maximum amount of compression rebars - Plane tolerance improvements in drawing of section segments ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AxisVM9 Release 3e October 19, 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New developments - Load case names can be 47 characters long - New function in the COM server (AxisVM main window resizing, maximizing, minimizing) Corrections - Copy of beta angle references fixed - End releases dialog was displayed with missing settings if it was called from the Property Editor - Gamma factor is editable for seismic load goups according to SIA (if it is set to zero, no seismic loads will appear in critical combinations) - Nonlinear analysis storing all increment results deleted results from a previous load case - When actual reinforcement was assigned by clicking a domain overwriting was not possible ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AxisVM9 Release 3d October 2, 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New developments - PDF printers can print drawings in A0 - A domain defined within a domain inherits surface supports Corrections - Reference point coordinate changes made in the table did not update the display of local directions accordingly - Lateral torsional buckling resistance was displayed for asymmetric cross-sections though it was not calculated - BoCAD import fixed (missing beam elements) - Tooltip rib stress values were wrong if the rib was attached to a plate - Seismic analysis to STAS: critical ULS gamma I factor fixed ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AxisVM9 Release 3c July 15, 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New developments - Actual reinforcement contours in reinforced concrete DXF export files - Handling REVIT specific information in IFC import Corrections - Property editor allows to start the editor to define cross-sections for generic line elements and trusses - Critical shear stress calculation for cross-sections with detached parts corrected - Improvements in calculation of center of mass for rigid bodies in vibration analysis - Automatic setting of nodal degrees of freedom in rib-membrane common nodes corrected - Average value labels was not rotated when section segments were displayed in the element plane - Page header was omitted from the first page if table of contents was turned off - Load case / load group dialog: Load group parameter settings made while a load case was selected were lost - Plate shear forces are not smoothed where a rib connects in an angle - Superposition of beam stresses from seismic loads fixed - Punching analysis: If a hole fell on domain boundaries within the punching area not all domains connected to the column was found ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AxisVM9 Release 3b May 20, 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New developments - After completing a geometry check deleted nodes can be listed - AxisVM recalculates reinforcement domains only if the R.C. Design tab is selected Corrections - Dialog for parametric 2U, 2L shapes fixed - Sometimes model check broke down unexpectedly under 64-bit Vista - Associative surface loads distributed over beams sometimes failed to follow changes in geometry - Line loads associated to line-to-line interface elements doubled during meshing - Nonlinear analysis sometimes provided results for different number of beam sections in different load cases or combinations - Critical Min/Max tooltip hints of nxD, nyD, mxD, myD design forces and moments was wrong if seismic loads were applied - Open dialog preview failed to determine whether results were available - Truss steel design resistances were missing - Splash screen fade in can be disabled. Find User_Username.ini in the C:\Documents and Settings\Username\ApplicationData\AxisVM\9 folder look for the [MainForm] section and write FadeIn=0. - Critical shear stress calculation fixed ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AxisVM9 Release 3a April 10, 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New developments - Import of SDNF 3.0 - If an imported IFC contains columns joining eccentrically rigid bodies are automatically created between column endpoints - Nodal loads assigned to nodes of a mesh are converted to mesh independent point loads when the mesh is deleted - Table of seismic sensitivity of stories includes certain ground floor parameters as well Corrections - Changing program language changes report language as well - Corrections in DXF import - During direct drawing of a polygonal domain the tool palette got behind the main window - Corrections in surface load distribution over beams - Seismic load cases are included in automatic load combinations only with positive coefficients as negative coefficients are represented by other seismic load cases - Table of critical spring forces were missing ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AxisVM9 Release 3 March 2, 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New developments - If DM module is available, user interface langauge can be changed - AxisVM Viewer for free - Full support of dual monitor systems - Display of rigid bodies and diaphragms is made optional - Reference vector number is displayed when hidden line removal is turned on - DXF layer can be moved without dragging a node - 3D DXF export exports texts as well - Glaser -isb cad- interface - Import of SDNF files - New CRET Silent elements (960, 970, 960V, 970V) - CRET-ARBO collision detection - ARBO collision detection sends warnings even elements are at different heights - The latest material and cross-section is automatically set by default when defining a new element - Cross-section name is displayed in the cross-section editor info window - Moment components for concentrated moving loads - Speed of the algorithm dividing surface loads over beams improved - Surface loads distributed over beams can be converted into individual beam loads - Display order of load groups can be changed - Combination type (ULS,SLS) is displayed in the load combination table - Load combination table can be set to create automatic SLS combinations for seismic loads as well - Detecting multiple instances of self weight loads - Filtering congruent (doubled) mesh independent loads - Option to set degrees of freedom automatically appears before analysis if the required setting can be determined from the model and the actual DOF settings do not match that one. - Beam reinforcement and force diagrams dialog can handle beams consisting of arced and linear elements if the angle of local system axes does not exceed the smoothing limit set in the Result display parameters dialog - Table of seismic equivalence coefficients allows the user to set limits for coefficients to eliminate mode shapes under the limit automatically at the subsequent analyses - Center of gravity and shear center coordinates for stories - Beam and rib result tables display initial and end node numbers - Report Maker remembers the page orientation of the last printout - Mesh-independent reinforcement domains - New result component: (Actual-calculated) reinforcement - Rebar statistics (total rebar length, rebar weight, concrete area, concrete volume per rebar diameter) - Table of column reinforcement check can display Myhmin, Myhmax, Mzhmin, Mzhmax extreme values - Current design code can be set as default design code - If some steel design checks cannot be performed the overall efficiency is not replaced by a dash but appears in brackets with an asterisk - Element selection and reading of results through AxisVM COM interface Steel design according to EUROCODE/SIA: - Calculation of C1 from Mcr critical lateral/torsional buckling moment - Calculation of Cmy, Cmz, Clt for kyy, kyz, kzy, kzz (in earlier releases Cmy = Cmz = Clt = 1 was on the safe side) - Alternative way of calculating Khi_lt for rolled I beams according to EN 1993-1-1 6.3.2.3 Corrections - Intersection algorithm improved - Tolerance check of columns, beams and walls fixed - Diaphragm optimization corrected - Automatic text of DXF dimension lines corrected - Error in handling automatic references when copying or moving elements fixed - Reinforcement design monents are not displayed for tensioned beams - Error in loading DXF-imported cross-sections including arcs fixed ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AxisVM9 Release 2k November 25, 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Corrections - Combo box on the perspective window did not handle mouse events correctly - Steel beam design could not be completed for ribs or trusses after performing a seismic analysis - Loading of Version 6.0 models corrected - Certain cross-sections did not appear on a rendered view if wireframe cross-sections were turned on - Punching analysis of a column connected to a plate with surface supports caused an error after seismic analysis - Deleting load groups caused creation of an empty load group - Surface load distribution schemes are not recalculated for inactive parts - Surface load distribution always checks plane tolarance (sometimes it used the editing tolerance) - Import of distributed beam loads from Tekla Structures fixed ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AxisVM9 Release 2j November 12, 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Corrections - Removal of corrupted report elements enhanced - Combinations of design forces for nonlinear calculation was incorrect in 2i - Accidental loss of results after calculation fixed ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AxisVM9 Release 2i October 31, 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Corrections - Surface stress calculation for seismic load cases fixed - After changing the load group order in the Load cases and load groups dialog load group parameters were displayed mixed up - Sometimes beam reinforcement design diagram was incorrect if local x directions of elements were opposite - Seismic loads are taken into account when calculating the critical displacements but ignored in the concrete cracking calculation - Import of end releases from TEKLA structures improved ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AxisVM9 Release 2h October 23, 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Corrections - Overdesign for rectangular steel cross-sections fixed - Rendered display of cross-sections with a polygonal contour of more than 1000 points corrected - If finite element numbering is turned on the Find dialog looks for finite elements, otherwise looks for structural elements - Surface stress tooltip always displayed the stress at the top - Rotating the model into a saved perspective position the program identifies the setting and shows its name - Beam design parameters were lost after dividing the beam - Calculation of equivalent load for post-tensioning adjusted - If seismic loads are applied critical combinations will be calculated from all possible combinations of internal force components. The same method is used in a user-defined combination if it includes seismic load cases. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AxisVM9 Release 2g September 12, 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Corrections - Diagram of edge support forces was mirrored if edge hinges were attached to the end - Save dialog sometimes did not close on multiple core PCs - Infrequent errors in reinforcement calculation on multiple core PCs - Plates with elastic foundation are not converted to diaphragm in vibration analysis - IFC conversion fixed for slanted beams (e.g. ArchiCAD 12) - Tolerance problems when applying mesh independent loads fixed - If hidden lines were removed 2D symbols were updated correctly only after an extra refresh - Reinforced concrete columns with different buckling parameters can be checked together - Automatic mouse cursor positioning to the OK button can be turned on/off - Displacement diagrams on sections can also be displayed in the element plane - If geometric nonlinearity was turned off steel design according to NEN can be run after completing a nonlinear analysis. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AxisVM9 Release 2f August 11, 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Corrections - Moving load group parameters now appear in the table of load groups ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AxisVM9 Release 2e August 8, 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New developments - Cross-section name labeling option is also available through the Numbering quick button - Surface temperature load labels show values - Tooltip window for calculated line supports also displays the cross-section, height, wall thickness used in calculation - Nodal degrees of freedom are automatically constrained where a diaphragm joins to an edge hinge Corrections - Variable cross-section could not be made from 2I box shapes - Line support reaction forces diagram was sometimes incorrect - Line support can be calculated only for edges of horizontal domains - New load combinations can be created in the table by copy/paste - Moving load group names created as MOV_001, MOV_002... - Error in fluid load calculation check when the domain had a circular hole fixed - 9R2 -> 9R1 conversion converts spectra using the gammaF parameter of the seismic load group - Plane tolerance check in load path specification - Report contents could not be printed if drawings were moved into an empty report. Only saving and reopening solved the problem ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AxisVM9 Release 2d July 18, 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New developments - Parts and Sections dialogs automatically scroll to the first checked item - Extra high coordinates removed after loading a DXF file - Coordinate window status saved in beam and column reinforcement - If reinforced concrete design or steel design tab is selected and a design result component (calculated reinforcement or efficiency) is selected with Envelope or Critical Min. or Max. the Min/Max view is selected automatically - Beam reinforcement info window now displays theta angle as well. - Optimization of rigid body calculation (smaller system of equations) - New cross-sections: Chinese H, T and box shapes Corrections - Adding new line to the load combination table fixed. - Adding new base point to the tendon geometry table fixed - Parameters of calculated supports can be modified in the Property Editor - Perspective setting dialog parameters were not updated after loading a new model - Mesh-independent loads associated to lines corrupted after meshing - If reports with many drawings were printed sometimes horizontal bands were missing from the pictures - Display of variable cross-section fixed - Actual reinforcement data storage improved - Handling Unicode characters in DXF files - Smoothing of rib forces turned off where the rib connects to a surface in an angle. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AxisVM9 Release 2c June 27, 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Corrections - Small improvements in beam reinforcement calculation - ARBO element handling improved - Setting potentially unstable beam end releases just sends a warning as structural beams can have internal connections and supports. - Calculation of intermediate beam moments for post-tensioning corrected - Column reinforcement check according to EC_A fixed - Editing Tc* seismic parameter for the Italian code caused an error ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AxisVM9 Release 2b June 9, 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New developments - Chinese C, H, I shapes, pipes and angles included in the Cross-section Library - Subfolder structure of the plugins folder appears in the Plugins menu - Automatically generated load combinations can be changed Corrections - Supports can also be selected if a geometry transformation is started - Cursor of drawing columns downward fixed - Deleting parts fixed - Calculation of parts failed if the result was assigned to an existing part - A text in the steel design parameters dialog translated - Lateral torsional buckling check fixed in the steel design module - Steel design member labeling fixed - Reinforcement calculation according to NEN failed if multi-threaded calculation was on ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AxisVM9 Release 2a June 2, 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Corrections - Overdesign of asymmetric steel I beams fixed - CQC seismic combinations were wrong if certain modal shapes were turned off - Dutch steel design for pipes fixed - Display of punching circles fixed - Spectrum parameters for the latest Italian code - Beam design did not run in local x-y plane (only in x-z) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AxisVM9 Release 2 May 21, 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New developments - AxisVM COM interface for AxisVM automation (external applications can access/modify existing AxisVM objects [nodes, lines, elements, loads, etc.] or create new ones programatically) - Current status of the 'Option' and 'Display settings' dialogs can be saved as default setting. - ALT + middle mouse button rotates the model - If polygonal wall connects to an arced plate, the plate is cut automatically - Upper and lower edge hinges can be set for walls drawn in direct drawing mode - If no material or cross-section has been defined direct drawing of objects triggers the appropriate dialog - Round trip option and bridge / crane runway mode for moving loads - If a surface load was distributed to selected beams, copy and mirror operations try to find beams in the same relative position. - Name and remark fields for load combinations - Table of seismic equivalence coefficients allows turning modal shapes on and off by hand or by criteria. Turning off a modal shape excludes it from seismic calculations. - Steel design of asymmetric cross-ections according to EC,SIA,STAS - Calculation of flexural buckling for all cross-sections - After changing the report language all the automatic names of report items and drawings are translated to the new language. - Import and export of IFC structural objects - Sending a message and optionally shifting the model if extremely high coordinate values were detected upon loading an IFC file. - Imported DXF files can be forced into a workplane. - AxisVM-TEKLA connection includes surface elements and surface loads. - Labeling axb and ayb or axt and ayt simultaneously. - SLS combination type in the result display options dialog can be set as default for new models Corrections - Envelope of surface support forces were calculated only for Rz components. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AxisVM9 Release 1b April 20, 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New developments - Mouse wheel can be used in all tree views. - If a rib with automatic local z reference goes through a hole, it will retain its local z direction within the hole. - When specifying load values as expressions in the Property Editor other load components can be referred to by variables. E.g. 2*px1+py1. - Nodal degrees of freedom are set automatically for the time of calculation where edge hinges are connected to diaphragms. Settings a - Futher solver enhancement to optimize diaphragms and complex models. - Rulers can be used when defining section planes. - Automatic item names in reports and in the drawing library are translated automatically when report language is changed. - Rotated drawings in the RTF output. - Support symbol colors for black background changed. Corrections - Beams with wedged I-shape can be meshed. - Corruption of certain report items after adding a new load case fixed. - Mouse ignored mouse grid when drawing beam objects. - Meshing error due to variable cross-section ribs on domain edges fixed. - Moment diagram shift in beam reinforcement calculation fixed. - Surface load distribution over beams fixed. - Errors in the calculation of union of domains fixed. - New section segments also appear on previously saved library drawings. - Editing of truss properties in the Property Editor fixed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AxisVM9 Release 1a Fenruary 4, 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New developments - Beam elements within or at the edge of a domain automatically transformed into ribs - Perpendicular/parallel and other special constraints are available during drawing polylines and dragging nodes - AxisVM uses the latest margins and paper orientation in the print dialog Corrections - Rib-diaphragm connections fixed to avoid instability messages - Order of frames in a moving load animation corrected - Beam properties were sometimes lost during direct drawing of beams if intersections had to be calculated - GammaM factors according to national applications of EC3 (Italian and Austrian code) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AxisVM9 Release 1 January 28, 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New developments - Faster solver handling systems of equation up to 32 GB - Diaphragm elements for vibration analysis of large structures - Moving loads - Direct drawing of columns, beams, walls, floors to speed up modeling - Multiple section segment definition with grouping of segments - Grouping of parts - Multithread algorithms in meshing, critical combination, stress calculation etc. - Textures in rendered view - Drawings can be rotated within the print dialog - Drawings in the reports can be rotated and scaled - Importing static model and load information from IFC files - AxisVM-Tekla Structures (XSteel) integration ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AxisVM 8+ DEVELOPMENT HISTORY ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AxisVM8+ Release 4f 05 May, 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Corrections - Tensioning load calculation enhanced ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AxisVM8+ Release 4d 12 Februar, 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Corrections - Punching analysis report contained a few words not translated to the report language - Cancelling a buckling or vibration analysis an empty item was added to the list of results - Adding a new load case to the modal caused a shift of load combination index in load combination result tables ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AxisVM8+ Release 4c January 31, 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New developments - VISTA/64 and XP/64 compatibility - Optimizing file opening process Corrections - Automatic removal of zero area holes - Transformation of nodal loads in reference directions fixed - Incomplete error message appeared when a gap element stiffness component out of range - Iterative setting of editing tolerance until surface load distribution is successful - Sparse access violation errors during nonlinear analysis fixed - Running nonlinear analysis for more than one load case sometimes caused damage in results - If section plane fell on a finite element edge display of section might get wrong - Table of surface support forces was empty - Smoothing of results is allowed even if different supports found on neighbouring surface elements - Position of maximum value and description of combination was sometimes wrong in critical beam and truss result tables - Building of automatic combinations corrected - Stirrup distance calculation according to EC2 fixed - Default value of lower security factor according to SIA is 0.8 - Tooltip displaying amount of reinforcement according to NEN fixed ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AxisVM8+ Release 4b December 12, 2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Corrections - Sector selection improved - Improved tolerance check when distributing surface load to beams - Edge hinge can be defined on edges of holes - Changing the envelope composition automatically recalculates reinforcement and cracking - Physical memory exceeeding 4 GB was reported erroneously - Story names in the table of seismic sensitivity appear in the report language - According to the latest EC and SIA column slenderness is ignored in the column reinforcement check - According to SIA if column reinforcement area is over 8% an error message is displayed - Mirroring prestress tendons did not mirror the equivalent load exactly - TI prestress load case could not be calculated for ribs ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AxisVM8+ Release 4a November 1, 2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New developments - Optional PS prestress module (post-tensioning) - Optional high-level TI (Tekla Structures interface) for beam structures. Imports cross-section details, hinges, supports and loads. - CADWork interface in RCI module - EuroCode design according to Austrian and British EC implementation. - Short beam design table created for characteristic cross-sections along the beam displays all details. - Different web and flange thickness for double cross-sections - Ribs connected to walls can be designed as beams Corrections - Tab captions of the main window were not displayed under 64-bit XP and Vista operating systems - Deleting mesh does not delete edge nodes created by the user dividing lines. - Column and beam reinforcement needlessly recalculated critical forces when canceled. - Column reinforcement table lists results per column - Edge hinge critical force diagram in Envelope Min/Max and Critical Min/Max mode fixed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AxisVM8+ Release 3f September 15, 2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Corrections - Punching analysis info window now displays element number instead of finite element number - Error messages of analysis display element number instead of finite element number - Error messages of punching analysis display element number instead of finite element number - Drawings Library items caused an error when closing a punching analysis - Drawings Library items have a default name including the element number instead of finite element number - If an invalid edge hinge was detected (e.g. at the edge of a hole) edge hinge numbers were wrong after analysis - Nodes where surface elements cannot be reinforced are marked even if labeling is turned off - Importing models created in Axis3D, AxisVM 5.0, 6.0 the value of plane tolerance was set to zero. - Aschwanden elements were not imported when importing another AxisVM model - After deleting a mesh, short arc segments with a small central angle were restored as full circles - The order of sections in the Display parameters dialog were wrong - Design reinforcement moments are available according to Swiss code - Error in labeling the maximum efficiency on beam efficiency diagrams corrected - If saving of derivative results was turned on critical combinations were sometimes reloaded and not recalculated - Rx line support reactions diagram over a section segment displayed average value instead of integrated value - Calculation of critical combinations for Von Mises stress in beams and ribs fixed - Section diagrams of calculated amount of reinforcement and design reinforcement moments could not be displayed in the plane of elements - Reference assigment errors after deleting references fixed - Tables of spring and gap elements and their results fixed - Steel design module accepts rectangular cross-sections rotated by 90°, 180° or 270° ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AxisVM8+ Release 3e August 24, 2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Corrections - Pasting data into table of nodes did not work properly ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AxisVM8+ Release 3d August 3, 2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Corrections - Property filtering of surface result tables had no effect - Color ranges was set to zero when displaying envelope of gap element forces - Cross-section interpretation improved in IFC import - Display of meshes and surface centerpoints was turned off after analysis. Now their status remains unchanged. - Due to a structural beam end identification problem the program sometimes did not run punching analysis - PIA export routines fixed ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AxisVM8+ Release 3c July 24, 2007 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Corrections - The last cross-section missed from the Weight Report (The total weight was calculated correctly) - Copy/paste problems in tables fixed ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AxisVM8+ Release 3b June 15, 2007 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- New developments - Undo actions can be forced into files to save memory - Seismic response spectrum can be copied from Excel via clipboard - Load combination and saving of derivative results is faster if it can be completed in memory - Parametric 2U, 2I and box shapes - 'Automatic cross-section shape update' can be turned on/off in the Edit menu of a cross-section table to help design of non-standard shapes - Thickness of wall segments can be changed separately for thin-walled cross-sections - Steel design module accepts cross-sections rotated by 90°, 180° or 270° - Beam reinforcement modul saves info window status and positions into the Drawings Library - Beam reinforcement is always calculated, sections with design problems (e.g. beam cannot be reinforced) are displayed as selected - Speed of beam reinforcement calculation improved - If numerical instability is detected the solution error is displayed in red in the info window - Min/max locations are marked with a thicker selection - NSP_HOST environment variable can be used with the newer Sentinel network key drivers Corrections - Handling of DXF layers having a name longer than 32 characters fixed - Problems with property filtering in tables fixed - Problems with weight report for selected elements fixed - Tables are copied to clipboard including fixed columns - Errors in surface load distribution on beams if the model used rigid bodies fixed - Drawing of parametric columns for beam relative supports fixed - Mass participation of vibration shapes fixed (sometimes the total was over 100%) - Workplane deletion fixed - After changing workplane info window is updated - Load superposition during copying of load cases fixed - In steel truss design a 'cannot be designed' message appeared if different critical load combinations resulted in the same extreme value - Beams with opposing local x directions sometimes caused errors in beam reinforcement calculation - Saving column reinforcement diagrams with multiple windows to the Drawings Library caused an error - Displacement and link elememnt internal force labels corrected - Undo operations were slow if there were critical combinations - Beam internal force or stress diagrams copied to clipboard displayed labels even if they had been turned off - Move and copy operation of holes between meshed domains - Seismic loads could not be calculated from nonlinear vibration analysis - Fluid load conversion from Version 7 files fixed ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AxisVM8+ Release 3a May 4, 2007 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- New developments - Folders of a report can be renamed through the popup menu - Rectangular shapes in the Cross-Section Editor get b*h as default name - Edge hinges allowed on internal domain edges - Display of parts is not automatically turned off when modifying a part. It is to make it easier to reduce a part. To display the entire structure turn off this display option before modifying. - Network license key can also be used as a single-user license - Reinforced concrete beam design module reads nodal and line support parameters - Reinforced concrete beam design module allows design of adjacent beams with opposite local x direction - Load group table displays if load cases in the group are exclusive or additive - Beams are checked if end release is defined for the free end - Memory allocation for load combinations optimized Corrections - Corrections and improvements in surface load distribution to beams - Fixing relative origin position in reinforced concrete beam design - Drawings for nonlinear load combination results saved to the Drawings Library had wrong default names - Meshing a domain first time the default mesh size set in Settings / Preferences / Meshing is offered - Reinforced concrete beam design drawings and info window shows the cross-section parameters specified for the calculation - Error in beam numbers in steel design result dialog fixed - Drawing of section segments improved - Minimum/maximum labeling improved - Steel trusses design was not available for critical combinations - Fit in window routine checks the diagrams of surface loads distributed to beams - Reinforced concrete beam design upper and lower flange / concrete cover was changed in Release 3 - Geometric nonlinearity calculation for shells improved - Handling of rigid bodies in vibration analysis fixed - Info window was missing from reinforced concrete beam design drawings in report ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AxisVM8+ Release 3 March 8, 2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New developments GEOMETRY, DIMENSIONING, RENDERING --------------------------------- · Associative arc length and arc radius dimensioning · Element transparency in rendered view can be set for walls, slabs, columns and beams · Move operations allow moving of rulers with the elements LINE ELEMENTS --------------------------------- · Structural members handled as single line elements. A structural member can be a meshed line element or a member built from existing line elements [Edit/Assemble structural members] · End releases for ribs · Variable cross-section end sections can be rotated or mirrored parametric shapes · Cross-section can be rotated using a beta angle reference · Asymmetric I and 2L shapes in Cross-section Editor · Changing parameters of a parametric cross-section in the table leads to immediate recalculation of physical parameters · Painting area calculated in the weight report table per section DOMAINS ------- · Redefinition of domain contours · Domains can be joined or cut OTHER ELEMENTS -------------- · Resistance can be defined for compression/tension only supports LOADS ----- · Load cases in a group can be made additive · Load cases can be rearranged by right-clicking the dropdown list or selecting Format/Order of load cases in the Table Browser · Selected loads can be moved/copied into another load case by changing the current load case during the operation · Torsion moment load for beams and ribs · Editing constraints (SHIFT key, locked coordinates, etc.) are available when drawing mesh independent loads · Associative mesh-independent line loads. Changing the geometry repositions loads. Deleting a line deletes the associated load. · Distribution of surface load over beams and ribs ANALYSIS -------- · Multiple load cases can be selected for nonlinear analysis · Multiple threads can be activated [Settings/Preferences/Analysis] · Number of the the current iteration is displayed during nonlinear / vibration / buckling analysis RESULTS ------- · Shear stresses and Von Mises stress calculated for beam cross-sections · Line-to-line link element and edge hinge internal forces · Diagrams of segment planes and sections can be displayed optionally in the element plane · Critical SLS and ULS combinations made selectable · Displaying critical results separately for all SLS and ULS critical combinations · Beam/rib force, displacement, stress diagrams, reinforced column or beam diagrams, punching, steel design, bolted joint design diagrams can be saved into the Drawings Library and inserted into a report ensuring automatic update · RTF file exported from Report Maker can use JPG format to store pictures created from drawings · Gridlines of tables exported into RTF files can be turned on/off · Checking if AXS and AXE files were saved together to avoid problems with non-compatible (older/newer) files DESIGN ------ · Reinforcement parameters listed in a table · Color legend can be configured to show all surface reinforcement distribution schemes or just those in the active parts · Reinforced concrete beam analysis for variable (tapered) cross-sections · Coordinate window in the beam design dialog to measure distances · Punching analysis: if the plate is too thin AxisVM determines the required thickness without reinforcement and calculates the contour of the mushroom head with or without punching reinforcement EXPORT/IMPORT ------------- · CADWork interface · IFC file can be used to overwrite or update the model · Active links in text boxes referring to files or websites · Dimensioning in imported DXF files is displayed according to AxisVM units and format settings MISCELLANEOUS ------------- · Faster loading of models, faster geometry tranformations and load check · Version history is available from the Help menu · Automatic update from the web · In case of network licences multiple copies of AxisVM can be run on the same machine without using additional licences Corrections,fixed bugs · Color legend of surface support forces sometimes displayed wrong values · Behaviour of color legend editor with values created from a step value improved · Handling the situation when multiple network keys are available on the network · Duplicated results in nonlinear stress calculation if the option 'Save derivative results' was checked · Now it is possible to overwrite a drawing in the Drawings Library specifying an exisiting name · Drawing of distributed load on deformed arced beams improved · Decimal dot is always accepted as decimal separator in the perspective settings dialog. · If domain cannot be created from the selection the selection is not removed · Changing a part defined in the model made associated drawings disappeared from the library and the report ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AxisVM8 Release 2i ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New developments · IFC import and export according to IFC2x3 · Hebrew and Arabic report language can be selected. Reports will be printed in English but Hebrew or Arabic texts can be inserted · New EC combination method for Romanian design code · Structural members are splitted if beam end releases are detected · Memory allocation problems are reported if the memory required is not available before creating the system of equations. Corrections,fixed bugs · Surface support force color legend values fixed · After deleting the background picture the grid turned off permanently. Fixed. · Beam reinforcement moment diagrams turned upside down when local z direction pointed downwards · Rendering of full circles defined as ribs improved · Polygon handling errors fixed · Search for surface force envelope Min/Max values with parts turned on fixed. helyesen bekapcsolt részletek eseten · Calculation of k_r for punching analysis according to SIA improved · Section segment definition tolerance bug fixed. · Quasipermanent load combinations are generated using Psi2 instead of Psi0 (EC,SIA,STAS) · Enhanced editing rules for compressed rebars in reinforced column check according to SIA ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AxisVM8 Release 2h ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New developments · Unlimited number of modal shapes in the professional version Corrections, fixed bugs · Printing of punching rebar circles improved · Isoline labels are turned off on invisible parts · Storage of steel design parameters "d" and "Za" fixed · Drawing support reaction labels with hidden line removal improved · Load case icon menu contains seismic load cases as well · Error in deleting parts fixed · Coordinate values with 10 digits precision · Bugs in rib load division during the meshing process fixed ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AxisVM8 Release 2c ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New developments · Fastest nodal force generation during analysis · Process of determining critical combinations can be cancelled · Faster calculation of critical displacements, forces and stresses for big models · Identification of intersections of rulers and line elements or line supports Corrections, fixed bugs · Memory overflow when analysing big models (e.g. 25,000 beams, 100 load cases) fixed · Color legend for actual reinforcement did not always show different reinforcements if a scheme contained identical elements (e.g. ĝ12/200 + ĝ12/200) · Problems reading printer parameters from non-default printers fixed · Creating an RTF report with Drawings Library elements exported as BMP did not exported the picture properly · Selecting a load case from the dropdown list set wrong load case if load cases had been rearranged · Minor corrections in domain search algorithm · Stress calculation for variable cross-sections corrected · Shear capacity Envelope Max. and Critical Max. displayed always the minimum · Errors in defining line supports along the borders of nested domains corrected · Editing of triangular and trapezoidal beam loads in the Property Editor fixed · Assigning a rounding radius smaller than the half width of the wall results in square corners · Local system of beams imported from IFC and having -Z local z direction is automatically set to +Z · Reinforcement calculation according to NEN corrected · Network license handling corrected · PDF printing in A1, A0 format corrected ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AxisVM8 Release 2b ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New developments · Animation of rendered view · Preview of drawings can be turned on and off in the Report Maker · Cached display of drawings makes preview much faster · Report Maker detects if stored tables (from column or beam reinforcement modules) or texts created from Bolted Joint Designer or Punching Analysis became invalid due to changes in the results and automatically removes them · The user can set the format of drawings in the RTF report (BMP or embedded WMF) · A warning is displayed if the DXF file contains too big coordinate values. · In the Cross-section Editor a rounding radius can be defined for custom thin walled polygonal cross-sections · Calculation of shear modulus for composite thin walled cross-sections · Order of load cases in the load combination table can be changed · Creation method of automatic combinations (ULS, SLS1, SLS2, SLS3) can be selected · Bolted Joint Design result text can be sent directly to the Report Maker · Latest dragging option from the pet palette is remembered · Line and domain mesh can be deleted separately in the Delete dialog · Defining a new domain (Domain2) inside another one (Domain1) Domain2 inherits all loads defined for the entire Domain1 · Steel design according to Eurocode 2003 · New materials for Eurocode 2003 · Designing for critical combinations checks all combinations resulting the same maximum value (in steel design, concrete column check, beam reinforcement design, punching analysis, bolted joint design) · Automatic setting of degrees of freedom for a beam with multiple supports or a truss girder is offered before the analysis only if loads are within the plane of the model · Handling of variable cross-section structual members in steel design Corrections, fixed bugs · Undo operation caused an error during dimension line definition if the main window was divided · Printing a report caused an error if the table of critical combinations was included · Moment capacity of edge hinges were not checked in analysis · Load case name was incorrect in punching analysis if envelope or critical values were displayed · Dragging or changing an arc the central angle remains the same by default · Copying of line loads on arced edges corrected · Display of arced line loads fixed · Error in conversion of line loads from AxisVM8 to AxisVM7 fixed · Mesh independent loads are displayed if at least one loaded element is displayed in the active parts · Surface supports are displayed even if internal force diagrams are displayed · SHIFT activates the angle constraint over a domain. In earlier releases it activated the plane constraint which made the angle constraint unavailable in these situations · Sometimes it was impossible to define a domain touching another one from the inside · It was impossible to define a hole for a circle shaped domain on an inclined plane · Import of angle dimension lines from DXF corrected · Import of arcs within a block in a DXF file as actual line failed · If the display of background layers was turned off it made interactive repositioning of a DXF practically impossible ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AxisVM8 Release 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New developments · Location of temporary files created during analysis can be set in Settings / Preferences / Analysis · Undo saving and model check routines much faster than before · AutoCAD-like behaviour of the selection rectangle (drawn form left to right it selects elements falling entirely within the rectangle, drawn from right to left it selects elements falling partly or entirely within the rectangle). · Selection by drawing a line which selects crossing elements · Midpoint and Bisector constraints beside the Perpendicular and Parallel icons · Normal transversal funcion for two skew lines (on the Geometry tab) · Interpenetration lines of domains or intersection points for domains and lines (on the Geometry tab). These are also calculated internally when meshing domains. · Overlapping lines detected and intersected automatically before meshing a domain. · Importing object-oriented 3D architectural models from ArchiCAD, Auto Desk Architectural Desktop, Nemetschek Allplan or XSteel via IFC 2x and 2x2 files. If a hinge is assigned to upper or lower edge of the wall an edge hinge is created in the model. · Now upper and lower columns / walls can be specified in parametric nodal / line support calculation. Column / wall parameters are stored with the support element so they can be retrieved when performing punching analysis. These virtual columns and walls are also displayed as a wireframe (even in rendered view, if display of supports are turned on) and identified by the cursor · Beam / rib properties are assigned to structural elements. Meshed line elements (e.g. arced or variable cross-section elements) will handle changes in their properties as complex elements (e.g. changing the cross-section will recalculate internal cross-sections, defining an end release will place an end release only at the end of the structural element and not at the ends of internal beams). · Property Editor supports extending selection based on a property value. An example: How to change all IPE100 beams to IPE120? a.) select an IPE100 beam b.) in the property editor select the cross section (IPE100) c.) if you click the filter button it selects all beams with this cross-section d.) set it to IPE120. · Seismic analysis according to DIN 1045-1 (optional) · LINDAB C and Z shapes in the cross-section library · Also importing parametric support properties, reinforcement and punching parameters when importing from another AXS file · Decomposition of system of equations optimized also for Intel processors (speed increased by 15%) · Faster calculation of internal cross-sections for variable cross-section line elements · Table of contents can be turned off when printing a report Corrections, fixed bugs · No Fit In View is activated when setting perspective using the Perspective palette · It was impossible to modify references of domains by the dialog if more than one domain were selected · Shear capacity diagram of Critical Min. was displayed for Critical Min. and Max. diagrams. · Turning on and off a workplane caused an error in colour legend values · Display problems of beam end releases in perspective fixed ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AxisVM8 Release 1c ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New developments · Support stifness calculation parameters saved · Punching analysis for nodal supports · Punching analysis for supported plates · Geometric nonlinearity is avaliable for models containing rigid bodies (ribbed shells) · Columns and walls used for support calculation are also displayed as wireframe · New option for breaking table columns · Display of punching rebar circles · Analysis can be performed even if the model contains disconnected submodels Corrections, fixed bugs · Fixes in polygon handling routines · Fixes in rendering · Fixes in Property Editor · Fixes in Version 7 -> Version 8 conversion of structural members · Fixes in table of beam stresses, steel design results and load combinations · Fixes in meshing with collateral holes · Fixes in beam reinforcement for critical rib forces · Fixes in IFC import of walls · Fixes in DXF import · Eliminating 'Not Valid Printer' errors when changing printer · Fixes of 'broken' printing after turning on/off parts caused by unnecessary viewpoint recalculation · Improving memory allocation for analysis results · Loads referring to non-existing domains removed automatically · Report items referring to non-existing parts removed automatically · Domain definition is no more allowed for areas entirely covered by finite elements ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AxisVM8 Release 1b ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New developments · Parametric C shapes Corrections, fixed bugs · Fixes in closed area routines of the cross-section editor · Fixes in result text boxes in reports and in the Drawings Library · Fixes in the Property Editor · Fixes in assembling steel structural members · Fixes in load conversion after meshing · Saving reports to RTF images are included with their relative paths ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AxisVM8 Release 1a ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New developments · Both . and , can be used as decimal separator · When displaying deformed shape text boxes are aligned to the displaced position Corrections, fixed bugs · Fixes in tooltip windows · Creation of table of critical combinations can be canceled · Reinforcement parameters and actual reinforcement values now can be deleted from domains · Fixes in punching analysis according to MSz and DIN · Errors in the cross-section editor when thin-walled cross-section segments overlapped entirely fixed ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Inter-CAD Kft. 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