What is new?
- Multiple point support (group) generation.
- Rearrangement of load groups and load combinations dialogs.
- Automatic load combination generation from load groups.
- Load case, load combinations and load group export/import.
- Improved rectangle definition.
- Improved eigenfrequency and seismic calculation.
- Turkish seismic code including Performance based design.
- FEM-Design 3D Soil
Multiple point support (group) generation
In FEM-Design 13 a new editing function is implemented for Point Supports and Point Support Groups by which multiple supports can be defined in one step instead of placing them one-by-one.
Rearrangement of load groups and load combinations dialogs
Load group definition functions (Insert Group…, Delete group, Insert case(s)…, Delete case, Edit cell) are rearranged according to a new concept:
Under Load group group, there are three functions:
- Insert - with this function the user can add a new Load group. After clicking on Insert button, the parameters can be set in the dialog.
- Delete - this function deletes a Load group.
- Delete all - this function deletes all defined load groups.
Under Load case group, there are three functions:
- Insert - an existing load case can be inserted to a load group.
- New - the user has the opportunity to define load cases in Load groups dialog. After defining a load case in this dialog, the new load case will be added to Load case list (the user can see it in Load cases dialog).
- Remove - this function removes the selected load case from the current load group.
The older definition mode, by clicking in the cells is still available!
Automatic load combinations generation
Load combination definition functions (Insert comb…, Delete comb., Copy comb., Insert case(s)) are also rearranged according to a new concept and a new function so called Generate is implemented.
Under Load combination group, there are five functions:
- Generate: FD can automatically generate Load combinations from the Load cases assigned to the Load groups, according to Eurocode 1990 – Chapter 6.4.3.
2. Select load cases from the Load groups.
3. Select Load combination type to generate and their properties (if there is any).
The selected Load combinations will be generated if there is at least one load group of that type. E.g. if the user wants to generate Accidental load combination, but there is no Accidental Load group, or in that Load group there is no Load case, the program will not create any accidental Load combination.
4. Set the General options parameters.
- Insert - with this function the user can add a new Load combination. After clicking on Insert button, the parameters can be set in the dialog.
- Copy - with this function the user can copy an existing combination with load cases and factors.
- Delete - the user can delete a selected load combination.
- Delete all - all the load cases can be deleted with Delete all function.
Under Load case group, there are three functions:
- Insert - an existing load case can be inserted to a load group with Insert function.
- New - the user has the opportunity to define load cases in Load combinations dialog. After defining a load case in this dialog, the new load case will be added to Load case list (the user can see in Load cases dialog).
- Remove - this function removes the selected load case from the current load group.
Load case, load combinations and load group export/import.
Load cases, Load groups and Load combination can be imported or exported in native FEM-Design or in text format.
- Save as default - FD saves the load cases / groups / combinations and they will be loaded at every new model.
- Save - load cases can be saved to a special .ldcase / .ldgroup / .ldcomb type file.
- Load - the user has the possibility to load previously saved .ldcase / .ldgroup / .ldcomb file.
- Copy - load cases / groups / combinations can be copied to Clipboard with Copy command to use them in another program (e.g. MS Excel)
- Paste - load cases / groups / combinations can be imported through Clipboard with Paste command.
Improved rectangle definition.
Rectangle definition is improved to define arbitrary positioned rectangle regions (e.g. plate). The following picture shows how to define two perpendicular leaning rectangles:
Detailed description of other improvements, i.e. seismic calculations and Performance Based Design can be found in the Release Notes that are included in FEM-Design 13 Package.
