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Version 17 Update 2

November 6, 2024 · 3 min read

13-06-2024 build 3449

Bug fixes:

-Fixed load combinations crash.

-Crash in case of composite column definition fixed.

-Crash when observing seismic analysis results has been fixed.

-Seismic result documentation has been corrected to a better layout.

-The descript dialog box has been corrected.

-Crash due to tapered box section has been repaired.

-Division of selected objects has been corrected for haunches.

-Bug fixed regarding user defined standard creation and delete.

-Crash when opening some files created with earlier version has been fixed.

-Geometrical data of American W profiles has been changed. -Design crash is fixed.

-Crash related to documentation export is fixed.

-Handling of invalid predescribed support displacement has been improved.

-Copy of shear field corrected.

-Pure resistance utilization visualization problem has been solved. Design grid and Section module will display the same utilization now.

-Distribution of surface load from API has been corrected.

-Correction in documentation regarding decimal separator.

-Bug in buckling sensitivity has been fixed.

-Seismic results combinations remains the selected.

-Seismic CQC directions in results are fixed.

-Descripts fixed: 3D hall with tapered frames, Gable wall duopitch, Gable wall monopitch, Laced column, Battened column

-Bug of imperfection load visualization has been fixed.

-Problems with 0 length lines have been fixed.

-Distribution of wind friction loads fixed.

Changes:

-Welded I section new default parameter.

-In case of frame corner on a tapered member, the height of the first small finite element after the frame corner will now be equal to the endheight and not the average height of the first element.

-Hide and submodel view icons appear now also on the auto portion window.

-‘The actions can be favorable….’ checkbox is checked on by default from now for every load case that is not in permanent load group.

Improvements:

-Danish Eurocode National Annex implemented in the new version.

-IDEA 24 interface has been implemented

-Google Analytics connection reintroduced to gain usage statistics.

-Documentation improvement for the SLS verifications and export.

-Model diagnostics were improved: the software now doesn’t identify bar members connected to plates at both ends as unsupported model parts.

-Improvements were made for handling corrupted model files at file open.

-Buckling sensitivity colors improvement, red color.

-Model visualization improved in case of tab changes. (The position of the structure on the screen has modified earlier when changing from Analysis tab to Structural members because of the result table. The position remains the same now.)

-Visualization of surface loads on plates is improved.

Version 17 Hotfix 1

November 6, 2024 · 2 min read

20-12-2023 build 3201

Bug fixes:

-Analysis result visualization according to Auto Portions fixed

-Submodel view fixed

-Fix of X,Y,Z hotkeys

-Problem with visualization of start and end point of members has been fixed.

-Flange slenderness calculation is corrected in Consteel Joint module.

-Interface to IDEA Statica 22.1.6.0493, 23.0.5.1260, 23.1.1.1138 improved, signs of transferred internal forces fixed.

-In some cases, there were problems with opening files created in earlier versions of Consteel. The bug has been fixed.

-Point support was not possible to place on plate elements. The bug has been fixed.

-Calculation of cross section class for tube sections in Member Check has been fixed.

-Palette for deformation results was not working properly. The bug has been fixed.

-Result display in case of critical temperature calculation has been fixed.

-Descript codes did not run when starting from local computer. The bug has been fixed.

-Clicking on the Full view button resulted deselection of already selected members. The bug has been fixed.

-Folder creation was not possible at cloud save. The bug has been fixed.

-Design crashed when members were added to or deleted from the model and there was no update in FE model. The bug has been fixed.

-There is a limit of stress value under which the stability design is not performed. The limit value has been changed because it caused the stability design to skip unnecessarily in case of fire design when the stress was low but also the yield strength was decreased due to the high steel temperature.

Version 17 Update 1 Hotfix 1

November 6, 2024 · One min read

11-03-2023 build 3325

Bug fixes: -In some cases, Consteel did not start because of missing dll files. The bug has been fixed.

Version 17 Update 1

November 6, 2024 · 2 min read

23-02-2023 build 3303

Bug fixes:

-Extreme values by members page in the design results table was not always correct. The bug has been fixed.

-In some cases, the memory area claimed by the Consteel for the analysis, was not enough. The bug has been fixed.

-In Section module, there was no utilization shown for plastic interaction resistance. The bug has been fixed.

-Crash fixed on Section module, GSS model, Local coordinates button.

-Crash fixed on Section module, Stresses in case of Sigma sections.

-Adjustments on Dutch NA (Eq 6.10. not available anymore, combination factor for category C variable load ψ=0,5, only Ce=1 topography factor for snow is available)

-Calculation of web buckling parameters for sections with two webs (omega) has been fixed.

-Crash on visualization of seismic analysis results has been fixed.

-There was an error message appearing when pushing the Rules button on Load combination set definition dialog. The bug has been fixed.

-Mass was not possible to be created from crane loads. The bug has been fixed.

-FE type for RC members after import has been set to 6DOF.

-Crash caused by Chinese characters in the path of install folder has been fixed.

-Problems of handling user NA’s fixed.

-Concentrated mass definition was not possible in Line view. The bug has been fixed.

-Handling of different decimal separators for user defined response spectrum has been fixed.

-RC second order results visualization has been fixed in Hidden Line and Solid view.

-Adjustment on force distribution between bolt-rows in Consteel Joint

-Corrections on Reinforcement DXF export

-RC beam design is possible without design parameter

-Consideration of the effective width for composite beams in the calculations is harmonized.

-Infinite stresses in Section module documentation have been fixed.

Changes: -Dlubal and SAP2000 import possibilities were removed. The import will be possible to initiate with Descript codes, to be released soon.

Improvements:

-X Brace handling in Descript (GET, SET, CREATE, Select by Attribute)

-Source of section has been added to the Documentation.

-LOAD_SECTION_LIBRARY is completed with Section Bank as an optional parameter

-Progress bar added for model open

-Diagnostic warning is added in case of an eccentric support, that it is not capable of considering warping fixity.

Version 17 Update 2 Hotfix 1

November 6, 2024 · One min read

14-06-2024 build 3450

Bug fixes:

-Fixes on usage statistic data collection.

Version 17 Update 2 Hotfix 2

November 6, 2024 · One min read

10-07-2024 build 3494

Bug fixes:

-Fixes on load combination generation according to the Finnish NA.

-Buckling analysis probles are fixed with respect to the alpha critical, the upper limit of the relevant values. Values greater than the upper limit are no longer displayed. -Unexpected closing of the program is fixed.

-Tekla Structures import is fixed.

Changes:

-WebView is installed automatically if it is not found on the computer when the program is installed. An Internet connection is required for installation.

Version 17 Update 2 Hotfix 3

November 6, 2024 · One min read

23-07-2024 build 3523

Bug fixes:

-There was a bug causing seemingly random problems of dialog update including import and material definition dialog issues. The bug has been fixed.