13-02-2025 build 4001

Bug fixes:

• Reference point definition was missing from Tekla import. The bug has been fixed.
• Color assignment for battened sections
• Unnecessary diagnostic error after exiting Section Drafter was fixed
• Crash when opening two New storey dialogs fixed
• Markers disappeared after analysis rerun. The bug has been fixed.
• Deleting objects was difficult after selecting them by double clicking on object property name in Property tree. The bug has been fixed
• Unsupported bar members with double cold-formed sections were not recognized in Diagnostics. The bug has been fixed
• Model previews on Steelspace are fixed
• Supports were incorrectly displayed on FEM tab in some cases. The bug has been fixed. Analysis is not affected.
• The software crashed when Descript was trying to open an Excel file which was already opened. The bug has been fixed.
• Fixes regarding analysis result mx and placing markers for shell elements
• Fix of crash when deleting member during Move point or edge feature
• Crash of analysis of battened sections has been fixed.
• Generation of SLS load combinations in Descript fixed.
• Loads in Sile script fixed
• Documentation generation of composite column crashed. The bug has been fixed.
• Missing detailed design results fixed in documentation

Improvements:

• Romanian standard has been introduced instead of EN Romanian NA.
• Fictive joint function is implemented for exporting internal forces of joints to .csv format
• Model can be exported to .xml format to provide possibility of importing it into IDEA StatiCa Checkbot 24.1
• Load combinations can now be ordered by values of factors
• Double cold-formed sections in Descript
• Several Consteel features were added to the list of functions we collect usage statistics about.
• Check of presence of USB dongle driver implemented to detect possible cause of protection errors.
• Standard references for Chinese library sections improved

Modifications:

• csJoint.exe has been terminated

30-01-2025 build 3955

Bug fixes:

• Seismic analysis with CQC calculation method crashed when tension rods were present in the model. The bug has been fixed.

22-01-2025 build 3938

Bug fixes:

• Calculate button fixed at composite beam design.
• Load combination list fixed at composite beam design.
• The software crashed on a portion operation when the model was originally saved in an earlier (e.g. 14) version of Consteel and opened in version 18. The bug has been fixed.
• In certain cases, the analysis crashed. The bug has been fixed.
• Line link element wasn’t created between a member and a line on a surface element. The bug has been fixed.
• Cross sectional area was displayed incorrectly for concrete I section with tapered flange width. The bug has been fixed. The analysis calculation was correct originally, there is no change in that.
• Wind coefficient was not saved when defining snow effect. The bug has been fixed.

Improvements:

• An automatic model save is now always initiated at analysis start.
• Composite beams are now removed from the Kg matrix in case of buckling analysis because it is not applicable for them. It is like they were put in a portion for which we do not run buckling analysis.
• Several Consteel 18 features were added to the list of functions we collect usage statistics about.

18-12-2024 build 3907

Bug fixes:

• Analysis crash when a diaphragm is connected to a tapered member has been fixed.
• Problem with analysis in case of extreme number of load combinations has been fixed.

13-12-2024 build 3902

Bug fixes:

• Small bugs in translation fixed.
• Problem with changing position of imported model has been fixed.
• Bug of seismic load combination generation in case multiple live load cases are present has been fixed.
• Crash on analysis has been fixed.
• Problem with creation of composite sections has been fixed.

28-11-2024 build 3879

Bug fixes:

• Issues during Import Center installation have been fixed.
• Disappearance of member lines from Auto portions has been resolved.
• Descript for 3D haunched hall creation has been fixed for unusual geometry.

21-11-2024 build 3866

New Consteel version 18

• New onboarding options, including the new Project Center and Navigation Overview, have been added.
• Interoperability has been improved with the new Import Center and generalized model conversion.
• Better software usage is ensured with new cross-section angling features and the personalized section library.
• New description features are now available.
• Engineering improvements include the double C profile and compression-only support.
• The FALCON plugin Beta version for wind simulation tests has been introduced.

13-12-2024 build 3900

Bug fixes:

• Crash when defining the shear reinforcement for RC beam has been fixed.
• In certain cases, the IFC export crashed. The bug has been fixed.
• Crash of user defined response spectrum creation has been fixed.
• Crash when deleting default mass case has been fixed.
• By clicking Calculation button, the required and applied reinforcement area cells were not updated for pad foundation in ConSteel Joint. The bug has been fixed.
• Problem with analysis in case of extreme number of load combinations has been fixed.
• Bug of seismic load combination generation in case multiple live load cases are present has been fixed.
• Minor fix on distributing torsion (Ted) to Tt and Tw for the design calculations.

Improvements:

• When creating a custom model portion e.g. for purlins and there are connecting purlin line objects, the software will ask if you want to add the connecting objects to the model portion automatically or not.
• The software is now digitally signed, so it won’t be detected as a potential threat at download and installation.

23-09-2024 build 3665

Bug fixes:

• In some models, the display of the sensitivity results took unnecessarily long time. The bug has been fixed.

• Design of concrete columns has also become faster.

• Diagnostic differences in case of Polish and Slovanian language have been fixed.

• Design of Class 4 tube sections has been fixed.

29-08-2024 build 3610

Bug fixes:

• There was an error in the analysis in some cases when tension-only rods were loaded with temperature load. The bug has been fixed.

• More e-mail addresses are accepted in the crash report sender.