Comprehensive drawing/editing environment: draw, generate, modify and load elements as well as snap, move, rotate, copy, mirror, scale, split, merge, mesh, delete, apply, etc.
Accelerated true sparse solver for static analysis
Flexible modeling of P-Delta effects
Accelerated (Lanczos) and Ritz Vector Dynamics Solver
Multiple simultaneous dynamic and response spectra analysis using Gupta, CQC or SRSS mode combinations
True physical member modeling (members are aware of interior joints)
State-of-the-art 3 or 4 node plate/shell elements, plane stress option
Plate Thermal Loading
High end automatic mesh generation – draw a polygon with any number of sides to create a mesh of well formed quadrilateral (NO triangular) elements
Accurate analysis of tapered wide flanges - web, top and bottom flanges may all taper independently
Multiple simultaneous moving loads with standard AASHTO loads and custom moving loads for bridges, cranes, etc.
Automatic Top of Member offset modeling
Joint master-slave assignments
Enforced joint displacements
1-Way members, for tension only bracing, slipping, etc
1-Way springs, for modeling soils and other effects
Euler members: Compression up to buckling load, then turn off
Story drift calculations provide relative drift and ratio to height
Automatic self-weight calculations for members and plates
Beam deflection ratio options.
Masonry lintel analysis using FEA
Design Features
Designs/optimizes concrete, hot rolled & cold formed steel, wood, masonry and aluminum
Concrete design using cracked or uncracked sections
Masonry wall design for in-plane & bearing loads (with or w/o openings)
Program selected or user-defined rebar layouts for flexure and shear
Exact integration of concrete stress distributions using a rectangular stress block or a more accurate parabolic stress block
Concrete wall design, including in-plane, out-of-plane and bearing loads
Automatic spectra generation for ASCE 7, NBC, IS 1893, NTC
Extensive user controlled generation of load combinations: ASCE, UBC, IBC, BOCA, SBC, ACI, NBC, International
Intelligent unbraced length calculations for physical members
Tapered wide flange design with either ASD or LRFD codes
Optimization of member sizes for all materials and all design codes, controlled by standard or user-defined lists of available sizes and criteria such as maximum depths/widths, limiting code checks, deflection, etc.
Automatic calculation of custom shape properties and interaction with RISASection Shape Library
Wood Shapes: Complete NDS species/grade and Glulam database as well as user defined custom wood species
Complete wood wall design for bearing & shear walls, including chord strap and/or hold down design. Choose from all three design methods: Segmented, Perforated & Force Transfer Around Openings.
Graphics Features
Unlimited simultaneous model view windows
“True to scale” rendering with translucency, even when drawing
High-speed redraw algorithm for instant refreshing
Dynamic zoom, pan, rotate, scroll, snap views
Font and Color Control
Saved views to quickly restore frequent or desired views
Full render or wire-frame animations of deflected model and dynamic mode shapes with frame and speed control
Animation of moving loads with speed controls
Distance tool for measuring between points
Force/moment summation about any arbitrary cut line
Results Features
Graphic presentation of color-coded results and plotted designs
Color contours of plate stresses and forces with quadratic smoothing, the contours may also be animated
Spreadsheet results with sorting of: reactions, member & joint deflections, beam & plate forces/stresses, optimized sizes, code designs, concrete reinforcing, material takeoffs, frequencies & mode shapes
Standard and user-defined reports
Graphic member detail reports with force/stress/deflection diagrams and detailed design calculations and expanded diagrams that display magnitudes at any dialed location
General Features
Compatible with Windows 8.1/10 (64-bit Windows)
Extensive customization options & user defaults
Program technical support provided by Professional Engineers