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New features in FEM-Design 22

Last modified by Iwona Budny Bjergø on 2023/02/01 09:01

The following section highlights all new features and changes in FEM-Design 22. All the features and improvements are sorted by the area, and described together in dedicated sections. Bug fixes in FEM-Design 22 are added into Release notes.

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Settings and management

  
   Special characters in file names and paths✓✓
   Centralized font settings✓ 
   Section library storage on server✓✓
   Result file storage in a specific location✓✓
   

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Modeling and input

  
   New foundation objects: Retaining wall and Excavation✓ 
   Improved Surface connection tool✓ 
   Improved behaviour of covers' supporting structures✓ 
   Copy edge connection properties✓✓
   Show selected objects in a new window✓✓
   Labeled sections in Filter✓✓
   

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Loads

  
   Filter loads by value✓✓
   Psi factors for subgroups of Load groups✓✓
   Improved Load groups combinations✓✓

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Tools

  
   Note tool✓✓
   Version log✓✓
   Compare files tool✓ 
   Display options for Marker✓✓
   

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Analysis

  
   Improvements and speed up of analysis calculations✓✓
   Improved construction stages✓ 
   Minimum division number for edge connections✓✓
   

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RC design

  
   Shear and bending moment reduction for RC bar✓✓
   Improved RC bar crack calculation✓✓
   Min./ max. reinforcement check in Detailed result of RC bars✓✓
   Improved display of concealed bar properties✓ 
   Single reinforcement bar✓✓
   Shear reinforcement design✓✓
   RC shell design for crack width✓✓
   RC shell fire design✓✓
   Improved shear capacity results for RC shells✓✓
   Improved default colour settings in RC shell Auto design✓✓
   

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Steel, Timber and Masonry design

  
   Parametric fire curve for steel fire design✓ 
   Kerto timber cross-sections and materials✓✓
   Ignore tension in masonry objects✓ 
   

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Results

  
   Zoom-independent font size of numeric results✓✓
   Improved appearance of results on the graphs✓✓
   Display setting for Automatic numeric values✓✓
   New rules for summation of seismic results✓ 
   Improved display of load groups design results✓✓
   Custom result library✓✓
   Converted loads results for load combinations✓ 
   

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Documentation

  
   Numbering of graphical windows✓✓
   Improved documentation of bar reinforcement✓✓
   List tables: List nodes for selected objects only✓✓
   List tables: Design results for labelled sections✓✓
   

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API and interoperability

  
   IDEA StatiCa connection✓ 
   Allplan connection✓ 
   Improvements to IFC Import / Export✓ 
   Improvements to SAF Import✓ 
   Result point in StruXML✓