Major features

The absolute major features of this version are: 

• Correct model tool 
• Composite bar 
• Post tension cables 
• Plastic elements 
• Piles
• Shell buckling
• Steel joint stiffness
• Steel fire design

Other features and improvements

Learn about other new features and enhancements in FEM-Design 17.

Tools

• Scripting
• Position numbering tool
• Section list
• Load combination analysis setup list
• Arranging tables when listing to Excel
• 'Fill all cells' option for listing tables
• Displaying name of load case  / combination for load case / combination result table
• Get GUID

User Interface

• Properties dialog available from Quick menu for objects.
• Different modes to display storeys
• Visualisation of edge connection is improved
• Restore view returning to input
• Leading line for numeric values and labels
• Align region to plane
• Vertical dimension lines
• Physical view
• Physical alignment for intermediate section
• Blinking layers

Structure

• Improved storey dialog
• Reference plane
• Horizontal bedding moduli of foundation slab
• Camber simulation option for Beams and Profiled plates
• Easier definition of column corbel’s load position
• “No shear” edge macro for Plane walls
• Wall corbel
• Editable surface connection (soil)

Load

• Pre defined Psi values for temporary load groups
• Ignored temporary load cases
• Deviation load improved
• Notional load
• Load comments
• Load export / import via clipboard

Analysis

• Modified behaviour of trusses in non-linear elastic (NLE) and non-linear elastic + plastic (PL) calculations
• Check for identical copies of structural objects and loads
• Fully rigid diaphragm
• Selecting all relevant shapes in Modal analysis

RC Design

• RC Bar detailed result reinforcement export to DWG/DXF
• RC Bar detailed result drawing improvements
• RC Shell buckling
• RC shell – EN 1992-1-1, Annex F

Steel Design

• Column base joint concrete tension failures
• “Rotated” option for hollow sections
• Joint library
• Steel joints added to Filter
• User interface improvements in Steel joints module
• Tooltip for joint bars
• Joint bar display option
• Navigation buttons for steel joints
• Steel joint utilization in Documentation

Results

• Dominant load combination shown on results for maximum of load combinations
• Displacement-like results improved
• Shear center result
• Mass result
• Minimum and maximum values of soil results in colour palette view
• Local stability results with more details
• Colours of principal stresses, moments and normal forces
• Option to hide finite elements for colour palette results
• Scale to view option for colour palette results

Documentation

• Option to hide sections
• Append templates
• Docgraph windows are created according to the saved Window settings

Others

• FEM-Design Center
• Drag and drop
• FEM-Design Support tool
• Company settings
• Graphic engine settings and Draft mode
• Timesave

References

• FEM-Design 17 - New Features Guide
• FEM-Design 17 is released