Plus | Nonlinear | Ultimate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| User Interface | Customizable Graphical User Interface | |||
Enhanced Direct X Graphics | ||||
Multiple Views | ||||
Quick Navigation and Data Management | ||||
| Modeling | Wide Array of Templates | |||
Model Explorer Functionality | ||||
Model Views | ||||
Analytical Model | ||||
Physical Model | ||||
Multiple Grid System Definition | ||||
Enhanced Drafting Utilities | ||||
Plans and Elevations | ||||
Developed Elevations to Generate Custom Elevations | ||||
Stories | ||||
Comprehensive Interactive Database Editing | ||||
Wide Array of Meshing Tools | ||||
Object Based Meshing | ||||
External Meshing | ||||
Line Constraints | ||||
| Building Components | Towers | |||
Beams, Columns, Braces | ||||
Section Properties / Section Designer | ||||
Section Designer | ||||
Shell Elements (Walls, Floors, Ramps) | ||||
Shear Walls | ||||
Wall Stacks | ||||
Piers / Spandrels | ||||
Link Elements | ||||
Floor Diaphragms | ||||
Nonlinear Link Elements: Gaps and Hooks | ||||
Nonlinear Link Elements: Plasticity, Dampers, Isolators | ||||
Automated Buckling Restrained Brace (BRB) modeling (CoreBrace) | ||||
Friction-spring hysteretic damper and Bilinear Maxwell oil damper property | ||||
Nonlinear Hinges | ||||
Single Degree-of-Freedom Frame Hinges | ||||
Isotropic PMM Frame Hinge | ||||
Parametric PMM Frame Hinge | ||||
Fiber Frame Hinges | ||||
Fiber Wall Hinges | ||||
Modeling Hinges as Links for FNA | ||||
Nonlinear Layered Shell Element | ||||
Design Strips | ||||
General Design Strips | ||||
Automatic Width Strips | ||||
Post-Tensioning (P/T) | ||||
Autostrip and Layout | ||||
| Loading | Automated Code Based Loading | |||
Seismic | ||||
Wind | ||||
Point, Line, Area, and Thermal Loads | ||||
Cladding | ||||
Live Load Reduction | ||||
Force / Moment | ||||
Open Structure Wind Loading | ||||
Pattern Loading | ||||
Displacement | ||||
Tendon Loads and Losses | ||||
| Analysis | SAPFireTM Analysis Engine | |||
Eigenvector Analysis | ||||
Ritz- Vector Analysis | ||||
Mulitple 64-Bit Solvers | ||||
Wide Array of Dynamic Analysis Tool | ||||
Response Spectrum | ||||
Linear Modal Time History | ||||
Linear Direct Integration Time History | ||||
Static Analysis | ||||
P-Delta | ||||
Buckling | ||||
Pushover Analysis | ||||
Staged Construction | ||||
Single Stage from Initial State | ||||
Multiple Stages | ||||
Change Sections | ||||
Change Stiffness Modifiers | ||||
Change Frame Releases | ||||
Time Dependent Stiffness | ||||
Creep and Shrinkage | ||||
Load Cases and Combinations | ||||
Model Alive | ||||
Nonlinear Analysis | ||||
Wilson FNA (Fast Nonlinear Analysis) Method | ||||
Direct Integration Time History | ||||
Material Nonlinearity - Frame, Hinges and Links | ||||
Geometric Nonlinearity - Large Displacement | ||||
| Performance-Based Design | Stable and Fast Nonlinear Analysis (FNA) implemented for PBD | |||
Automated Nonlinear Hinges in Shear Walls-Based Upon User/Design Reinforcing | ||||
Steel and Concrete Material Models with Performance Levels (confined and unconfined) | ||||
Steel and Concrete Fiber Models for Shear Walls and Columns | ||||
Automated PBD Hinges and Procedures Based upon ASCE 41-13 | ||||
D/C Ratio Plots and Tables for Fast Performance Evaluation | ||||
Material Strain as Performance Measure for D/C Ratios | ||||
Several New Hysteresis Options for Nonlinear Hinges | ||||
Options for Hysteretic Stiffness and Strength Degradation | ||||
Quasi-static (Dynamic) Option for Static Pushover Analysis of Complex Models | ||||
Generalized Displacement Constraints for Strain Evaluation | ||||
Output Averaging of Responses over Several Time History Runs | ||||
| Design | Steel Frame Design | |||
Concrete Frame Design | ||||
Composite Beam/Column Design | ||||
Shear Wall Design | ||||
Steel Joist Design | ||||
Concrete Slab Design | ||||
Strip Based Slab Design | ||||
FEM Based Slab Design | ||||
Punching Shear Check | ||||
Post-Tensioning Stress Checks | ||||
| Output and Display | Analysis Results | |||
Deformed Shape | ||||
Shell Force and Stress Contours | ||||
Reaction Diagrams | ||||
Section Cuts | ||||
Video Animations | ||||
Tabular Output | ||||
Report Generation | ||||
Customized User defined Reports | ||||
Design Output reports | ||||
| Import and Export | BIM Product Interaction | |||
AutoCAD®and BricsCAD® | ||||
Revit® | ||||
Tekla | ||||
IFC | ||||
Application Programing Interface | ||||
Multiple Language Support | ||||
Build Custom Plugins | ||||
Cross Product Development |
