Graphic editing of the model in any view including the perspective view. Powerful selection tools.
Copy/Paste (cntrl c, v) Quick Copy for Structural Elements
New editing functions on the pet palette (cutoff, rounding, detach, add tangential arc)
You can add or remove entities from the current selection set, or restore the previous selection. Filtered selection available.
Complete set of Zoom in/out, fit to page, pan, view undo/redo commands.View changes at the click of the mouse. Allows user defined perspective viewsWorkplanes can be defined to allow easy drawing on oblique plane.
Guidelines can be made to create a user defined grid environment in vertical, horizontal, oblique or combinations.
Geometry restraints can be selected for perpendicular or parallel conditions.
Dimension lines, labels, angles, level or elevation, free text, auto result labels can be added to the model and turned on/off as needed.
Working on parts allows easy editing of most complex 3D geometries. Includes advanced part management.
Section lines for surface element results display.Rendered display for better model check.
Search for entities by type and index.Display settings for the most appropriate model display.
Configure symbol and labeling display for each finite element.Configurable 3D grid and mouse step.
Pre-loaded steel cross-section libraries loaded with most of the available European and U.S. shapes.
Allows creation of custom libraries.Integrated fully graphical cross-section editor for complex shapes. All cross-sectional properties are automatically calculated based on the graphical input of the section's shape.
SI and US system of units for international use. Allows the use of mixed unit systems.
You can select your preferences of colors, fonts, report language, etc.
Create the finite element as you create the geometry.Using this icon window columns, beams, walls, slabs and holes can be drawn. Their properties and their geometry can be set previously and changed any time during the drawing.When drawing holes clicking the domain contour ensures that holes will remain in the domain plane. Can be used easily to transform dwg/dxf contours into elements.
Object
Description
Column (in global Z direction)
Beam (parallel to the global X-Y plane)
Spatial beam
Wall (always vertical with a constant height, i.e. its normal and upper/lower edges are parallel to the global X-Y plane)
Slab domain in plane parallel to the global X-Y plane
