Parallel calculations for Load Sets and Load Groups;
Selection and Load Sorting Containers for checks in report designer;
Copy structure from one load to multiple loads in report designer;
Resolved issue with swapped moments when Ansys solver is used (AISC 360-10).
Buckling of stiffened plates according to DNV-RP-C201 2010 chapter 7;
Strength and stability of tubular members according to ISO 19902 (first edition, December 2007);
Strength and stability of tubular members according to Norsok N004 (rev.3, February 2013);
Stiffened Panel Finder – recognizes automatically sections, panels, plates, stiffeners and girders and their dimensions. This tool is an advanced version of Panel Finder;
Joint Check according to ISO 19902:
Weld Stresses and Global Plate Stresses- automatic conversion of results. All tables/plots for stresses can be created for weld and global plate stresses categories:
Moment Ratio tool – calculates ratio of moments on the end of beam members. It is used to calculate reduction factors in the following standards: API RP 2A, ISO 19902 and Norsok N004
Effective Width Tool – calculate plate effective width for every load situation. Effective width is used in stiffener buckling check according to DNV-RP-C201 2010:
Unit System – is used for conversion units in calculations for the following standards: API RP 2A, DIN15018, FEM 1.001, Eurocode3, Norsok N004 and ISO 19902:
Stiffener Buckling Check – special check to perform calculations and present results for stiffeners. Additional variables can be used in formulas: stiffener dimensions, stiffener related plates dimensions, stiffener results and related plates results converted into stiffener direction;
Beam Member Finders have fixed structure – 3 items are created automatically: length y, length z and length torsional. Data from beam member finders can be used directly in checks, import to characteristics is not required anymore:
Thickness Plot tool – interface is updated: selection can be defined directly from Panel Finder or Groups, font size option is added, it is possible to plot 4 types of labels (thickness, id, id and title, id title and thickness). In addition thickness plots can be added into report:
Multinodal Force – it is possible to create few loads at once. E. g. two loads with 4 nodes each:
Panel Finder – the following features were added: Add/Edit Plate, Combine Plates, Edit Plate thickness, Import/Export
Classification is simplified – classification over points is removed. Plots for classification are improved with colored labels:
In Selector 4 new rules were implemented: all welds, all welds intersections, all welds without intersections and previous (last selected items in Femap):
Single Weld Finder tool in project – it’s not possible to add few. The tool is used for conversion stresses into weld direction. Update Element direction button is removed because fatigue standards use converted stresses in the formulas:
Settings are split on 2 sections Legend Settings and Number Formats:
Plate Buckling (no load) check – same as plate buckling check but not required load for calculations.
Report Improvements:
It is possible to set fixed window size for Femap Graphic window. Option can be set in Preferences or from Report Designer toolbar:
It is possible to define custom border color:
Material Table item – all Materials in one table:
Mass Properties item – all mass properties in one table
Beam Member Finder Plots on selection with possibility to change view:
Beam Member Finder Tables:
Import possibilities for all libraries: standards, wind profiles, customers and engineers and category settings. It is possible to get library file from colleague and import desired items into your library file;
Global Constants in preferences for Gravity and Density. They are used as default values for tank and buoyancy loads:
New option in Export Results to Femap -Export results by type: checks per load (all check results for separate load as separate output set) or loads per check (all results for loads for separate check as output set)
Warning if yield stress is equal or higher than tensile strength when edit materials;
Fixed Bugs
Clear Plate Buckling Results only when changes in Panel Finder were done;
Don’t switch model in Femap when backup is performed;
Step property in Moment Shear tool was not read;
Qa reduction factor was calculated for non-slender elements for I and C shapes in AISC standard. It is set to 1 for non-slender elements;
Black background for logo with transparent background in report for *.png files;
Property Check failed to save to standard library;
Units for tank load in report are removed;
Replacement option was stored to standard library;
Modes table failed to open when loads does not contain results;
Draw axis for shapes;
Export Tool – export nodal results failed;
LG parameter in check expand table was set to minimum when press cancel.
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