What’s New in SDC Verifier 2020

• New CAE versions supported: Ansys 2020 R2, Simcenter Femap 2020.2, Simcenter 3D 2020.1;
• DVS 1608 (June 2010) and DVS 1612 (August 2014)

• FKM – Analytical strength assessment (5th revised edition, 2003);

• Optimization Tool (watch demo of Optimization Module in SDC Verifier);

• SDC Verifier API – automation of SDC Verifier commands;

• New Report Designer (watch demo)
  • Brand-new design;
  • Multi-selection;
  • Automatic sorting over loads/selections;
  • Ribbon;

• Comparison Standard – use results from different standards (e.g. AISC and Eurocode3) to compare results;

• Compare results from different types of checks – use weld, plate bucking, stiffener buckling types of checks in formulas of a custom check;
• Related Stress Gradients Tool (used in FKM) – calculate coefficients to reduce stresses;

• Beam Member Diagram;

• Infinity (division on 0) or NaN (not a number) is replaced with a huge number (3.40282347E+38). The warning is shown:

• Calculate asymmetric shapes as a symmetric option in member checks – the minimum sizes of walls/flanges will be used to calculate cross-section properties;
• Eurocode3 Fatigue – included size effect;
• Nastran H-shape included in member checks (Femap, Simcenter);
• Backup of SDC Results– keep old results when the project is not saved;
• Store/Restore results for tools (Moment Ratio, Effective Width, Stress Gradient, Weld Summation);
• Handle negative resistance in Joint checks (return UF = 12345678);
• Resistance factors option in ISO Joint Check;

• Save Joint Check results to files;
• Calculation details for property checks and in Component Extreme Table (the worst result on selected selection);
• Governing Load can be shown for multiple selections;

• Range criteria added in Peak Finder/Governing Load;

• Flow Buckling Table can be built over multiple sections;
• Load Set content results in Governing Load / Peak Finder tools – show the proportion of result of all items (including factors):
• Edit multiple Individual Loads (Femap, Simcenter) – replace fem load/constraint for the selected loads;

• Panel Finder Settings:

• Dummy Stiffeners recognition option to split plates if stiffeners are not fully connected to the edges of a panel

• The minimum angle between flat sections;
• Split plate on different property IDs;
• Apply Wind approach (Femap):

• Projected Area (cos (a));
• Velocity Component (cos^2(a));
• Normal to Face (cos (0));

• Sort/Filter options in custom check table;
• Selection List Conditions (the content of components, all properties/materials, recognition items on selection) – automatically updated when table on multiple selections is built; Content of Components in Component Extreme table:

• Export Joint Check results to Femap;
• Rename multiple items in collections (e.g. Jobs, Standards, Reports);
• View options added (Femap):

• Show Elements without Results;
• Show Load Values;

• Multiple views in the material item in the report;
• Highlight all selected items in the tables (used to be only one selected);
• Weld Finder:

• Add multiple welds (by nodes);
• Recognize welds on a custom selection (ignoring the settings and existing welds);
• Updated weld rules in the selector:

• Select Welds by Rule:

• Select Welds by Type:

• Discard changes when editing number format, legend settings, unit system, multiple views;
• Check if all dimensions are set for the weld strength calculations at the stage of creating the respective standard;
• Create a separate plot object in Ansys (does not create in the report).

BUG FIXES

• Eurocode3 member check:

• Strong axis checking in calculations of kyy, kzz;
• Classification calculation for rectangular shapes is calculated as for webs, not as for flanges;
• Edit standard crashed program (after project reopening);

• Line Element Force results reading if not all beams contain results (Ansys);
• The poor performance of Plate Buckling check calculations for sections that include a huge amount of plates;
• Combined shear moment for overlapping braces fixed in Joint Checks ISO. Norsok (use m1 +m2 instead of sqrt(m1^2+m2^2);
• DNV 2010. Update formula Fx, Fy when value under sqrt is negative;
• The job of Jobs always clear results when the Apply button is pressed;
• Sum of Forces in report FEM Load is calculated on selection instead of the full model (Femap, Simcenter);
• Preview plot from context menu used incorrect plot object from the tree;
• Plot average corner results option in contour plot was not set (Femap, Simcenter);
• Combine more than two welds in one-row error;
• Failed to create SDC folder that includes Settings and Log files (permissions issue);
• Import ‘.rst’ files without unit system defined – failure to read results (Ansys);
• Paste spaces as factors in create/edit multiple load sets window;
• Incorrect face selected for solids when applying Wind Load (Femap);