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What’s New in SDC Verifier

We’re constantly improving SDC Verifier to keep it at the forefront of structural engineering. Each new release brings innovative features, updated standards compliance, and bug fixes.

Here you can find detailed information about the latest developments in the newest version of SDC Verifier. Explore what’s new and see how these updates can support your design and verification work.

Current Version

Old Versions

Compatibility

#New release
#Ansys
#Simcentre
#Femap

Now compatible with

  • Ansys 2020 R2
  • Femap 2020.2
  • Simcenter 3D 2020.1

New Standards

#New release
#Standards
  • DVS 1608 (June 2010);
  • DVS 1612 (August 2014).

DVS 1608 (June 2010) and DVS 1612 (August 2014)

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

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

Optimization Tool

Optimization Tool

SDC Verifier API

  • SDC Verifier API – automation of SDC Verifier commands;

SDC Verifier API

New Report Designer and Comparison Standard

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

Report Designer

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

Comparison Standard

  • 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

  • Related Stress Gradients Tool (used in FKM) – calculate coefficients to reduce stresses;
Related Stress Gradients Tool
  • Beam Member Diagram;
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:
Infinity (division on 0)
Infinity (division on 0)
WARNING: In previous versions of SDC Verifier Infinity and NaN were replaced with 0 that could affect the results. Check your calculations on the division on zero carefully.
  • 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;
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;
Governing Load
  • Range criteria added in Peak Finder/Governing Load;
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  • 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;
Edit multiple Individual Loads

Panel Finder Settings

  • Dummy Stiffeners recognition option to split plates if stiffeners are not fully connected to the edges of a panel
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  • 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:
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 Rule
  • Select Welds by Type:
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

#Update
#BugFixes
  • 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);

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