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.

Improvements:

  • Crane Standard EN 13001-3-1+A2 Limits States and proof competence of steel:
  • DNVGL-RP-C203 Recommended Practice: Fatigue design of offshore steel structures, April 2016:
  • AISC 360-10 Chapter J3: Bolts and Threaded parts:
  • EN 1993-1-8 Chapter3 Connections made with bolts, rivets or pins (beta);
  • Ansys 2019 R1 is supported;
  • Beam Deflection Check;
  • AISC 360-10 circular and rectangular bars are implemented;
  • ISO 19902 Chapter 13.2 and Chapter 13.2 Tubular members subjected to combined forces with hydrostatic pressure:
  • Combined standards (AISC 360-10 with API RP-2A LRFD / Norsok N004 / ISO 19902, AISC ASD 89 with API RP-2A WSD), API, ISO, Norsok for tubular shapes, AISC for non-tubular shapes:
  • Unit System is used for input (materials, sections) and results (tables, plots):
  • Standard split on built-in (formulas not editable) and custom;
  • Built-in standards can be edited using wizards;
  • The Standard menu is organized by the Classification Societies:
  • Standard input is grouped together:
  • The Standard wizard offers to fill characteristic / classification automatically by pressing OK if it was not defined:
  • Weld Checks – elemental method is added (beta);
  • Selector – manual selection of structural items (members, welds, buckling plates) by element (one element is enough to pick one member):
  • Selector – new rules for Welds;
  • Labels over structural items (member, welds, etc.) with limits; Min/Max labels;
  • Labels on components extreme tables over selections;
  • Components – new colored plot (also in the report);
  • Automatically reruns recognition recovery (joints, beam members, buckling plates, welds) if the model was changed:
  • Materials and Components colored labels plots in the report:
  • Export SDC Load Combinations to Mechanical into a separate solution (Ansys). Forces are multiplied on factors and defined in the correspondent steps:
  • Create Base cases (Ansys) – create a copy of solution with each force acting on a single step (can be used to analyze the influence of individual loads and create load combinations in SDC Verifier according to the standards);
  • Freebody tool – calculates a balanced set of forces/moments on a chosen part of a model;
  • Import Word document into SDC report;
  • Solve command for all jobs and standards;
  • Peak Finder – improvements plot options, label size;
  • Load Set – individual loads can be added with 0 factor. It can be used to create a pulsating stress range;
  • DNV Plate Buckling (2010) – update calculation of combined buckling factor. Tension stresses are included in combined formula instead of compression only (Chapter 6.5, formula 6.18);
  • Plate Buckling table –labels plot for selected section/buckling plates results;
  • Beam Member Finder – settings for default member names, user names for beam members;
  • Beam Member Finder – filter is updated: apply to selected and not all members, select members by elements (one element is enough to pick the member)
  • Beam Member Finder – button to jump to edit multiple for the selected beam member (with sub-members). Pick member by element for edit multiple feature:
  • Report Check, Uncheck, Revert;
  • Standard tables – rows and columns;
  • Copy formulas between the checks;
  • Annotations (block with text, arrow, rectangle/ellipse) on pictures from files:
  • If user action (e.g. updating classification, editing factors in load set, update recognition tools) requires to clear results the warning message will be shown:
  • Edit Safety Factors for all Jobs at once:
  • Import predefined legend colors scheme from Femap including Gray and Gray + No Magenta (Femap):
  • Enhanced parameter limits – highlight cell in the table with red when the condition is not satisfied (below value, in range, outside the range, equal):
  • Save project from the report designer;
  • Edit all constants in standard at once;
  • Demo version (with limitation to 2000 nodes/elements) is removed, it is required to request a trial license in order to run SDC Verifier;
  • It is possible to select the license file during the installation;
  • SDC Verifier can be installed on a network share (path has to be pasted from the clipboard, browse option does not work);
  • Use different license files for SDC Verifier under different CAE programs (Ansys, Femap, Simcenter3D);
  • Automatically select Load Group in a selector for new table/plot. Store last selected load and select it for new table/plot;
  • Panel Finder – option to split plates on the section with different thicknesses;
  • Plot objects are created with descriptive names in Mechanical (Ansys);
  • Different version of SDC Verifier can be used in different version of Ansys, e.g. 5.1 in 19.1 and 5.2 in 19.2 (Ansys);

Bug fixes:

#Bugfixes
  • Eurocode3 – stress overshoot check calculation of m parameter;
  • Section Library – swapped dimensions for channel section;
  • High DPI issues with controls. Two monitors with different DPI settings;
  • Contour plot failed for fatigue summation check;
  • Autoscale option issue in View;
  • Results were cleared for fatigue summation check when Fill Table button was pressed on Table form;
  • Load Group results in fatigue summation check was not stored to files if check could not be completed due to lack of RAM memory;
  • Results for the load was not cleared automatically when safety factors were modified on Load Group control;
  • Results were not cleared automatically when torsional length in Beam Member Finder was modified;
  • Recognition issues in Weld Finder and Panel Finder for parabolic plate elements;
  • Wrong type for parabolic beams in Joint Finder;
  • Fix result categories for all Joint Checks parameters;
  • Unexpected error when applying direction in classification for the full model condition;
  • Unexpected error in standard data tables;
  • Failed to change the selection in the report for peak finder table/plot using Apply to All menu;
  • Classification types were not saved into the Standard library;
  • Results were cleared if user press OK on characteristic/classification/standard table form even if the data was not modified;
  • Get picture from Femap, when it is minimized (Femap);
  • Plot with elements shown with white color instead of criteria color (Femap);
  • Import results from analysis study – output sets were ordered by ID and by Analysis study (Femap);
  • Wave load – unit system added (Femap);
  • Multinodal force editing issues (Femap);
  • Split buckling plates using all line elements (rods and tubes) and not only beams and bars (Femap);
  • Contact description failed to read (Femap);
  • Geometry objects were shown on results plots (Femap);
  • Unit System issues (Ansys);
  • Create a plot under the correct solution to show relevant displacement (Ansys);
  • Duplicate Plot in Mechanical does not work (Ansys)
  • Elements with mapped I-shape were not added into selection with I-shape condition (Ansys);
  • Project save on network location was not shown in the list during open project command (Ansys);
  • New project wizard – steps were not imported automatically when user press Finish on the first step (Ansys);
  • Select elements/nodes in Mechanical from SDC – popup dialog is not on top of all windows (Ansys);

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