Graitec Advance Design - Available early 2009!

Advance Deisgn

 

Advance Design was specifically developed for industry professionals that require a superior solution for the structural analysis and design of Reinforced Concrete and Steel Structures. Advance Design Features include easy modelling, a powerful FEM analysis engine, top-level design wizards, automated post precessing of results and automated reports. Achieve a new leve of computer assisted engineering with Advance Design!

 

 

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Fast and Easy Modelling

  • Display mode of elements as "linear contour", "hidden faces" or "realistic rendering",
  • Elements snap points enables different actions: stretch, trim or extend, copy, move, etc,
  • Use of multiple viewpoints enables simulataneous work in several viewpoints and visualisation modes,
  • Ability to input a column using a single click, a wall using two.

 

 

 

 

Competitive Meshing and Finite Elements Calculation

 

  • Wide range of linear element types: pre-stressed cables, ties, gaps, etc,
  • Advanced meshing engine: "grid" or Delaunay mesh algorithm, finite elements with 3,4,6 or 9 nodes, progressive meshing, refinement tools, global mesh parameters,
  • Static, dynamic, non-linear analysis, large displacements, generalised buckling, etc,
  • Extended solver capabilities due to enhanced memory management.

 

 

Results Processing

Automated post-processing and updating of all result types (finite elements, reinforced concrete, steelwork) within a fully integrated environment,

  • Several post-processing methods: graphical results, result curves, stresses diagrams, calculation reports,
  • Recording of graphical animation, either of the input model of the analysis model,
  • Fully customisable design reports: styles, tables and graphical images, cover sheet, user input text, linked documents, etc.

 

 

Reinforced Concrete Dimensioning

  • The "design template" concept allows for the grouping of elements by their design proporties concrete quality, cracking hypothesis, concrete cover, etc.
  • Calculation of theoretical reinforcement sections of linear and planar elements,
  • Obtainment of the theoretical reinforcement ratios,
  • Global design reports include the "concrete" results.

 

 

 

Steel Dimensioning

 

  • The "design template" concept allows for the grouping of elements by their design proporties: buckling hypothesis, lateral buckling restraints, deflections verification, etc.
  • Shapes optimisation starting from a predefined shaped library and using an automated calculation cycle: FE calculations and successive optimisations,
  • Shape sheets,
  • Global design reports include the "steel" results.

 

 

 

Result Memory Technology; how does it work?

When a graphical view is stored in memory. Advanced Design not only saves the current image, but also the context that generated this image: view angle, zoom, filter of displayed elements, colours and display characteristics, nature of results (iso-values of displacements, values of theoretical reinforcement, magnified stresses), load cases, units, etc. The views saved, using this technology, may be inserted in a design report, whose global content (current hypotheses, results, graphical views) may also be stored in memory. During each calculation iteration, Advance Design automatically recreates all the graphical views and rewrites the design report using the specified criteria.

 

 

 

Innovative Interface

  • Advanced options for workspace customisation,
  • Dock and undock the different environment components using docking guides,
  • Display, hide and auto-hide options for the interface components,
  • Enhanced icon caption readability.

 

 

 

 

Advantages

Discover the Advance Design work process from the modelling step to the post-processing of results in the following set of videos.

 

Advanced Design: Introduction

Advanced Design: Modelling and Meshing

Advanced Design: Post-processing of results

 

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All Graitec programs can now easily communicate with the new GTC format, that allows the exchange of models between applicationsand also the models synchronisation, with no data loss and no need to re-input data!

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