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Update Report No. 03144
RFEM 5-22-03 | 03/27/2020
- Fixing a Visual Fortran Error which could occur when using nonlinear material models with incrementally increasing loading
- Adaptations concerning the consideration of the initial load when using incrementally increasing loading
- Adaptations when displaying stresses on surfaces with nonlinear material properties - they may have been displayed incorrectly
- Adaptation of the local convergence criterion when using nonlinear material models
Update Report No. 03143
RFEM 5-22-02 | 03/06/2020
- Adaptations concerning the installation of the Rhino interface
Update Report No. 03142
RSTAB 8-22-02 | 03/06/2020
- Optimizations concerning the performance of calculations under Windows 10
Update Report No. 03141
COMPOSITE-BEAM 8-22-02 | 03/06/2020
- Adaptation of the designation of standards in the module
Update Report No. 03140
STEEL EC3 8-22-02 | 03/06/2020
- Adaptations concerning the activation of trial versions of the RF-STEEL Cold-Formed Sections module extension
Update Report No. 03139
RF-STEEL EC3 5-22-02 | 03/06/2020
- Adaptations concerning the activation of trial versions of the RF-STEEL Cold-Formed Sections module extension
Update Report No. 03138
RWIND Simulation 1-22-0060 | 02/27/2020
- Implementation of the turbulence model k-omega
- Implementation of a new option in the settings tab that allows you to only export the active objects
- Implementation of gust reaction factor and wind direction factor according to ASCE/SEI 7-16
- Optimizations concerning the automatic assignment of the action category of load cases
- Extension of the toolbars for RWIND-specific functions
- Resolved an issue that did not allow the calculation of files with umlauts in their names
- Optimizations regarding the modification of the streamline area
- Elimination of various crashes that could occur when using RFEM with RWIND
- Optimizations concerning the use of RWIND Simulation in Russian language environment
- Adaptations concerning the display of surface pressure - change from kinematic to static pressure
Update Report No. 03137
RFEM 5-22-01 | 02/27/2020
- Adaptations in the dialog box of global calculation parameters - moved the option for automatic determination of load increments to the nonlinearities section
- Implementation of the material model Orthotropic Masonry 2D
- Expansion of the material library with steels of the company Jakob AG
- Extension of the view options with a flying camera mode
- Extension of the Export dialog with direct export to RWIND Simulation
- Release of SHAPE-THIN 9
- Upgrade to dongle driver 7.103
- The following direct interfaces are supported in the current customer version:
  AutoCAD 2015 - 2020
  Revit 2016 - 2020
  Tekla Structures 20.1 - 2019i
- Optimizations regarding the internal definition of triangular finite elements
- Optimizations in the solver regarding the consideration of several supports in one node
- Adaptations in the isotropic nonlinear elastic 1D material model regarding the strains
- Optimizations regarding the use of the default printer "Microsoft Print to PDF"
- Adaptations concerning proportional font scaling when printing graphics in other page formats
- Adaptations concerning the graphical selection - it could happen that circular, rhomboid or elliptical windows were drawn
- Optimizations in the FE mesh generator regarding the meshing of solids while taking line mesh refinements into account
- Increase of the number of grid points per input to a maximum of 500
- Adaptations concerning the consideration of member divisions in the result tables
- Adaptations in the load generator for loads from coating regarding the determination of the mean area
- Optimizations in the printout report regarding the default paper sizes - A4 was set as minimum size
- Adaptations when deleting empty rows in the member hinges table - this now leads to deletion of the FE mesh
- Adaptations concerning the display of the Max/Min information of line hinges and line releases in graphics
- Adaptations in the printout report in Table 2.1.2.6 regarding the display of the member number associated with the hinges
- Adaptations concerning the detailed settings of the load case action category "Uneven settlements" according to EN 1990 + EN 1991-2 (DIN)
- Adaptations in the solver regarding the consideration of the shear strengths of surface supports
- Adaptations in the Tekla interface regarding the influence of the update options on the "Overwrite existing model" export type
- Re-implementation of cold-formed double channels (KC, KU, KG, KW) in the cross-section library
- Optimization of performance when determining 1D member internal forces in RWIND-specific load cases
- Adaptations concerning the sum of line support forces when using nodal FE mesh refinements
- Adaptations in the printout report regarding the output of extreme values of member internal forces for load cases and combinations
- Adaptations concerning the consideration of hidden elements for creating visibilities
- Adaptations in the printout report regarding the display of the sum of nodal support forces
- Adaptations concerning the sign of the bending moment when using incrementally increasing loading
- Adaptations concerning the graphical display of result values on sections
- Adaptations in the FE mesh generator regarding the consideration of line releases
- Optimizations in the Grasshopper interface regarding the repeated export to RFEM - this could cause the interface to freeze
- Adaptations in the graphical display of the load distribution regarding the Max/Min specification - this now refers to the visible elements
- Optimizations in the Rhino interface regarding the support of additional geometry types for the direct export to RFEM
- Adaptations in the Grasshopper interface to avoid freezing of the program - the input of the "RFEM 5 COM" component is given the "Flatten" option by default
- Implementation of a new option in the program options regarding the storage behaviour of graphics in the printout report
- Optimizations in the Grasshopper interface concerning the export of "Line-Like Curves"
- Optimizations in the Grasshopper interface regarding the member and surface components - the logic for combining the incoming information has been adapted
- Adaptations in the solver concerning global member hinges in eccentric members
- Adaptations in the solver concerning the consideration of line hinges on lines that are not simultaneously boundary lines of surfaces
- Optimizations in the Rhino interface concerning the consideration and automatic scaling of units
- Optimizations concerning the Grasshopper interface - the export component has been enhanced with options for setting the tolerance and the used length unit
- Adaptations in the internal data management of graphics in the printout report - they may not have been displayed in some cases
- Optimizations in the Rhino/GH interface regarding the export of overlapping lines and curves
- Implementation of additional components in the Grasshopper interface - member hinges and supports can now be controlled
Update Report No. 03136
RSTAB 8-22-01 | 02/27/2020
- Expansion of the material library with steels of the company Jakob AG
- Extension of the view options with a flying camera mode
- Release of SHAPE-THIN 9
- Upgrade to dongle driver 7.103
- The following direct interfaces are supported in the current customer version:
  AutoCAD 2015 - 2020
  Revit 2016 - 2020
  Tekla Structures 20.1 - 2019i
- Optimizations regarding the use of the default printer "Microsoft Print to PDF"
- Adaptations concerning proportional font scaling when printing graphics in other page formats
- Adaptations concerning the graphical selection - it could happen that circular, rhomboid or elliptical windows were drawn
- Increase of the number of grid points per input to a maximum of 500
- Adaptations in the load generator for loads from coating regarding the determination of the mean area
- Optimizations in the printout report regarding the default paper sizes - A4 was set as minimum size
- Adaptations in the printout report in Table 2.1.2.6 regarding the display of the member number associated with the hinges
- Adaptations concerning the detailed settings of the load case action category "Uneven settlements" according to EN 1990 + EN 1991-2 (DIN)
- Adaptations in the Tekla interface regarding the influence of the update options on the "Overwrite existing model" export type
- Re-implementation of cold-formed double channels (KC, KU, KG, KW) in the cross-section library
- Adaptations in the printout report regarding the output of extreme values of member internal forces for load cases and combinations
- Adaptations concerning the consideration of hidden elements for creating visibilities
- Implementation of a new option in the program options regarding the storage behaviour of graphics in the printout report
- Adaptations in the internal data management of graphics in the printout report - they may not have been displayed in some cases
Update Report No. 03135
SHAPE-THIN 8-22-01 | 02/27/2020
- Adaptations in the graphical display of point elements
- Adaptations concerning the length specification in linear dimensions
- Adaptations concerning the visibility of elements after dividing via intermediate nodes
- Implementation of a new option in the program options regarding the storage behaviour of graphics in the printout report
Update Report No. 03134
RF-COM 5-22-01 | 02/27/2020
- Extension of the COM interface regarding the control of the sections (e.g. Section Through Surface)
- Extension of the COM interface regarding the controllability of parameters
- Adaptations concerning the definition of imperfections
Update Report No. 03133
RS-COM 8-22-01 | 02/27/2020
- Extension of the COM interface regarding the control of the sections (e.g. Section Through Surface)
- Extension of the COM interface regarding the controllability of parameters
- Adaptations concerning the definition of imperfections
Update Report No. 03132
TIMBER CSA 8-22-01 | 02/27/2020
- Implementation of the design according CSA O86-19
Update Report No. 03131
RF-TIMBER CSA 5-22-01 | 02/27/2020
- Implementation of the design according CSA O86-19
Update Report No. 03130
RX‑TIMBER Glued‑Laminated Beam 2-22-01 | 02/27/2020
- Deactivation of hardware acceleration by default
Update Report No. 03129
STEEL CSA 8-22-01 | 02/27/2020
- Implementation of the design according to S16-19
- Adaptations in the cross-section classification of pipe sections
Update Report No. 03128
RF-STEEL CSA 5-22-01 | 02/27/2020
- Implementation of the design according to S16-19
- Adaptations in the cross-section classification of pipe sections
Update Report No. 03127
RF-STEEL SP 5-22-01 | 02/27/2020
- Update of the design according to SP 16.13330.2017
- Adaptations concerning the determination of the coefficient Psi in the lateral-torsional buckling design according to 8.4.1
Update Report No. 03126
STEEL SP 8-22-01 | 02/27/2020
- Update of the design according to SP 16.13330.2017
- Adaptations concerning the determination of the coefficient Psi in the lateral-torsional buckling design according to 8.4.1
Update Report No. 03125
RF-CONCRETE 5-22-01 | 02/27/2020
- Implementation of the design according CSA A23.3-19
- Adaptations concerning the design situations to be considered for the crack width analysis
- Adaptations concerning the documentation of the concrete cover of surfaces in the printout report
- Adaptations concerning the determination of the strength reduction factor according to ACI 318-14
- Optimization when determining the shear force resistance of shear reinforcement
- Adaptations concerning the bending strength f_r when using lightweight concrete (according to ACI 318-14)
- Adaptations concerning the export of results into the Nemetschek format *.asf
- Adaptations concerning the analytically calculated deformation of members according to ACI 318-14