A new update for Consteel 18 has been released, bringing not only a series of bug fixes but also some new features—all designed to make your daily work smoother and more efficient.
Improvements for connection design
Connection design is an intergated part of the global design process, that is why we want to grant as many possibility for our users as we can.
- We have our integrated connection design tool, Consteel Joint for standard connections.
- There is a direct link to IDEA StatiCa Connection (v 22.1, 23.0, 23.1, 24.0) for non-standard cases. It has some limitations though and we’ve been struggling through the last few years to keep this interface up-to-date, following all the changes made on both dinamically developing software and growing user demands.
- So we’ve decided to implement an export to connect to IDEA StatiCa Checkbot.
The whole model with analysis results can be exported to .xml format which can be imported into Checkbot (IOM import) and connection design can be performed there.
For now, it is a one-way link, not a live interface and can only be used with IDEA StatiCa 24.1 and when there are no SLS results in the model. Because of the limitations and possible bugs it is released as a beta version. As always – but now in particular-, we would like to kindly encourage you to try the export and send your questions, comments, requests to us via Help Center.
- For those cases when neither Consteel Joint, nor IDEA Statica can not be used, there is a new feature developed: Fictive joint.
It is basically an export of the internal forces of joints to .csv format. It utilizes the advantages of placed joint, meaning that a fictive joint can be placed at several locations in the model in case of geometrical similarity and the internal forces of all placements will be collected and exported together.
Csv files can be opened in Excel and the data can than be organized by any customer need and used for connection design. Besides the .csv file, two pictures are generated during the export: one of joint geometry and one of the interpretation of the internal forces and local coordinate systems.
Introduction of Romanian standard
As we would like to strengthen our presence on the Romanian market, it was time to pay extra attention to the complicated situation of standardisation in Romania. As a result, we impemented Romanian standard into our Standards Library instead of earlier EN Romanian NA. It includes load definition according to CR 0, CR 1 and P100 and design according to EN 1992, 1993 and 1997.
Small improvements
Other improvements of the update include possibility of ordering load combinations by values of factors on the Load combination dialog and implementation of double cold-formed sections in Descript.
Modification
For our experienced users it may worth to mention that Consteel Joint is now fully integrated into Consteel which comes with the fact that csJoint.exe does no longer exist separately. Joint module can only be launched within Consteel.
FALCON update
In addition to Consteel update, we have released a new FALCON version too, including bug fixes. The community beta testing of our wind simulation aided load generation tool is up and running and we are waiting for your feedback.
Download and detailed version information
The new Consteel 18 update is available at Downloads/Install packages menu and FALCON 1.0.0.73 at Downloads/Plugins menu. For detailed version information, see Blog | Consteel Documentation Center .
The latest update in Consteel 17 has been released. Let’s explore some of the most significant improvements that will enhance everyday usability.
Over the last few months we have spent time on bug fixing in addition to major releases and internal development projects. With these changes, the latest version of Consteel 17 has been released. It is available via a small bell icon in the Project Center, and the installation file is available as usual on the website on the Downloads page.
In addition to bug fixes, the new version also contains some minor improvements and changes, some of which are presented here.
Danish NA is implemented in the Standards Library
If you encounter Danish work, there is no need to define a unique standard afterward because the Danish National Annex has been incorporated in the Consteel standards library. Alongside the appropriate safety factors, the special load combination generation rules can also be used.
Although, Consteel offers a variety of EN NA’s, if you cannot find the annex you need, you are still able to define a new, custom one in an easy way.
IDEA StatiCa cooperation with Consteel
The IDEA StatiCa traditionally releases its latest developments every year in April, which usually necessitates an update to the Consteel – IDEA connection as well. This update has been implemented in this Consteel release.
Small changes in documentation
For better clarity, we have reorganized the documentation of SLS (Serviceability Limit State) checks and the Earthquake analysis.
Visualization improved
Two small but very useful modifications have been included:
- The model’s position on the screen remains the same when switching between windows. Previously, for example, when switching from the ‚Structural members‘ tab to the ‚Analysis‘ tab, the structure would shift due to the appearance of the table containing the results. This has now been changed so that precise work is possible.
- Additionally, the display of surface loads on plates has been modified, so the surface load remains visible even in distributed representation.
Further implementations
- Updated Google Analytics has been introduced to measure usage statistics. The information obtained will only be used for further product development and problem-solving purposes. This feature can be disabled by clicking on the ‚Update‘ tab in the ‚Settings‘ menu, but it will be automatically enabled after each installation.
- The ‚Hide‘ and ‚Detail Model View‘ icons now appear in the ‚Auto Portions‘ window as well.
- The ‚The actions can be favorable in a combination‘ checkbox is now checked by default for every load case. This results in the generation of significantly more load combinations, but all are necessary according to the standards. With the ‚Load Combination Filtering‘ feature released in version 16, the number of considered load combinations can be safely and efficiently reduced.
- For Tapered members, the ‚Frame Corner Wizard‘ will consider the height of the end of the bar rather than the average height when creating the finite element.
Further bug fixes
In addition to the above, the new version also includes several bug fixes. Descriptions of these fixes can be found in the Version information document.
Ein neues Update von Consteel 15 ist bereitgestellt. Wie üblich sind die wesentlichen Informationen in dem Dokument zur Versionsinforation nachzulesen, aber hier werden die wichtigsten Informationen kurz aufgeführt.
Extended ‚Help menu‘ and new ‚Help tab‚
We have extended our ‚Help menu‘ and implemented a new ‚Help tab‘ for the essential support-related requests to make posting support issues more convenient. Please visit our blog post for more details.
New version notification in Project center
Wir haben festgestellt, dass einige von Ihnen nicht mit der neuesten Softwareversion arbeiten. Das liegt möglicherweise daran, dass wir unsere alte Gewohnheit geändert haben, Sie mit einer Meldung über die Verfügbarkeit der neuen Version zu informieren. Wir sind also zur vorherigen Methode zurückgekehrt und jedes Mal, wenn eine neue Version herauskommt, wird ein Pop-up-Meldungsfeld angezeigt. Es erscheint nur einmal pro Version, aber die grüne Benachrichtigung in der Kopfzeile des Projektcenters bleibt als Erinnerung bestehen.
Mit einem Klick auf Download gelangen Sie auf unsere Website. Der Vorgang wird authentifiziert, sodass Sie sich nicht erneut anmelden müssen, wenn Sie bereits bei Consteel angemeldet sind.
Notification of the expiration of your access
Another notification will inform you if your access is soon to expire. Clicking on the note will take you to Access expires FAQ on our website and give you all the information about what to do.
USB dongle driver removed from the installation package
Der allgemein üblichen Vorgehensweise folgend haben wir uns entschieden, den Treiber für den USB-Dongle aus dem Installationspaket zu entfernen. Wir möchten Sie alle ermutigen, auf den Online-Schutz umzusteigen, wie es viele von Ihnen bereits getan haben. Dieser Schritt ist Teil des Transformationsprozesses.
But in case you still need this driver, it will be available from the Downloads menu on our website. After downloading the exe file, install the driver on the usual way.
Stabilization of cloud save functionalities
Korrekturen wurden hinzugefügt, um die Funktion zu stabilisieren und Authentifizierungsfehler zu beheben, und weitere Korrekturen wurden implementiert, um Fehler zu vermeiden, die zu falschen Datei-Uploads führen.
Further bug fixes and improvements
There are a few bug fixes which you can check in the Version information document.