2024

Versions 288–299

Version 299

Reference Line Updates

It is now much easier to create division lines when inserting a reference line or member. Just click on one line then another to create a division line between them. You can customize the division factor immediately after creating the line.

Hovering over a reference line's defining line(s) or intersection(s) in the properties panel now highlights those lines in the scene.

Reference Line Differentiation

Save Estimates

When you create an estimate CSV/PDF in a project, the values you entered are saved and can be reloaded later. You can set a name for the estimate for easy reference.

Saving Estimated

Version 298

Changes to Hanger Visuals

Hanger models are displayed on the girder in single component design view and layout view

New render modes to determine whether to show hardware, connection overrides, both, or neither

Tooltip and right-click menu are supported in single component design view

Layout View

Design view (selected, with tooltip)

Support arithmetic in distance inputs

Addition and subtraction are now supported in distance input fields. Subtraction is denoted with a hyphen surrounded by spaces to distinguish it from the linking hyphen present in various accepted distance formats. Addition is denoted with a + symbol.

Arithmetic in Inputs

Version 291

More Informative Point Loads

All point loads sharing a location are now displayed as a stack with a sum-total label. When no load case is selected, the greatest loads at each point will be shown.

Summed point loads

Multiselect

Multiselect has finally arrived in design mode! Hold Ctrl when clicking or dragging to select multiple members or plate pairs in order to edit, lock, or delete them all at the same time.

multiselect in action

Version 288

Analysis setting for Plate Required Lateral Bite

The required lateral bite allows you to enforce a minimum amount of overlap between a plate and each member it grips. This was hard coded to 1" but is now configurable anywhere between 0" to 6".