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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 modeling, a powerful FEM analysis engine, top-level design wizards, automated post-processing of results and automated reports. Achieve a new level of computer-assisted engineering with Advance Design!

Fast and easy modeling

• Display mode of elements as "linear contour", "hidden faces" or "realistic rendering"
  
• Elements snap points enable different actions: stretch, trim or extend, copy, move, etc.
  
• Use of multiple viewports enable simultaneous work in several viewpoints and visualization modes
• Ability to input elements in a 2D workplane or in a user defined coordinate system (Cartesian or polar)
• Level concept: input a column using a single click, a wall using two

 

Competitive meshing and Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

• 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 analyses, large displacements, generalized buckling, etc.
  
• Extended solver capabilities due to enhanced memory management

Result 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 or the analysis model
  
• Fully customizable design reports: styles, tables and graphical images, cover sheet, user input text, linked documents, etc.

Reinforced Concrete Design

• The "design template" concept allows for the grouping of elements by their design properties: concrete quality, cracking hypotheses, concrete cover, etc.
• Calculation of theoretical reinforcement sections of linear and planar elements
• Determination of 3D interaction curves on an arbitrary section
• Obtainment of the theoretical reinforcement ratios
• Global design reports include the "concrete" results

 

Steel Design

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

Result Memory technology. How does it work?
When a graphical view is stored in memory, Advance Design not only saves the current image, but also the context that generated this image: view angle, zoom, filter of displayed elements, colors 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 customization
• Dock and undock the different environment components using docking guides
  
• Display, hide and auto-hide options for the interface components
• Enhanced icon caption readability