18 July 2024
BETA tags removed for AS 4100:2020 and NZS 3404:1997 after an independent reviewed and validation by engineers. From that review, the following changes were applied:
- Use different yield stresses for each section component depending on its thickness. This applies to database materials included in AS 4100:2020 Table 2.1 and NZS 3404:Part 2: 1997 Table C2.2.1.
- Use as-rolled as the plate's origin for custom welded-plates sections. Universal Beams and Universal Columns use flame-cut. This affects the member compression check in the major and minor axes.
- Support user-defined parameters for the tension check. Users can modify the values for kt (correction factor for distribution of forces) and factor to calculate An.
- Include the flanges' thickness in the web area for shear capacity in hot-rolled sections.
- Improve the calculation of the effective area for all sections.
- Fix the calculation of the monosymmetry section constant (Beta) for Tee sections.
- Add a setting to skip a stress analysis to find the average to maximum shear stress ratio and use approximate formulas. By default, the shear stress analysis will be used.
- Include in the report the calculations and results for determining "Full Lateral Restraint" on the critical segment.
- Bug fixed in the assignment of cross-section restraint to take into account the restraint conditions of the non-critical flange.
- The longitudinal load position factor should be calculated by the software instead of being a user input, as it might vary from load combination to load combination. At the moment, users have to select a conservative value for all load combinations. In a coming version, the software will calculate it automatically using the loading conditions in the model.
- Default the load height to 'top flange' in all the segments because it is more conservative and aligns with most real-life scenarios.
- UI/UX improvements to the UI, removing unused inputs and smoothing the workflows to Join/Split/Auto-group members.
03 June 2024
- NEW: Eurocode for cold-formed members (EN 1-3 2006) is now available in S3D. Supported section shapes: Channel, Channel with Lips, and Hat.
14 March 2024
- DSM factors entered for custom template shapes are properly saved and loaded.
- Design sections are not filtered by manufacturing process anymore but rather by their section database.
01 November 2023
- NEW: AISI S100-16 ASD, LSD and LRFD is now available in S3D.
- NEW: Filterable columns can be used in the Members Table for Length, Material ID and Section ID when using in S3D for the older V1 codes.
- NEW: Speed improvements for the Members Table when using in S3D for the older V1 codes.
31 January 2023
- NEW: Added restraints to AS/NZS 4600-2018.
24 January 2023
- NEW: Added round and rectangular bar sections to AS4100-2020 and NZS 3404-1997.
9 December 2022
- NEW: Support for Tapered I-shapes in AS4100-2020 and NZS3404-1997.
30 November 2022
- NEW: Improved members table by filtering the table when selecting members via the graphics.
- NEW: Ability to apply restraints to members.
- NEW: Restraints will be displayed in 3D graphics.
- NEW: Auto-group restraints.
04 October 2022
- NEW: AS 4100-2020 is now available.
- NEW: AS/NZS 4600-2018 is now available, using the Direct Strength Method (DSM).
- NEW: Member Restraints available for NZS 3404-1997 and AS 4100-2020 which allows users to add pseudo-restraints for more accurate calculations.
20 December 2021
- NEW: New Zealand code (NZS 3404-1997) now available in standalone, beam and S3D.
01 November 2021
- Interaction factors (kyy, kyz, kzy, kzz) can now be manually adjusted for each member in Eurocode.
21 December 2020
- NEW: Download all individual member design reports to a ZIP file.
10 December 2020
- NEW: Indian code (IS 800-2007 LSM and IS 800-1984 WSM) now available in standalone, beam and S3D.
30 September 2020
- NEW: New input data for dealing with member bracing and continuous members.
21 October 2019
- NEW: British code (BS 5950-1:2000) now available in standalone, beam and S3D (beta-stage development).
26 July 2019
- NEW: Cold-formed steel codes now available for USA (AISI S100-12 ASD/LRFD) in standalone, beam and S3D (beta-stage development).
15 July 2019
- NEW: Entry table system for "Design Members" table in "Members" tab. This datasheet behaves similar to MS Excel which should make data-entry a little easier. It is possible to copy/paste via MS Excel also.
24 June 2019
- NEW: T-shapes and Angles now available for design in Eurocode.
- NEW: Grouped elements of S3D are now integrated with the design results. This makes for easier viewing of results for similar members when Groups are used in S3D.
22 May 2019
- NEW: Filter for results table which makes viewing results a little easier.
- NEW: Added "Worst LC" to results so that it's known which load combination is used for the calculations of each member.
17 May 2019
- NEW: T-shapes and Angles now available for design in CSA S16-14.
02 April 2019
- Adjusted NDS UI to resolve lagging UI issues with large tables when many members are in the structure.
18 March 2019
- NEW: Added AS1720 (Australian Timber) design code in beta-stage development.
24 October 2018
- NEW: The design module now supports saving/opening files with the file manager. It can be accessed via the "File" menu in the top bar.
18 October 2018
- NEW: NDS 2018 ASD/LRFD now available in Standalone, S3D and Beam.
24 September 2018
- NEW: The new Material Database has been integrated.
17 April 2018
- NEW: The braced length (Lb) can now be manually set in Integrated (Beam and S3D) mode via the members table.
9 April 2018
- NEW: Full design reports with all related design calculations are now available for AISC 360.
- NEW: Sections do not need to be added from the database to be designed. General sections can now be designed provided that they are a supported shape.
18 December 2017
- NEW: CSA S16-14 now available in Standalone, S3D and Beam. I-shape, HSS and channels can be designed in this first release.
1 November 2017
- NEW: AS 4100-1998 now available in Standalone, S3D and Beam. I-shape, HSS and channels can be designed in this first release.
25 October 2017
- NEW: Eurocode 3 check for Combined Buckling (Bending + Compression).
12 September 2017
- NEW: Eurocode 3 now available in Standalone, S3D and Beam. I-shape, HSS and channels can be designed in this first release.
6 July 2017
- NEW: AISC 360-10 LRFD provision now available in Standalone and S3D Integrated. All shapes can be designed (I-Shapes, T-Shapes, Rectangular HSS, Round HSS, Channels and Angles).
22 June 2017
- NEW: T shapes now available for design in AISC 360-10.
14 June 2017
- NEW: Channels and Angles now available for design in AISC 360-10.
6 June 2017
- Fixed issue with DNV Imperial units.
- Fixed issue where multiple DNV Lifting Nodes could not be specified in S3D Integrated.
1 June 2017
- NEW: Released the first SkyCiv Design Codes which can be used in standalone or integrated with analysis (SkyCiv S3D).
- NEW: AISC 360-10 available (only I-Shapes, Rectangular HSS, Round HSS at this stage).
- NEW: DNV 2-7.1 available.