StatiCAD Ultimate Updates

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.10.0.1.0) (30/09/2026)

• Performance analysis of existing reinforced concrete buildings according to TBDY 2018 Chapter 15 added: linear method and nonlinear pushover analysis based on the fibre section model and moment–curvature relationships; multi-mode pushover (TBDY 5.6.6) and the IRSA method.
  
  
• Strengthening of existing reinforced concrete buildings added (TBDY 2018 15.10, Annex 15B and Annex 15C): FRP wrapping, reinforced concrete and steel jacketing, concrete jackets, beam strengthening, strengthening walls and infill wall strengthening; before/after strengthening comparison report.
  
  
• Precast reinforced concrete building design added: variable-section beams, parametric precast sections, pinned connections, TBDY Annex 8B roof diaphragm, overhead crane loads, different R and D factors for the upper/lower parts and TBDY Chapter 8 connection design.
  
  
• Steel member design in buildings added: steel beam and column design according to TBDY 2018 and ÇYTHYE with a fabricated profile library of 1008 sections, Turkish/English reports and true-section 3D view.
  
  
• Light gauge steel building design added: panel shear capacity according to TBDY 2018 Chapter 10 and HCBTİE, design of panel studs, beams and columns with the Effective Width Method, panel anchorage and connections; Hekim profile library of 527 sections (C, Z, U, C+, Sigma, Sigma+).
  
  
• Timber connection calculations added: checks of nailed, screwed, bolted, dowelled and plate connections according to Section 4.11 of the 2024 Timber Structures Specification (Eurocode 5), 3D connection view and transfer to the technical drawing.
  
  
• Masonry wall out-of-plane check (TS EN 1996-1-1 / Eurocode 6 Clause 6.3 and Annex E; demand per TBDY 2018 Chapter 6) and masonry dome check added.
  
  
• Reinforced concrete detailing improved: anchorage of column bars into beams (TBDY Cl. 7.3.3.2), beam design option without bent-up bars, bar cut-off points determined from the moment diagram, multiple-tie design and design of beams carrying axial compression as columns.
  
  
• Column and shear wall reinforcement quantity take-off added to the quantity report (diameter tables per storey and bar schedules).
  
  
• Earthquake calculation and design modules audited for compliance against 369 clauses of TBDY 2018 Chapters 2, 3, 4 and 7; site-specific design spectrum and seismic joint calculation added.
  
  
• Analysis time and memory use significantly reduced for large shell-meshed models thanks to a sparse stiffness matrix and multi-processor support in the finite element solution.
  
  
• 3D display of mode shapes in modal analysis added.
  
  
• DXF export renewed: AutoCAD 2000 format with hatches, lineweights and TrueType fonts.
  
  
• Beam elevations now draw beams at different levels, sloped beams, multiple beams in the same span and polygon/profile-section beams with their true geometry.
  
  
• General improvements and bug fixes.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.9.2.2.0) (08/06/2026)

• AI support added — the program can now create and modify models by taking commands from artificial intelligence.
  
  
• IFC import/export feature added. Data exchange with programs supporting BIM (Building Information Model) file transfers is now easily possible.
  
  
• Editing and deleting of curved slabs and arches after selection on the 3D edit screen has been added.
  
  
• The "Split selected intersecting beams across all stories" command has been added to the macros menu.
  
  
• The "Create links between close selected beams across all stories" command has been added to the macros menu.
  
  
• Fixed an issue with editing shear and tension connection properties during multi-property modification of timber shear walls.
  
  
• Attempted to fix the issue of column eccentricities being disrupted when rotating selected elements via the Modify menu.
  
  
• Fixed the issue where axes were not rotated when rotating selected elements via the Modify menu.
  
  
• Fixed a situation where the program could throw an error when rotating selected elements via the Modify menu.
  
  
• Font selection feature added to reports.
  
  
• Improvements made to the program's English language option.
  
  
• General Improvements Made
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.9.1.8.0) (24/03/2026)

• The screen view in the 3D edit screen can now be saved as a vector in DXF or LCD format and added to drawings.
  
  
• Selection frame feature added to the 3D edit screen.
  
  
• Viewcube added to the 3D edit screen.
  
  
• For columns where some are timber and some are RC, timber columns are no longer displayed in the RC column calculation reports.
  
  
• Some freezing issues that could occur during report generation have been fixed.
  
  
• General improvements made
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.9.1.7.0) (26/01/2026)

• Option added to reduce timber shear wall stiffness based on connection stiffness in the finite element model. With this option, the stiffness of timber shear walls is applied as a reduction coefficient in the classical finite element matrix, achieving full agreement with the stiffness given in the ABTHYE code and its example solutions. The stiffness multipliers used are displayed in the Shear Wall/Wall Bottom End Section Forces table.
  
  
• Timber shear wall strength calculation was done according to TBDY2018; it can now also be done according to the ABTHYE code.
  
  
• Timber shear wall connection stiffness and properties can now be entered in the wall properties form.
  
  
• The “” is not a floating point error that could occur during multiple wall property changes has been fixed.
  
  
• An Access violation error that could occur in the Draw Foundation Plan option has been fixed.
  
  
• When analysis error ratio was calculated, if torsion-induced finite element analysis was automatically repeated, support reactions were not reset on a case basis, causing a wrong error ratio warning. Fixed.
  
  
• General improvements made
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.9.1.6.0) (09/01/2026)

• Jacket eccentricity can now also be considered in frame finite element analysis.
  
  
• In jacket Vr calculation, computation was done over wall length; calculation over jacket length is now provided.
  
  
• When 2 jackets are adjacent to a wall, the shear force the wall cannot carry (Vdresidual) was being divided by 2 and distributed to the jackets. It is now distributed considering their stiffness.
  
  
• Additional measure taken to prevent a node from creating multiple MPC (Multi-Point Constraint) connections to the master joint in rigid diaphragm analysis.
  
  
• Sign correction made during SAP2000 import that does not affect analysis results.
  
  
• For one case, the issue where a window on a 90-degree axis did not detect the adjacent fictitious jacket (not creating layered Shell during SAP2000 export) has been fixed.
  
  
• In rigid diaphragm analysis, a correction (which could cause a small deviation) was made in mass center calculation in the option "Distribute vertical element masses equally to the storeys they are connected to".
  
  
• General improvements made
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.9.1.5.0) (02/01/2026)

• In masonry building retrofitting, the strengthened wall Vrmax calculation was based only on jacket compressive strength; the wall compressive strength is now also considered.
  
  
• For the case where shear forces on jackets are calculated by finite elements, the performance report was using shear forces on jackets connected to insufficient-strength walls from classical analysis results. Fixed.
  
  
• When user-defined reinforcement was selected for reinforced walls, the program changed the user's selected reinforcement after calculation. Fixed.
  
  
• When user-defined reinforcement was selected for reinforced walls, the number of horizontal arms was being taken as 1. Corrected to respect the user's preference.
  
  
• General improvements made
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.9.1.4.0) (17/12/2025)

• In shear wall reinforcement, even when longitudinal reinforcement was user-defined and locked, the reinforcement was changing as a result of calculation. Fixed.
  
  
• User-defined shear wall left/right boundary vertical reinforcement and boundary horizontal reinforcement were not being saved to the file. Now saved.
  
  
• In shear wall reinforcement calculation, design moments were calculated based on M2 max and M3 max values and corresponding Nd values (per TBDY Clause 7.6.6); the analysis has been revised so that the most unfavorable case of M-N pairs is also considered (e.g., low Mr at low Nd combinations).
  
  
• When the shear wall Ve value was negative, it was being marked sufficient for being smaller than Vr and Ve max (positive values). The comparison is now made using the absolute value of Ve.
  
  
• In shear wall shear calculation, when Ve>Vr, the user had to reduce the shear wall horizontal reinforcement spacing or increase the diameter. The program has been revised to make the necessary changes automatically.
  
  
• Axial force-moment interaction diagram added in Tables>Shear Wall/Wall Form.
  
  
• General improvements made
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.9.1.3.0) (08/12/2025)

• In masonry buildings, when calculating Vd and Md using the finite element method with Masonry Load Combinations, shear forces and moments from G and Q loads were not being considered. Changed to be considered.
  
  
• In wall shear stress check, the vertical load combination for shear check was not being considered even when changed in project general settings. Fixed.
  
  
• In the finite element analysis option, shear stress check is now also performed under vertical loads for masonry walls.
  
  
• The analysis was being interrupted during jacket retrofitting of masonry walls with timber load combinations. Fixed.
  
  
• An issue that occurred when generating a report in a project where only the roof was modeled has been fixed.
  
  
• Storey number was not printed correctly in modal analysis summary results with finite elements. Fixed.
  
  
• In modal analysis with finite elements, when the option "Consider node forces not in the loading direction in loadings" was unchecked for Ex and Ey loadings, an error message was given during analysis and an error occurred. Fixed.
  
  
• An issue where, in some cases during SAP2000-integrated analysis, the analysis was performed using internally calculated internal force values instead of SAP2000 sectioncut results has been fixed.
  
  
• In SAP2000-integrated response spectrum analysis, the modal amplification factor was calculated from the ratio of the sum of bottom storey element section forces to the base shear force. Since this could cause issues in buildings with half basements, the ratio was changed based on support reactions occurring in SAP2000 response spectrum analysis and equivalent earthquake load base shear force.
  
  
• A calculation report has been created for the seismic force amplification per TBDY2018 4.8.4.1 in SAP2000-integrated response spectrum analysis.
  
  
• In SAP2000-integrated response spectrum analysis, building dominant periods were calculated based on maximum mass participation ratio and the dominant direction of the mode. With the revision, calculation is now based only on maximum mass participation ratio.
  
  
• General improvements made
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.9.1.0.0) (21/11/2025)

• In equivalent earthquake load method, when period calculation is performed per TBDY2018 Equation 4.26, an arrangement was made per Clause 4.7.3.2 so that the maximum value of the building's dominant natural vibration period Tp calculated by Eq. (4.26) to be considered in seismic calculation is not taken greater than 1.4 times the TpA period given in 4.7.3.4.
  
  
• The (incorrect) partial error ratio warning caused by calculating support reactions in period calculation with fictitious loadings per the 4.26 method has been fixed.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.9.0.9.0) (18/11/2025)

• Polygon and curved slabs are now displayed in the 3D edit screen.
  
  
• The "select axis-bound elements in all storeys" command was not selecting some walls. Fixed.
  
  
• An issue that could cause an out of memory error in shell finite element analysis of shear walls and walls has been fixed.
  
  
• The (incorrect) partial error ratio warning that appeared in V9.0.7.0 in soil-structure interactive analysis has been fixed.
  
  
• General improvements made
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.9.1.1.0) (29/11/2025)

• An issue where, in some cases during SAP2000-integrated analysis, the analysis was performed using internally calculated internal force values instead of SAP2000 sectioncut results has been fixed.
  
  
• In wall shear stress check, the vertical load combination for shear check was not being considered even when changed. Fixed.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.9.1.0.0) (21/11/2025)

• In equivalent earthquake load method, when period calculation is performed per TBDY2018 Equation 4.26, an arrangement was made per Clause 4.7.3.2 so that the maximum value of the building's dominant natural vibration period Tp calculated by Eq. (4.26) to be considered in seismic calculation is not taken greater than 1.4 times the TpA period given in 4.7.3.4.
  
  
• The (incorrect) partial error ratio warning caused by calculating support reactions in period calculation with fictitious loadings per the 4.26 method has been fixed.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.9.0.9.0) (18/11/2025)

• Polygon and curved slabs are now displayed in the 3D edit screen.
  
  
• The "select axis-bound elements in all storeys" command was not selecting some walls. Fixed.
  
  
• An issue that could cause an out of memory error in shell finite element analysis of shear walls and walls has been fixed.
  
  
• The (incorrect) partial error ratio warning that appeared in V9.0.7.0 in soil-structure interactive analysis has been fixed.
  
  
• General improvements made
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.9.0.8.0) (29/10/2025)

• Improvements made for using the drawing editor in polygon section import and editing. Click for tutorial video.
  
  
• Shell element results (slabs and shell shear walls/walls) can now be displayed with color coding in the 3D FEM result view screen.
  
  
• Shell transparency setting added to the 3D FEM result view screen.
  
  
• Lighting settings changed in the 3D FEM result view screen for clearer visualization.
  
  
• General improvements made
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.9.0.7.0) (27/10/2025)

• Materials can now be added from the material library for slabs and slab calculation axes.
  
  
• Material names can now be separately specified for predefined materials in project general settings.
  
  
• Materials assigned to the slab calculation axis are now displayed in calculation reports.
  
  
• Assignment to the slab calculation axis from the 2nd material option in project general settings was not possible. Fixed.
  
  
• In drawings, left/right delta length was not considered in jacket L length display. Fixed.
  
  
• The error ratio in finite element shear force was calculated from the difference between the sum of bottom storey vertical structural element (shear wall/wall and column) shear forces and the sum of storey shear forces. This was causing false large error ratio warnings in buildings with bottom-storey base beams or timber bracing. Unnecessary/false warnings have been prevented by comparing the sum of storey shear forces with support reactions.
  
  
• An issue that could cause analysis interruption when wall-type shell finite elements were selected has been fixed.
  
  
• General improvements made
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.9.0.6.0) (20/10/2025)

• When an axis is selected in plan view, axis-bound elements can now be selected on all storeys via the right menu.
  
  
• "Show only objects selected in plan view" option added in 3D screen settings. Using both options together enables axis-based building visualization.
  
  
• Beams between specific elevations can now be displayed in plan view. Elevation settings added to the program settings form.
  
  
• Elements selected from the 3D Edit screen can now be deleted via the right-click popup menu.
  
  
• In the 3D Edit screen, switching between Rotate and Select modes is now controlled by a single button instead of 2.
  
  
• The slope direction of slabs was sometimes shown incorrectly in the 3D Edit screen. Fixed.
  
  
• Access provided to a help document via the More options (Help) menu in the right-click menu, explaining which right-click options are active when which elements are selected.
  
  
• General improvements made
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.9.0.5.0) (12/10/2025)

• Curved triangular slab definition enabled.
  
  
• An issue that could occur when creating polygon slabs has been fixed.
  
  
• An option added to the Macros menu to automatically adjust the elevations of curved slabs based on beam elevations.
  
  
• An error could occur for beams in the y direction in the "Convert selected slabs to curved slabs and adjust elevations" option. Fixed.
  
  
• The "Convert to curved slab" command in the right-click menu can now also work with multiple slabs selected.
  
  
• An issue where curved slab properties were taken as zero when multiple slabs were selected and converted to curved slabs has been fixed.
  
  
• Alternative options added for curved slab meshing.
  
  
• General improvements made
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.9.0.4.0) (02/10/2025)

• 3D and 2D modeling screens combined with split-screen view on the main screen.
  
  
• Modeling option via command line added to the main screen.
  
  
• 3D wall and beam drawing option added to the 3D Ultimate screen.
  
  
• Wind and snow load calculations added for curved and polygon predefined slabs. For curved slabs, wind load is calculated for each mesh based on segment slope.
  
  
• Option to ignore slabs in rigid diaphragm modal analysis with finite element stiffness matrix added. Set as default.
  
  
• An issue where curved slab properties were taken as zero when multiple slabs were selected and converted to curved slabs has been fixed.
  
  
• An issue with column elevation adjustment when applying slope to a storey has been fixed.
  
  
• General improvements made
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.9.0.3.0) (24/09/2025)

• When selecting from the right with a selection frame, elements intersecting the frame can now be selected.
  
  
• Bug fixes related to mirroring.
  
  
• Window eccentricity could not be changed in multi-edit. Fixed.
  
  
• An issue where the retrofitting jacket created extra fictitious jackets when split by a Y-direction door has been fixed.
  
  
• General improvements made
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.9.0.2.0) (14/09/2025)

• Option added to import polygon section from the drawing editor.
  
  
• Matrix calculation libraries updated.
  
  
• General improvements made
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.9.0.0.0) (11/09/2025)

• Fire calculation added for unprotected beam/column elements in timber buildings.
  
  
• Calculations for timber log buildings added.
  
  
• "Select insufficient timber elements" command added to the Macros menu, allowing all insufficient timber beams and columns to be selected on all storeys with one click.
  
  
• "Change selected element dimensions" command added to the Macros menu, allowing the dimensions of selected beams and columns to be increased or decreased by a given amount on all storeys. This makes it easy to bring insufficient timber beams and columns to sufficient capacity through bulk dimension changes in a few iterations.
  
  
• Reinforcement drawing was being done in timber column/beam elevation drawings; removed.
  
  
• Intermediate ring beams were not shown in vertical elevations of timber columns; display added.
  
  
• In fully rigid diaphragm analysis, wind loads were taken based on max building dimensions; automatic wind loads can now be applied based on wall angle by specifying edge axis walls (in shear wall/wall properties, the option for shear wall on left/right/bottom/top edge axis must be specified for exterior facade walls).
  
  
• In rigid diaphragm-free / Semi-rigid diaphragm analysis, wind load can now be applied to the structure on edge axis walls based on wind direction by specifying edge axis walls (in shear wall/wall properties, the option for shear wall on left/right/bottom/top edge axis must be specified for exterior facade walls) and considering wall angle.
  
  
• Snow loads were configured to be applied to the top storey slabs, but due to an issue, snow load could not be considered. Slabs receiving snow load can now be specified in slab properties and snow load is now considered in analyses.
  
  
• Slabs receiving wind load can now be specified in slab properties and wind load is now considered in analyses for slabs as well.
  
  
• Snow and wind loads assigned to elements can now be viewed in reports.
  
  
• "Split intersecting selected beams" option added to the Macros menu.
  
  
• "Generate selected beam elevations from connected beam elevations" option added to the Macros menu.
  
  
• Hardwood mechanical properties added.
  
  
• Beam offset option added. The Offset2 value, in cases like roof beams where beams are not at the same elevation, allows the elevation difference to be considered in the stiffness matrix and 3D view without changing the beam's elevation in the finite element model.
  
  
• Grid display option added in the modeling screen. Set as default to show.
  
  
• Grid spacing settings added to the program settings form.
  
  
• Origin display added in the modeling screen.
  
  
• "Fix node points on the storey" option added to the Macros menu.
  
  
• The "Create grid inside selected walls" option was attempted to be made to work properly when wall left/right is different.
  
  
• Adjustment made for the eccentricity option in the automatic node point editing option.
  
  
• Endpoint and intersection display of inactive layers prevented.
  
  
• Although Sparse matrix was used in timber structure analysis, RAM insufficiency could occur because the dense matrix was also dimensioned (despite not being used). Fixed.
  
  
• Issues that could occur when editing eccentric doors/windows in the node edit command have been fixed.
  
  
• Vertical tie beams can now be moved in the node edit command.
  
  
• Automatic naming of inclined elements in plan provided.
  
  
• When the axial force value in a wall is in tension (less than zero), lc=0 (lc: length of wall section in compression) is now used (except in the option to assume wall end moments are zero).
  
  
• When an inclined axis is shifted, the wall or beam on it can optionally be shifted as well.
  
  
• In multi-copy of inclined slabs, slab left/right elevations were taken incorrectly. Fixed.
  
  
• For the case where jackets work eccentrically, horizontal and vertical jackets were not split by doors/windows. Fixed.
  
  
• Irregular triangular mesh analysis option added even when some storeys have no slabs.
  
  
• Attempted to fix the issue of link element not being created in some cases when columns with eccentricity are defined from different axes between storeys.
  
  
• Polygon beams now displayed with their own shapes in the 3D Ultimate screen.
  
  
• Auto-delete feature introduced for elements drawn shorter than the FEM precision value, since their start and end nodes could be selected as the same. Activated by default.
  
  
• Automatic deletion of columns with B or H value of 0 in analysis provided.
  
  
• The penalty parameter selection can now be optionally used in rigid diaphragm finite element analysis. With this, timber-beam structures can also be solved with rigid diaphragm if desired. The penalty parameter should be set high enough not to cause error messages in finite element analysis. Such as 10,000 for RC and masonry buildings, and 250 for timber-beam structures.
  
  
• Element groups were not being saved to the data file after assignment. Group assignments are now saved to the project data file and can be used in subsequent sessions.
  
  
• For cases where another material is desired instead of OSB, timber wall cladding material (e.g., lath plaster / battened panel) can now be manually assigned.
  
  
• In the "Convert slab to rib" command, a selection group is now automatically created for the split and derived elements and assigned to the same group.
  
  
• When there are elements with near-zero length, selection could not be made on the modeling screen. Fixed.
  
  
• General improvements made
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.8.1.6.0) (27/04/2025)

• Free drawing option added that allows drawing without creating axes or using axes; set as default.
  
  
• The "delete unnecessary axes" command in the Modify menu now also works when the option to include elements in the finite element model on the axis they are defined on is active.
  
  
• The "create axis if missing" command in the Modify menu now also works when the option to include elements in the finite element model on the axis they are defined on is active.
  
  
• In drawings, element and reinforcement lengths of elements whose length in cm is not an integer are now rounded in cm.
  
  
• General improvements made
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.8.1.5.0) (24/04/2025)

• Axes are now drawn in the modeling screen with boundaries automatically determined based on building boundaries.
  
  
• Storey copy and selective storey copy operations enabled for polygon/curved slabs.
  
  
• Selective copy, multi-copy, and move functions enabled for polygon/curved slabs.
  
  
• Re-mesh capability added for polygon slabs.
  
  
• Default mesh spacing set to 120 cm for polygon slabs.
  
  
• The issue caused by polygon slabs in some cases that resulted in errors in the finite element solution has been fixed.
  
  
• General improvements made
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.8.1.4.0) (19/04/2025)

• The jacket-wall adjacency detection algorithm has been restricted to require that the wall and jacket be defined from the same node point.
  
  
• Irregular triangular mesh now includes beam mesh joints in its subdivision.
  
  
• Attempted fix of an error that could occur when generating an irregular triangular mesh.
  
  
• If there are slabs causing errors during shell finite element analysis (zero width, etc.), they are now listed in the analysis errors section and can be auto-selected via a button.
  
  
• A slowness issue that could occur during file opening has been fixed.
  
  
• General improvements made
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.8.1.3.0) (26/03/2025)

• When the timber beam support is another beam, in the "let the program find support width" option, support width could be calculated as 0, causing timber beam insufficiency warnings. Fixed.
  
  
• For doors and windows with different left/right top elevations, automatic adjustment was being made even when the "automatically adjust door/window top elevations" option in program settings was disabled. Manual settings are now preserved when the option is disabled.
  
  
• Attempted fix of an error that could occur when generating an irregular triangular mesh.
  
  
• General improvements made
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.8.1.2.5) (16/03/2025)

• In the "Shift project coordinate origin point" macro, inclined axes and polygon and curved slabs can now also be shifted.
  
  
• Changes made to the storey copy form.
  
  
• An error that could occur when generating an irregular triangular mesh has been fixed.
  
  
• An issue that could occur when changing timber shear wall properties has been fixed.
  
  
• General improvements made
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.8.1.1.0) (24/02/2025)

• Division type option (equal length / fixed length) added in the "Create rib/grid on selected slab" screen. Click for details.
  
  
• An issue with extra beams being added when creating rib/grid on selected slab has been fixed.
  
  
• An exceptional-case error in the geometry of previously created sub-slabs that could occur when creating rib/grid on selected slab has been fixed.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.8.1.0.0) (19/02/2025)

• "Create Grid Inside Selected Timber Shear Walls" option added in the Modify menu. With this update, beams and posts that are timber wall elements can be automatically created. Click for details.
  
  
• The "Create rib/grid on selected slab" option in the popup (mouse right-click) menu has been modified to connect slabs to beam centers. Exceptional cases have been addressed. This update saves time in timber slab modeling.
  
  
• For cases where element definitions are made using eccentricity, the macros "Move endpoint of selected walls and tie beams to the axis of the right-clicked element", "Place Selected Elements on Selected Axis", "Place Selected Jacket on Selected Wall", "Place Selected Fictitious Jacket on Selected Door/Window" in the popup (mouse right-click) menu have been adjusted.
  
  
• Slab mesh algorithm improved.
  
  
• General improvements made
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.8.0.9.0) (26/12/2024)

• While the irregular triangular mesh option is suitable for beamless raft foundations, regular quadrilateral mesh is suitable for cases where stairs are analyzed together with the structure. In buildings where both beamless raft and stairs are modeled with the structure, the mesh type can now be selected separately for raft and superstructure slabs.
  
  
• An error that could occur during drawing generation has been fixed.
  
  
• General improvements made
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.8.0.8.0) (21/12/2024)

• Curved and polygon slabs can now be exported to SAP2000.
  
  
• Bidirectional data transfer with SAP2000 V26 added.
  
  
• Beam right top reinforcement value could not be changed in editing. Fixed.
  
  
• General improvements made
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.8.0.7.0) (08/12/2024)

• In the irregular triangular mesh analysis option for slabs not at storey elevation and inclined slabs, the slab mesh was not properly generated in some cases. Fixed.
  
  
• Shell results were not displayed with color coding for raft foundation in the modeling screen. Fixed.
  
  
• Adjustment made so that the local axis direction of the triangular mesh element in regular triangular slab mesh is parallel to the slab local axes as much as possible.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.8.0.6.0) (05/12/2024)

• The issue of soil stresses not being calculated in soil-structure interactive analysis with timber load combinations has been fixed.
  
  
• The issue of beam/foundation span moments not being calculated in some cases with timber load combinations has been fixed.
  
  
• Improvements made in node editing.
  
  
• General improvements made
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.8.0.5.0) (26/11/2024)

• In finite element solutions, the system stiffness matrix was generated as a band matrix and converted to a sparse matrix for solution. The system stiffness matrix is now generated as sparse from the start, reducing RAM usage by approximately 85% and analysis time (in large projects) by approximately 70%. This operation is solely about solution technique and does not change results.
  
  
• Screen refresh speed increased. Wait times during zoom and pan operations in large projects greatly reduced.
  
  
• An issue with difficulty selecting slabs by mouse click in some cases has been fixed.
  
  
• 3D model rotation speed increased by separating selection and rotation modes in the 3D Ultimate view.
  
  
• The partial error ratio issue that occurred in semi-rigid diaphragm solutions for timber structures in some cases has been fixed.
  
  
• Adjustment made for better subdivision at frame element joints.
  
  
• The Wall Elevation Button under Drawing Selection>Retrofitting Page has been moved under Drawing Selection>Elevations Page with the name "Draw Section / Side Elevation". This button provides side elevations of the building axis-by-axis with storeys stacked, showing retrofitting details if any.
  
  
• Digital signatures renewed; security warnings during program download and installation are expected to be eliminated.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.8.0.4.5) (25/10/2024)

• Manual entry of timber element buckling lengths enabled.
  
  
• In 3D view, insufficient timber elements can now be displayed, selected, and have their properties changed. Click for details.
  
  
• Reinforcement can now be entered and locked for plinth shear walls, and the shear strength of plinth shear walls in masonry buildings is now solved with RC shear wall logic (previously checked over Vcr strength).
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.8.0.3.0) (07/10/2024)

• Reinforcement drawing for slabs with angled edges adjusted for cases where element intersections are not made from the middle axis.
  
  
• Slab and stair reinforcement can now be calculated as double reinforcement and drawing added.
  
  
• Shear strength calculation added for timber shear walls in masonry buildings.
  
  
• Option added to display only the critical combination in wall shear strength check report instead of printing all combinations.
  
  
• Infill walls are no longer included in shell finite element analysis.
  
  
• Saving in the sy3 file format has been stopped by default due to slow read/write performance. It now activates as automatic backup if a problem occurs during saving, or can be enabled in program settings.
  
  
• For the effective relative storey drift limit, the limit value for flexible-jointed infill walls was being taken as 0.008 instead of 0.016. Fixed.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.8.0.2.0) (20/09/2024)

• The requirement for element intersections to be made from the middle axis has been removed. Elements can now be defined from any axis (without requiring connection to a static axis and without creating a static axis), with eccentricities considered in the stiffness matrix. Click for details.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.8.0.1.0) (29/08/2024)

• Trusses and lattice beams can now be modeled. Timber truss and lattice beam elements can now be checked and reported per ABTHYE2024 principles. Click for tutorial video.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.8.0.0.0) (21/08/2024)

• Triangular or quadrilateral slabs/rafts with curved or circular edges/surfaces can now be modeled. With this added feature, slabs can be modeled in forms such as dome/vault/elliptical dome/helical stairs/Turkish triangle/circular slab/curved slab/general 3D curved slab (convex or concave), etc. Click for tutorial video.
  
  
• Arches can now be modeled. Click for tutorial video.
  
  
• Timber Structure Analysis added. Click for tutorial video.
  
  
• Loadings added for wind and snow loads.
  
  
• Load combinations revised to include timber structure combinations.
  
  
• Timber element calculation reports added (Tensile Stress Check Parallel to Grain, Limit State Check Under Bending, Lateral Buckling Limit State, Compressive Stress Check Parallel to Grain, Shear Stress Check Parallel to Grain, Rolling Shear Stress Check, Torsional Moment Effect, Combined Effects (Bending Moment and Axial Forces), Compression Perpendicular to Grain, Timber shear wall calculation per TBDY2018).
  
  
• Polygon slab modeling added. Polygon slabs with any desired number of corners can be modeled.
  
  
• Support assignment can now be made to interior or exterior nodes of slabs.
  
  
• Contour graphics of slab displacements added in 3D view.
  
  
• Color-coded stress drawing of slab internal forces added in 2D drawing.
  
  
• In masonry structures, when a wall is subjected to tension and the term inside the square root of TBDY2018 Formula 11.5.b becomes negative, Vrd1b wall capacity is now taken as zero.
  
  
• The element found via Find and Select button is now zoomed.
  
  
• Elements with unsuitable geometry can now be selected and zoomed via a button in analysis warnings.
  
  
• An Access violation error that occurred in some cases in detailed quantity takeoff has been fixed.
  
  
• Solution with the irregular triangular mesh option is now also possible for inclined slabs.
  
  
• The mass and load increase due to slope is now taken into account when calculating slab dead loads.
  
  
• Attempted fix of an error that could occur in some cases related to copying, multi-copying, moving, and mirroring selected elements.
  
  
• Vertical rotation (around X or Y axis) of selected beams and columns and predefined nodes added. Click for tutorial video.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.7.1.1.0) (29/02/2024)

• Modeling of timber beams per TS647 and calculation reports (bending, shear, deflection, support checks) added.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.7.1.0.5) (07/02/2024)

• A new file format created for backup saving.
  
  
• File saving and unlimited analysis features added to the demo version as well. The demo version was also released as 64-bit. Projects saved in the demo version do not open in the normal version, and reports are provided for a limited number of elements.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.7.1.0.0) (08/01/2024)

• In addition to biaxial iterative analysis for polygon sections, the option to determine reinforcement with 2 uniaxial iterative analyses has been added.
  
  
• Interaction diagrams of polygon columns have been modified to also consider negative-direction capacity.
  
  
• Improvements made to the column reinforcement selection algorithm.
  
  
• Options added in the list of errors and warnings detected during analysis to open an explanatory help file by warning type and to perform automatic correction in some cases.
  
  
• In the finite element method, J=I2+I3-I23 was used as the torsion constant for circular, T, I, L sections per A. Kasımzade's Finite Element Method Book (Formula 2.1.2, Page 71). A formula providing better approximation for these section types has been adopted.
  
  
• The issue of calculation reports not producing output in the same session in some cases when analysis type was changed has been fixed.
  
  
• In modal analysis with finite elements, support assignment under columns is now also made in soil-structure interactive analysis.
  
  
• Attempted fix of an issue where the reinforcement layout could not be saved for subsequent use in some cases when selecting a polygon section.
  
  
• Improvements made for polygon columns in column shear calculation check.
  
  
• X or Y axis symmetry feature added for polygon sections.
  
  
• Jacket thickness is now also displayed in the post-analysis report in masonry building retrofitting reports.
  
  
• When reinforcement locking is applied to columns, no different reinforcement is assigned after calculation.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.7.0.9.0) (17/11/2023)

• Hinge/turnbuckle (elastic connection by spring coefficient) can now be defined for desired degrees of freedom and desired loadings at beam right and/or left ends and column bottom and/or top ends.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.7.0.8.0) (07/11/2023)

• TBDY2018 Clause 11.3.5 Relative storey drift ratio check added for masonry buildings.
  
  
• The maximum boundary line length in automatic mesh boundary determination in the irregular triangular mesh option can now be assigned separately for each storey.
  
  
• An issue that could occur in reading saved reinforcement layouts in polygon sections has been fixed.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.7.0.7.0) (31/10/2023)

• Polygon columns can now be drawn as defined in the model.
  
  
• Architectural elevation difference can now be entered.
  
  
• Improvements made to column vertical elevations.
  
  
• Frame creation by specifying paper height in drawings enabled.
  
  
• Elevations can now be considered in drawings of shear walls and columns whose bottom and top elevation values differ from zero.
  
  
• An issue that made it difficult to obtain FRP drawing details in some cases has been fixed.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.7.0.6.5) (05/10/2023)

• An issue causing analysis to be interrupted in V.7.0.6.0 has been fixed.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.7.0.6.0) (03/10/2023)

• Module added for detailed wall load analysis.
  
  
• Reinforcement extending from foundations is now drawn in column vertical elevation drawings.
  
  
• Display of boundary columns in shear wall vertical elevation drawings made optional.
  
  
• RC shear walls were not being analyzed when masonry building type was selected; analysis is now performed.
  
  
• Shear safety calculation of shear walls revised.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.7.0.5.0) (26/09/2023)

• Elevation scale can now be selected for beam, column, shear wall, and continuous foundation elevations and is considered in side-by-side drawings.
  
  
• An option to display the most critical load combination has been added as an alternative to displaying calculations per all combinations in column longitudinal reinforcement calculation reports, reducing report page count.
  
  
• Improvements made to column drawings.
  
  
• Improvement made to foundation elevation drawings.
  
  
• The slab reinforcement quantities shown in drawings have been added to the quantity report as well.
  
  
• Beam reinforcement quantity takeoffs adjusted.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.7.0.4.0) (28/08/2023)

• Automatic update system infrastructure prepared for Version 7 for subsequent updates.
  
  
• The "file not found" error on startup that occurred in 7.0.3.5 has been fixed.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.7.0.3.5) (22/08/2023)

• In RC design irregularity check, infill walls are now used as beam load, shear wall load, and mass without giving a separate distributed load.
  
  
• In calculations using DBYBHY-2007 still in use in TRNC, response spectrum analysis with diaphragm-free or rigid diaphragm is now possible. (In program internal analysis and SAP2000-integrated analysis.)
  
  
• Bidirectional data transfer with SAP2000 V25 added.
  
  
• The issue of continuous foundation axis eccentricity not being shown for X- and Y-direction foundations in foundation plan drawings has been fixed.
  
  
• An error in diaphragm-free modal analysis has been fixed.
  
  
• A coordinate transformation error could occur in frame finite element analysis of very short walls (5 cm or less) between two windows. Fixed.
  
  
• When modal analysis and finite element method were selected, top earthquake load was applied; with the adjustment, top earthquake load is now optionally added only in the equivalent earthquake load case.
  
  
• Data entry box for infill wall unit volume weights made visible.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.7.0.2.0) (07/08/2023)

• An issue preventing analysis in some cases for RC structures with shear walls has been fixed.
  
  
• An error that occurred in some cases when drawing windows/doors inside walls in version 7.0.0.0 has been fixed.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.6.2.4.0) (10/07/2023)

• RC project format drawings (foundation layout plan, foundation beam details, column layout plan (per storey), shear wall vertical elevations, column vertical elevations, formwork plan, beam elevations) can now be drawn side by side with a single click.
  
  
• Distances between drawing blocks in foundation beam elevations optimized.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.6.2.3.0) (22/06/2023)

• More detailed display of project settings on the first pages of the pre-analysis report, including newly added features.
  
  
• On the TBDY2018 page of project general settings, RC or masonry building type from TBDY2018 Table 4.1 can now be selected from a list instead of by letter code.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.6.2.2.0) (08/06/2023)

• Automatic drawing of raft reinforcement in foundation layout plan added.
  
  
• Raft reinforcement quantity table added to foundation layout plan.
  
  
• Raft top and bottom reinforcement diameters made user-selectable and raft reinforcement assignments adjusted.
  
  
• Column/shear wall/wall elements are now shown in the foundation layout plan.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.6.2.1.0) (29/05/2023)

• Beamless raft calculation added. Click for details.
  
  
• An issue preventing report generation in 2 cases has been fixed.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.6.2.0.0) (22/05/2023)

• RC building calculations and drawings added.
  
  
• Option added for shell finite element solution of walls and shear walls.
  
  
• Rigid diaphragm and diaphragm-free modal analysis option with finite element matrices added.
  
  
• Raft foundation reinforcement and soil stress calculations added.
  
  
• Rectangular and polygon column calculations added.
  
  
• Analysis method considering damage state in walls added for masonry buildings.
  
  
• Option to perform finite element analysis as rigid diaphragm or diaphragm-free (semi-rigid, also considering shell stiffness) added.
  
  
• Option to consider and define rigid basement storey in analysis added.
  
  
• Option to use effective section stiffnesses also for G and Q loadings in seismic load combinations added.
  
  
• Option to constrain desired degrees of freedom in modal analysis with finite element matrices added.
  
  
• "Consider vertical earthquake effect in load combinations" option added.
  
  
• "Perform column reinforcement calculation" option added.
  
  
• Major and minor direction uniaxial analysis option added in rectangular column reinforcement calculation.
  
  
• Biaxial bending iterative analytical solution option added in rectangular column reinforcement calculation.
  
  
• Solution option using Çakıroğlu-Özer approach added in rectangular column reinforcement calculation.
  
  
• Biaxial analysis option added for polygon columns.
  
  
• Option to perform foundation design as limited ductility (TS500) regardless of building type added in continuous foundation analysis.
  
  
• Building Area Option: "Calculate building total area from sum of slab areas" or "Use given value for building total area" options added.
  
  
• Option to reduce shear wall web reinforcement when total shear wall area is sufficient per 7.6.1.3 added.
  
  
• New calculations added in calculation reports.
  
  
• Raft Foundation Shell Finite Element Results report added.
  
  
• Slab Shell Finite Element Results report added.
  
  
• Shear Wall Shell Finite Element Results report added.
  
  
• A1 - Torsional Irregularity Check report added.
  
  
• B1 - Strength Irregularity Between Adjacent Storeys (Weak Storey) report added.
  
  
• B2 - Stiffness Irregularity Between Adjacent Storeys (Soft Storey) report added.
  
  
• B3 - Discontinuity of Vertical Elements of the Structural System report added.
  
  
• Calculation and Limitation of Effective Relative Storey Drifts report added.
  
  
• Second Order Effects report added.
  
  
• Column Lateral Drift Criterion (For Slenderness Calculation - TS500) report added.
  
  
• Column Longitudinal Reinforcement Calculation report added.
  
  
• TBDY2018 Column Axial Force Check report added.
  
  
• TS500 Column Axial Force Check report added.
  
  
• Column Transverse Reinforcement Calculation report added.
  
  
• Column Slenderness Effect report added.
  
  
• Strong Column Calculation.
  
  
• Shear Safety of Column-Beam Joint Regions report added.
  
  
• Shear Wall Design Bending Moments (Cl. 7.6.6.1) report added.
  
  
• Shear Wall Longitudinal Reinforcement Calculation report added.
  
  
• Shear Wall Shear Safety (Cl. 7.6.7) report added.
  
  
• Adjustments made for RC in drawings.
  
  
• Column, beam, shear wall, slab formwork, and concrete quantities added.
  
  
• Beam reinforcement quantity added.
  
  
• Report page added to display location-based maximum section forces of non-RC beams. To obtain the report, the "Perform beam reinforcement calculation" option in project general settings must be checked.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.6.1.8.0) (26/11/2022)

• Option to show walls on top in regions where walls and beams overlap on the main screen added; set as default.
  
  
• A unit conversion error in Vrd4 calculation using Equation 11.10 in reinforced panel system calculation has been fixed.
  
  
• Knowledge level coefficients are now used in the assessment of existing reinforced panel buildings.
  
  
• The issue of process interruption when retrieving base reactions in response spectrum analysis from SAP2000 V17.3 has been fixed.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.6.1.7.0) (21/10/2022)

• An error that occurred when assigning materials from the library to foundations has been fixed.
  
  
• Attempted fix/reduction of "lock not found" errors that occurred in some cases in the 64-bit version.
  
  
• Attempted fix/reduction of node-snapping issues that occurred in some cases when drawing on screen.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.6.1.6.5) (06/10/2022)

• Vertical tie beam major and minor axes are now displayed with arrows on the main screen. Green arrow shows local 2 direction, red arrow shows local 3 direction.
  
  
• Attempted to prevent errors when generating beam reports in case there are no beams on a storey (such as plinth).
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.6.1.6.0) (20/09/2022)

• Improvements made in slab calculation and drawing.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.6.1.5.5) (29/08/2022)

• Features added after V6.0.8.5 translated to English.
  
  
• Adjustment for TBDY2018 made in SAP2000-integrated response spectrum analysis.
  
  
• Finite element calculation option added for wall out-of-plane overturning moment calculation per Eurocode6.
  
  
• When other language options are selected, library material names are now displayed and reported in English.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.6.1.3.5) (22/06/2022)

• Option to use plate anchor in retrofitting added to retrofit sections when wall is jacketed from one side.
  
  
• In analysis per TDY2007, while wall checks are performed by classical analysis, beam and foundation analyses can now be performed by the finite element method.
  
  
• Beam torsion reinforcement calculation made optional.
  
  
• An issue with stirrup spacing and longitudinal reinforcement selection in beams has been fixed.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.6.1.2.5) (01/06/2022)

• Option to select material from the material library for jacket material added.
  
  
• BKKO ratio corrected in the vertical stress table for the case where the jacket contribution to compressive strength is considered.
  
  
• Adjustments made related to jacket shear strengths.
  
  
• Improvement made for using assigned material properties in analysis when materials are assigned to walls from the material library.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.6.1.1.0) (23/04/2022)

• Attempted fix of report generation issues that occurred in some cases in V6.1.0.0.
  
  
• Attempted to prevent an error during file opening for one case.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.6.1.0.0) (21/04/2022)

• Option to solve beams and foundations by finite elements in the same analysis added when the "solve structure by classical analysis" option is checked.
  
  
• Beam calculations updated for double-reinforced rectangular sections. (Previously based on single-reinforced sections.)
  
  
• Foundation design as wall foundation or continuous foundation made optional. (For soil-structure interactive analysis.)
  
  
• Designation of beam reinforcement as horizontal tie beam or RC beam made optional.
  
  
• Standalone beam calculation module added under the Tools menu.
  
  
• Torsion reinforcement calculation added to the finite element solution option for beams.
  
  
• An error that could occur during file saving has been fixed.
  
  
• Bidirectional data transfer with SAP2000 V24 added.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.6.0.9.5) (03/01/2022)

• "Check and refresh list" button added in the frame element section properties window to remove sections that were assigned and then changed from the list of sections used in the project.
  
  
• Automatic removal of unused sections from the used list during analysis.
  
  
• The paper size of the section properties table was larger than A4; it has been adjusted to A4.
  
  
• An issue preventing report generation related to an exception in the retrofitting report has been fixed.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.6.0.9.0) (27/12/2021)

• Load transfer from slabs via quadrilateral Shell elements added.
  
  
• Option to divide slab into meshes smaller than user-selected maximum mesh width in X and Y directions added for regular or irregular shell finite element mesh, triangular or quadrilateral shell finite element type.
  
  
• Option to divide slab into a user-specified number of meshes in X and Y directions added for regular or irregular shell finite element mesh, triangular or quadrilateral shell finite element type.
  
  
• Irregular mesh option exited beta status, detected issues fixed and made usable. Irregular mesh option added for quadrilateral slabs as well.
  
  
• Drawing of displacements for loadings in 3D view added in finite element analysis.
  
  
• "Convert polyline to line" and "simplify drawing for import" commands added under the Modify menu in the drawing editor for DXF/DWG import.
  
  
• For inclined slabs, slope was not considered during meshing in the 24-part regular triangular mesh option in previous versions (it was considered in the 8-part triangular mesh option). Now it is considered in the regular mesh option unless the user specifically checks "Create slab finite element mesh at storey elevation". Buildings with inclined slabs should be solved with regular mesh options.
  
  
• In buildings with half basements, no support is assigned under vertical load-bearing elements sitting on slab nodes; load transfer through the slab is provided. (In irregular mesh or in case of node coincidence.)
  
  
• Adjustment made in the stiffness matrix of triangular Shell elements.
  
  
• StatiCAD-Solver (external equation solver) and Internal2 slow equation solver removed from use, as they were deemed unnecessary after RAM improvements. The 64-bit version is recommended for large projects.
  
  
• An Access violation error that could occur in some cases in the "Add storey at the bottom" option has been fixed.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.6.0.8.5) (30/11/2021)

• The issue of rigid diaphragm not being assigned in V.6.0.8.0 has been fixed.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.6.0.8.0) (28/11/2021)

• Sparse Matrix solution option added; while not changing results, memory (RAM) usage reduced by approximately 50% and analysis time reduced by approximately 80%.
  
  
• Translations of new features made in the English report option.
  
  
• The issue of polygon columns not snapping to their definition point has been fixed.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.6.0.7.0) (08/11/2021)

• In the finite element method, J=I2+I3-I23 was used as the torsion constant per A. Kasımzade's Finite Element Method Book (Formula 2.1.2, Page 71). A formula providing better approximation for rectangular sections has been adopted.
  
  
• Adjustment made in the approximation function for node-rigid diaphragm connectivity.
  
  
• Rigid diaphragm creation in vertical load analysis made optional.
  
  
• With the new adjustments, StatiCAD frame finite element results are very close to SAP2000 frame finite element results. Click for verification detailed calculation or summary.
  
  
• In SAP2000 export, Extra G and Extra Q linear loads assigned to beams are now also assigned during export to SAP2000.
  
  
• Export feature added for ETABS V18 and V19. (Import not yet added.)
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.6.0.6.0) (26/10/2021)

• Sky, Windows10, Tablet Light, Windows10 Dark, Windows10 Green, Windows10 Blue, Windows10 Purple, Glossy program color schemes added for high-resolution screens. Cyan Dusk, Cyan Night color schemes added to standard color schemes. The color scheme selection is accessible from program settings; the program needs to be restarted after changing the color scheme.
  
  
• Improvements made in the equation solver for cases where more than 2 GB of RAM is allocated per vector/matrix.
  
  
• An issue preventing analysis when the "Keep all results in memory for 3D FEM visualization" option was active has been fixed.
  
  
• In half-basement structure analysis, when analysis was performed with modal and classical analysis options, the half-basement seismic force (depending on building loads above the half basement) was calculated based on the seismic force found by the equivalent earthquake load method. It is now calculated based on the seismic force found by modal analysis. (Since the finite element method is used in RYTEİE2019, this change does not alter risky building results.)
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.6.0.5.0) (11/10/2021)

• "Delete selected material" and "Edit selected material" options also added in the material library for materials used in the project.
  
  
• Automatic update notifications are now issued separately for 32-bit and 64-bit versions.
  
  
• Design of the calculation report cover page changed and structure address added to the cover page.
  
  
• Attempted to make the user company logo appear on every page in calculation reports.
  
  
• The 2nd general storey settings window with "Add storey at bottom", "Insert storey", "Delete bottom storey", "Delete selected storey" features also added is now set as default.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.6.0.4.0) (28/09/2021)

• For TBDY2018 calculations, reduction of effective wall stiffnesses to 50% of gross stiffnesses is now automatic.
  
  
• The zero-length wall issue that could occur in the "Auto-split storey walls" button has been fixed.
  
  
• Adjustment made related to custom-defined material file saving.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.6.0.2.0) (09/09/2021)

• 3D drawing of NVM (Axial Force, Shear Force, Moment) diagrams added in finite element analysis.
  
  
• QR code is now used instead of the barcode containing project information at the bottom of calculation reports. The QR code includes Program License Holder, Program Version, Data file MD5 hash, and analysis number. QR code content can be viewed with smartphone applications.
  
  
• "Auto-split storey walls" option added (preparation for RYTEİE-2021 analysis).
  
  
• Per RYTEİE 2019, in DD-1 analysis, when 1.5 times the SDS coefficient found for DD-2 is less than the SDS coefficient found for DD-1, the DD-2 seismic ground motion level is multiplied by 1.5 and used instead of DD-1.
  
  
• Attempted fix of the issue where the program returned "lock not found" errors in some cases when the lock was attached.
  
  
• More precise spectrum curve transfer in SAP2000-integrated response spectrum analysis. In spectrum curve transfer, when 1.5 times the SDS coefficient found for DD-2 is less than the SDS coefficient found for DD-1, the DD-2 seismic ground motion level is multiplied by 1.5 and used instead of DD-1.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.6.0.0.0) (08/08/2021)

• Options added for the frame finite element stiffness matrix: "Consider shear+bending in wall elements, only bending in others", "Consider shear+bending in all elements", "Consider only bending in all elements". For risky structure analysis, the option "Consider shear+bending in wall elements, only bending in others" is made mandatory (per RYTEİE2019 Clause 7.2.2).
  
  
• Under RYTEİE2019, in risky building calculations, in Table 7.2 (Compressive Strength Reduction Coefficient Based on Hd/t Ratio), when the ratio exceeded 24, by extrapolation the η value was being obtained smaller than 0.51. When the Hd/t ratio exceeds 24, the value of 0.51 is now used for η.
  
  
• Option added to perform analysis by entering the number of half basements in buildings containing multiple half basements in risky structure analysis.
  
  
• Polygon section definition by giving corner points with or without openings is now possible, and parametric and fast definition of L, T, O, I sections is also provided. Section parameters of defined polygon sections (Xg, Yg, Area, I2, I3, I23) are calculated automatically.
  
  
• Defined polygon sections can now be assigned to vertical tie beam, beam, and foundation elements.
  
  
• Definition of timber, steel, RC, concrete, masonry, and other materials and their properties for vertical tie beam, wall, beam, and foundation elements, and selection from the predefined library list, has been added.
  
  
• Use of elasticity modulus, unit volume weight, moment of inertia, area, shear strength, and compressive strength of defined polygon sections in analysis has been added.
  
  
• And more...
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.5.5.6.0) (18/03/2021)

• Option to mesh slabs as 24-part triangles in finite element solution added and set as default.
  
  
• The issue of slab reinforcement and quantity tables not being displayed in some cases has been fixed.
  
  
• Integrated operation with SAP2000 V23 enabled.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.5.5.4.0) (12/10/2020)

• An error that could occur in multi-copy of selected elements has been fixed.
  
  
• Pen thicknesses adjusted in DWG export.
  
  
• In the "Intersect 2 elements" function, if a slab is also selected as the 3rd element, the nearest corner of the slab is now moved to the intersection point.
  
  
• The "Move wall endpoint to the middle axis of the selected one" option has been renamed "Move endpoint of selected walls and tie beams to the Middle Axis of the right-clicked element". The behavior was modified to allow multi-editing, and if a slab is also selected, the nearest endpoint of the slab is now included in the editing.
  
  
• New features added after V5.0.7.0 translated to other languages.
  
  
• Wall parts above windows with different vertical left/right elevations were being exported as rectangles to SAP2000; they are now exported as trapezoids based on their right and left elevations.
  
  
• In SAP2000-integrated analysis under TBDY2018, when the element axial force calculation option was set to classical, the vertical stress result from classical calculation was being used instead of the SAP2000 result as normal stress in shear force calculations. Fixed. Since the finite element method is mandatorily used under RYTEİE 2018, this issue does not affect risky structures.
  
  
• In SAP2000-integrated analysis, slab cladding load was being counted twice as normal stress in shear force calculation. Fixed.
  
  
• In SAP2000-integrated response spectrum analysis, the live load factor in the mass source definition was being taken as 0.3. For buildings with live load participation factor different from 0.3, it is now taken based on the live load participation factor.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.5.5.2.0) (14/09/2020)

• Option added to perform analysis by entering the number of half basements in buildings containing multiple half basements in risky structure analysis.
  
  
• Improvements made in the drawing editor.
  
  
• Attempted fix of an error that could occur in undo operations.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.5.5.1.0) (02/07/2020)

• Reinforced panel wall calculation and reports added under TBDY2018.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.5.5.0.0) (25/06/2020)

• Option added to perform soil-structure interactive analysis when using the frame finite element method per TBDY2018.
  
  
• Soil pressure report added in soil-structure interactive analysis.
  
  
• Foundation reinforcement calculation and elevation drawing reports added in soil-structure interactive analysis.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.5.4.8.0) (04/06/2020)

• Beam tie reinforcement calculation, elevation drawings, and reports added.
  
  
• Beam tie reinforcement information/edit table added.
  
  
• Wall foundation reinforcement information/edit table and drawings added.
  
  
• Soil-structure interactive calculation option added in SAP2000-integrated analysis.
  
  
• Import of RC calculations of beams and wall foundations performed in SAP2000, and automatic generation of reinforcement assignments, drawings, and reports added.
  
  
• Digital signature added to 32-bit installation and exe files.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.5.4.7.0) (14/05/2020)

• FRP wrap retrofitting drawings for walls added.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.5.4.6.0) (07/05/2020)

• FRP wrap retrofitting calculations and reports for walls added.
  
  
• VEd / (tl) ≤ 2.0 MPa check added for reinforced walls.
  
  
• When a wall was split by a door or window, the diaphragm-connectivity parameter and reinforcement parameters were not being automatically assigned to the newly created wall part based on the split wall and had to be assigned later. Fixed.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.5.4.4.0) (23/04/2020)

• In retrofitting analysis with the finite element method, jacket continuity check and link element creation revised for half-basement projects.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.5.4.3.0) (20/04/2020)

• Vertical tie beam reinforcement information/edit table added.
  
  
• Vertical tie beam design and existing structure check calculation and report added in SAP2000-integrated analysis.
  
  
• Vertical tie beam layout plan and vertical elevation drawings added.
  
  
• Solution of shotcrete jacket elements with the finite element system added. (Shotcrete retrofitting was possible in classical analysis methods.)
  
  
• In SAP2000-integrated analysis, walls retrofitted with shotcrete (jacket) can now be considered as layered shells in analysis.
  
  
• Attempted fix of a DWG export error that could occur in some cases in the 32-bit version.
  
  
• Improvement made in the "Split slab based on its node points" option in SAP2000-integrated analysis.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.5.4.2.0) (18/03/2020)

• A reporting issue arising after V5.0.7.0 in calculations per Eurocode 8 and Eurocode 6 has been fixed.
  
  
• Missing pages were appearing in the calculation report when a storey had no walls. Fixed.
  
  
• For TBDY2018, the building importance factor can now be taken different from 1 in performance analysis.
  
  
• Integrated operation with SAP2000 V22 enabled.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.5.4.1.0) (21/02/2020)

• Attempted fix of the issue where, in some cases for TBDY2018 (confined masonry building), the vertical tie beam at the wall endpoint was not being detected and added to the wall strength in the "Include vertical tie beam strength in wall strength" option.
  
  
• For cases where timber and RC slabs are used in the same building, in the SAP2000-supported "some slabs rigid diaphragm, some slabs not" option, only the 1st slab material was being considered in building mass calculation reports. Fixed. Since no issue was observed in the model exported to SAP2000, this is not result-changing.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.5.4.0.0) (05/02/2020)

• In calculations per TBDY2018, statements referring to RYTEİE 2019 provisions have been modified.
  
  
• In calculations per TBDY2018, when building periods are to be determined by modal analysis, the check that calculated periods should be less than 1.4*Tpa has been added (this condition was already satisfied for masonry structures due to their high rigidity).
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.5.3.9.0) (31/01/2020)

• Different values can now be defined in X and Y directions for the structural system behavior coefficient and strength surplus coefficient.
  
  
• The structure address and map coordinates are now displayed in the earthquake calculation report.
  
  
• Precision setting added for connecting non-fully-overlapping vertical load-bearing elements between storeys with link elements in finite element analysis.
  
  
• Option added to also consider inclined walls and inclined slabs as inclined in the finite element model.
  
  
• Image quality of storey plans improved when converting calculation report to PDF.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.5.3.7.5) (16/12/2019)

• Attempted fix of an issue with adjusting offsets of vertical tie beams.
  
  
• Beam ties on the same storey that connect to a vertical tie beam but do not touch its center are now automatically connected to the column center via link elements with two options.
  
  
• Option added to create link elements that can be connected to multiple elements based on coordinates for vertical tie beam and wall continuity across different storeys.
  
  
• Option added to add a background image in the modeling screen (under the File menu).
  
  
• Automatic scaling of the background image based on known image points added to the right-click popup menu.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.5.3.6.0) (26/11/2019)

• Adjustments made in the wall material determination wizard per TBDY2018. The default material variety has been changed. For user-defined materials, measures have been taken to prevent existing definitions from being deleted by future updates.
  
  
• Attempted fix of the Access Violation error that could occur during manual drawing in the drawing editor in the 64-bit version.
  
  
• The non-calculation issue arising in version 5.3.5.0 in wall vertical reinforcement calculation has been fixed.
  
  
• Adjustment made in finite element subdivision.
  
  
• The "Shift Storey Coordinate Origin Point" or "Shift Project Coordinate Origin Point" options in the Modify menu have been combined into "Shift Storey or Project Coordinate Origin Point", and an issue with command execution has been fixed.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.5.3.5.0) (03/11/2019)

• Earthquake force calculation by modal analysis is now also possible per TBDY2018 (also using the R coefficient).
  
  
• In mass calculations for earthquake forces per TBDY2018, options have been added: "Distribute vertical element masses equally to the connected storeys" / "Aggregate all masses on the storey to the storey diaphragm".
  
  
• Improvements made in the on-sheet detail of vertical and beam ties in new structure drawings.
  
  
• The issue in version 5.2.8.0 in DWG/DXF import has been fixed and improvements made.
  
  
• In SAP2000-integrated response spectrum analysis, although SAP2000-calculated periods were used in calculations and printed in the earthquake report, the value calculated by StatiCAD modal analysis was being printed in the Araadnet information form. The value from SAP2000 modal analysis is now shown in the report. The issue is related to report display only and does not change calculations.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.5.3.4.0) (11/09/2019)

• Option added to perform SAP2000-supported solutions for masonry buildings with some slabs as timber and others as masonry.
  
  
• "Assume wall end moments as zero" option added for lc calculation in the 2018 seismic code analysis.
  
  
• Two different materials can now be selected for slabs.
  
  
• "Fixed/cantilever" options for classical analysis and "diaphragm-connected/not connected" options for response spectrum analysis added for vertical tie beams.
  
  
• Whether elements are connected to the diaphragm is now shown in calculation reports.
  
  
• Attempted fix of an issue that could occur in DWG export in some cases.
  
  
• Explanation page about the selected analysis method added to risky building assessment reports (before the Araadnet form).
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.5.3.3.0) (21/08/2019)

• Attempted fix of a singularity issue that could occur in some cases when slabs are included in the system model.
  
  
• Adjustment made in the element stiffness matrix of slabs.
  
  
• In the systematics of the finite element method, all data input and analysis results for all loadings are now generated as text files in the c:\StatiCAD\YigmaV5Pro\Eximp folder at the end of each analysis.
  
  
• 64-bit program version released.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.5.3.2.0) (13/07/2019)

• In case of singularity in finite element calculations, the incorrectly drawn node is now reported in the analysis window with its coordinates and node name.
  
  
• Attempted fix of a load transfer error appearing in some projects when transferring loads from slabs to walls via shell finite elements.
  
  
• Attempted fix of a DWG export issue arising in some projects (after the 02/07/2019 update).
  
  
• Additional revision made for risky building code in the mass center calculation of half-basement structures.
  
  
• Attempted fix of the non-solution issue in version 5.3.0.0 in the 64-bit external finite element solver in large projects.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.5.3.0.0) (08/07/2019)

• Options added for creating and editing slab finite element mesh.
  
  
• An issue that could occur in load transfer from slabs to frame elements has been fixed.
  
  
• Users can now add additional node points inside slabs in the slab finite element mesh.
  
  
• Slab finite element mesh boundary precision can now be set by the user.
  
  
• 64-bit and 32-bit external finite element solver tools (StatiCAD-FemSolver) developed for large projects have been updated to also solve slabs as shell elements and include them in system stiffness.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.5.2.9.0) (03/07/2019)

• Attempted fix of the file saving error introduced in V.5.2.8.0.
  
  
• Adjustment made in slab mesh creation.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.5.2.8.0) (02/07/2019)

• Option added to include slabs in system stiffness with shell finite elements. (RYTEİE2019)
  
  
• Option added for load transfer from slabs to walls via shell finite elements. (RYTEİE2019 revision published in Official Gazette no. 30808 dated 21/06/2019.)
  
  
• For wall parts on storeys whose slabs are not RC and do not exhibit rigid diaphragm behavior, the Hd/t limit values in Table 7.3 are now used multiplied by 0.55. (RYTEİE2019 revision published in Official Gazette no. 30808 dated 21/06/2019.)
  
  
• Per the repealed Clause C.7 in modal analysis, the option to amplify modal analysis results by comparing with Equivalent Earthquake Load has been disabled, and modal analysis results are now used without amplification. (RYTEİE2019 revision published in Official Gazette no. 30808 dated 21/06/2019.)
  
  
• Option to display the slab finite element system in 3D view added.
  
  
• Tool menu added in the drawing editor to assist in manually editing the subdivision of slabs into finite elements. (TIN menu.)
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.5.2.7.0) (20/05/2019)

• Per TBDY2018 Clause 4.3.5.2, the use of the strength surplus coefficient as a multiplier in moment calculation has been removed.
  
  
• SAP2000-supported response spectrum solution for timber-floored systems added in the assessment of historical buildings per TBDY2018 provisions.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.5.2.6.0) (09/05/2019)

• Option to display the finite element system in 2-storey groups in 3D view added.
  
  
• Display of soil bearing stress (which does not change the result) has been removed in risky structure analysis.
  
  
• In SAP2000-integrated solution, slab names now match section and material names.
  
  
• Attempted fix of an issue that could occur in the amplification coefficient calculation when the diaphragm-free earthquake load calculated by modal analysis was less than 85% of the equivalent earthquake calculation, in SAP2000-integrated timber-floor system analysis.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.5.2.5.0) (25/04/2019)

• Improvement made in link element creation for some cases where wall axes do not overlap in finite element solutions.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.5.2.4.0) (16/04/2019)

• Selection of the assessment-basis storey at ARAADNET system entry made optional (user-selected or automatic).
  
  
• At ARAADNET system entry, inclusion of inclined walls in the relevant direction areas based on their proximity to X or Y direction made optional (previously not included).
  
  
• An issue that could occur in SAP2000-supported solutions of timber-floored masonry buildings has been fixed.
  
  
• In SAP2000-supported solutions, section forces of walls with non-zero bottom elevation could not be retrieved. Fixed.
  
  
• Since D and R coefficients are not used under RYTEİE-2019, they have been hidden in calculation reports.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.5.2.3.0) (06/04/2019)

• Under RYTEİE-2019, in wall shear capacity calculations, Sliding, Diagonal Tension, and Bending checks were performed for each wall. Changed so that only the failure mode with the smallest shear capacity is checked. (Clause 7.3.6)
  
  
• For Araadnet form information, the Hd/t X-direction and Y-direction labels were being printed swapped. Fixed.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.5.2.2.0) (01/04/2019)

• In Bending Capacity Calculation, the smaller of the values from the formulas on both sides of the inequality was being taken. Updated to take the larger value.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.5.2.1.0) (27/03/2019)

• Solution of mixed buildings added.
  
  
• SAP2000-supported solution of timber-floored masonry buildings added.
  
  
• Project settings interface for RYTEİE-2019 simplified by hiding unused options.
  
  
• Single-direction load combinations like G+nQ+Ex have replaced combinations like G+nQ+Ex+0.3Ey (based on training example solutions). The change is not result-changing except for structures with inclined axes.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.5.2.0.0) (13/03/2019)

• Adjustment made for vertical load transfer in the finite element method per RYTEİE-2019. The program now performs the necessary adjustment without requiring the user to set the vertical load combination as G+nQ.
  
  
• Option added for shell finite element analysis of rigid diaphragm buildings per RYTEİE-2019 in SAP2000-integrated solutions.
  
  
• SAP2000 V21 export and import feature added.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.5.1.9.0) (08/03/2019)

• Attempted fix of singularity issues in analysis by deleting zero-length link elements before analysis.
  
  
• Attempted fix of an error that could occur in data entry information for the Araad system.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.5.1.8.0) (04/03/2019)

• "Treat close nodes as the same precision" option added to prevent very short elements in the finite element model.
  
  
• Changes processed in data entry information for the Araad system.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.5.1.7.0) (01/03/2019)

• 64-bit and 32-bit equation solvers added to solve memory issues in finite element analysis of large models.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.5.1.6.0) (25/02/2019)

• Information requested by the A.R.A.A.D. system added to the last page of the performance report.
  
  
• Finite element analysis speeded up.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.5.1.5.0) (21/02/2019)

• Automatic splitting improved when another element node lies within a frame element in the finite element model.
  
  
• In finite element analysis, the user is now informed if an error occurs by comparing the sum of X and Y direction shear forces of storey elements with storey shear forces. (The general cause of error is the absence of a beam or wall below an upper-storey wall; drawing a beam below discontinuous walls may be sufficient.)
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.5.1.4.0) (18/02/2019)

• Calculations and performance analysis per RYTEİE 2019 (Principles for the Determination of Risky Structures published in the Official Gazette on 16/02/2019) added.
  
  
• Earthquake calculation and period calculation by modal analysis added.
  
  
• Internal masonry building analysis with frame finite elements added.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.5.1.3.0) (08/02/2019)

• Adjustment made on the TBDY2018 performance page.
  
  
• Masonry building type options for automatic R (structural system behavior coefficient) and D (strength surplus coefficient) added in project general settings (unreinforced, confined, reinforced, reinforced panel masonry building).
  
  
• Zoom step on mouse wheel scroll made optional.
  
  
• Adjustment made in screen animations and axis snapping.
  
  
• Project author name is now set by default to the license holder name and cannot be changed.
  
  
• Option added to model door, window, and vertical tie beam by marking two points.
  
  
• Help button added in project general settings explaining how to take TBDY 2018 parameters.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.5.1.2.0) (12/01/2019)

• Reinforced masonry wall calculation and drawings added under TBDY2018.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.5.1.1.0) (06/01/2019)

• TBDY2018 code parameters now displayed on the summary and performance pages of reports.
  
  
• Improvements made in DWG import.
  
  
• "Calculate wall width from drawing" and "Take from wall properties form" options added to the DWG import options menu.
  
  
• If the lengths of 2 selected lines for import differ, "consider the shorter one" and "consider the average" options added.
  
  
• Option to automatically intersect 2 objects selected via right-click in the modeling screen added.
  
  
• "Move wall endpoint to the middle axis of the selected one" option added in the right-click of the modeling screen.
  
  
• "Place selected elements on selected axis" option added in the right-click of the modeling screen.
  
  
• "Place selected jacket on selected wall" option added in the right-click of the modeling screen.
  
  
• "Place selected fictitious jacket on selected door/window" option added in the right-click of the modeling screen.
  
  
• In the Stiffness tab of Project General Settings, "Wall Moment Calculation Option: assume moment zero point as 0.5h for fixed wall, h for cantilever wall" option added.
  
  
• "Consider horizontal ties" and "Consider walls above/below doors and windows" options added in the Muto method.
  
  
• Linear G and Q loads assigned to beams are now transferred during export to SAP2000.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.5.1.0.0) (20/09/2018)

• Earthquake calculation per TBDY 2018 formulas added.
  
  
• Wall vertical stress checks per TBDY 2018 formulas added.
  
  
• Wall shear stress checks per TBDY 2018 formulas added.
  
  
• Wall retrofitting jacket calculations revised per TBDY 2018 formulas.
  
  
• Mrd strength calculations for reinforced walls and vertical tie beams in confined buildings have not yet been added; they will be added later.
  
  
• Since TBDY 2018 wall shear strengths are based on ultimate strength, default load combinations have been created in wall shear force calculations.
  
  
• Export of wall elements to SAP2000 as shell-thin/shell-thick and membrane made optional.
  
  
• When retrieving SAP2000 wall results, results in the major direction are now retrieved.
  
  
• The issue of not detecting that a beam exists at the slab edge for rectangular slabs when offsets were given to beams has been fixed.
  
  
• In the drawing editor, when an object was selected, the properties window did not show the object properties and layer. Fixed.
  
  
• In storey-to-storey copying of only selected elements, vertical tie beams were not being copied in some cases. Fixed.
  
  
• Beams and columns are now exported to SAP2000 considering insertion point assignments and offsets from axes.
  
  
• End length offset assignments are now automatic in beam and column export to SAP2000.
  
  
• Option to display nodes from the defined axis when beams and columns are selected added. (Preferences can be changed from the program settings menu.)
  
  
• Automatic static (white) axis creation made optional in program settings.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.5.0.7.0) (15/03/2018)

• When modeling with the Shift key held down on the keyboard, elements are now drawn in ortho mode (horizontal or vertical).
  
  
• Option added to perform earthquake calculations per Eurocode 8 (TS EN 1998-1 Design of structures for earthquake resistance, December 2005).
  
  
• Option added to perform design calculation of masonry structures per Eurocode 6 (TS EN 1996-1-1 Design of masonry structures).
  
  
• Program translated into 104 languages.
  
  
• In the slab reinforcement editing table, the "lock reinforcement" mark could not be removed after selection. Fixed.
  
  
• Expressions on the overturning moment calculation page were in English; translated to Turkish and an error in the calculation has been fixed.
  
  
• Option added to export the system model to SAP2000 Version 20 and retrieve analysis results.
  
  
• Walls are now exported to SAP2000 as membrane elements instead of shell elements.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.5.0.5.0) (26/12/2017)

• Building dominant vibration period and building mass are now displayed on the last page of the performance report and in the report of seismic loads acting on storeys.
  
  
• An error that could occur in multi-edit for custom-defined walls has been fixed.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.5.0.4.0) (27/09/2017)

• When storey stiffness was to be calculated based on the mass center, since the mass center was not yet calculated, it was being calculated based on the origin. This issue in storey stiffness calculation has been fixed by performing the mass center calculation earlier.
  
  
• A drawing generation error could occur when many drawings were requested in the same project. Fixed.
  
  

      UPDATES (StatiCAD Ultimate V.5.0.3.0) (19/09/2017)

• When the option to include vertical tie beam strength in wall strength is selected, an issue in determining wall sufficiency status during wall shear stress check has been fixed.
  
  
• General improvements made. Updates made in StatiCAD-Ultimate V.5.0.0.0 (21/08/2017)
  
  
• All static calculations renewed per the TBDY 2016 (draft) code.
  
  
• Use of elasticity modulus in element stiffness calculation, and ability to calculate with new stiffness formulas.
  
  
• Ability to consider elasticity moduli and moments of inertia in vertical tie beam stiffnesses.
  
  
• New earthquake calculations with map spectral acceleration coefficients.
  
  
• Ability to consider the building distance to the fault plane.
  
  
• Ability to work with code-specified or custom-defined soil groups and building period calculation.
  
  
• Predefined walls for TBDY 2016 and definition of all wall types describable by the code; automatic calculation of all values interpolated from tables.
  
  
• Ability to enter separate safety factors for aerated concrete and other bricks, or for each wall.
  
  
• An issue related to slab transfer in subdivided model export to SAP2000 has been fixed.
  
  
• General improvements made.
  
  
• Option added to consider vertical tie beam contribution to wall strength with or without considering their stiffness. (TBDY2016 Clause 11.4.9)
  
  
• Export of beam ties and vertical ties to SAP2000 as frame elements, area elements, or not at all made optional. (TBDY2016 Clause 11.3.9)
  
  
• Option added to also rotate the local axis when angled vertical tie beams in plan are exported to SAP2000.
  
  
• When exporting the system model to SAP2000, slabs are also split by door/window vertical projections. Subdivision of the system at all intersection points into finite elements was attempted. By aligning node points in areas, more realistic calculation is now possible.
  
  
• When a door or window inside an inclined wall was deleted, the wall remained fragmented. Now filling and automatic merging is performed.
  
  
• When a door or window inside horizontal, vertical, and inclined jackets was deleted, the jacket remained fragmented. Now filling and automatic merging is performed.
  
  
• In some cases, when a door or window in horizontal and vertical walls was deleted, the wall remained fragmented. Now filling and automatic merging is performed.
  
  
• Warning message colored for visibility and sound added.
  
  
• When shifting a horizontal axis together with the objects on it, slab calculation axes were not being shifted in some cases. Fixed.
  
  
• General improvements made.
  
  
• Attempted fix of errors that could occur during file saving and undo recording.
  
  
• When a project is imported from SAP2000, wall section force values are now provided separately for loadings and load combinations.
  
  
• For SAP2000 export, wall elasticity moduli can now be entered in the wall properties form.
  
  
• Options in the selective report generation table now appear more orderly.
  
  
• Compressive safety stress values could turn to zero in multi-wall property changes. Fixed.
  
  
• General improvements made.
  
  
• Attempted fix of the issue where some wall parts above/below windows and above doors were not included in building mass in some cases.
  
  
• General improvements made.
  
  
• Top earthquake load and deltaFN load are now also considered in additional axial force calculation due to earthquake.
  
  
• Adjustment made in SAP2000 load combinations.
  
  
• In SAP2000 export, an additional definition considering wall top points has been added in the Sectioncut definition. Shear stress check can now be performed on the wall top surface.
  
  
• Option to perform diaphragm-free solutions in timber-floored systems activated.
  
  
• If you use the load combination names DepremX1, DepremY1, DepremX2, DepremY2 in Response Spectrum analyses defined in SAP2000, you can import static results into the program and perform wall checks.
  
  
• Option added to automatically split slabs based on node points at storey top elevation.
  
  
• The issue of not being able to export to SAP2000 V17.3 has been fixed.
  
  
• General improvements made. Updates made in StatiCAD-Ultimate V.4.5.0.0 (30/01/2017)
  
  
• Ability to calculate wall axial force values for each earthquake load combination, and optionally use earthquake-case axial forces (earthquake-induced tensile and compressive stresses) in wall shear stress and compressive stress checks.
  
  
• Ability to export all models to SAP2000.
  
  
• Ability to import results calculated by the finite element method from SAP2000 into the program.
  
  
• Ability to automatically interpret SAP2000 results and produce calculation reports and risk assessments per the seismic code.
  
  
• New 3D viewing screen.
  
  
• Move, copy, multi-copy, and mirror operations for selected elements.
  
  

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