StatiCAD Updates

     UPDATES Version 9.2.2.0 Update (08.06.2026)

• AI assistant support added; the program can create and modify the model by taking commands from the AI.
• IFC import/export added. Data can now be exchanged easily with programs that support BIM (Building Information Model) file transfer.
• In the 3D edit screen, curved slabs and arches can now be edited and deleted after being selected.
• "Split selected intersecting beams on all floors" command added to the Macros menu.
• "Create links between nearby selected beams on all floors" command added to the Macros menu.
• Fixed an issue with editing the shear and tension connection properties during multi-property editing of timber shear walls.
• Improved the issue where column eccentricities could be corrupted when rotating selected elements in the Modify menu.
• Fixed the issue where axes were not rotated when rotating selected elements in the Modify menu.
• Fixed a case that could cause an error when rotating selected elements in the Modify menu.
• Added the ability to choose the font in reports.
• Improvements were made to the program's English language option.
• General improvements.

     UPDATES Version 9.1.9.0 Update (06.04.2026)

• Fixed an issue where, in half-basement buildings analysed with the force method, the half-basement shear force could be calculated as infinite.
• General improvements.

     UPDATES Version 9.1.8.0 Update (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.

     UPDATES Version 9.1.7.0 Update (26.01.2026)

• Option added to reduce timber shear wall stiffness based on connection stiffness in the finite element model.
• 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.

     UPDATES Version 9.1.6.0 Update (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 (Vd-residual) 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.
• Fixed a case where a window on a 90-degree axis did not detect the adjacent fictitious jacket (not creating layered Shell during SAP2000 export).
• Small mass-centre correction in rigid diaphragm analysis when "Distribute vertical element masses equally to the storeys they are connected to" is selected.
• General improvements.

     UPDATES Version 9.1.5.0 Update (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.

     UPDATES Version 9.1.4.0 Update (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; the analysis has been revised so that the most unfavourable case of M-N pairs is also considered.
• 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 now makes the necessary changes automatically.
• Axial force-moment interaction diagram added in Tables > Shear Wall / Wall form.
• General improvements.

     UPDATES Version 9.1.3.0 Update (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 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.
• Modal analysis: when the option "Consider node forces not in the loading direction in loadings" was unchecked for Ex/Ey, an error was raised. Fixed.
• Fixed a case where SAP2000-integrated analysis used internally calculated internal force values instead of SAP2000 section-cut results.
• Reworked modal amplification factor for SAP2000-integrated response spectrum analysis (now derived from SAP2000 support reactions and equivalent earthquake-load base shear).
• Calculation report 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 are now calculated solely from the maximum mass-participation ratio.
• General improvements.

     UPDATES Version 9.1.1.0 Update (29.11.2025)

• Fixed a case where SAP2000-integrated analysis used internally calculated internal force values instead of SAP2000 section-cut results.
• In wall shear stress check, the vertical load combination for shear check was not being considered even when changed. Fixed.

     UPDATES Version 9.1.0.0 Update (21.11.2025)

• In the equivalent earthquake-load method, when the period is calculated per TBDY2018 Eq. (4.26), per Clause 4.7.3.2 the Tp value is now capped at 1.4 × TpA (4.7.3.4).
• Fixed the incorrect partial error-ratio warning caused by calculating support reactions in period calculation with fictitious loadings per the 4.26 method.

     UPDATES Version 9.0.9.0 Update (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.
• Fixed an out-of-memory issue in shell finite element analysis of shear walls and walls.
• Fixed the incorrect partial error-ratio warning that appeared in V9.0.7.0 in soil-structure interactive analysis.
• General improvements.

     UPDATES Version 9.0.8.0 Update (29.10.2025)

• Improvements for using the drawing editor in polygon section import and editing.
• Shell element results (slabs and shell shear walls/walls) can now be displayed with colour 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 visualisation.
• General improvements.

     UPDATES Version 9.0.7.0 Update (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.
• Reworked the FE shear-force error-ratio calculation to avoid false large warnings in buildings with bottom-storey base beams or timber bracing.
• Fixed a case that could cause analysis interruption when wall-type shell finite elements were selected.
• General improvements.

     UPDATES Version 9.0.6.0 Update (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.
• Beams between specific elevations can now be displayed in plan view.
• Elements selected from the 3D Edit screen can now be deleted via the right-click pop-up menu.
• In the 3D Edit screen, switching between Rotate and Select modes is now controlled by a single button instead of 2.
• Fixed a case where the slope direction of slabs was sometimes shown incorrectly in the 3D Edit screen.
• Help document linked from the right-click menu explaining which right-click options are active for each selection.
• General improvements.

     UPDATES Version 9.0.5.0 Update (12.10.2025)

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

     UPDATES Version 9.0.4.0 Update (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.
• Option to ignore slabs in rigid diaphragm modal analysis with finite element stiffness matrix added (default).
• Fixed an issue where curved slab properties were taken as zero when multiple slabs were converted.
• Fixed a column elevation adjustment issue when applying slope to a storey.
• General improvements.

     UPDATES Version 9.0.3.0 Update (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.
• Fixed an issue where the retrofitting jacket created extra fictitious jackets when split by a Y-direction door.
• General improvements.

     UPDATES Version 9.0.2.0 Update (14.09.2025)

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

     UPDATES Version 9.0.0.0 Update (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.
• "Change selected element dimensions" command added to the Macros menu.
• 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.
• Automatic wind loads can now be applied based on wall angle (rigid diaphragm) by specifying edge-axis walls.
• Wind loads can also be applied on edge-axis walls in diaphragm-free / semi-rigid diaphragm analysis.
• Snow load can now be assigned to slabs and is considered in analyses.
• Wind load can now be assigned to slabs and is considered in analyses.
• 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.
• Grid display option added in the modeling screen (default on).
• 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.
• Better behaviour when wall left/right differs in the "Create grid inside selected walls" option.
• Adjustment for the eccentricity option in automatic node-point editing.
• Endpoint and intersection display of inactive layers prevented.
• Fixed timber analysis RAM issue caused by dimensioning the dense matrix even when Sparse was used.
• Fixed issues editing eccentric doors/windows in the node-edit command.
• Vertical tie beams can now be moved in the node-edit command.
• Automatic naming of inclined elements in plan.
• When a wall is in tension (N<0), lc=0 is now used.
• When an inclined axis is shifted, the wall or beam on it can optionally be shifted as well.
• Multi-copy of inclined slabs now keeps left/right elevations correctly.
• Horizontal and vertical jackets are now split by doors/windows when jackets work eccentrically.
• Irregular triangular-mesh analysis option even when some storeys have no slabs.
• Attempted fix for the missing link element 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 for elements drawn shorter than FEM precision.
• Automatic deletion of columns with B=0 or H=0 in analysis.
• Penalty parameter selection can be used in rigid diaphragm finite element analysis.
• Group assignments are now saved to the project data file.
• Timber wall cladding material can be manually assigned (OSB alternative).
• In "Convert slab to rib", derived elements are auto-grouped.
• Fixed selection issue on modeling screen when near-zero-length elements existed.
• General improvements.

     UPDATES Version 6.1.8.0 Update (26.11.2022)

• Added option to show walls on top in the area where walls and beams overlap on the main screen, and is set as default.
• Error correction due to unit conversion in Vrd4 calculation made with Equation11.10 in the calculation of reinforced panel systems.
• The knowledge level coefficients were used in the examination of existing reinforced panel buildings.
• Fixed the problem that the process was interrupted when retrieving baseline reactions in response spectrum analysis from SAP2000 V17.3
• Fixed a bug that occurred when assigning foundations from the material library
• Attempted to fix/reduce the lock not found error that occurs in some cases in 64 Bit version
• Tried to fix/reduce the problem of not capturing the node that occurs in some cases while drawing on the screen.
• Vertical beam major and minor axes are displayed on the main screen with arrow signs. The green arrow indicates the local 2 direction, the red arrow the local 3 direction.
• An attempt was made to prevent errors when getting beam reports if there is no beam on a floor (such as a subfloor).
• Slab calculations and drawings improved
• General improvements.

     UPDATES Version 6.1.5.0 Update (04.08.2022)

• Finite Element Method Added to Out-of-Plane Wall Eccentricity Moment Calculation Options for Calculation According to Eurocode6
• Improved English translations
• General improvements.

     UPDATES Version 6.1.4.0 Update (13.07.2022)

• If the wall is sheathed from one side in strengthening, the option to use plate anchors has been added to the strengthening sections.
• In the analysis according to TDY2007, wall investigations were made according to the classical analysis, while beam and foundation analyzes were made according to the finite element method.
• Whether or not to calculate beam torsion reinforcement is optional.
• Added option to select material from material library in Mantle material.
• Arrangements were made regarding the shear strength of the mantle.
• Improved the use of the material properties assigned in the analysis when assigning materials from the material library to the walls.
• When the option to solve the structure with classical analysis is selected, the option to solve the beams and foundations with finite elements in the same analysis has been added.
• Beam calculations updated for double-reinforced rectangular section. (Previously, it was made according to a single reinforced section)
• It has been made optional to design the foundations as under-wall foundations or as continuous foundations. (For interactive analysis of the foundation)
• Determining the beam reinforcements as horizontal bond beams or reinforced concrete beams has been made optional.
• Added beam independent calculation module under Tools menu.
• Torsion reinforcement calculation has been added in the finite element solution option for beams.
• Added bidirectional data transfer with SAP2000 V24
• A Check and Refresh button has been added to delete sections that have been assigned and then changed in the section properties window of the frame element from the section list used in the project.
• Deleting unused sections from used ones during analysis was automated.
• Added ability to transfer loads from tiles with rectangular shell elements.
• For regular or irregular shell finite element mesh, triangular or rectangular shell finite element type, the option to divide the tile into meshes in X and Y directions smaller than the user-selectable maximum mesh width has been added.
• For regular or irregular shell finite element mesh, triangular or rectangular shell finite element type, the option to divide user-selectable tile into specified number of meshes in X and Y directions has been added.
• The irregular networking option has been removed from beta, the detected problems have been fixed and it is made usable. Added irregular meshing option for rectangular tiles as well.
• Added 3D drawing of displacements for loadings in finite element analysis.
• Convert polyline for dxf/dwg import and simplify drawing for import commands have been added under modify menu in drawing editor.
• For sloped slabs, the regular triangular mesh option with 24 segments did not take into account the slope during meshing in previous versions (it was considered in the 8 segment triangular mesh option). Buildings with sloping floors should be resolved with regular mesh options
• In structures with half basements, no support is assigned under the vertical carriers that sit on the floor node, and load transfer is ensured with the floor. (in irregular network or in case of node conflict).
• The stiffness matrix of the triangular shell elements has been adjusted.
• Deprecated StatiCAD-Solver (external equation solver), internal2 slow equation solver, considering that it is no longer needed after RAM improvements. 64-bit version is recommended for large projects.
• Access violation error that can occur in some cases when adding a floor to the bottom option has been fixed.
• General improvements made

     V.6.0.8.5(28.11.2021)

• Added Sparse Matrix solution option, memory (RAM) usage is reduced by approximately 50% and analysis time is reduced by approximately 80%, although the results do not change.
• Translations of new features have been made in the English report option.
• The problem of not being magnetized (snap) to the definition point of polygon columns has been fixed.
• General Improvements Made

     Version 6.0.7.5 Update (10/11/2021)

• Adjustment was made in the approximation function for the connection of the nodes to the rigid diaphragm.
• Creating a rigid diaphragm in vertical load analysis has been made optional.
• With the new arrangements, StatiCAD frame finite element results give very close results with SAP2000 frame finite element results. Click for verification detail account or summary.
• The linear load Extra G and Eksta Q loads assigned to the beams in SAP2000 export.
• Added export feature to ETABS V18 and V19. (Import has not been added yet.)
• Added Sky, Windows10, Tablet Light, Windows10 Dark, Windows10 Green, Windows10 Blue, Windows10 Purple, Glossy program color schemes for high resolution displays. Cyan Dusk and Cyan Night color schemes have been added to the standard color schemes. The relevant color scheme selection can be accessed from the program settings, and after changing the color scheme, the program must be closed and restarted.
• Improvements have been made to the equation solver where more than 2GB of RAM is allocated per vector/matrix.
• An analysis problem that may occur when the Keep all results in Memory option for 3D FEM Visualization is active has been fixed.
• In the analysis of the half-basement building, the half-basement earthquake force (depending on the building loads on the half-basement) calculated when the analysis was performed with modal analysis and classical analysis options was calculated over the earthquake force found by the equivalent earthquake load method. It was calculated over the earthquake force found according to the modal analysis.
• General improvements made

     Version 6.0.5.0 Update (11.10.2021)

• Delete the selected material and edit the selected material options have been added for the materials used in the project in the material library.
• Automatic update notification has started to be given separately for 32 and 64 bit versions.
• The design of the account reports cover page has been changed and the building address has been added to the cover page.
• It has been tried to ensure that the user company logo appears on every page in the account reports.
• In the floor general settings, the 2nd general floor settings window, which also added the features of add bottom floor, add floor between, delete the bottom floor, delete the selected floor, was set as default.
• In the calculation made for TBDY2018, reduction of 50% of the gross stiffnesses for the wall effective stiffnesses was automated.
• General improvements made

     Version 6.0.2.0 Update (09.09.2021)

• 3D drawing of NVM (Normal Force, Shear Force, Moment) diagrams in finite element analysis has been added.
• Instead of barcodes containing project information under the account reports, QR code was used. The data matrix contains the Program License Owner, Program Version, Data file MD5 summary, analysis number information. Data matrix content can be seen with smart phone applications.
• Added the option to automatically divide floor walls (preparation for RYTEIE-2021 analysis).
• According to the RYTEIE 2019 regulation, if 1.5 times the ?????? coefficient found for DD-2 in the DD-1 analysis is smaller than the ?????? coefficient found for DD-1, it was ensured that the DD-2 earthquake ground motion level was multiplied by 1.5 instead of DD-1.
• It has been tried to fix the problem that the program gives a lock not found error in some cases when the lock is installed.
• In response spectrum analysis with SAP2000 integration, a more precise transfer of the spectrum curve has been achieved. In case of transferring the spectrum curve, 1.5 times the ?????? coefficient found for DD-2 in the DD-1 analysis is smaller than the ?????? coefficient found for DD-1, it is ensured that the DD-2 earthquake ground motion level is multiplied by 1.5 instead of DD-1.
• General improvements made

     Version 6.0.0.0 Update (08.08.2021)

• As element stiffness matrix for frame finite elements
• Consider shear+bending in Wall Elements, only bending deformation in other elements
• Consider shear+bending deformation in all elements
• Consider only bending deformation in all elements
• Added option. For the risky structure analysis, shear+bending in Wall Elements, and consider only bending deformation in other elements is mandatory. (As per article 7.2.2 of RYTEIE2019 regulation)
• In the calculation of risky buildings within the scope of RYTEIE2019, if the ratio is greater than 24 in the Table 7.2 Compressive Strength Reduction Factor Based on the ????/?? Ratio, the ?? value was obtained as less than 0.51 by extrapolation. If the ????/?? ratio is more than 24, 0.51 is used for the ?? value.
• In risky building analysis, the option to perform analysis by entering the number of half basements has been added in buildings with half basements containing more than one half basement.
• By giving corner points with or without gaps, it is possible to define polygon sections, and also to define L,T,O,I sections parametrically and quickly. Section parameters (Xg, Yg, Area, I2, I3, I23) related to defined polygon sections are calculated automatically.
• It is possible to assign vertical beam, beam and foundation elements of the defined polygon section.
• It has been added that wood, steel, reinforced concrete, concrete, masonry and other materials and their properties can be defined for vertical bond beam, wall, beam, foundation elements and can be selected from the ready library list.
• It has been added that the elasticity modules, unit volume weights, moments of inertia, areas, shear strengths and compressive strengths of the defined polygon sections can be used in the analysis.
• General improvements made

     UPDATES Version 5.0.7.0 Update (15.03.2018)

• The program was translated into 104 languages.
• When modeling with the shift key pressed on the keyboard, the element is drawn in ortho mode (horizontal or vertical).
• To SAP2000 Version 20 program also has the option of exporting the system model and getting the analysis results.
• When the walls are transferred to the SAP2000 program, they are transferred as membrane elements.
• Improvements according to Eurocode6 and Eurocode8 regulations

     UPDATES Version 5.0.5.0 Update (26.12.2017)

• General improvements.

     UPDATES Version 5.0.0.0 (20.08.2017)

• Added ability to transfer all models to SAP2000
• Fully shared automated analysis with SAP2000
• Two way data transfer with SAP2000
• The project can be transferred to SAP2000 automatically.
• **Model can be edited in SAP2000
• ***SAP2000 analysis results can be imported to StatiCAD
• Earthquake forces analysis and design analysis according to SAP2000 static results can be performed
• Preparing the end element model to be transferred to the SAP2000 with the new 3D display screen
• Moving, copying, multi-copying, symmetry retrieval operations of selected elements
• Ability to give a common slope to selected elements on the storey with one command
• Added analysis and design option according to TBDY 2016 (draft) regulation.
• General improvements made

     UPDATES Version 4.2.0.0 (05.06.2016)

• Analysis option according to Eurocode 8 and Eurocode6 Added

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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