Linear rigid links:

A node can now be linearly linked to two different nodes; its displacement will be proportional to its relative distance from the two nodes.

Castellated and cellular beams:

Castellated and cellular steel beams may now be defined in geometry and designed in the steel design module.

Edit concrete slab detailing:

The automatic slab detailing may now be edited and modified by the user.  The program can check whether the revised detailing complies with the Code requirements.

Identical concrete beams:

Concrete beams with the same spans and sections can now be designated as "identical" and are designed with the same moment and shear reinforcement.

Concrete slab punching results display:

Slab punching results may now be displayed graphically.

Support for 64-bit Windows has been added.

If the "results" pressed after revisions to geometry or loads the program asks the user whether to solve the model.

Models files may now be condensed to a single 'ZIP' file; the program can extract models from a ZIP file.

'Setup' menus have been rearranged and simplified.

New setup options:

default height axis, default working plane (for Wizard models), default DXF units (for Load DXF drawing)

Line thickness may now be defined for:

- drawing titles - printer

- contour map table

Delete model: the BEAMD files created by the concrete design module are now erased.

Solve several models: the program now solves models with revised geometry only, even if the user did not enter the loads module.

A 'Quit' option has been added

'Draw' options:

- the angle between any two lines may now be displayed

- the display of Dimension lines and Grid lines in an isometric view has been improved

- there are now separate Display options for Dimension lines and Grid lines

- different units may now be specified for Dimension lines and Elevation values.

Dimension lines automatically created by the "Model Wizard' are now added to the model.

Show data - beams - the program now displays the offset group.

'Check elements' - the warnings may now be printed.

The 'User-defined material' option has been rewritten in a more user-friendly table format.

Wall numbers are now displayed as W1, W2, etc. to differentiate between wall and element numbers.

Delete beams/elements: unattached nodes may now be deleted at the same time.

Beams:

- Beam definition options (single/line/chain/arc) have been combined and simplified

- properties: 'Copy' and 'Paste' options have been added; properties may now be copied to another model or to the same model.

Node definition: the following options have been added:

- intersection of a line and a plane

- intersection of a line and a cylinder

- X1 coordinate identical to X1 of an existing node, X2 identical to X2 of a different node, X3 identical to X3 of a third node.

Rigid links - 'rigid in a plane': a tolerance value for the plane coordinate may now be defined.

Solid elements: an option has been added to define a single element by selecting its corner nodes.

Copy - supports may now be copied.

Wall elements:

- rotate wall : the angle may now be defined by selecting two nodes.

- new walls may be defined by 'Pasting' an existing wall to a single or multiple locations.

- walls may be selected from a list when added to the model

Restraints/springs: radial restraints or springs may now be defined, i.e. a different local system at every node on the circumference of a circle or cylinder.

Display loads: the program now displays the center-of-gravity of the loads in each load case. This option is useful particularly for checking symmetric load cases.

Linear element loads: the loads may now be applied to the elements in one of the global directions and not only in a local direction.

Joint loads may now be defined in any direction.

A load case may now be copied and applied to the model in a different direction, modified by a factor. For example, 10% of the vertical loads may be applied as a horizontal load.

Wind loads: the IS875 Code ( India) has been added.

Beams may now be displayed with colour according to property type..

The number of load cases that may be included in a combination is now unlimited.

Walls: total moments and forces are now displayed for the entire wall, in addition to those for each segment.

Results along a line: the sign conventions have been revised so that the display conforms more to engineering, not mathematical, conventions.

Elements: the result coordinate system may now be displayed for each element.

Geometry and/or results may now be displayed with full or dashed lines.

Combination library: several combinations may now be extracted simultaneously.

Beams may now be displayed with colour according to property type.

Reactions (tables): the sum of reactions for only the displayed supports is now shown in the table

Reactions (graphics): reactions may now be displayed only for a selected global direction.

Print/ edit
saved drawing

The scale specified when the drawing was created may now be revised at the printing stage. This option allows the drawing to be modified to accommodate a change in paper size or to fit additional drawings on a single page without recreating them.

Text: new options to revise the text and the angle of an existing text.

The drawing title may now be revised in the drawing list.

Drawing margin values may now be defined.