Release notes IDEA StatiCa 23.1

Version 23.1 highlights

For steel, we did a lot in error-proofing and reporting – welds, load position, and detailing checks. IDEA StatiCa Member now has an input wizard and the ability to select rigid supports, dramatically speeding up your inputs and limiting errors. The fire design of connections also includes calculating the temperatures automatically. 

IDEA StatiCa Connection now generates IFC files, including all bolts, welds, and materials. Structural engineers can share connection designs with detailers. Our cloud app, Connection Library, the world's largest online database of steel connections, allows downloading and reusing connection files in the desktop app.

IDEA StatiCa Detail, our solution for the structural design of concrete walls and details, has undergone a complete user interface refactoring. New facelift of icons and ribbon, new modeling commands, better 3D scene, and more reporting options, all of which make your work much faster.

Steel connection design

• Export of an IFC file from IDEA StatiCa Connection
• Fire resistance – automatic temperature calculation
• Welds – autodesign, input, warnings, visualization
• The coherent icons and ribbon of IDEA StatiCa Connection
• Connection Library – the world's largest database of downloadable steel connections
• Shear force position input and visualization (since patch 23.0.5)
• Yield strength reduction for high-strength steel hollow sections
• Warning for welds and bolts connecting the same plates (since patch 23.0.4)
• Filler plate (packing plate) recognition (since patch 23.0.3)
• Detailing improvements for bolts and welds in Eurocode (since patch 23.0.2)
• Limitations to checks of anchors (since patch 23.0.2)
• Detailed calculation of connection design material values displayed in the plates' result table
• AISC steel and bolt grade materials for AISC360-22 (since patch 23.0.4)
• Cut of plate in parallel planes (since patch 23.1.1)
• New template dialog for Connection library designs (patch 23.1.2)
• Limiting short lines in imported DXF files (patch 23.1.2)
• Automatic weld sizing (patch 23.1.4)
• Parametric templates in Connection Library (patch 23.1.5)
• Code-setting consistency across Checkbot, Connection, and Member (patch 23.1.5)

Steel member design

• Member – rigid support member (RSM)
• Strengthening of existing steel members
• Modeling wizard for typical use-cases in Steel Member
• Singularity detection in Member (since patch 23.0.3)
• Out of surface load warning in Member (since patch 23.1.1)
• Sliding option for foundation block (patch 23.1.1)

Design of walls, details, and cross-sections

• Intuitive ribbon and navigation system for IDEA StatiCa Detail, including,
  • Tree of entities, containing all elements of the model in one place
  • Ability to add, copy, delete, or rename entities easily
  • Filterable specific rebar elements for clarity
  • Sortable entities in the tree based on your selected hierarchy
  • Easy-to-find tools help you design reinforcement
• Interaction code-check advancements in RCS (since patch 23.0.2)
• Importing reinforcements from DXF files in IDEA StatiCa Detail
• Bond model for SLS in Detail
• Simple insertion of table inputs into Detail (patch 23.1.2)
• Accurate calculation of the shear resistance of slabs (patch 23.1.2)
• RCS API for streamlined and efficient design processes (patch 23.1.3)
• User interface improvements in Detail (patch 23.1.3)
• Unified Materials tab for the management of cross-sections and materials in Detail (patch 23.1.3)
• Presentation of relevant curve results in detailed graphs in Detail (patch 23.1.4)
• Customizable report tab in Detail (patch 23.1.5)

BIM links and education

BIM links reduce modeling time, decrease the number of copy-paste errors, and overcome any issues with data transference. In version 23.1, you can now access our new BIM link with SDS2 by Allplan as well as an IDEA StatiCa plugin for the Rhino Grasshopper tool.

• IDEA StatiCa Grasshopper plugin
• BIM link with SDS2 by Allplan
• UX features in parametric design (since patch 23.0.2)
• BimApi solution for AXIS VM 7, Robot Structural Analysis (since patch 23.0.1)
• API/developer documentation website
• Error handling with Support center integration (patch 23.1.3)
• Enhanced 3D scene interaction and property management in Checkbot (patch 23.1.4)
• Check the compatibility with your software in the list of supported versions in 23.1

To help you master IDEA StatiCa, we redesigned Campus, which provides you with self-paced e-learning courses, each with the option of obtaining professional-level certification.

Full release notes

Below, you can download the Release notes for IDEA StatiCa 23.1 in PDF.