What's New in ideCAD v11?

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ASCE 7-16 Features in ideCAD v11

  • The seismic analysis and design procedures based on ASCE 7-16 are now available.
  • Horizontal elastic response spectrum function based on ASCE 7-16 is now available.
  • Vertical response spectrum function based on ASCE 7-16 has been added.
  • Modal response spectrum analysis based on ASCE 7-16 is now available.
  • Seismic Force-resisting system selection based on ASCE 7-16 is now available.
  • The risk category of building and importance factor based on ASCE 7-16 has been added.
  • Site class and site coefficient selection based on ASCE 7-16 are now available.
  • Scaling design values with equivalent base shear force amplification coefficient calculated with the equivalent lateral force procedure based on ASCE 7-16 are now available.
  • A minimum period check based on ASCE 7-16 is now available.
  • Overstrength factor based on ASCE - AISC - ACI is now available.
  • The second-order effect calculation based on ASCE 7-16 is now available.
  • P-Delta effects and stability coefficient calculation based on ASCE 7-16 is now available.
  • P-Delta effects report based on ASCE 7-16 is now available.
  • Story drift determination and check based on ASCE 7-16 is now available.
  • Story drift determination report based on ASCE 7-16 is now available.
  • Seismic Force-resisting system selection based on ASCE 7-16 Table 12.2-1 is now available.
  • The sufficient number of vibration modes mass participation ratio changed to 90% based on ASCE 7-16.
  • Vertical earthquake effect based on ASCE 7-16 is now available.
  • Redundancy factor based on ASCE 7-16 is now available.
  • Overstrength factor based on ASCE 7-16 is now available.
  • The equivalent lateral force method for calculating irregularities based on ASCE 7-16 is now available.
  • Combined horizontal and vertical earthquake effect calculations based on ASCE 7-16 are now available.
  • Combined horizontal earthquake effects in each lateral direction based on ASCE 7-16 are now available.
  • Concrete, effective section properties based on ASCE 7-16 and ACI 318-19 have been added.
  • Steel design load combinations based on ASCE and AISC have been added.
  • Reinforced Concrete design combinations based on ASCE and ACI have been added.
  • Calculating vertical irregularities and Weak story - extreme weak story irregularities with equivalent lateral force method based on ASCE 7-16 is now available.
  • Weak story - Extreme weak story irregularity reports based on ASCE 7-16 are now available.
  • Calculating Soft story and Extreme soft story irregularities with the Equivalent lateral force method based on ASCE 7-16 is now available.
  • Soft story - extreme soft story irregularity reports based on ASCE 7-16 is now available.
  • Calculation of 1A and 1B torsional irregularities with equivalent lateral force method based on ASCE 7-16 is now available.
  • 1A and 1B torsional irregularity reports based on ASCE 7-16 are now available.
  • Modal base shear forces report and overturning control report based on ASCE 7-16 are now available.
  • Earthquake code report based on ASCE 7-16 is now available.
  • The terms and definitions in selected reports have been adjusted based on ASCE 7-16.
  • The second-order effect calculations for steel columns have been adjusted based on ASCE 7-16.
  • Load combinations have been adjusted based on ASCE 7-16.
  • The Reason for Structural System Selection report based on ASCE 7-16 is now available.
  • Enhancements have been made in the dynamic analysis report based on ASCE 7-16.
  • Enhancements have been made in the story drift determination report based on ASCE 7-16.
  • Enhancements have been made in dynamic analysis terms based on ASCE 7-16.
  • TS500 and TBDY 2018 terms and reports have been removed when ASCE 7-16 is selected.
  • Enhancements have been made in the soft story and extreme soft story irregularity reports based on ASCE 7-16.
  • The overstrength factor in column and beam design forces of C1-C3-C4 type of seismic force-resisting systems have been arranged based on ACI-ASCE.
  • ASCE 7-16 Seismic code parameters wizard is now available.
  • Enhancements have been made to images of the ASCE 7-16 Seismic code parameters wizard.
  • Vertical spectrum has been added to ASCE 7-16 Seismic code parameters wizard.
  • The design code, unit, and country selection window is now available for international seismic and design codes.
  • New object naming types to include ASCE-ACI selection are now available.
  • ASTM-type structural steel material selection is now available.
  • The display of units is now available in reports and tables.
  • An enhancement has been implemented to select [#] type reinforcements.

11.001
  • Enhancements have been made for 1A and 1B torsional irregularity report tables based on ASCE 7-16.
  • Enhancements have been made for Building irregularities control reports terms based on ASCE 7-16.
  • The seismic drift magnification factor based on ASCE 7-16 has been added.
 

ACI 318-19 Features in ideCAD v11

  • Reinforced Concrete elements design based on ACI 318-19 is now available.
  • Strength reduction factors for structural concrete members based on ACI 318-19 are now available.
  • Column flexural design based on ACI 318-19 is now available.
  • Column shear design based on ACI 318-19 is now available.
  • Column flexural design and combined flexural and axial design based on ACI 318-19 are now available.
  • Beam flexural design based on ACI 318-19 is now available.
  • Beam shear design based on ACI 318-19 is now available.
  • Shearwall flexural design based on ACI 318-19 is now available.
  • Shearwall shear design based on ACI 318-19 is now available.
  • Poligonal-Shearwall shear design report based on ACI 318-19 is now available.
  • Special Structural Shearwall boundary element control based on ACI 318-19 is now available.
  • Slab design based on ACI 318-19 is now available.
  • Foundation design based on ACI 318-19 is now available.
  • The punching shear design based on ACI 318-19 is now available.
  • Beam minimum and maximum transverse reinforcement limit control based on ACI 318-19 are now available.
  • Beam-Column joint design based on ACI 318-19 is now available.
  • Beam shear strength calculation based on ACI 318-19 is now available.
  • Beams of special and intermediate moment frame shear design based on ACI 318-19 are now available.
  • Minimum flexural strength of column control based on ACI 318-19 is now available.
  • Beam minimum and maximum longitudinal reinforcement limit control based on ACI 318-19 is now available.
  • Beam longitudinal reinforcement calculation based on ACI 318-19 is now available.
  • T-Beam effective flange calculation based on ACI 318-19 is now available.
  • Column minimum and maximum transverse reinforcement control based on ACI 318-19 is now available.
  • Column shear strength calculation based on ACI 318-19 is now available.
  • Columns of special and intermediate moment frame shear design based on ACI 318-19 are now available.
  • Column minimum and maximum longitudinal reinforcement control based on ACI 318-19 is now available.
  • Columns of special and intermediate moment frame transverse reinforcement details based on ACI 318-19 are now available.
  • The terms in the slab design window have been edited according to ACI terms.
  • Slab flexural design based on ACI 318-19 is now available.
  • Column capacity ratio calculations based on ACI 318-19 are now available.
  • Puching shear design based on ACI 318-19 is now available.
  • Enhancements have been made for overstrength factors based on ACI 318-19 and ASCE 7-16.
  • Transverse reinforcement for columns of special moment frames calculation based on ACI 318-19 is now available.
  • Enhancements have been made to the Beam-column joint design based on ACI 318-19.
  • Enhancements have been made for the Special Structural Shearwall boundary element length and reinforcement ratio based on ACI 318-19.
  • Enhancements for Beams of special moment frames shear design have been made based on ACI 318-19.
  • Enhancements have been made for Ve values used in beams of special moment frame shear design based on ACI 318-19.
  • Minimum transverse reinforcement control in plastic hinge zones in columns of special moment frames based on ACI 318-19 is now available.
  • Enhancements have been made in column longitudinal reinforcement selection based on ACI 318-19.
  • Enhancements have been made for the terms in the column and beam properties window based on ACI-ASCE.
  • Enhancements have been made for the terms in the Shearwall parameters window based on ACI-ASCE.
  • Enhancements have been made for the terms in the analysis settings window based on ACI-ASCE.
  • Enhancements have been made to drawings for columns of intermediate moment frame systems based on ACI 318-19.
  • The file opened with ASCE-ACI selected in the new project, and the default concrete material is set to 3000 psi.
  • Enhancements have been made for column shear design calculation based on ACI 318-19.
  • Enhancements have been made to the shearwall reinforcement design based on ACI 318-19.
  • Annotations related to ACI 318-19 materials and earthquake parameters have been added.
  • Enhancements have been made in the punching shear design report based on ACI 318-19.

v11.001
  • Punching shear design on raft foundation based on ACI 318-19 is now available.
  • Minimum reinforcement control on raft foundation based on ACI 318-19 is now available.
  • Special reinforced concrete shear wall report image based on ACI 318-19 is now available.
  • Beam-Column joint design report image based on ACI 318-19 is now available.
  • Slab design reports images based on ACI 318-19 are now available.
  • Beam design reports images based on ACI 318-19 are now available.
  • The beam shear design report terms have been enhanced based on ACI 318-19.
  • The column shear design report terms have been enhanced based on ACI 318-19.
  • Column design reports images based on ACI 318-19 are now available.
  • Enhancements have been made to the Minimum flexural strength of the columns control report based on ACI 318-19.
  • Enhancements have been made to T-beam longitudinal reinforcement design calculations based on ACI 318-19.

v11.002
  • Poligonal-Shearwall design based on ACI 318-19 is now available.

v11.004
  • Exposure categories and classes based on ACI 318-19 are now available.

v11.005
  • Strip foundatiın shear strength calculation based on ACI 318-19 is now available.
 

AISC Features in ideCAD v11

  • Enhancements have been made in the Column axial capacity check report for Columns of steel special moment frames based on ASCE and AISC.
  • Steel brace ductility check based on ASCE and AISC is now available.
  • Steel brace slenderness check based on ASCE and AISC is now available.
  • Lateral bracing check for steel beams based on ASCE and AISC is now available.
  • Based on ACI and ASCE, the overstrength factor in columns of steel moment frames and columns of steel braced frame systems have been added.
  • A dimentional check of steel members based on ASCE and AISC is now available. 
  • Strong Column check for steel structures based on ASCE and AISC is now available. 
  • Steel moment connection dimensional checks based on ASCE and AISC are now available. 
  • Enhancements have been made in ASTM-type structural steel materials. 
  • The overstrength factor in steel moment frame columns has been arranged based on ACI-ASCE.
  • A dimensional check of steel members based on ASCE and AISC has been updated.
  • Steel brace slenderness check report based on ASCE and AISC is now available.
  • Steel brace ductility check report based on ASCE and AISC is now available.
  • A lateral bracing check report for steel beams based on ASCE and AISC is now available.
  • Lateral bracing check for beams of steel special moment frames based on ASCE and AISC is now available.
  • The use of the overstrength factor in the B2 type of seismic force-resisting system on ASCE and AISC has been updated.
  • Slenderness check for braces of steel special braced frame systems based on ASCE and AISC is now available.
  • Slenderness check for V types braces of steel moderately braced frame systems based on ASCE AISC have been updated.
  • Slenderness checks for round cross-section braces based on ASCE and AISC have been updated.
  • W-type steel section selection is now available.
  • ASTM-type structural steel material selection is now available.
  • Steel special eccentrically braced frame design based on AISC 341-16 is now available.
  • Steel intermediate eccentrically braced frame design based on AISC 341-16 is now available.
  • Steel special moment frame design based on AISC 341-16 is now available.
  • Steel intermediate moment frame design based on AISC 341-16 is now available.
  • Steel ordinary moment frame design based on AISC 341-16 is now available.
  • Enhancements have been made for W-type sections in order from smallest to largest.
  • Empty crane rail section errors have been fixed. 
  • Steel element design report images have been updated based on AISC 341-16.
  • Steel connection design report terms have been updated based on AISC 341-16.
  • Enhancements have been made for designing tables of 4 bolts unstiffened en plate connection based on ASCE - AISC.
  • Enhancements have been made for designing tables of 8 bolts unstiffened on plate connection based on ASCE - AISC.
  • Enhancements have been made for designing tables of 8 bolts stiffened and plate connection based on ASCE - AISC.
  • Enhancements have been made to order steel sections in the structure tree.
 

New Earthquake Codes in ideCAD v11

MOPC R-001 Developments
  • The seismic analysis and design procedures based on MOPC R-001 are now available.
  • Seismic Force-resisting system selection based on MOPC R-001 is now available.
  • Fundamental period calculation based on the Equivalent lateral force method based on MOPC R-001 is now available.
  • Equivalent lateral force calculation for irregularities based on MOPC R-001 is now available.
  • Scaling design values with equivalent base shear force amplification coefficient calculated with the equivalent lateral force procedure based on MOPC  R-001 are now available.
  • The second-order effect calculations based on MOPC R-001 are now available.
  • Story drift determination and check based on MOPC R-001 are now available.
  • Concrete, effective section properties based on MOPC R-001 are now available.
  • Vertical response spectrum function based on MOPC R-001 is now available.
  • Horizontal response spectrum function based on MOPC R-001 is now available.
  • Load combinations based on MOPC R-001 are now available.
  • Overstrength factor based on MOPC R-001 is now available.
  • The risk Category of building and importance factor based on MOPC R-001 is now available.
  • Site class and site coefficients based on MOPC R-001 are now available.
UBC 97 Developments
  • The seismic analysis and design procedures based on UBC 97 are now available.
  • Seismic Force-resisting system selection based on UBC 97 is now available.
  • Fundamental period calculation based on the Equivalent lateral force method based on UBC 97 is now available.
  • Equivalent lateral force calculation for irregularities based on UBC 97 is now available.
  • Scaling design values with equivalent base shear force amplification coefficient calculated with the equivalent lateral force procedure based on UBC 97 is now available.
  • The second-order effect calculations based on UBC 97 are now available.
  • Story drift determination and check based on UBC 97 are now available.
  • Concrete, effective section properties based on UBC 97 are now available.
  • Vertical response spectrum function based on UBC 97 is now available.
  • Horizontal response spectrum function based on UBC 97 is now available.
  • Load combinations based on UBC 97 are now available.
  • Overstrength factor based on UBC 97 is now available.
  • The risk Category of building and importance factor based on UBC 97 is now available.
  • Site class and site coefficients based on UBC 97 are now available.
BCP SP 2007 Developments
  • The seismic analysis and design procedures based on BCP SP 2007 are now available.
  • Seismic Force-resisting system selection based on BCP SP 2007 is now available.
  • Fundamental period calculation based on the Equivalent lateral force method based on BCP SP 2007 is now available.
  • Equivalent lateral force calculation for irregularities based on BCP SP 2007 is now available.
  • Scaling design values with equivalent base shear force amplification coefficient calculated with the equivalent lateral force procedure based on BCP SP 2007 are now available.
  • The second-order effect calculations based on BCP SP 2007 are now available.
  • Story drift determination and check based on BCP SP 2007 is now available.
  • Concrete, effective section properties based on BCP SP 2007 are now available.
  • Vertical response spectrum function based on BCP SP 2007 is now available.
  • Horizontal response spectrum function based on BCP SP 2007 is now available.
  • Load combinations based on BCP SP 2007 are now available.
  • Overstrength factor based on BCP SP 2007 is now available.
  • The risk Category of building and importance factor based on BCP SP 2007 is now available.
  • Site class and site coefficients based on BCP SP 2007 are now available.
DPT 1302-61 2019 Developments
  • The seismic analysis and design procedures based on DPT 1302-61 2019 are now available.
  • Seismic Force-resisting system selection based on DPT 1302-61 2019 is now available.
  • Fundamental period calculation based on the Equivalent lateral force method based on DPT 1302-61 2019 is now available.
  • Equivalent lateral force calculation for irregularities based on DPT 1302-61 2019 is now available.
  • Scaling design values with equivalent base shear force amplification coefficient calculated with the equivalent lateral force procedure based on DPT 1302-61 2019 are now available.
  • The second-order effect calculations based on DPT 1302-61 2019 are now available.
  • Story drift determination and check based on DPT 1302-61 2019 is now available.
  • Concrete, effective section properties based on DPT 1302-61 2019 are now available.
  • Vertical response spectrum function based on DPT 1302-61 2019 is now available.
  • Horizontal response spectrum function based on DPT 1302-61 2019 is now available.
  • Load combinations based on DPT 1302-61 2019 are now available.
  • Overstrength factor based on DPT 1302-61 2019 is now available.
  • Risk Category of building and importance factor based on DPT 1302-61 2019 is now available.
  • Site class and site coefficients based on DPT 1302-61 2019 are now available.
NSCP 2015 Developments
  • The seismic analysis and design procedures based on NSCP 2015 are now available.
  • Seismic Force-resisting system selection based on NSCP 2015 is now available.
  • Fundamental period calculation based on the Equivalent lateral force method based on NSCP 2015 is now available.
  • Equivalent lateral force calculation for irregularities based on NSCP 2015 is now available.
  • Scaling design values with equivalent base shear force amplification coefficient calculated with the equivalent lateral force procedure based on NSCP 2015 are now available.
  • The second-order effect calculations based on NSCP 2015 are now available.
  • Story drift determination and check based on NSCP 2015 is now available.
  • Concrete, effective section properties based on NSCP 2015 are now available.
  • Vertical response spectrum function based on NSCP 2015 is now available.
  • Horizontal response spectrum function based on NSCP 2015 is now available.
  • Load combinations based on NSCP 2015 are now available.
  • Overstrength factor based on NSCP 2015 is now available.
  • The risk Category of building and importance factor based on NSCP 2015 is now available.
  • Site class and site coefficients based on NSCP 2015 are now available.
SNI 1726 Developments
  • The seismic analysis and design procedures based on SNI 1726 are now available.
  • Seismic Force-resisting system selection based on SNI 1726 is now available.
  • Fundamental period calculation based on the Equivalent lateral force method based on SNI 1726 is now available.
  • Equivalent lateral force calculation for irregularities based on SNI 1726 is now available.
  • Scaling design values with equivalent base shear force amplification coefficient calculated with the equivalent lateral force procedure based on SNI 1726 is now available.
  • The second-order effect calculations based on SNI 1726 are now available.
  • Story drift determination and check based on SNI 1726 are now available.
  • Concrete, effective section properties based on SNI 1726 are now available.
  • Vertical response spectrum function based on SNI 1726 is now available.
  • Horizontal response spectrum function based on SNI 1726 is now available.
  • Load combinations based on SNI 1726 are now available.
  • Overstrength factor based on SNI 1726 is now available.
  • The risk Category of building and importance factor based on SNI 1726 is now available.
  • Site class and site coefficients based on SNI 1726 are now available.

 


General Enhancements in ideCAD v11

Design code, unit, and country selection windows are now available for international codes.
New object naming types to include ASCE-ACI selection are now available.
ASTM standard reinforcing bars selection is now available.
U.S. concrete material selection is now available.
W-type steel section selection is now available.
ASTM-type structural steel material selection is now available.
The display of units is now available in reports and tables.
An enhancement has been implemented to select [#] type reinforcements.
Reinforcement area units are written in the “Change Reinforcement” window.
Load combinations, including temperature changes, are now available.
Enhancements have been implemented to steel drawings.
EN 1991-1-4 Wind action calculations for steel structures and tall reinforced concrete buildings are now available.
An enhancement has been made to calculate column clear height values for different directions.
The option to enter from the keyboard in the reinforcement selection is now available.
The option to export the load library to another file is now available.
Scaffolding projects have been optimized.
An enhancement has been made for polygon column stirrup spacing.
Google infrastructure has been added to the analysis wizard.
Slab analysis speed has been optimized.
File saving speed ​​has been optimized.
The circular column diameter value can be displayed in the plan view.
Analysis time has been optimized.
Report generation time has been optimized.
An enhancement has been made to the values of column capacity diagrams in the imperial unit system.
All reports are to be obtained when analysis and design are made with ACI-ASCE codes and have been reviewed.
The metric unit display error has been fixed.
W-type steel sections can be selected as default.
Enhancements have been made for report unit conversions.
Pipe steel section sorting has been optimized.
Pushover analysis has been optimized.
Friction shear calculation and reports based on TBDY and TS500 are now available.
Columns not providing the stirrup spacing conditions have been displayed with the (s) error code.
For ribbed and waffle slabs, 0.0015 distribution reinforcement ratio condition has been added based on TS 500 Article 11.3.3.
The “Perform slab stress checks” option is now available based on TBDY 7.11.3 - 7.11.5.
s ≤ 8Ø condition has been added to select stirrup spacing in the stip foundation end regions.
s ≤ d/4 condition has been added to select stirrup spacing in the stip foundation end regions.
s ≤ d/2 condition has been added to select stirrup spacing in the stip foundation middle region.
A calculation option of PMM design on beams that do not meet the Nd<0.1Acfck condition has been added.
Combined flexural and axial strength design option for reinforced concrete beams based on TBDY 2018 is now available.
An enhancement has been made in the reports that this limit is exceeded in reinforced concrete beams that exceed the Beam design limit (Nd<0.1Acfck).
A report has been added for reinforced concrete beams that do not meet the Nd<0.1Acfck condition. A warning is given if the column reinforcement design conditions are not met.
An enhancement has been made to show Plastic rotation limits in the moment-curvature diagram based on TBDY 2018.
Plastic rotation curves and limits can be shown in plastic hinge results based on TBDY 2018.
Export to Excel is now available.
User-defined performance point definition in nonlinear pushover analysis is now available.
The option of not defining plastic hinges in reinforced concrete secondary beams is now available.
User-defined plastic hinge position definition is now available.
Shear-friction report is now available based on TBDY and TS500.

Soil-structure interaction in pushover analysis is now available.
Minimum additional reinforcement length and additional reinforcement length rounding coefficient parameters are now available for raft foundations and slabs without beams.
In cases where the number of modes is insufficient, a control message to guide the user to define a sufficient mode number has been added.
The “Rotate” command has been added to the right-click menu.
λ coefficient calculation details are now available in the story drift report.
"Mid-oriented first element" and "Mid-oriented last element" options have been added to the secondary steal beam command to place the exact spacing.
The saved file size has been reduced using the "save compact" command.
In Article TBDY 7.3.3.2, the option of whether or not to curve the column longitudinal reinforcement and continue downwards has been added.
The ability to create drawings of selected Retaining Walls has been added.
Retaining wall text settings can be changed.
Laterally supported longitudinal reinforcement control has been added on the short side of the L-type polygon column.
Headings that created confusion in steel reports were edited.
An enhancement has been made to use the "break" command for inclined steel beams.
The empirical natural vibration period calculation shown in TBDY 4.7.3.4, the stair/machine room story is not included in the building height Hn.
The option to cancel the contribution of shearwall boundaries in calculating shearwall shear strength (Vr) has been introduced.
The steel columns defined on the reinforced concrete slab are connected to the slab in a semi-rigid diaphragm solution; the load is transferred, and the deformations are harmonized.
In purlins where sag rods are defined, the sag rods act as supports on the weak axis, and the moment diagram and deflection appear appropriately.
If there is an error in the slenderness checks made on braces and trusses, it is listed in the error list on the first page of the reports.
Improvements were made in column reinforcement selection.
The "Shearwall types" option has been added to the Concrete Design / Design input. Different types of shearwalls, such as Sub-Basement and reinforcement shearwalls, can be seen in different colors on the 3D perspective view.
A different command has been added for the sub-basement shearwall drawing.
The ability to define steel columns on slab and raft foundations has been introduced.


The "Quadr stiffener plate connection" command has been added to define the connections connected to the column weak axis as welded to the other connection plates.
The option to weld truss elements in "Endplate truss connection" has been added and assigned as default.
The brace connections connected to the weak axis of the column were made weldable to the stiffeners. The option of defining stiffeners in appropriate places has been introduced.
In the truss connection, the option of making one truss element bolted and the other welded has been added.
The option of dividing the top and bottom truss elements and defining splice connection has been introduced.
An option to split top and bottom truss elements is added.
The upper truss elements can be divided into two parts, and the truss connection can be selected with bolts to create a joint connection.
In cases where the steel brace is connected to the weak axis of the column, stiffeners are welded with the brace connection.
“T plate connection” can be used as a column-beam connection. The connection can be welded to stiffeners defined on the weak axis of the column.
An enhancement has been made to create connections using the Stiffener for Steel beams and Steel braces.
The content of the FRP report has been expanded. More detailed information about the calculations is given.
The extensions of the saved project files have been edited to show v11.
When FRP is defined, the contribution of the FRP in shear strength Vf, compressive strength fcc, and Ɛcc values is arranged so that it can be seen in the reports.
A hook option has been added for the upper end of the last story column longitudinal reinforcements.
A resolution limit has been introduced to prevent rendering images too large to save.
Seismic joint calculations and reports are added.
Combined I ( + ) sections are added.
The dynamic coefficient calculation has been corrected according to the Dominican earthquake code (MOPC R-001).
When the brace plate is applied to the stiffeners defined on the weak axis of the steel column, the option of defining it parallel to the brace section of the gusset plate.
Beam axial force report visual added.
The option of exporting reinforcement information of reinforced concrete elements to Excel has been added.
Roof brace corner connections can now interact with and be welded with other connection plates.
The option to define a stiffener for the brace-end connection has been introduced.
The option of vertically rotating the horizontally defined brace-end connection at the ends of box-pipe cross-sections has been introduced.
The effect of snow loads is added to the combinations in reinforced concrete element design.
Retaining wall, well foundation, and formwork scaffolding reports are included in the “Select Reports”.
The option of defining the maximum spacing of the beam middle section stirrup separately from the beam parameters has been added.
The stirrup minimum and maximum spacing parameters in the beam parameters were arranged as the end-region and mid-region transverse reinforcement spacing.
Drawings of the sections of the retaining walls have been added to the retaining wall report.
Reinforcement and internal forces have been added to the stair calculation reports.


“Above active story” and “Below active story” commands have been added to the story copy dialog.
Mesh-wire reinforcement quantity has been added to vertical shearwall drawings.
The exposure numbers of the mesh-wire reinforcement in the shearwalls have been added to the column application plan and shearwall details.
An enhancement has been made to slide the gusset plate in the hanch connection.

New Architectural Features in ideCAD v11

Added new project wizard.
Speed ​​optimization in file saving process.
Clicking on the "Make Compatible with Architecture/Structural" command while working in the classic menu layout, the program closed. Fixed.
The space between the beam name and the beam dimension information has been increased for ease of reading.
In Arc / Angle and Label dimensions, filled hatched arrow types were drawn empty. Hatches fixed.
Objects that should not be selected in the command can be chosen, it has been fixed. 
Create a new section. Select section. The automatically typed section name was not compatible with the section. It has been fixed.
When clicking Preferences without opening a new project, the program closes. The command is turned off when there is no active project.
The background color of the layout could not change after creating the layout. Added background color to layout settings.
The solid option in the cursor type of the section and elevation line has been activated.
Profile deletion problem in architectural profile editor fixed.
When the International selection was made on the new project wizard, adjustments were made to the windows.
When the full feet value was entered, it was displayed as feet inches, edited.
While exporting the project DWG, a warning message about the plugin error was displayed. It has been fixed.
With the USA Imperial set, draw 1' - 0" thick shearwalls and analyze the "c" error.
Adjusted area, volume, and weight units in quantity tables and reports for USA Imperial set.
Added the possibility to change the units used easily.
The units selected imperial on the new project wizard screen were not visible in the interface. Fixed.
The slowness in the program has been fixed when the registered set file is loaded with the Load settings command.
The material list and material editor dialogs have been enlarged.
The imperial unit is placed at the top of the selection list in the project template.
When opening a new project, the country defaults to international; the unit is imperial in the wizard.
It wouldn't stay in its old place when the move dialog was moved. It is now fixed in the last moved position.
In the geometry control, the shearwall size control is not based on the length of the shearwall from the node at the intersection point of the shearwall, but now according to the shearwall section length.
The axonometric command in the ribbon menu interface has also been added to the classic menu interface.
Added the ability to cover the background of the zone list.
On 2-dimensional pages (section, elevation, etc.), the solid option of the section/elevation cursor setting has been activated.
Unable to close layer from the toolbar in the ribbon menu. Improved.
In the ribbon interface, dimension settings commands have been added to the ribbon dimensioning submenu.
When the "Reset labeling settings" option is checked in the auto label options dialog, the element indices are displayed as English C001 and changed to S01.
Added information in the drawing/story plan deletion process in the drawings dialog, by writing the list of drawings to be deleted.
Fixed the window position changing when arc walls were split
Fixed the transparent story settings not updating when changing options in the preferences dialog.
Fixed color changes in grid settings not working in the preferences dialog.
Bitmap (solid) hatches were not exported when PDF Export was performed, they are now exported.
Layout letterheads in International mode are arranged per ACI.
Two options can be selected simultaneously in the zone area calculation part in the zone settings. Fixed.
Temporarily disable the grass effect option when preparing animation has been enabled.
In the wall settings, the number could not be written when trying to edit the wall height value with a large number of digits. Fixed.
The ability to access the render command from the right-click menu while rendering indoors in the perspective screen has been added.
The file-saving problem in the report program has been fixed.
The crashing of the program occurs when the right button is clicked on the menu after the trim command has been fixed.
Text, object name finding, and changing options have been added to the Find-Replace command.
The reinforcement texts on the foundation shoot were written too close, and fixed.
Fixed the command that does not write the name in the right-click menu and appears as an empty line - It provides an axonometric perspective screen transition.
The “Repeat the last command” in the right-click menu feature has been improved to list the last three commands used.
Added shearwall gap size controls to the geometry control.
Project loading time has been accelerated.
If there is less than 2.5 cm delta (misalignment) in the columns, dimensioning is not performed. It has been corrected.
Added the ability to change the slab color in the plan.
Added the ability to change the zone color in the plan.
When changing the beam width from the toolbar, the offset delta (misalignment) was broken. Fixed.
Added the ability to open and close the object and object sublayers in the Layer Settings, Drawing Details tab, to be applied to all stories.
Fixed the issue that 2D objects with closed layered would appear in the formwork plan after the formwork plan was created
Added Rotate command to the right-click menu.
The report could not be saved with Save As. The report program has been updated.
Added Length parameter to "Select similar" dialog for shearwalls.
Dialog enlarged for tabs that don't fit in the preferences dialog.
Fixed the case where angle units change was displayed incorrectly in reports
Preferences - Annotations Objects - Dimension Settings. Separated as Free Dimension / Outer Dimension / Inner Dimension
In the preferences dialog, the "Apply settings to all drawing windows" option has been changed to "Apply settings to all similar (2D/3D) windows" and is selected as default.
Story selection buttons such as active story, and active story above/below have been added to the column dimensions dialog.
Improved the Make compatible with architecture command. 
In the rainwater pipe, the ability to define the material on each story has been brought to the connectors.

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