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New features in AxisVM X5 1

New features in AxisVM X5

G E N E R A L F E A T U R E S

DEVELOPMENTS IN RELEASE 1

• Dropdown lists displaying load cases / combinations, result components and result

display modes on the main window and on design dialogs are directly resizable.

• Customizable default names for new models, load cases and load groups


• Automatic dimensioning of structural gridlines


• Keyboard shortcuts can be assigned to Deformed shape, Show non-visible parts grayed

(see Menu.View category) and several rotation control commands (see Speed buttons

category).

• All font settings in one dialog


• New speed button to control the display of virtual beams and strips


• Displaying applied reinforcement in rendered view


• Setting color and thickness used when drawing domain edges – Settings / Preferences /

Graphic symbols / Domain edge

• Displaying Object contours in 3D also makes the solid view of

the element visible. Transparency and color of the solid view is

configurable – Views / Object contours in 3D


• Displaying actual reinforcement of reinforced concrete walls and cores in rendered

view

• Export of actual reinforcement to 3D PDF files

• Optional licensing with Sentinel SL software protection key

C O N N E C T I V I T Y


• Import/export of tapered walls from/to IFC (Open BIM connection)

• Export of selected elements from Revit to AxisVM

• Updating Revit model from AxisVM with detecting changes (Close BIM connection)

• Updating AxisVM model from Revit with detecting changes (Close BIM connection)

• Grasshopper and Dynamo interface to build parametric structures


• Import of 3D shapes represented as CSG solid models from IFC files

• Import of models created with Tekla Structures



• REV module supports Revit 2020

• TEKLA Structures import/export with mutual update support (BIM connection)


• Export of applied reinforcement to TEKLA Structures (TI module)

• Revit 2021 compatibility in REV module

• XLSX based structural model data exchange format (e.g. for ArchiCAD, SCIA)

(New SAF module)


C R O S S - S E C T I O N E D I T O R


• Cross-section Editor allows editing of thick-walled sections

• Parametric thick walled C, L, T sections

• Composite cross-sections (static analysis in R1, RC column design in R2)

- Concrete-filled tube with an optional inner profile

- Concrete-filled box shape with an optional inner profile

- Circular concrete encased profile

- Rectangular concrete encased profile

E L E M E N T S


• High-strength concrete grades


• Material Library: material type can be preselected

• Stiffness and resistance of beam end releases can be specified in each direction, plastic

hinge is available in x direction

• New type of spring elements with plastic behavior and hysteresis for nonlinear and

dynamic analysis


• Nodal supports made of such spring elements

• Dashpot damping elements can be added to nodal supports for dynamic analysis

(DYN module)


• Nodal support defined in a custom local system

• Line support in reference direction

• Enhanced stiffness reduction options for response spectrum analysis



• Trapezoidal steel plate and trapezoidal composite domains

• Two new items in the popup menu of line elements swap beam end cross-sections or

end releases of the selected elements

• Simplified editing of nodal support stiffness components.


• Maxwell or Kelvin-Voigt damping to model dynamic behaviour of spring element or

nodal support components.

• Springs and nodal supports can be defined as seismic isolators (rubber bearing /

curved surface slider / general parametric)

DEVELOPMENT IN RELEASE 4

• Double wedged I-shape profile


L O A D S


• Splitting loads into separate load cases. Loads of each selected line element and/or

domain are placed into a separate load case. Generated load cases can be gathered in

a variable load group.

• Moving selected loads to separate load cases

• SMX..SMZ seismic load cases can also be included in load combinations

• Position of concentrated or distributed loads on beams can be edited in the load table


• Mesh independent dynamic loads on load panels

• Fire curve editor to define customized fires

• Optional new tendon geometry editor using linear or parabolic segments and arcs

• Tensioning of curved or polyline beams

• Displaying tendons in 3D or in uncoiled view

• Updated response spectra for Eurocode(NL)



• Multiple (mutually exclusive) seismic actions can be applied to the structure.

• SLO, SLD, SLV, SLC seismic limit states for Italian code

• Tensioning of domains

• Dynamic surface loads for domains and load panels


• Mesh independent dynamic loads on domains


A N A L Y S I S


• Checking erroneously hinged nodes before analysis

• Automatic iteration control for nonlinear analysis to improve convergence.

If sudden changes (big translation or rotation increments) are detected the iteration

step is temporarily reduced to properly trace the transition.

• Improved plastic and dynamic analysis


• 25-40% faster solving of models with many load cases or finite elements

• Handling seismic isolators in response spectrum evaluation, nonlinear and dynamic

analysis

• Enhanced modal mass factor calculation (high deformation of ribs in vibration made

results inaccurate)

R E S U L T S


• Faster calculation of beam stresses

• Labeling of extremes can be switched on/off within the Drawings Library

• New result component derived from support forces:

𝛼 =1

𝑅𝑧√𝑅𝑥

2 + 𝑅𝑦2

• New surface principal force components: an1, an2, am1, am2, avRz

• Point of application is calculated for unbalanced loads

• It is easier to compare critical combinations as their numeric identifier can also be

displayed


• Improved animation control: fit in window button, window content is draggable,

zoomable, an increment subrange of nonlinear or dynamic results can be selected for

animation


• New setting in the Display parameters dialog: Automatic scaling of displacements.

In earlier versions displacements were scaled automatically to make the deformed

shape clearly recognizable but only for linear results. Now scaling of displacement

result diagrams can be controlled.



• Table of envelope and critical virtual beam forces with non-simultaneous values

• Table of buckling of steel design members

• Table of steel design summary includes SLS limiting values (allowed ey, ez deflections,

allowed wx, wy horizontal displacements)


D E S I G N


• Surface reinforcement parameters: Concrete cover can be specified for the secondary

(inner) layer of reinforcement as well (RC1 module)

• Limiting crack width for surface reinforcement calculation can be defined both for the

axis of rebars (wk,max) and at the extreme concrete fiber (wk2,max) (RC1 module)

• Division / union of reinforcement domains (RC1 module)

• Design of composite columns (RC2 module)

• Diameter of side rebars can be defined for reinforced concrete beams (RC2 module)

• User-defined actual stirrup spacing for reinforced concrete beams (RC2 module)

• Punching analysis can be limited to selected domains (RC3 module)


• Footing design for seismic action (RC4 module)

• Circular pad footings (RC4 module)

• Design of reinforced concrete walls and core walls (New RC5 module)


• Fire design of timber structures (New TD8 module)


• Punching analysis of wall ends (RC3 module)

• Different vertical scaling of soil layers under the footing to make the diagram more

compact (RC4 module)

• Display of displacement result components is available also during steel and timber

design (SD1, TD1 module)

• Steel design module checks Class 4 T sections (SD1 module)


• Optional display of symbols for lateral supports of steel design members

(SD1 module)

• Masonry wall design for vertical loads (New MD1 module)

• Nodal stress diagrams for XLAM panels



• Punching analysis of wall ends and wall corners on base plates

• Enhanced punching verification for columns standing at the edge of an opening

• Tooltip displays column reinforcement parameters

• Punching force of a column can be determined by integrating slab internal forces like

in case of wall ends. This method is recommended in complex design situations when a

reinforced concrete wall is placed over the column or a high intensity load is applied

right next to the outline of the column.


• Verification of shear resistance for masonry walls


• Extended material parameters for masonry walls, strength calculator to determine the

recommended values according to the NA of the Eurocode.

• Comprehensive review of a storey and the calculated internal forces, reference sections

for shear design


• Result summary and details displayed in the masonry wall design dialog

• Extension of timber design to further charring states

• Standard values of Kmod for timber design can be configured in the design code

parameters dialog



• Stress-strain analysis of reinforced concrete cross-sections (New RC6 module)

• Verification of punching resistance of base plates along control perimeters within 2d

from the column edge (RC3 module)

• Configurable slope of the load spread under the footing (for layered subsoil)

(RC4 module)

• More concise eccentricity checking tables in the footing design calculation report

(RC4 module)

• Post-tensioning of tapered domains or adjacent domains with different thickness

(PS1 module)

• Taking into account the second-order effects due to imperfections and geometric

nonlinearity in steel design (SD1 module)


R E P O R T


• Reinforced concrete beam design calculation report

• Bucking, lateral torsional buckling and shear web buckling diagrams can be turned off

in the steel design result diagrams dialog


• Table of parameters for imperfection load cases

New features in AxisVM X5General featuresDevelopments in Release 1Developments in Release 2Developments in Release 3

ConnectivityDevelopments in Release 1Developments in Release 2Developments in Release 3Developments in Release 4

Cross-section EditorDevelopments in Release 1

ElementsDevelopments in Release 1Developments in Release 2Developments in Release 3Development in Release 4

LoadsDevelopments in Release 1Developments in Release 2Developments in Release 3Development in Release 4

AnalysisDevelopments in Release 2Developments in Release 3

ResultsDevelopments in Release 1Developments in Release 2Developments in Release 3

DesignDevelopments in Release 1Developments in Release 2Developments in Release 3Developments in Release 4

ReportDevelopments in Release 3Development in Release 4

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