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| New version of Scia Engineer with an optimized connection to Allplan BIM 2008 | | |
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| Munich, May 26, 2008 – With the new version of its structural analysis software, Nemetschek Scia offers comprehensive innovations as well as an improved connection to Allplan BIM 2008. Accordingly, Scia Engineer 2008 features significantly faster response times, for example, during the analysis of concrete and steel components or while refreshing the screen. Support of new standards and additional construction methods makes this structural analysis software even more suitable for work on international projects. Moreover, the new software version also features improved interaction with Allplan and interoperability with other software products.
With the new 2008 version, the company’s flagship product SCIA•ESA PT has, for the first time, been given its new name Scia Engineer. The structural analysis software not only supports Eurocodes EN 1990 through 1995 for foundations, effects, concrete construction, steel construction, composite and timber construction, it covers all national additions as well. For example, among the new additions are the British steel construction standard BS5950 and the Spanish steel construction standard EAE: 2004. In addition, the new version makes it possible to analyze and check the design of aluminum structures according to EN 1999.
The test options for prestressed concrete have been expanded. It is now possible to automatically calculate the required anchorage lengths of prestressing bars, wires and strands while taking into account anchorage types and composite zones.
Interaction of CAD and structural analysis
Scia Engineer 2008 further improves the interaction with Allplan BIM 2008, also known as “Round-Trip Engineering”. The software now also recognizes general 3D objects and interprets them automatically for structural analysis calculations or according to user specifications as rod, plate or shell structures.
Nemetschek Round-Trip Engineering enables an integrated workflow with CAD and structural analysis software. Users can easily transfer entire building models from the CAD system Allplan to the structural analysis software Scia Engineer and from there, automate the derivation of the structural analysis system. When changes are made, the software simply updates the load-bearing components. The structural analysis software lists the differences between the previous and the current status and represents them graphically. The user then decides which changes he wants to accept. Repeated manual entry of the structural analysis system is no longer required. This innovation links engineering and architectural design in an ideal manner and eliminates typical sources of error.
Freeform modeling and collision checks
The modeling functions in Scia Engineer 2008 have been expanded significantly. The newly developed freeform modeler enables users to create organic objects and objects with almost any shape. These shapes are either imported from other programs or entered directly into Scia Engineer. Users can take advantage of Boolean operators and extensive modifications options through handles to further edit objects. A collision check tool is among the software’s new tools; with it, conflicts can be recognized reliably. The new functions can also be used in interaction with Allplan BIM 2008.
Export as a 3D PDF file
Nemetschek Scia also profits from the partnership between Nemetschek AG and Adobe Systems Inc. The new PDF functions enable users to document the entire project clearly in a single PDF file. The PDF file can even contain three-dimensional displays of the structure that can be viewed interactively from any angle. Layers can be shown or hidden to attain a high degree of display clarity. In addition, numerous display options are available, such as hidden edges, cuts and transparent views. Users only need Adobe Reader – which is available at no cost – to view displays.
SCIA Engineer 2008 is available now as a multilingual version at authorized retailers.
About Nemetschek Allplan
Nemetschek Allplan GmbH has its headquarters in Munich and is Europe's leading vendor of planning and design software for the AEC industry (Architecture, Engineering, Construction). As a one-hundred percent subsidiary of the Nemetschek Group, the company develops intelligent IT solutions for architects, civil engineers and building contractors. The company’s core product, Allplan, is currently being used by more than 60,000 customers in 16 languages and assists the entire building creation process in terms of optimizing quality, costs and time expenditure. Allplan covers all levels of a modern CAD system: from simple 2D drafting and 3D design to component-oriented building modeling with cost determination and quantity takeoff. Additional information is available at www.allplan.de.
About Nemetschek SCIA
Scia stands for “Scientific Applications”; it is a software company that was founded in 1974. The company is headquartered in Belgium and develops, markets and provides support services for technical software for the construction industry. Scia software is used especially for the design of buildings, bridges and industrial buildings and targets the mid-range to high-end market segment. Scia is a market leader in Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxemburg, as well as in the Czech Republic and in Slovakia. The company has an international branch network as well as sales partners in 16 countries. The software is available in ten languages. More than 8,000 licenses are in use in over 50 countries by more than 5,000 customers. Scia has been part of the Nemetschek Group since February 2006. More information is available at www.scia-online.com.
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NEMETSCHEK Allplan GmbH
Janet Franke
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81829 Munich
Phone: +49 (0)89-9 27 93-1360
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