I would like to ask the SACS developers to consider implementing the following enhancement. In PostVue, it would be very useful to be able to plot von Mises stresses not only for the top and bottom fiber layers, but also for the membrane layer.

Consider the possibility to assign different S-N curve for brace and chord in a tubular connection as suggested by DNV-RP-C203 (F.10.2)

SACS has capability to calculate Center of Damage seastate. However, SACS internally used a=1.8 and m=3. Currently, we face the problem with DNV to use other parameter i.e. a=1.0, m=5 Can SACS provide option to change this parameter ? At the momen...

Dear Bentley, I request to expand SACS capabilities for model adjustment/modification to be more flexible to user. As you known, offshore structure is subjected to variety of load condition since it is loaded out from the fabrication yard. The bou...

Currently, it is possible to perform just only 1 load combination using Delta effects (one stiffness matrix per structure), and as far as the comments by technical support of SACS, this is the way in which SACS was planned and designed, Usually in...

The following additions and updates to the Seastate Element Load Reports will improve the currently limited functionality of the reports. Add Plate Group selections to the reports; the information in the reports in needed for plates as well. I...

I believe it is great feature, and should be widely used by structural engineer. However, I believe that the current resources are not well described or difficult for regular engineer, with no prior or little to none experience in coding. Include ...

Need to enhance the tool which is used to export the STAAD model to SACS. Belows points need to be taken care when enhancingthe feature. Section properties created in staad using ‘USER TABLES’ are not supported RHS/SHS sections imported to SAC...

I request to have an option to generate PILCSF file for Dynamic Force Time History Analysis. PILCSF is required for both pile strength and fatigue calculation. Currently, it has no option to call PSI file. Therefore, PILCSF file is not created. Us...

When ordering SACS to do the unity checks according to the Eurocode 3, the SACS manual states in section 3.6.4: “1. It is extremely important to define physical members as a span using SPAN lines.“ However, the current version of Precede has very ...