Under the current SACS versions, SACS uses annex F table F.1.1. of the Eurocode ENV 1993:1-1:1992 to determine the C1 factor in the elastic critical moment equation. Setting the C1 factor accurately is of paramount importance to determining the el...

When plotting UCs in psvdb, SACS 2023 renders skipped members with their original color (unlike prvious versions where they where rendered in grey). This generates quite a confusion because it is not easy to determine if a member is green because ...

In STAAD we have a single command to Select Multiple Members and Use Intersect option for creating the node at all intersection points without modifying Location of Releases and Loads. However, the same command is not available in SACS. In SACS We...

Status quo: Most users have to guess the number of spacing between letters when trying to search certain sections from the output listing. An example is shown in attached Suggestion: Improve the searchability. The table of content can also act as ...

I would like to have the possibility to save and easily switch between 2 display color settings configurations (not model dependent), for example one with dark background for modelling and one with white background for taking screengrabs.

As we know that SACS already use rainflow counting method in the fatigue calculation of Time History Analysis "I request SACS to separate the rainflow counting out as a separate module which user can call to use with other module rather than only ...

Dear Bentley, I request to update SACS ring utility programme based on latest Roark's Formulas for Stress and Strain book. Further, the following update is desired. The unit system of present Roarks program should be updated for MKS/SI system The ...

Hi, EN 1993-1-8 weld requirements requires no evaluation/check if there's full penetration weld between beam-beam joint. however, in real life full penetration welds are quite expensive and we could go with partial penetration+Fillet welds, but to...

To update the code check requirements based on more recent Recommended Practice. i.e.: 1. Fatigue option 'ERD' is based on DNV RP-C203 (2014). While this revision had long been superseded and not available from DNV website, we need to perform/veri...