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Update NORSOK N-004 code check to latest version

It is probably mainly copying and updating the label but it looks so much more professional when one can say on is indeed using the latest code as according contract.
about 2 months ago in  0 Needs review

Change TOW coordinate system back to what an engineer intuitive would expect

If one reads the definition in DataGen or in the 'input lines' in the Tow manual one expect that XYZ-TOW-coordinate system implies that roll is about X and pitch about Y of one's SACS-model-coordinate system and not that the Z-axis flips downward ...
about 2 months ago in  1 Needs review

Single command to intersect multiple members with nodes (Same as STAAD)

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...
about 2 months ago in  0 Needs review

Create two fields to set Lb in the MEMBER card (one for bottom flange and one for top flange)

In the current input file structure in SACS there is an option to set the buckling length of the bottom flange of wide flange beams separately in the GRUP card. This means that for every physical member separate GRUP cards need to be created to se...
almost 2 years ago in  1 Needs review

Fix Member Span functionality so that if a member gets divided the span ID gets updated, not deleted.

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4 months ago in  0 Needs review

2 levels of super-element in SACS

Dear Bentley I would like to request an option to perform 2-levels super-element creation. For example, We import super-element from party 'A' to apply at joint #1. In our analysis, we also need to create super-element at joint #2 for party 'B' to...
about 1 month ago in  0 Needs review

Add a more accurate (F.E.M. based) methodology to determine the elastic critical moment for lateral torsional buckling in the Eurocode calculations

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...
over 1 year ago in  0 Needs review

SACS 2023 skipped members colors in pstvdb

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 ...
over 1 year ago in  2 Needs review

Autopipe : File Imports from Siemens NX and Ansys Spaceclaim

Hello, In Autopipe, it would be a great improvement if we get the chance to import geometries and files made in Siemens NX and Ansys Spaceclaim. Modeling piping manually is a big hassle. If we can prepare the geometry in a more CAD firendly softwa...
2 months ago in  0 Needs review

Make Plate Z tolerance available as card command SACS for joint masher program

The z tolerance for plate is limited to 5 degrees in joint mesher program and results in elements being skipped in SACS for SCF average stress calculation.. Having it as card command will allow for this tolerance value to be changed and remove the...
2 months ago in  0 Needs review