Simplification of functionality settings in SCIA Engineer 18.0

In SCIA Engineer 18.0, project settings and functionality settings in particular have been simplified. The table below gives a brief overview of the changes.

  1. Some settings are now considered as standard functionality of SCIA Engineer. They are always enabled and the corresponding settings no longer appear in the list of functionality. This affects also projects saved in older versions. It means, that such features will be enabled in projects where they were previously not, when opening such a project in SCIA Engineer 18.0 or newer.
  2. Some settings are enabled by default, for new projects only.
  3. Some settings have been renamed for more clarity or consistency.
  4. Some settings have been deprecated. Such settings can no longer be enabled. However, those features can still be used in projects saved in an older version of SCIA Engineer, provided that the project was saved with the enabled functionality.
  5. Some other particular adjustments have been done in order to simplify the manipulation of functionality settings. See details in the table below.
  6. The settings have been re-ordered.
Old setting name New setting name Remarks
Main functionality settings (left hand side panel)

Dynamics

  no change
Initial stress   (1) standard, hidden and always enabled
Subsoil   (1) standard, hidden and always enabled
Nonlinearity   (2) enabled by default
Stability   no change
Climatic loads   (2) enabled by default (only for codes that
support climatic loading 'according to code')
Prestressing   no change
Pipelines   (4) deprecated
Structural model   (2) enabled by default
BIM properties IFC properties  
Parameters Parametric input  
Mobile loads   no change
Automated GA drawings   (1) standard, hidden and always enabled
CADS composite checks CADS Composite add-on  
External application checks Excel checks  
Slabs with void formers   no change
Property modifiers   no change
Bridge design   no change
Document   no change
Advanced concrete checks   no change
Dynamics settings group
  Modal & harmonic analysis (5) new setting, added for clarity
Seismic Seismic spectral analysis no change
General dynamics Dynamic time-history analysis no change
Non proportional damping Non-proportional damping no change
Nonlinearity settings group
Beam local nonlinearity   (2) enabled by default
Support nonlinearity/Soil spring Support nonlinearity/Basic soil spring (2) enabled by default
Initial deformations and curvature Initial imperfections (2) enabled by default
Geometrical nonlinearity   no change
General plasticity   no change
Press only 2D members Compression-only 2D members  
Cable Cables  
Friction support/Soil spring   no change
Membrane elements   no change
Sequential analysis   no change
Subsoil settings group
Soil interaction   no change
Soil loads   (1) standard, hidden and always enabled
Pad foundation check   no change
Prestressing settings group
Advanced   (5) this setting has been removed; there
is no longer a distinction between 'basic'
and 'advanced' prestressing
Steel settings group
Plastic hinges Plastic hinge analysis  
Fire resistance Fire resistance checks  
Frame rigid connections Steel connections (5) all settings related to steel
connections have been merged into
a new, single setting; limitations due
to licensing still apply
Frame pinned connections
Grid pinned connections
Bolted diagonal connections
Hollow section joints
Expert system
Connection monodrawings
Scaffolding   no change
LTB 2nd order 7DoF 2nd order analysis for LTB  
Girders with sinusoidal webs   no change
ArcelorMittal   (4) deprecated
Aluminium settings group
Scaffolding   no change
LTB 2nd order 7DoF 2nd order analysis for LTB  
Concrete settings group
1D physical non-linearity   no change
2D physical non-linearity   no change
Fire resistance Fire resistance checks  
Hollow core slab Hollow core slab checks  
Code dependent deflection   (1) standard, hidden and always enabled
(supported only in v17 post-processing environment)
Bridge design
Load combinations   no change
Concrete checks extension   no change
CADS composite add-on settings group (formerly CADS composite checks)
Composite beam   (4) deprecated
Composite column Composite column checks  
Fire resistance Fire resistance checks