ROBOT Millennium v. 18.0 Maintenance Pack 6

New options:

Nonlinear calculations:

• Taking into account the starting case for nonlinear combinations


Using a starting case for selected simple load cases and combinations is effected for non-linear calculations only. For all other types of analysis definition of the starting case is ignored.
Up to now, combinations were calculated with starting case only if at least one of the components composed the combination was defined as “using the starting case”. Auxiliary cases, and combinations were excluded from that rule (used in another combination caused no starting case calculation). It is still valid, but beginning from this version (MP6) selecting combinations in calculation option window allows for definition of a starting case for combinations as well.
Using a starting cases leads to its preliminary calculation, taking final solution as a starting point to further calculation of a load cases, or combinations for which this starting case was defined.
For combinations, for which composed load cases use starting case, loads from starting case are not considered in the load combination. Starting case is calculated separately, at the begin of the combination calculations. Use of the starting case as a one of the combination components will take into account - after the initial calculation of a starting case – only that part of starting case loads, which are not considered in the “first step” (related from the difference between combination multiplier and 1.0)

Provided reinforcement – table of bars:

• Saving the table of reinforcement bars in Excel format.

Bugs fixed:

Structure edition and calculation:

• Fixing the bug of enlarging the load on cables for Time History Analysis;
• Fixing the bug of model generation while rigid links are defined on compatible nodes;
• Enabling the presentation of the influence surfaces for projects with auxiliary cases;
• Making possible FE mesh refinement by COM interface (from ESOP program);
• Read-out of case names (instead of natures) by DSTV import functions;
• Fixing the bug of interrupting the analysis for special sets of auxiliary cases;
• Correcting the model generation taking into account masses on eccentricities with self-weight disabled (import from CBSPro).

Reinforced concrete calculations:

• Erroneous eccentricity calculation for bi-axial compression of SNiP columns