V8i (SELECTseries 1) (release 08.02.01) Release Notes

STAAD(X) Tower V8i (SELECTseries 1) includes the following new and updated features:

Features affecting the General Program

• Integration with Bentley Structure Property Catalog — Use the Bentley Structure Property Catalog (SPC) Explorer dialog box for adding common sections and materials to your tower model. Additionally, Schifferized angles are now available in the section catalog (using the "V" designation).
• Unit Cost Data — You can now add unit cost information pertaining to the shapes and materials used in your tower model to generate a material take-off or cost summary for inclusion in reports.
• Structure Builder Templates — You can save often used tower models as templates for easy re-use.
• Improved User Defined Bracing Patterns creation — The dialog box for creating custom bracing patterns has been updated. You can now use predefined bracing patterns as templates to modify. Other changes to the dialog box also help to make custom patterns even easier to generate and your custom brace patterns will be available when you create new tower models as well.
• Export to STAAD.Pro — Export your Tower models to STAAD.Pro for an even wider set of analysis and design options.
• Dynamic Help — Context sensitive help items are now available in the Help window.

Features affecting the Pre Processor

• Automatic Load Generation wizard — Now you can quickly add TIA-222-G load combinations by using an easy wizard tool.

Features affecting the Analysis and Design Engine

• IS 802, 806 — Indian Steel design codes are now included for the design of steel tower structures.

Features affecting the Post Processor

• Isolated Footing Design— Spread footings may now be analyzed and designed in the program for guyed and self-supporting tower structures.
• Improved Reports — You can now use the Snapshot tool to capture dynamic views of the model for your reports. Material take-off lists are also now available to include in reports.