What's New

The following is a listing of feature updates for the latest software release.

Version 3.028

• Simplified Spring Constants
• Users may select between "Automatic" and "Evenly" spaced load divisions for pile head stiffness matrix analysis

Version 3.026

• Helical Pile Capacity Calculations
• New tutorial: 18 - Helical Pile Capacity

Version 3.025

• Eurocode in interaction diagram
• P-delta effect
• Unit system name modified to SI, USCS for metric and imperial units respectively

Version 3.024

• Multiple Load Cases feature
• New Tutorial 17 - Multiple Load Cases
  

Version 3.022

• LPILE Import

Version 3.020

• Axial Pushover Analysis
• New Tutorial: 16 - Axial Pushover Analysis
  

Version 3.018

• 3D Interaction Diagram surface added

Version 3.016

• Capacity ratio of reinforced concrete sections
• Interaction Diagram Extension including factors from ACI
• Improvement to accuracy of interaction diagrams

Version 3.015

• End-bearing and Skin-friction results added to Individual Pile Analysis
• User Interface updated with new Ribbon Menu & Toolbars
• Axial Pile Head Stiffness added to Stiffness Matrix Calculator
• Traction Loads information added to Report Generator
• Ratio of steel reinforcement outputted in Reinforced Concrete Section

Version 3.014

• Interaction Diagram for reinforced piles
• New Tutorial for Interaction Diagram feature.
• New Option to Define Zone Shape as Convex Polygon

Version 3.012

• New Pile Capacity Table Generator analysis option for batch generating capacity graphs and tables for Bored analysis
• New Tutorial for Capacity Table Generator
• Option to edit Unit Weight of Water for Groundwater in Project Settings tab
• New Off-Shore Pile Tutorial

Version 3.010

• Added Raymond and Monotube piles in back in driven using pile types
• New Tutorial: Driven Analysis of Tapered Piles (Raymond and Monotube)
• New accessible contour colour options available

Version 3.009

• Orientations by Data Type option added to Display Options

Version 3.008

• Units and Groundwater options added to Project Settings

Version 3.006

• Pile Types Editor added for defining Pile Types
• Properties of Pile Sections can now be defined using the Define Pile Section Properties dialog.
• Bells can now be added to Pile Types
• New Axis Convention
• Two new tutorials added for designing piles with bells

Version 3.004

• Bored Pile Analysis option added
• Users can now specify the Pile Depth Increment

Version 3.003

• New Display Options now treats pile numbers and prefix as separate entities. The format of the pile and pattern names and numbering can now be customized.
• Report Generator added to replace Info Viewer.

Version 3.002

• Reinforcement patterns for Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete now has option to only include bars in the periphery (outside edge) of the pattern.

Version 3.001

• New loading feature allows loads to be applied to a specific point along the length of the pile, instead of only at the top.
• Linearly distributed traction loads can now be applied to piles by specifying depths and load values at the top and bottom.
• Users can now regroup piles patterns by selecting piles to be regrouped and assigning the new group properties to a chosen pile within that group.
• In the Concrete Designer, users can now specify a length for their casing if their pile is not fully cased.
• User can now specify the depth of reinforcement patterns and their lengths within the pile.