Advance Design

Characteristics

• 2D & 3D Climatic generator: automatic generation of wind and snow loads.
• Static, dynamic, non-linear analyses, large displacements, generalized buckling, etc.
• Boundary conditions on planar elements.
• Multi-core finite elements engine.
• Results post-processing (graphical visualization of results, result curves, stresses diagrams, storing post-processing graphic views, reports with automatic update).
• Determination of 3D interaction curves on an arbitrary section.
• Advanced meshing engine: "grid" or Delauney mesh algorithm, finite elements with 3, 4, 6 or 9 nodes, progressive meshing, refinement tools, global mesh parameters.

Advance Design is available in two versions: one according to North American standards and one according to European standards.

Specific functionalities

Customizable reports with automatic update. Advance Design includes an advanced report generator, which allows users to create standard or highly customized reports:

• Users can add different items to their reports (tables, texts, images, stored post-processing views, etc.).
• Advance Design reports can be saved in different formats (DOC, RTF, TXT, PDF).
• During the modeling phase users may generate reports of the structure description (quantitative and qualitative data). After calculation, it is possible to generate reports containing result tables.
• The report generator takes into account defined by users. As a result, the reports content will refer only to the selected elements.Users are able to configure the look and structure of the document and also to input text and add images to the report.
• Users can define and save custom tables, in order to obtain the desired results in the calculation report.

Software interoperability

Advance Design integrates GRAITEC’s technology, “GTC” (GRAITEC Transfer Center), a data synchronization technology that allows:

• Importing / exporting data to other Graitec software and standard formats: IFC 2.×3, CIS/2 (Referinta), SDNF.
• Multiple Advance Design users working simultaneously on the same project and synchronizing their models.
• Synchronization in Advance Design of modifications made by engineers in other Graitec software (e.g., section changes, addition of structural elements, etc.).

GTC is GRAITEC’s solution for CAD / Design software interoperability and integration specialized in creating and handling a BIM (Building Information Model).