Scia Engineer Editions

Scia Engineer is offered in several Editions tailored for the needs of specific groups of users. Concept Edition,

Professional Edition, Expert Edition and Structural Edition.

How far dare you go?

All kind of structures in various sectors• Buildings:apartments,highrisebuildings,housing,offices,roofsystems,curtainwalls,glassstructures,wintergardens…

• Infrastructure:bridges,trainstations,airports,carparks,stadiums,theatres…

• Industrialbuildings:portalframes,storagebuildings,maintenanceworkshops…

• Mechanicalindustry:pressurevessels,pipelines,loadbearingstructures…

• Environmental:watertreatmentandsoilpurificationplants,containmentvessels,tanks…

• Harbourconstruction:quays,lockdoors,shutters…

• Prefabconcretestructures:platedecks,slabs,walls,girdersandcolumns...

• Specials:transportinstallations,plants,cranes,masts,towers,scaffolds,stairsandotherstructuralparts...

• Soil-structureinteraction,undergroundstructures:tunnels,excavations,metros...

Scia Engineer

Structuralengineersfromallcornersoftheworldfacesimilarproblems.Ontheonehand,theyhavetodealwithaudaciousplansofcontractors;ontheother,theyhavetotackleeffectivelytheeverydaytasksofengineeringpractice.

SciaEngineermeetsbothofthesechallengesandprovidesstructuralengineersanddesignerswithacomprehensiveandrobusttoolformodelling,analysis,designanddrawingofsteel,concrete,timber,aluminiumandcompositestructures.

SciaEngineerislocalisedintomorethan10languagesandoffersbuilt-indesignandcheckingfunctionsfornumerousnationalandinternationalstandardsandcodesofpractice.

Structural BIMSciaEngineeriswell-knownforitsoutstandingmodellingcapabilitiesandrepresentsacompactstructural-BIMsolutionwhose“True Analysis”featuremakesitpossibletohandletwomodelsinoneproject.• The structural modeldescribesindetailtheshapeofindividualelements,theirpositionandpossiblelocaladaptations(cut-outs,etc.)

• The analytical modelcontainsalltheinformationrequiredforcalculationsanddesign.

SciaEngineersmoothlyexchangesdatawithawiderangeofCAD/CAEprogramslikeAllplan,RevitStructure©,TeklaStructures©,Etabs,etc.ItcommunicateswithotherapplicationsthroughthecertifiedIFC2x3interface(Archicad,Vectorworks)andimportsandexportsdatafromandtothegenerallyusedformatslikeSDNF,DWG,DXF,VRML.

Thesoftwarehasanopeninterface,whichallowsforcreationofcustomizedapplicationsforspecificsegments:pipemodelling,scaffolding,pre-engineeredbuildings,etc.

Analysis - Check - OptimisationSciaEngineerperformsstatic,dynamic,stability,nonlinearandotherspecialtypesofanalysis.Theresultsaredirectlyusedfordesignandchecksaccordingtoappropriatetechnicalbuildingstandards.SciaEngineeremploysthedisplacement-basedfiniteelementmethod,butitdoesnotworkwiththefiniteelementsdirectly.Instead,itexploitsstructuralelementsforwhichthefiniteelementmeshisgenerated“behindthescenes”.

Calculationresultsaredirectlyusedfordesignandcodechecking.Structuralengineerscanperformbasicchecksaswellasadvancedchecksforspecificsituations(e.g.fireresistance)andstructures(e.g.bridges,prefabricatedelements).Theintegratedoptimisationtoolsthenhelpproducesafe,economicalandenvironmentalfriendlydesign.

Editions

Choose the one that suits you best!

SciaEngineerisaversatileCAEsystemthatprovidesuserswithenormousfunctionality.Itstandstoreasonthatnoteveryoneneedseverything.Therefore,SciaEngineerisofferedinseveralEditionstailoredfortheneedsofspecificgroupsofusers.EachEditionoffersasetofmodulesthataretypicalforthetargetgroupofusers.TheConcept,ProfessionalandExpertEditionsfocusonanalysisanddesign.TheStructuralEditionisaspecialEditionforengineerswhodonotneedcalculation.Moreover,anyEditioncanbeextendedbyseparateadditionalmodules.

Concept EditionThisbasicEditionisaimedatengineerswhoaremodellingandanalysingcommonstructuresmadeofsteelorconcreteoranothermaterial.Itisthebestchoicefordailywork.

Professional EditionThissecondEditionisidealforexperiencedstructuralengineerswhodealwithmorecomplexprojects.ThecooperationwithcolleaguesfromotherprofessionsinvolvedintheconstructionprocessissmooththankstoincludedBIMandWorkgrouptoolbox.

Expert EditionTheExpertEditionprovidesanuncompromisingsolutionforexpertswhodesignthemostchallengingstructuresandwhoneedanadequatetool.

Structural EditionTheStructuralEditionisdevelopedspeciallyforBIMmodellingprofessionalsanddraftspersonswhodesignengineeringstructureswithoutperformingtheanalysis.

Worldwide usage• Softwarelocalisedinto10languages• 12integratednationalandinternationalbuildingcodes

• Numerousmaterials:- Steel- Plainandreinforcedconcrete- Pre-andpost-tensionedprestressedconcrete

- Compositesteel-concrete- Aluminium- Masonry- Timber

• Integratedlibraries:- Code-relatedmaterials- Steelcross-sectionsofdifferentmanufacturers

For daily work the Concept Edition of Scia Engineer is the best choice!

Concept Edition

Modelling and analysis• Straightorcurvedbeammembers• Flatorcurvedplatesandshells• Modellingin3Dor2D• Windandsnowgenerator• Arealoadtransferredtobeams• Staticlinearanalysis• Geometricalnon-linearanalysis• Automaticmeshgenerator

TheConceptEditionattractsengineersmodellingandanalysingcommonstructuresmadeofsteelorconcreteoranothermaterial.

FordailyworktheConceptEditionofSciaEngineeristhebestchoice.Itisdesignsoftwarewhosequalitywillsupportengineersinconvincingconstructionownersandauthorities.

ModellerThemodellerofferscapabilitiesforinputandeffectiveeditingofstraightorcurvedbeammembersandplates,wallsandshells.Thegeometryisstoredusingtheunique“True Analysis”technologythatstoresbothstructuralmodel(suitablefordrawings)andanalyticalmodel(requiredforcalculationsandcode-checks).

Communicationwiththird-partysoftwareismadethroughcommonfileformatssuchasIFC,DWG,DXF,VRML.Easy-to-makeprintoutswithtables,picturesand“Active document”featurethatautomaticallyre-generatesthedocumentationafteranymodification,clearlydescribethedefinedmodelandpresenttheobtainedresults.

LoadsNotonlygeometry,butalsootherdataoftheanalyticalmodelareinputeffectively.Boundaryconditions,loadsandothertypesofdatathatarenecessaryforthecalculationaredefinedusingintuitivefunctions.Automaticgeneratorsareavailableformorecomplexloadingconditions,suchasplane-loaddistributedtoload-bearingbeamsorwindandsnowload.

Analysis and Design in the Concept Edition.

Steel code check• Unitycheck,stresses• Bucklingeffect• Optimisationofcross-sections• Librariesofrolledcross-sections

Concrete code check• Designofreinforcementforbeamsandcolumnsorplatesandwalls

• Practicalreinforcement• Crackcontrol• Punchingsheercheck• Checkofdeflectionwithcracksandcreeptakenintoaccount

AnalysisTheConceptEditionperformsstaticlinearcalculations.Inaddition,someadvancedtypesofanalysis,mainlyforsteelstructures,arealsooffered:ties,foundationblocks,andgeometricallynon-linearanalysis.

DesignTheConceptEditionisagoodpartnerfordesignandcheckingofthestructureaccordingtolatestcodes.“SnapCheck”worksforallmaterials.

Forsteelstructures,itoffersfunctionsfortheeffectivedesign,checkingandevenoptimisationofrolledandweldedcross-sections.Forconcrete,thefunctionalitycoversthedesignofrequiredreinforcement,inputofpracticalreinforcement,automaticdesignofrebarsforbeamsandslabs,schemesofreinforcement,interactiondiagrams,checkofdeflectionsandcracks,punchingshear.

The Professional Edition contains a BIM Workgroup toolbox.

Professional Edition

Advanced analysis• Advancednon-linearanalysis• Stabilityanalysis• Naturalfrequenciesandmodes,harmonicandseismicload

Steel connections• Framerigidandpinned• Bolteddiagonals• Gridconnections• Expertsystemlibrary

Drawings of steel structures• Steeloverviewdrawings• Detailsofsteelconnection• Assemblydrawingofconnections• Foundationplandrawing

Parametric modelling• Geometry,cross-sections• Loading,stiffness,etc.• Parametrictemplates

TheProfessionalEditionisforengineershavinghigherdemandsintermsofanalysis,designandBIM.ItextendsthemodellingcapabilitiesoftheConceptEditionby,forexample,ageneralcross-sectionwiththeshapedefinedbytheuser.Steeldesignersobtainapowerfultoolfordesignofsteelconnectionsincludingtheabilitytogeneratedrawingsofconnectionparts.

Steel connections and drawingsTheProfessionalEditionincludesthemodulefordesignandcode-checkingofsteelconnectionswithendplates,bolts,stiffenersandwelds.

Aspecialwizardforpreparationofdetaildrawingsoftheconnectionscontributetotheimpressivenessofthevisualisationoftheprojectintheengineeringreport.

Automated General Arrangement DrawingsTheEditionofferssimple,fastandautomatedgenerationofdrawingsfromthe3Dmodel:AutomatedGeneralArrangementDrawings.Besidestheautomaticgenerationofthedrawings,theEditioncontainssufficientdrawingtoolsforfinalhand-tuningofthegenerateddrawings.Alsoimportantistheoptiontopredefineastyle(orseveralofthem)ofthegenerateddrawingandthusproduceallthedrawinginaunifiedcompany-definedstyle.

Parametric input“Parametric Modelling”applicabletoanypartofthemodelisconvenientforengineerswhooftenworkonsimilartypesofstructuresbecausetypicalpartsofstructuresorevenwholebuildingscanbestoredastemplatesandre-usedlaterwithdifferentdimensions,cross-sections,materialgrades,etc.Parametersalsoallowforeffectiveoptimisationoftheshapeanddimensions.

The Expert Edition extends the Professional Edition.

BIMThisEditioncontainsaBIMWorkgrouptoolbox,enablingexchangeofmodelswithothersoftwarepackages.TheProfessionalEditionincludesintelligentmemberrecognition,powerful“Structure2Analysis”conversion,automaticalignmentandotherfunctions.

Two-way“Round-Trip Engineering”withAllplanmakestheexchangeofdataverycomfortableandeasy.ThecertifiedIFC2x3interfaceopensdoorstoawholenewdimensionofcommunication.AspeciallinkmoduleisavailablefortheexchangeofdatawithTeklaStructures©.

EffectiveteamworkissupportedbyasophisticatedUpdatemodulethatcantakedatafromtwosources(eithertwoSciaEngineerprojectsoroneSciaEngineerprojectandonestructuralmodelreadfromCADsoftware),comparethem,highlightdifferencesandmergetogether.

Advanced analysisThisEditionallowsforawholesetofadvancedtypesofcalculation.Stabilityanalysisisapplicabletostructuresthatmayfailduetobuckling.

Advancedoptionsinnon-linearanalysisallowforthecalculationof2Dmembersthatarecapableofresistingonlycompressionforces,forexamplebrickwalls.Non-linearspringsandgapsbetweenindividualstructuralmemberscanbetakenintoaccountaswell.

Forprojectswheredynamicsplayimportantrole,thisEditionoffersthecalculationofnaturalfrequenciesandmodesandanalysisoftheresponsetoharmonicandseismicload.Especiallyengineersdealingwithtransportationstructureswillwelcometheabilitytoanalysemobileloads.

DesignThedesignofsteelstructuresincludesfireresistancechecksandplasticanalysis.Thefireresistancechecksarealsoavailableforconcretestructures.

The Expert Edition extends the Professional Edition.

Expert Edition

TheExpertEditionextendstheProfessionalEditionandaddressesthemostdemandingusers.Itcomeswithhighlyadvancedcalculationmodulesforslenderandsuspendedstructuresandforstructuressensitivetotheconstructionprocess.

ThisEditionprovidesdesigntoolsforprecastandbridgeindustries.

ModellingThemodellingcapabilitiesareextendedbyintelligentdetectionofconflictsbetweenstructuralentities.Boththegeometricentities(beams,slabs)andreinforcementbarsaretestedforpossiblecollisions.

LoadsAdvancedfunctionsforinputofmobileloadsandtrainloadssuitengineerswhomusttakeintoaccounttheloadsduetotraffic.

AnalysisTheExpertEditioniscapableofperformingsuchadvancedtypesofcalculationassoil-structureinteraction,analysisofmembranesandcables,nonlinearstability,frictionsprings.

DesignModernconcretestructurescanachieveconsiderableeconomiesbyusingprecastprestressedunitsoracombinationofhybridsystemsofprecastandcastinplaceconcrete.

TheExpertEditionrepresentsacomplextoolfordesignandchecksofprestressedstructures,enablingthecalculationandcheckingofprestressedconcretebeams,columns,andconcreteslabs.

Forpre-tensionedstructurestheEditionenablestheusertodefinethepositionofstrandsintheelement,propertiesofthestressingbedandautomaticallydeterminethetransmissionlengths,evenifsomestrandsarediscontinuouse.g.duetoopeningsintheelement.Inpost-tensionedstructures,theEditioncalculatesboththeshort-termandlong-termlossesanddisplaystheprimaryandsecondaryeffectsofprestressing,whichhelpstheusertoanalysethebehaviourofthestructureindetail.

Advanced calculations and prestressed reinforced concrete.

Construction and operation stagesEspeciallybridgedesignerswillbepleasedbylinearandnonlinearconstructionstageanalysisandtimedependentanalysis.

TheEditionrepresentsanefficienttoolforcalculationsofbothprestressedandnonprestressedstructuresbuiltinseparatestages.Staticmodelsforthestagesaregeneratedautomaticallyconsideringsuccessiveassemblingorcasting,changeofboundaryconditionsandrheologicaleffectsofconcrete.

TheEditionallowsforgradualapplicationofloadandprestressingandremovaloftemporarystructuralmembers.Itispossibletomodelthecompletehistoryoffabricationofaprecastelement(prestressing,casting,storage,finalsupports,assemblingsupports)andalsothesuccessiveconstructionofmulti-storeyframes.

Advanced analysis• Soil-structureinteraction• Cables,membranes,frictionsprings• Non-linearstability• Sequentialanalysis

Construction stages• Temporarysupports/elements• Precast/cast-in-placesegmentalconstruction

• Linearandnon-linearconstructionstages

Prestressing• Pre-andpost-tensioning• Internalandexternaltendons• Shortandlongtermlosses• Automatictransmissionlengths• Codechecks

Structural Edition

The Structural Edition - Edition for Engineers and Draftsmen.

TheStructuralEditionhasbeendevelopedinparticularforengineersanddraftspersonswhodesignengineeringstructureswithoutperformingtheanalysisorwhopreparemodelsforstructuralengineers(whoeventuallyperformcalculationsandcode-design).

ThisEditionfocusesonthreemainareas:modelling,structuralBIManddrawings.

ModellingTheprogramhasbeendesignedwiththemainfocuslaidonaninteractivegraphicalCAD-styleworktoenabletheuserreally“draw”themodelofthestructureonthecomputerscreen.Ontheotherhand,adetailednumericalinputisalsoavailable.

Engineerswhooftenworkonsimilartypesofstructureswillsurelywelcome“ParametricModelling”thatenablesthemtostoretypicalpartsofstructuresorevenwholebuildingsastemplatesandre-usethemlaterwithdifferentdimensions,cross-sections,materialgrades,etc.

TheStructuralEditionallowsforaneffectivedesignofvarioustypesofsteelconnections,includingautomaticallygenerateddetaileddimensioneddrawingsforallconnectionparts.

StructuralengineerswhodealwithreinforcedstructureswillfindtheEditionusefultoo.TheEditionoffersfunctionsfordirectinputofreinforcementinbeamsandslabsandanopenlibraryofpredefinedreinforcementtemplates.

Interoperability – structural BIMSuccessful,economicalandfastrealisationofaconstructionprojectrequiresaneffectivecooperationofallpartiesinvolved:architects,structuralengineers,designprofessionals,facilitymanagers.

TheStructuralEditionrepresentsacompactBIMsolutionthatmakesitpossibletohandlestructuralandanalysismodelsinoneproject.TheEditionoffersavastnumberofimportandexportformatsthatfacilitateexchangeofdatawithbothclosecolleaguesandexternalpartners.

Thesophisticatedupdatefunctionmovestheordinaryimport/exportcapabilitiestoanewdimensionwithitscapabilitytomergetogetheranalyticalmodelsfromtwoseparateprojects.

Interoperability - BIM• ModellinginSciaEngineer• Importofthemodel• Mergingoftwomodels(teamwork)• Exportofthemodel• Generationofdrawings• Exportofdrawings

Structural BIM with Automated General Arrangement Drawings.

Import / Export formats:• Allplan• IFC2x3(Archicad,Vectorworks)• RevitStructure©• TeklaStructures©• Etabs• SDNF• DWG,DXF,VRML• StepSteel• XML• GoogleEarth,• GoogleSketchup• AugmentedRealitysoftware

DrawingsSciaEngineerStructuralEditionoffersspecialisedtoolsforfastandeasypreparationofAutomatedGeneralArrangementDrawings.Besidestheautomaticgenerationofthedrawings,theEditionalsoenablestheusertomakemanuallythefinaltouchesinthegenerateddrawings.

Itiscommonpracticethatsomedetailsinthemodelmustbechangedattheveryendofthedesignphasewhenthedrawingshavebeenalreadymade.Thedrawingsgeneratedbytheprogramcanbeverysimplyupdatedastheykeepcompletereferencestothe3Dmodel.

TheAutomatedGeneralArrangementDrawingscontainasetofpredefinedlibrariesforlabels,dimensionsandhatchings–calledcollectively“drawingrules”.Thedrawingrulesalsoprovideautomaticlabellingofstructuralentities,reducingthusthemanuallabour.Theuserscanemploytheincludeddrawingrulesorletthemselvesbeinspiredbythemandsetuptheirowncompanystandard.

Functionality overview

Concept Professional Expert StructuralModellerModeller,Productivitytoolboxwithactivedocument x x x xBIMtoolbox,parametricmodelling,Allplan,Tekla,ETABSinterface x x xClashcheckdetection–collisioncheck x xLoad generatorsLoadgenerator:wind,snow,planeload x x x3Dwindloadgenerator,Mobileload x xAdvancedmobileload,Trainload xAnalyserLinearstaticanalysis x x xNon-linearstaticanalysis–tensiononlymembers,pressureonlysupports,geometricalnon-linearity x x xAdvancednon-linearstaticanalysis–springsandgapsforbeams,pressureonlyslabs,Stabilityanalysis,Dynamicanalysis x x

Advancedcalculations:Soilinteraction,Cables,Non-linearstability,Membranes,Sequentialanalysis,Frictionsprings x

Linearandnon-linearconstructionstages xPre-stressedstructures,TimeDependentAnalysis xSteel designerSteelcodecheck-incl.Optimisationofcross-sections(esasd.01.xx) x x xFireresistancecheck,Cold-formedsectionscheck,Plasticanalysis x xSteelconnectionsmodeller x x xSteelconnectionschecks x xConcrete designerRCdesignandcheck,Punchingsheercheck,Codedependeddeformations x x xInputofpracticalreinforcement x x x xFireresistancecheckforRCbeams x xPre-andpost-tensionedmembers:designandcheck xDetailerAutomatedGeneralArrangementDrawings x x xDetailedconnectionsdrawings x x xFoundationsPadfoundations x x

Additional modulesLinktoRevitStructuresTimberCompositesteel-concretecolumnsPiledesignWateraccumulationSteelCold-formedsectionsAluminiumVoidedslabsScaffoldingCellularbeamsCompositesteel-concretebeamsHollow-coreslabsHigh-voltagepowermasts

Forotheradditionalmodules,pleasehavealookatourSciaEngineerCatalogueorcontactyourdealer.

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Editions Comparison Chart

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Structural2Analysis

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Loads Automated GA Drawings

Results

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Clash Check

Code Check

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