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SMART Portal 2D V4.11 Upgrade

SMART Portal 3D V3.11 Upgrade

SMART Portal 2D V4.11 Upgrade

Enhancements:

1. CADS SMART Portal 2D is made compatible with Windows Vista
2. The CADS SMART Portal Launcher has been replaced with the new CADS System - Analysis, Modelling and Design Launcher bringing all CADS structural analysis and design products together
3. The new range (2006) of steel sections from Corus (Advance sections, Celsius 355, Jumbo 355 and Hybox 355 sections) are now included in the Steel section library
4. 'Base Design' option is introduced in 'Support Options' dialog. This option can be used to either activate or deactivate base design in a particular job. By default the option will be un-ticked or deactivated
5. The following new input options have been introduced in Purlins & Rails page
   1. Purlins & Rails page is divided into Restraints and Spacing pages. While the actual spacing is defined in the spacing page, the following new options are introduced in the restraints page
   2. Options to specify different conditions for left and right walls (earlier commonly called 'side walls')
   3. Roof: The existing 'Continuous decking restraint' is renamed as 'Roof decking fixed direct to rafters'
   4. Walls: New restraint types are introduced replacing the 'Continuous cladding restraint' viz. 'Metal cladding fixed direct to column', 'Full height masonry restraint' and 'No intermediate restraints'
   5. A new spacing option Equal spacing with rounding increment input is introduced for both purlins and rails. This option will divide the range length into the minimum number of equal intervals which do not exceed the maximum and are rounded to the rounding increment except for the closing dimension
   6. For left and right walls a range option 'Underside haunch' is introduced which ensures a restraint within +/- Dc/2 of the underside of haunch where Dc is depth of column section
   7. An option to specify wall restraints either inside or outside the column is introduced
6. Design criteria for Bases has been upgraded to support CADS RC PadBase Designer as per the latest Design and Detailing codes viz. BS 8110-1:1997 Amendment 3 and BS 8666:2005 respectively
7. The steel member checking module currently assumes lateral restraints to both flanges of the columns at the underside of the haunch where a plastic hinge commonly occurs. BS 5950 permits the relaxation that a hinge location may be considered restrained if there is a restraint within a distance Dc/2 from the hinge position, where Dc is the depth of the section at the hinge. The program is now made to check the left and right column restraints individually and display the following warning message, if required:-

"LEFT WALL: An additional rail with stays or equivalent lateral restraint is required between 6057 and 5524 as assumed in the column member stability calculations."  [typical wording and dimensions illustrated]

 A range of corrections have also been made, further details of which can be found in the release notes.

SMART Portal 3D V3.11 Upgrade

Enhancements:

1. CADS SMART Portal 3D is made compatible with Microsoft Windows Vista
2. The CADS SMART Portal Launcher has been replaced with the new CADS System - Analysis, Modelling and Design Launcher bringing all CADS structural analysis and design products together
3. The new (2006) range of steel sections from Corus (Advance sections, Celsius 355, Jumbo 355 and Hybox 355 sections) are now included in the Steel section library
4. 'Base Design' option is introduced in 'Support Options' dialog. This option enables the user to activate or deactivate base design in a particular job. By default the option will be un-ticked or deactivated
5. New input fields 'headroom' and 'support level' are introduced for each door. This will enable the user to specify clear opening (height) of the door from datum to under side of soffit beam. The headroom dimension will be from under side of soffit beam to under side of header beam.  The selected section for vertical post is assumed for soffit beam also. Also the support level of door posts can now be different from the main column support level which is usually deeper
6. The following new input options have been introduced in the Purlins & Rails page
1. Purlins & Rails page is divided into Restraints and Spacing pages. While the actual spacing is defined in the spacing page, the following new options are introduced in the restraints page
2. Options to specify different conditions for left and right walls (earlier commonly called 'side walls') & near and far walls (earlier commonly called 'end walls')
3. Roof: The existing 'Continuous decking restraint' option is renamed as 'Roof decking fixed direct to rafters'
4. Walls: New restraint types are introduced replacing the 'Continuous cladding restraint' viz. 'Metal cladding fixed direct to column', 'Full height masonry restraint' and 'No intermediate restraints'
5. A new spacing option `Equal spacing' with rounding increment input is introduced for both purlins and rails. This option will divide the range length into the minimum number of equal intervals which do not exceed the maximum and are rounded to the rounding increment except for the closing dimension
6. For left and right walls a range option 'Underside haunch' is introduced which ensures a restraint within +/- Dc/2 of the underside of haunch where Dc is depth of column section
7. An option to specify wall restraints either inside or outside the column is introduced
8. A new input field to specify the projection of sheeting cantilever below the bottom rail is introduced
7. Cold formed eaves beam selection and design is introduced.  End bay and intermediate bays eaves beam sections can be selected through 'Purlins, rails, eaves beamsàDesign' page. If the default section is not sufficient using 'Pick' button an optimum section can be selected. Eaves beam sections offered by Metsec and Kingspan manufacturers are available in the current version
8. Design criteria for Bases has been upgraded to support CADS RC PadBase Designer as per the latest Design and Detailing codes viz. BS 8110-1:1997 Amendment 3 and BS 8666:2005 respectively
9. Export to AdvanceSteel through 'Output OptionsàStp Out' is improved. An interface dialog to input offsets to shift the system line of various model roles like columns, gable posts, bracings, etc in AdvanceSteel is introduced. This improves the Portal model exported to AdvanceSteel and requires less time to detail the structure.
10. The steel member checking module currently assumes lateral restraints to both flanges of the columns at the underside of the haunch where a plastic hinge commonly occurs. BS 5950 permits the relaxation that a hinge location may be considered restrained if there is a restraint within a distance Dc/2 from the hinge position, where Dc is the depth of the section at the hinge. The program is now made to check the left and right column restraints individually and display the following warning message, if required:

"LEFT WALL: An additional rail with stays or equivalent lateral restraint is required between 6057 and 5524 as assumed in the column member stability calculations."    [typical wording and dimensions illustrated

A range of corrections have also been made, further details of which can be found in the release notes.