• How to join bars into 1 continuous bar member

    When exporting to Idea StatiCa Connection, it is often needed that individual bar elements (from global analysis software) are grouped into 1 physical bar member. You can use the Merge function in Idea CheckBot to do this. Workaround for BIM Expert 2024 and older: <SourceApp>CAD</SourceApp> ====> <SourceApp>FEA</SourceApp>

  • How are moment, shear and normal force combined?

    In the PowerConnect results, you see clearly see the interaction between moment and normal force. But what about interaction with the shear force? The shear resistance is by default reduced by the maximum resisting moment $M_{Rd}$. See ‘Analysis > Analysis options’, although you can choose to use the applied moment…

  • Model management

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  • Sign Up

    Signing up for BuildSoft PowerConnect is a simple process. Visit our website and register for access do the ‘Downloads’ section. You can now download PowerConnect.

  • What is ConCrete?

    ConCrete is a hands-on tool to quickly analyze, design and draw concrete beams. Within 30 seconds you can enter a beam and bending moment diagram and reinforcement quantities. The ConCrete Suite consists of 3 software platforms: ConCrete, ConCrete Plus and ConCrete List.

  • Sign Up

    Signing up for BuildSoft BIM Expert is a simple process. Visit our website and register for access do the ‘Downloads’ section. You can now download BIM Expert.

  • What makes ConCrete different?

    ConCrete is a hands-on tool to quickly analyze, design and draw concrete beams. Within 30 seconds you can enter a beam and bending moment diagram and reinforcement quantities. ✓ 30 sec Unique Input Method ConCrete has a unique and interactive question-answer system for entering the model geometry, the cross-sections and…

  • Sign Up

    Signing up for ConCrete / ConCrete Plus / ConCrete List is a simple process. Visit our website and register for access do the ‘Downloads’ section. You can now download ConCrete. Mark that the ConCrete, ConCrete Plus and ConCrete List programs are bundled in 1 installer package called ‘ConCrete’.

  • Sign Up

    Signing up for 1•2•Build is a simple process. Visit our website and register for access do the ‘Downloads’ section. You can now download 1•2•Build.

  • Drawing

    Lines can be directly drawn on the screen. It is not required to draw point first. There are 2 main methods: A. Directly on the screen (only in a 2D view): B. Through coordinates in 2D/3D view: