• ConCrete Plus does not draw the lower reinforcement

    • 10/04/2017
    • Dorothee

    It can happen that you do not see any lower reinforcement, despite the fact you have defined enough reinforcement. In the window for diameter determination, there are 2 lines in the lower reinforcement zone Lowest line: these are reinforcement quantities for moment transfer, let’s call this Mreinf Second line:  these…

  • Error: The language number is invalid

    • Dorothee

    On launching PowerConnect, following message appears ‘The language number is invalid : 0 (1-10)’ Solution Close PowerConnect Go to My documents > PowerConnect > {latest version} Open the file ‘PowerConnect3.ini’ with notepad Modify the language setting from 0 to 1. The ‘1’ value corresponds with English. If ‘language’ is not…

  • Always straight option does not draw straight anchorages

    • Dorothee

    Despite the fact you have chosen the ‘always straight’ option for longitudinal reinforcement, ConCrete Plus does not draw straight anchorages.     All bars are as far as possible anchored straight, but only when the reinforcement bar (including the anchorage lenghts) exceeds the measurements of the concrete, a curved anchorage…

  • Error reading setup initialization file

    • Dorothee

    On launching the installation .exe file, the message appears: Solution 1 The download file is not complete/ corrupted. This occurs when you have a slow internet connect or when the anti-virus software is scanning the file during the download process. Usually the downloaded *.exe is smaller than it should be…

  • Always curved option does not draw curved anchorages

    • Dorothee

    Despite the fact you have chosen the ‘always curved’ or ‘only straight till axis’ option for longitudinal reinforcement, ConCrete Plus does not draw curved anchorages.     This is because ConCrete Plus calculates two anchorage lengths: anchorage length required for a straight anchorage horizontal part of the anchorage length required…

  • How to delete a cloud license from your computer

    • 04/04/2017
    • Dorothee

    [Codemeter 7.60d or older] Open Windows Registry (Start > typ ‘regedit’) Go to Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WIBU-SYSTEMS\CodeMeterCC If not present, create new DWORD (right mouse click), name it “AllowCmActDelete”. Double click the DWORD-file and set the value to 1. Close the DWord and save changes. Open the task manager (CTRL +  ALT +  DEL…

  • How to interpret the reinforcement graph

    • 03/04/2017
    • Dorothee

    There a 4 types of lines on the reinforcement graph: A horizontal dashed line, representing the minimum reinforcement. A black dashed line, representing the longitudinal reinforcement to comply with the ULS requirements. A black solid line, representing the longitudinal reinforcement to comply with the ULS and SLS requirements. A red…

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