It is possible to send complete connections, so with bolts, plates and welds from BIM Expert to Idea Statica Connection v20.0.
Linking between software package always has 2 parties and therefore 2 sides involved. Most issues or bugs can be related to 1 single party. When transferring a physical model to Idea Statica Connection – so a connection with bolts and plates, these are the known issues and its status.
| Issue | Status |
| Only 1 physicial connection model (3D node with bolts, plates and welds) at a time | |
| Cuts on connection bars are often wrong (e.g. haunches made by bars) | The issue has been reported to Idea and we are awaiting an update. |
| Some columns can have wrong height, specially those without fitting or cutting planes | The issue has been reported to Idea and we are awaiting an update. |
| Notches in beams are usually wrong, even the exportation could fail (e.g. beam-to-beam shear connections) | The issue has been reported to Idea and we are awaiting an update. |
| Lot of welds are missing or located wrong | The issue has been reported to Idea and we are awaiting an update. |
| It is not possible to set up washers | The issue has been reported to Idea and we are awaiting an update. |
| Angle cleats and T-cleats are wrong located | The issue has been reported to Idea and we are awaiting an update. |
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