Simplifying the modeling of steel connections with IDEA StatiCa

[@harmony318]

TEKLA like interface with operation would have been great. Lot of time goes into modelling operations. If i have 2000 connections, then going for each joint and modelling would be very complicated just by giving inputs. If there is tekla like intrrface, then cutting operations modelling operation and measuring the dimensions for complicated connections would make life much easier. Just add a feature to measure distance like autocad would be a great help for dimension verification.

[@ideastatica_en]

Hello, we are working on such a tool. It will be in one of our next releases.

[@many_worlds]

Great video, please allow us to download published company and personal connections directly to the model and start from existing connection like a template.

[@psuengineer84]

Yeah, that is a big deal rather than only the operations. Also, being able to import connections from other Idea files.

[@ideastatica_en]

Hello, you can use the Connection Library for that. www.ideastatica.com/connection-library And we are working on improvements.

[@dhaferalfahdawi5831]

@@ideastatica_en I don't see the first connection of this tutorial (horizontal beam-column brace gusset) in the library!

[@ghilmandilshad9495]

I am strongly disappointed no doubt the software is powerful but it has unfriendly interface, i have lost 6 hours for a method to tapered my Ibeam still no success!

[@ideastatica_en]

Hello - we are sorry to hear this please contact your reseller who may be able to help or why not consider our campus course to be more productive - www.ideastatica.com/campus. However, please note that tapered rolled sections are not currently supported but tapered plates (not in thickness though) are.