10-20-2014, 10:09 PM
The manual is there to be read, all the simplifications, are posted there, all the assumptions are posted there.
The problem of the huge footings are weel known, the winkler coeficient is there to be used.
" and their FEM elements are kind of "special" not normal FEM" it´s all explained in the manual, this is not the big problem of cypecad, the bigest problem is their consideration of rigid diaphragm.
There is a simple way to test cypecad, it requires a internet connection, and it´s their After Hours version, see in there web page, there is inglish versions.
It´s probably, the most used software in Portugal, an probably in spain (in these days no software is used, no projects), In Portugal the seismic analisis it´s present .
Pros
Very productive
A small curve of learning
Very good drawnings (they require some cad work)
good results for the problems it solves, and only for that problems, cypecad do not analise a bridge, only framed concrete//steel buildings.
very easy to input data
Cons
A lot of simplifications and a çot of limitations, do not use cypecad outside of that simplifications and considerations
It still is a black box, but they are working hard in solving that
sometimes there is strange results, but it´s always bad use of the software.
Anly 3 gdl in analises of bar elements, and slab anlisis (it´s in the manual), good for 80 to 95 % of Pt Buildings.
rigid diaphragm consideration, it´s a strange consideration that they still make of this, but it´s in the manual.
Final a very good software to buy, very productive, and very good for 80 to 95 % of buildings.
If you have to analise buildings like "casa da musica" (google it) it´s not good, if your work is analise and detail small and medium framed buildings it´s a very good software,
Do not know if they have cyprus codes in the software.
hope that help´s , my inglish it´s poor (sorry)
The problem of the huge footings are weel known, the winkler coeficient is there to be used.
" and their FEM elements are kind of "special" not normal FEM" it´s all explained in the manual, this is not the big problem of cypecad, the bigest problem is their consideration of rigid diaphragm.
There is a simple way to test cypecad, it requires a internet connection, and it´s their After Hours version, see in there web page, there is inglish versions.
It´s probably, the most used software in Portugal, an probably in spain (in these days no software is used, no projects), In Portugal the seismic analisis it´s present .
Pros
Very productive
A small curve of learning
Very good drawnings (they require some cad work)
good results for the problems it solves, and only for that problems, cypecad do not analise a bridge, only framed concrete//steel buildings.
very easy to input data
Cons
A lot of simplifications and a çot of limitations, do not use cypecad outside of that simplifications and considerations
It still is a black box, but they are working hard in solving that
sometimes there is strange results, but it´s always bad use of the software.
Anly 3 gdl in analises of bar elements, and slab anlisis (it´s in the manual), good for 80 to 95 % of Pt Buildings.
rigid diaphragm consideration, it´s a strange consideration that they still make of this, but it´s in the manual.
Final a very good software to buy, very productive, and very good for 80 to 95 % of buildings.
If you have to analise buildings like "casa da musica" (google it) it´s not good, if your work is analise and detail small and medium framed buildings it´s a very good software,
Do not know if they have cyprus codes in the software.
hope that help´s , my inglish it´s poor (sorry)