Editions

 

SCIA Engineer is offered in several Editions tailored to the needs of specific groups of users. Each Edition offers a set of features that are typical for the target group of users. The Concept, Professional and Expert Editions focus on analysis and design. The Structural Edition is a special Edition for engineers who specialise in modelling and interoperability. Moreover, any Edition can be extended by separate additional options.

ClosedConcept Edition

This first Edition is aimed at engineers who are modelling, analysing and detailing common structures made of steel or concrete or another material. It is often the best choice for daily work.

ClosedProfessional Edition

This second Edition is ideal for structural engineers who deal with more complex analysis and design tasks. Cooperation with colleagues from other professions involved in the construction process is smooth thanks to the BIM engineering toolbox. Calculation capabilities include e.g. stability, dynamics, earthquake, advanced types of non-linearities such as pressure-only walls. Code checks cover fire resistance. It is also possible to model and check steel connections.

ClosedExpert Edition

The Expert Edition is a solution for experts who design the most challenging structures. It offers for example soil-structure interaction, analysis of membranes and cables, design of pre- and post-tensioned members, analysis of construction stages and time dependent analysis.

 

SCIA Engineer Editions - Choose the one that suits you best...

 

Concept   

Professional

Expert     

Ultimate  

Modeller

        
Geometry modelling in 3D: straight or curved beams, columns, walls, slabs, shells including intersections ■ ■ ■ ■
Productivity toolbox: table input, storeys, project templates, etc. ■ ■ ■ ■
Engineering Report ■ ■ ■ ■
General cross-section editor   ■ ■ ■
Parametric modelling   ■ ■ ■

Interoperability

        
BIM Toolbox: conversion from structural model to analysis model, revision management, etc. ■ ■ ■ ■
Revit link ■ ■ ■ ■
Tekla link ■ ■ ■ ■
Etabs link   ■ ■ ■

Loads

        
Load panels ■ ■ ■ ■
Climatic loads: generator of wind and snow loads ■ ■ ■ ■
Mobile loads: influence lines, critical position, one group of mobile load, code-defined load groups   ■ ■ ■
Advanced mobile loads: support for multiple load groups,     ■ ■
Train loads: generation of load positions along a track     ■ ■

Analysis

        
Linear analysis ■ ■ ■ ■
Material non-linear analysis: ties, soil supports, non-linear springs, gaps ■ ■ ■ ■
Geometrical non-linear analysis: 2nd order, large displacements ■ ■ ■ ■
Stability analysis ■ ■ ■ ■
Advanced non-linear analysis: surface elements resisting only pressure, friction springs, general plasticity   ■ ■ ■
Analysis of cables, membranes     ■ ■
Non-linear stability analysis     ■ ■
Soil interaction, non-linear soil supports in frames     ■ ■
Material non-linearity in concrete frames     ■ ■
Dynamics: eigenmodes analysis ■ ■ ■ ■
Dynamics: earthquake, harmonic load, time-history   ■ ■ ■
Construction Stages     ■ ■
Sequential analysis     ■ ■
Modelling and analysis of prestressing     ■ ■

Design

        
Design of reinforced concrete members; Calculation of long-term deflections ■ ■ ■ ■
Fire resistance design of concrete members   ■ ■ ■
Design of prestressed concrete     ■ ■
Design of steel members ■ ■ ■ ■
Fire resistance design of steel members   ■ ■ ■
Cold-formed steel design   ■ ■ ■
Analysis of plastic hinges in steel frames   ■ ■ ■
Steel connections design   ■ ■ ■
Composite floor design   ■ ■ ■
Design of timber members ■ ■ ■ ■
Foundation pad design ■ ■ ■ ■
Open Design   ■ ■ ■
Load combinations and special checks for bridges     ■ ■

Drawings

        
Picture gallery, Paperspace, import & export of DXF/DWG ■ ■ ■ ■
General arrangement drawings   ■ ■ ■
Steel connection drawings   ■ ■ ■

Optional modules

        
Composite column design       ■
Design of steel members - lateral torsional buckling (2nd order)       ■
Design of aluminium members       ■
Design of scaffolding       ■
3D free form modeller; ODA; Parametric batch optimisation       ■
Pushover analysis with ECTools       ■

Please note that the content and selection of the editions and individual modules within are subject to change at any time. Please contact SCIA for the latest information.

25/10/2018