News items
- 3D Dynamics launch a success! April 18, 2012
- Plaxis Bulletin Issue 31 March 21, 2012
- New Release: PLAXIS 2D 2011.01 March 14, 2012
- Plaxis launches new Russian website February 21, 2012
- New Release: PLAXIS 3D 2011.01 February 03, 2012
- PLAXIS Introductory Student Pack January 05, 2012
- New release: PLAXIS 2D 2011 December 21, 2011
- Plaxis wins regional prize HighGrowth Awards December 01, 2011
- New 3D Dynamics: Order now with new year's discount! November 25, 2011
- European Plaxis Users Meeting 2011 a great succes! November 21, 2011
New release: PLAXIS 2D 2011
After the successful introduction of PLAXIS 3D 2011 last summer we have now also released PLAXIS 2D 2011.
The new PLAXIS 2D 2011 is equipped, amongst others, with the new feature Design Approaches. Design approaches is a convenient facility to help PLAXIS users set up an Ultimate Limit State (ULS) calculation, in a generic way such that any safety approach based on partial factors can be easily introduced (Eurocode 7, LRFD, etc.). It offers a more structured and efficient way of modelling since you can store a coherent set of partial factors for loads and materials in one location. Design approaches can be easily applied during the definition of phases to make an ULS calculation in addition to a Serviceability Limit State (SLS) calculation. Furthermore there is easy exchange of design approaches between different PLAXIS projects, due to the possibility to import/export a defined Design Approach. For more information and details, see Plaxis Bulletin issue 30 (Autumn 2011).
Further new and improved features include the input of Bending Moments as a load on structures, preview of calculation results, the Sekiguchi-Ohta model (VIP), and improved parallelization (VIP).
We are also working on a new video to show the use of the Design Approaches, so check our site regularly to keep an eye out for this video early next year.
