Significant Changes from Version 9.0.0
Changes from Version 9.0.9 to Version 9.0.9/1 (issued 07/26/2006)
- Minor modifications to Revit imports.
- Corner/Edge rebar in rectangular concrete columns can now be of different sizes.
Changes from Version 9.0.8 to Version 9.0.9 (issued 07/19/2006)
- An export capability has been added to export element connectivity to program Perform3D.
- Import of models from other programs has been enhanced.
- Minor other bug fixes and enhancements.
Changes from Version 9.0.7 to Version 9.0.8 (issued 06/16/2006)
- The Line Constraint stiffness has been changed back to what was being used in V8. The
stiffer constraints in earlier versions of V9, even though giving better stress results, were
causing unnecessary numerical sensitivity problems in some models, especially larger ones.
- Minor modifications to Revit and IFC imports.
- Other minor design bug fixes.
Changes from Version 9.0.6 to Version 9.0.7 (issued 05/29/2006)
- Redundancy factor Rho for seismic loads was missing from load combinations for ACI-02
and ACI-05. Corrected. These designs should be verified.
- Part of the code related to creation of analysis model has been optimized for time. Should
allow larger jobs to be run faster.
- Several new tables added to the database display.
- Interface with Autodesk Revit Structural updated.
- Interface with IFC updated.
- Import from STAAD updated.
- Changes to Steel Design based on the Chinese code.
- Other minor bug fixes to design.
- Other minor bug fixes.
Changes from Version 9.0.5 to Version 9.0.6 (multiple limited releases)
- 2GB limit on some intermediate analysis files removed. Should allow larger jobs to be run.
Changes from Version 9.0.4/1 to Version 9.0.5 (issued 04/02/2006)
- Export/Update capability added for Autodesk Revit Structural Version 3. This data
exchange is still under development. Imported/Exported models should be checked.
- Design database tables for Shearwall and Composite beam designs added.
- Other minor bug fixes and enhancements.
Changes from Version 9.0.4 to Version 9.0.4/1 (issued 03/24/2006)
- Support for Autodesk Revit Structural Version 3 (Beta) has been added. This is still under
development. Imported models should be checked. Export is currently not supported.
- Sections database for AISC 13th Edition have been added and are the new program default.
- Other minor bug fixes and enhancements.
Changes from Version 9.0.2 to Version 9.0.4 (issued 03/22/2006)
- Database display times have been significantly improved.
- Other minor bug fixes and enhancements.
Changes from Version 9.0.1 to Version 9.0.2 (issued 01/23/2006)
- A bug that in some cases caused User specified Wind Loads to diaphragms to be reset to
zero has been corrected.
- A bug that caused export to SAFE not to export slabs has been corrected.
- A bug that caused Static Nonlinear analysis results not to be available in Database view has
been corrected.
- Minor enhancements to Composite beam design.
- Minor enhancements to Line (Edge) Constraint formulation.
- Other minor bug fixes and enhancements.
Changes from Version 9.0.0 to Version 9.0.1 (issued 01/07/2006)
- A bug that caused DXF import not to work has been corrected.
- Minor enhancements to import from Autodesk Revit Structural.
- Minor enhancements to import from IFC files.
- Minor enhancements to Chinese steel design.
- Minor enhancements to database and graphic display of numerical quantities.
- Other minor bug fixes and enhancements.
-
5. New Features in ETABS Version 9
ETABS Version 9.0.0 is a new version, and is a direct upgrade from Version 8.5.6. New features
include the following.
· Added Semi-rigid diaphragm option
· Added Design output to Database
· Added Story vertical load, shear and overturning plots
· Improved plan display of most design quantities
· Improved analysis model creation time
· Enhanced Model Building of Walls with openings
· Added IBC 2003 seismic and wind loads
· Added auto-permutation of Wind directions and eccentricities
· Added Open-structure wind loads
· Added Export to SAFE V8 with poly areas
· Updated Concrete Frame Design to ACI 2005
· Updated Concrete Shearwall Design to ACI 2005
· Updated Steel design to AISC-ASD 2001 (Seismic Provisions 2002)
· Updated Steel design to AISC-LRFD 2001 (Seismic Provisions 2002)
· Updated Steel design to AISC 2005 (Not in initial release)
· Added Import/Export from Autodesk Revit Structural
· Added Import/Export from ProSteel
· Added Import/Export from IFC
· Updated CIS/2 Import/Export
· Added Import from STRUDL
· Added Import from STAAD
· Updated Help
· Updated Manuals
