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Under development

Implemented in the latest version:  

  • Rotation, mirroring of selection
  • Project settings (definition, engine) save/load/restore
  • Context menus for viewports and member/node/groups lists

Upcoming development:

  • AISC design engine update
  • Autocad import/export
  • Physical shape rendering
  • Network version
 

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Latest SODA News:

SODA 5.2 Service Release 2

Friday, 09 July 2010

Version 5.2.9 is now available. This service release fixes two issues: 1. User-defined shape properties are no longer converted incorrectly when input in imperial units. 2. The loads tabs...
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Current known issues

Monday, 05 July 2010

There are a couple of recently discovered problems in SODA that we are currently preparing fixes for: 1. The program hangs when one of Load Factors cells in the Load Combinations tab has...
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Other news:
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48 (56).pngSODA 5.2 Released!
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The new version posted today is a major update with many new modeling and editing features (click on titles to open slides):


A new form that makes creation of rotational and translational models a breeze!

  • New modeling form with Move, Rotate, Mirror and Multiple Action groups
  • Move the selected items along any axis or custom defined direction
  • Rotate the selection around any axis or existing member
  • Mirror the selection about any major plane or a selected face
  • Multiple Action lets you combine the defined Move and Rotate actions and repeat them for any number of steps.



  • Added Edit Nodes and Edit Members menu items - dialogs allowing allow you to edit properties of multiple nodes and members, repectively, even properties that are different for the selected nodes or members.
  • Added Edit Groups menu item that allows you to edit properties for multiple groups
  • The right-click menu in the viewports was improved and added to the Structure form as well



Graphics elements:

  • Improved visibility on member and node name tags
  • The members end-fixity conditions (fixed, pinned etc) are now displayed using distinct graphics symbols

  • Labels property in Nodes and Members settings Graphics form allow you to change the colour and font for the name tags

Graphics engine:

  • Improved undo/redo and paste/delete speed
  • Improved engine speed in loading and manipulating large structures
  • Faster automatic frame generation
  • Improved status dialog now displays the progress during all major operations: copy, move, merge, undo/redo, loading workspace - with detailed status messages


Check the development log for more details.



Here's what we are up to... 

What's in

Latest:

  • Context menus for viewports and member/node lists for move/copy actions
  • Added Modeling form: Move, Rotation, Mirroring of selection and Combined Actions!
  • Added context (right-click) menu to the viewports
  • Added context (right-click) menus for the members or nodes list in the Member Loads and Nodal Loads, repectively
  • The node and member graphics settings (radius, colors) are now saved with the project file enabling specific settings to be persisted for each project.
  • Improved automatic splitting of members with disable option and structure check

New features added in SODA 5.1: 

  • SODA 5 Design Engine updated with the CSA-S16-01 Design Code
  • Loads are now copied: when copying members and nodes, identical copies of their loads are created on the new members and nodes, respectively
  • Project settings (definition, engine) save/load/restore 
  • Frame/Truss generator for rectangular structures with variable bay and story distances
  • Structure deflection rendering with adjustable scaling added to the 3D view through the Diagrams tab
  • Snap to grid point added to mouse snap modes
  • Updated User manual (draft) and start menu shortcut

What's cooking

Currently under development:

  • Parametric frame generator
  • Documentation: user manual, tutorials

What's coming

 

Down the road for SODA:

  • AISC design engine update
  • Autocad import/export
  • Physical shape rendering
  • Network version
  • Enhanced design reports - formatting, custom data input, images
  • CIS/2, IFC integration



Get SODA 

SODA Graphix is now available in our online store. You can purchase and download the software in minutes using our streamlined checkout process!

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The Latest Evaluation Install

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SODA Seminar

The following presentation introduces you to using SODA.

Click on the image to run the slideshow or click here to download it as a zip file.Seminar.png

 

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