Nextgen offers chance of using materials presets offre. This feature allows designer that often uses some precise kind of material and product to save time, with no flexibility issue: it’s still possible to change material and assign it to each main component type or component detail (e.g. pad or bolts)….
Up until NextGen 2015.0 version the software included a fixed number of loading cases for what it concerns supports calculation: operating, hydrotest and erection. For each of this cases users had the ability to define different load coefficients in the “Supports” section of component’s editing window. Considered loads were weight, wind and seism. The following…
NextGen offers the ability to create custom materials to expand those already shipped with the program. This function can be useful in the following cases: You’re using a european code (EN 13445, AD 2000, VSR, EN 13480, etc.) and need a material not listed in the database or a material with…