S-FRAME suite v2025.1 has been released, and with this, some additions and enhancements aimed at improving the everyday workflow for its users. In the next paragraphs, you can find the main features.
Concrete Design
As part of the advances on including GFRP design within the S-FRAME suite, S-CONCRETE now supports code-checking and design of concrete walls using Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) as per the latest American concrete design code (ACI-440.11- 22). These implementations will allow you to design your different wall sections, as the supported sections include rectangular, I-Shape, C-Shape, T-Shape, and L-Shape, with and without zone reinforcement.
A second major addition is the Multistory Designer having full support for the design codes for IS456:2000 (India) and Eurocode (EC2) National Annexes for Germany, France, and Spain that were implemented in the previous S-CONCRETE release, and with this, the respective steel database is included.
The automated design was also enhanced, following the user-specifiable constraints for the different parameters, aiming to produce a design with an acceptable DCR. And to close with the S-CONCRETE section, a new option for reporting the axial and moment interaction demand capacity ratios has been added, which considers the N vs. M plot origin and the N-M curve; and a "Slab band" member type can now be selected when creating a new file.
Steel Design
As per S-STEEL extension usage, S-FRAME now includes full support for new international steel design codes, being the Canadian Steel Design Code CSA S16-24 and the South Korean Steel Design Code, KDS 14 31:2024. This aims to expand the potential applications of S-STEEL and provide an updated tool for everyday usage.
Foundation Design
Continuing with the implementation of GFRP, flexural results output in S-FOUNDATION now includes status and utilization for both moment utilization and minimum reinforcement utilization. The previous version only included moment utilization.
Integration with Altair Material Data Center (AMDC) for AEC Materials
The suite gets expanded by having S-TIMBER integration with the Altair Material Data Center (AMDC), having access to different timber material libraries, as well as other materials like Metal, Concrete, and Soil, all of them coming from regional databases, meeting their standards. These are required for AEC Model Build and Connection Design workflows, and the user can compare materials side by side for easy comparison and selection. Additionally, the user can create CAE material cards for use in various solver profiles
Another addition is having the Panel-to-panel connections, allowing for the assignment of a coordinate system to the connection, meaning non-orthogonal connections between them.
Further information can be found in the Release Notes for each product:
You can update to this version through the Marketplace, under the following filters:
