Cranes Software Releases NISA DesignStudio Version 16

By DE Editors

Cranes Software International Ltd. has released NISA DesignStudio v. 16, the latest in its range of engineering products for the civil and structural engineering community. 

NISA DesignStudio automatically generates detailed AutoCAD drawings. This release comes with many new features, including: 

• Load specification options such as copying loads across levels, automatic computation of seismic forces as per number of floors above the specified base, and computation of static accidental torsion as per codes of practice with or without negative shears.
• Enhanced modeling features such as automatic generation of shell elements from floor panel definition.
• New features to design raft foundations as per rigid beam theory.
• Design of flat slabs using equivalent frame method and using shell elements.
• Design of shear walls as per Indian standards, five types of concrete stairs, and corbels.
• Automatic selection of sectional sizes for beams and columns based on user specified percentage of steel and from a list of preferred sectional sizes is now supported.

For more information on NISA DesignStudio, visit Cranes Software.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company's website.