LimitState:GEO 3.4 now available

LimitState are pleased to announce the launch of LimitState:GEO version 3.4, which includes a large number of feature enhancements and bugfixes.

For a full list of LimitState:GEO 3.4 improvements, visit the LimitState:GEO release history page. To download LimitState:GEO 3.4, click the button below:

4 key highlights of LimitState:GEO 3.4

 

1. More informative analyses

  • The adequacy factor is now linked to a dialog that details the parameters that are affected.
  • The MOSEK solver engine has been upgraded.
  • Convergence parameters for the Factor Strength analysis have been tweaked to make typical problems solve in less time.

  • The display of stresses has been extended to include water pressures and effective stresses.

2. Display of strengths and pressures

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We've added the ability to visualise the strengths of solids that are affected by user-defined grids of material strength and / or water pressures:

  • Gradients indicate areas of high and low strength.
  • Contours join areas of equal strength / pressure.
  • Hover over a solid to query the strength or pressure at that point.

3. Improved DXF handling

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Importing and handling DXF files has been made even more intuitive:

  • Import dialog now provides information on file properties such as units, bounding box etc.
  • Warnings are given where the geometry may be scaled or positioned incorrectly, with the option to fix these on import.
  • More information is provided for the user, such as when a file contains 'islands' that will not be recognised by the software
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4. More drawing features

  • Allow adding multiple vertices in one step by holding Ctrl/Cmd down.
  • Allow creation of new vertices at intersection between boundaries and construction lines.
  • Improve drawing snaps (making it easier to create e.g. perpendicular intersections).
newsTom Pritchardgeo