ADVANCE DESIGN
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The FEM software solver for steel structural engineers
Explore our structural design software tailored to support steel structure designers and unlock a realm where design constraints fade away, paving the way for unlimited potential.
Which challenges are you facing with your current FEM software ?
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Hard to generate climatic loads automatically
What other FEM software solution offer:
Limited capability for generation restricted to specific building shapes.
What Advance Design offers :
Effortlessly generate comprehensive snow and wind loads for every 2D and 3D design, seamlessly integrating diverse partitions, obstacles, and internal pressures, all while ensuring adherence to industry standards.
Complicated to design cold-formed sections
What other FEM software solution offer:
Simplified and limited verification of thin-walled sections
What Advance Design offers :
Detailed analysis of thin-walled sections with consideration of local and distortional stability for multiple single and double profiles, according to Eurocode and NA codes
Challenging to reach technical support easily and quickly
What other FEM software solution offer:
Support is contingent on the reseller, with limited direct access to the original software provider.
What Advance Design offers :
Direct access to a range of technical support options, from trainings to webinars, provided by our experts
Not up to date with all norms and methods
What other FEM software solution offer:
Focusing primarily on ongoing maintenance, the development is limited, and error correction levels are insufficient for operating systems and essential standards.
What Advance Design offers :
Two releases per year, Advance Design stays ahead of the curve, introducing new features and current fixes, ensuring your software is always up to date.
Trouble managing your model and the properties
What other FEM software solution offer:
Difficult model management, navigating through the model space, and controlling elements properties.
What Advance Design offers :
Streamline management of model elements through the project browser and common property settings for all objects.
Miss the 7 degrees of freedom method
What other FEM software solution offer:
No possibility for detailed 2nd order numerical design considering warping or asymmetrical sections
What Advance Design offers :
Empower your designs with a powerful engine that brings 7 degrees of freedom to life, mastering 2nd order effects for unmatched strength and stability calculations in steel sections – from the thinnest walls to the most asymmetrical shapes
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Advance Design is engineered to meet the specific needs of structural engineers specializing in steel design offering powerful FEM capabilities that streamline their workflow.
- Extensive toolkit for modelling, analysis, and simulation, encompassing dynamic and seismic analysis, generation of climatic loads, cold-formed, masonry design and more.
- Seamlessly integrate with BIM technology
- User-friendly interface
- Two releases a year
Advance Design vs. other FEM Solutions:
A Comprehensive Comparison
Our technical experts conducted a comparison between other leading software in the market and Advance Design. The results are below and they speak for themselves.
| Feature / Area | Other FEM solutions | Advance Design |
| Development & Support | Limited updates; Support varies by reseller | Continuous development; Direct support from R&D |
| Climatic Loads Generator | Limited capabilities | Comprehensive for any geometry |
| Steel Design | Simplified; Limited to basic verification | Advanced; Includes thin-walled and asymmetrical sections |
| Analytical Objects | Complicated definition process | Quick and automatic definition |
| Licensing | Subscription only | Subscription and Perpetual; Standalone product |
| BIM Workflow | Limited; Primarily Revit and Advance Steel | Extensive; Superior support for open formats |
| Model Management | Difficult navigation and management | Streamlined with project browser and common properties |
| Meshing | Recurring issues with consistency | Best in class; High-quality complex mesh |
| Error Handling | Poor user experience | Designed for efficient model checking and correction |
| Graphical Presentation | Limited and difficult interpretation | Advanced methods for simple result management |
| Reinforcement Drawings | Poor quality; Limited customization | High-quality; Customizable to user’s style |
| Masonry Design | Not available | Included; Comprehensive design capabilities |
Discover what our users say
“We use all the capabilities of Advance Design, both in the initial design phase and in the execution detail phase, through the use of post-processing modules included in Advance Design as well as through collaboration with partner applications, a collaboration based on the exchange and synchronization of BIM information.”
Eng. Sorin Chereches, PROCAD Design
“Advance Design has an intuitive interface. We worked with the architects at the same time we were creating the structure. Exporting IFCs allowed a fluid communication. The hardest part of the project was taking into account all architect’s demands while designing a seismic structure.”
Yassine Talmi, OTEIS, France
“In addition to its BIM advanced features, Advance Design was quite beneficial regarding the geometrical modeling process, as well as the structural analysis and design. The seismic and wind load generation is helpful and relatively swift, with its automatic Building Code implementation.”
Adel Sfeir, Lebanese University Faculty of Engineering, Lebanon
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