StruBIM Steel

In versions before 2025.b, baseplates or sections with anchors on one of their faces had to be fully supported over their entire surface.

As of version 2025.b, connections where the slab is partially supported by the concrete element can be designed.

In versions before 2025.b of CYPE Connect and StruBIM Steel, the selection of library elements (sections, materials, bolts, anchors, etc.) worked with two buttons. One contained the data to be used and could be modified; the other (represented by three dots) was used to obtain the library data. This method made it possible to modify or edit the data directly, but once defined or imported, they were not related to the library, so if changes were made in the library, they were not reflected in these elements. Furthermore, the library selection was not direct, a new panel was opened, forcing the user to click the mouse several times to select an element.

As of version 2025.b, the selection of library elements or materials is simpler and faster, as it is done directly from a drop-down button. An information button showing the selection data is also included. If data is modified in the library, it is also modified in all the elements that have that selection.

The default value of each drop-down button will correspond to the first element in the library lists. For example, if users want material S275 to be the default value in the "Types of steel for sections and plates" panel in the material library, it must be placed in the first position of the table.

The bolt and bolt material libraries are divided into two libraries, one for prestressed bolts and one for non-prestressed bolts.

The selection of bolt types will also include the category selection, prestressed or non-prestressed.

In version 2025.b, a new reference plane positioning option has been implemented: "Defined by two bars".

With this option, if the two selected bars are contained in the same plane, the reference plane will be created in the plane formed by the two local 'x' axes. When the bars are not contained in the same plane, the reference plane will be created at the midpoint of the origin of both bars.

In version 2025.b, an option to include shear lugs to baseplates has been implemented in the "Anchors" operation.

In baseplates, particularly when shear forces are considerable and users prefer not to transfer them to the foundation via the bolts, a shear lug is often installed. This element consists of a steel section, welded to the bottom of the plate, embedded in the foundation, the purpose of which is to transmit shear forces directly to the foundation element and thus free the bolts from transmitting this force and working exclusively in tension.

The verification of the strength of the concrete element for shear lugs is carried out by means of the compressive strength on the lug faces.

Users must check whether the concrete element has enough reinforcement to withstand the forces transmitted by the shear lug.

In version 2025.b the new "Contact relationship" operation has been implemented. This operation defines contact relationships between steel surfaces or between steel surfaces and concrete elements.

When bolting plates together, the program already establishes these contact relationships automatically, as when anchoring a plate to a concrete element. This new operation can also be carried out without the need to add bolts or anchors. In the design model, non-linear relationships are established between the nodes of the mesh of the plates, which only work in compression.

This operation is represented in the 3D view by a green surface between the elements selected in the operation. When selecting contact between a plate and a concrete element, users will be allowed to select an existing concrete element or a new element defined in this operation.