Level 1
Plus
Core linear analysis, modeling, and code-based design for everyday building projects.
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Level 2
Nonlinear
Adds nonlinear elements, pushover, staged construction, and fast nonlinear analysis (FNA).
Level 3
Ultimate
The complete package, including performance-based design and the most advanced hinge and fiber models.
FeaturePlusNonlinearUltimate
Customizable Graphical User InterfaceIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Enhanced Direct X GraphicsIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Multiple ViewsIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Quick Navigation and Data ManagementIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Wide Array of TemplatesIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Model Explorer FunctionalityIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Model ViewsIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Analytical ModelIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Physical ModelIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Multiple Grid System DefinitionIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Enhanced Drafting UtilitiesIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Plans and ElevationsIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Developed Elevations to Generate Custom ElevationsIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
StoriesIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Comprehensive Interactive Database EditingIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Wide Array of Meshing ToolsIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Object Based MeshingIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
External MeshingIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Line ConstraintsIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
TowersIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Beams, Columns, BracesIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Section Properties / Section DesignerIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Section DesignerIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Shell Elements (Walls, Floors, Ramps)Included in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Shear WallsIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Wall StacksIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Piers / SpandrelsIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Link ElementsIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Floor DiaphragmsIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Nonlinear Link Elements: Gaps and HooksIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Nonlinear Link Elements: Plasticity, Dampers, IsolatorsNot included in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Automated Buckling Restrained Brace (BRB) modeling (CoreBrace)Included in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Friction-spring hysteretic damper and Bilinear Maxwell oil damper propertyNot included in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Nonlinear HingesNot included in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Single Degree-of-Freedom Frame HingesNot included in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Isotropic PMM Frame HingeNot included in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Parametric PMM Frame HingeNot included in PlusNot included in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Fiber Frame HingesNot included in PlusNot included in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Fiber Wall HingesNot included in PlusNot included in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Modeling Hinges as Links for FNANot included in PlusNot included in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Nonlinear Layered Shell ElementNot included in PlusNot included in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Design StripsNot included in PlusNot included in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
General Design StripsNot included in PlusNot included in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Automatic Width StripsNot included in PlusNot included in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Post-Tensioning (P/T)Not included in PlusNot included in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Autostrip and LayoutNot included in PlusNot included in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Automated Code Based LoadingIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
SeismicIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
WindIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Point, Line, Area, and Thermal LoadsIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
CladdingIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Live Load ReductionIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Force / MomentIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Open Structure Wind LoadingIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Pattern LoadingIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
DisplacementIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Tendon Loads and LossesNot included in PlusNot included in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
SAPFireTM Analysis EngineIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Eigenvector AnalysisIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Ritz- Vector AnalysisIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Mulitple 64-Bit SolversIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Wide Array of Dynamic Analysis ToolIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Response SpectrumIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Linear Modal Time HistoryIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Linear Direct Integration Time HistoryNot included in PlusNot included in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Static AnalysisIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
P-DeltaIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
BucklingNot included in PlusNot included in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Pushover AnalysisNot included in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Staged ConstructionNot included in PlusNot included in NonlinearNot included in Ultimate
Single Stage from Initial StateIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Multiple StagesNot included in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Change SectionsNot included in PlusNot included in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Change Stiffness ModifiersNot included in PlusNot included in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Change Frame ReleasesNot included in PlusNot included in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Time Dependent StiffnessNot included in PlusNot included in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Creep and ShrinkageNot included in PlusNot included in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Load Cases and CombinationsIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Model AliveIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Nonlinear AnalysisNot included in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Wilson FNA (Fast Nonlinear Analysis) MethodNot included in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Direct Integration Time HistoryNot included in PlusNot included in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Material Nonlinearity - Frame, Hinges and LinksNot included in PlusNot included in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Geometric Nonlinearity - Large DisplacementNot included in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Stable and Fast Nonlinear Analysis (FNA) implemented for PBDNot included in PlusNot included in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Automated Nonlinear Hinges in Shear Walls-Based Upon User/Design ReinforcingNot included in PlusNot included in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Steel and Concrete Material Models with Performance Levels (confined and unconfined)Not included in PlusNot included in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Steel and Concrete Fiber Models for Shear Walls and ColumnsNot included in PlusNot included in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Automated PBD Hinges and Procedures Based upon ASCE 41-13Not included in PlusNot included in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
D/C Ratio Plots and Tables for Fast Performance EvaluationNot included in PlusNot included in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Material Strain as Performance Measure for D/C RatiosNot included in PlusNot included in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Several New Hysteresis Options for Nonlinear HingesNot included in PlusNot included in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Options for Hysteretic Stiffness and Strength DegradationNot included in PlusNot included in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Quasi-static (Dynamic) Option for Static Pushover Analysis of Complex ModelsNot included in PlusNot included in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Generalized Displacement Constraints for Strain EvaluationNot included in PlusNot included in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Output Averaging of Responses over Several Time History RunsNot included in PlusNot included in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Steel Frame DesignIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Concrete Frame DesignIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Composite Beam/Column DesignIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Shear Wall DesignIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Steel Joist DesignIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Concrete Slab DesignNot included in PlusNot included in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Strip Based Slab DesignNot included in PlusNot included in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
FEM Based Slab DesignNot included in PlusNot included in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Punching Shear CheckNot included in PlusNot included in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Post-Tensioning Stress ChecksNot included in PlusNot included in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Analysis ResultsIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Deformed ShapeIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Shell Force and Stress ContoursIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Reaction DiagramsIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Section CutsIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Video AnimationsIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Tabular OutputIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Report GenerationIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Customized User defined ReportsIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Design Output reportsIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
BIM Product InteractionIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
AutoCAD®and BricsCAD®Included in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Revit®Included in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
TeklaIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
IFCIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Application Programing InterfaceIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Multiple Language SupportIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Build Custom PluginsIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
Cross Product DevelopmentIncluded in PlusIncluded in NonlinearIncluded in Ultimate
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