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SHAPE-THIN 8
Cross-Section Properties
and Stresses of Thin-Walled
Cross-Sections
The stand-alone program SHAPE-THIN
determines cross-section properties
of any thin-walled cross-sections and
performs stress analysis.
New Features
Compared to the previous version
SHAPE-THIN 7, the following new
features have been added to SHAPE-
THIN 8:
Ÿ New user interface adapted to
RFEM/RSTAB with project naviga-
tor "Display", "Views" and "Results"
Ÿ New material and cross-section
libraries
Ÿ Determination of weld stresses in
fillet welds
Ÿ Generation and calculation of load
combinations
Ÿ New element types such as arc by
three nodes, circle by three nodes,
ellipse, parabola, etc.
Definition and stress analysis of fillet weld
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New user interface of SHAPE-THIN 8
Ÿ New guide objects: Guidelines,
background layers, user-defined
coordinate systems, dimensions
such as inclination, angle, radial,
arc length dimension, object snap
options such as tangent, center
point, etc.
Ÿ New parametrized entry
Ÿ Printout report in a similar way as
in RFEM/RSTAB with mass print
Ÿ Common project manager with
RFEM/RSTAB
New element types
Ÿ New program languages
Ÿ Export/import from CSV and
OpenOffice.org Calc
Ÿ Additional selection functions (by
ellipse, circular ring, etc.)
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Ÿ Configuration manager in a similar
way as in RFEM/RSTAB with the
possibility to customize display
properties, toolbars etc. and to
save these settings