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Nemetschek Engineering User Contest 2009

 
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Nemetschek Scia presents the new
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The 'Scia Movie Center' is now fully integrated in our website and easier to use than ever. more ...

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Nemetschek Scia is expanding its activities in the Gulf region by establishing a representative office in Dubai as of 1st November 2008. more..
 
     
Nemetschek Scia presents the new Scia Engineer 2008.1. See the what's new page and PDF for full details.
 
     

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Dear customers, please note that our offices will be closed on 25th and 26th December 2008 and on 1st and 2nd January 2009. On 9th January we gather for our yearly 'Kick Off Meeting' and we will stop our activities at 3.00 p.m. Support can be reached by e-mail.  
     
   

 

Software Update

 
     
Customers can download the following latest service packs in our secured download section.  
 
  • Scia Engineer 2008.1.131
  • ESA-Prima Win 3.100.230
  • Allplan 2008.0c1
 
     
   

 

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Scia's customers are invited to add their job vacancies free of charge in our 'Scia Jobs Network'.

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Some screenshots of Allplan BIM Engineering

 
     
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December 2008

 
 


Dear eNews reader,

Time flies …. 2008 is almost over. You still have until the end of this month to upload your project(s) and enter the 'Nemetschek Engineering User Contest 2009'. When glancing at the submitted projects we can already state the fact that there is a manifest trend to use Scia Engineer more and more for the design and modelling of high-rise buildings, the motto seems to be “The sky is the limit”.

Further we show you the plans for the 'Olympic Winter Games' in Sochi (Russia) and for the client project of the month we put a bearing construction for the transportation of a yacht in the picture, a project by Saltwater Engineering (The Netherlands).

For now we already wish you joyful end of year celebrations and we meet again in 2009!

 


 

Corporate News: Designing high rise buildings with Scia Engineer

 
   

high rise building designed with Scia EngineerLooking at the incoming projects for the Nemetschek Engineering User Contest we see that more and more high rise buildings are designed by users of Scia Engineer. The Scia activities and our presence with an office in the UAE (Dubai) reinforce the need to enhance the design capabilities for such spectacular structures.

Tall buildings require very specific functionalities which are not readily available in the mainstream CAE software programs. A Scia task team has examined the requirements to assure that Scia Engineer (current and future versions) gives an adequate answer to the technical requirements. Tall buildings nearly always are built with a central core and surrounding columns. The core gives torsional resistance while the core and columns together give ... more

 
 
 

Product News: Free loads become real load generators in Scia Engineer

 
     
  Dubai TowersIn today’s engineering practice it seems that the sky is the limit for the shape of structures.
In this article we show some examples of projects with amazing shapes.

For the engineer it is not easy to put loads (e.g. wind, snow, life loads, etc) on these types of structures.
That is why Scia Engineer provides a tool that makes it easier: Free loads.

“Free loads” is a powerful tool for loading both flat and curved 2D members such as walls, slabs and shells.
The definition of free loads is composed of ... more
 
   
 

Market News: Call for investors for Sochi’s Olympic infrastructure

 
     
  Olymic Winter Games 2014, Sochi RussiaThe XXII Olympic Winter Games will be celebrated in February 7-23, 2014 in the host city of Sochi, Russia. This will be the first time that Russia will host the Winter Olympics; the Soviet Union did however already host the 1980 Summer Games of 1980 in Moscow.

The government has estimated that the needed 200 separate construction projects will cost $12 billion. The state is set to foot at least half the bill, with the other tranche to come from the private sector.

Olympstroy, the state corporation that is responsible for the coordination of the Olympic constructions in Sochi, failed to ... more
 
   
 

Saltwater Engineering (NL), Yacht on transport cradles – Analysis of internal structure

 
     
 
About Saltwater Engineering
Naval architecture and engineering company Saltwater Engineering BV is an engineering partner for companies working in shipbuilding and the maritime sector. They offer fast and flexible engineering solutions: from the initial design, all the way through the building process and up to final delivery of a vessel or marine product.

About the Project
The aim of this project was to prove that the internal structure of a luxury yacht would be strong enough to support the cradle forces exerted on the yacht as it was transported out of the production hall and on to the ship lift. Usually the cradles are placed directly under the transverse bulkheads of the vessel; in this case however the front cradles would have to be placed between the bulkheads to facilitate access to the ship lift. This resulted in a large force being introduced rather locally on to the vessel if compared to the ... more


Saltwater Engineering
Saltwater Engineering, Yacht on transport cradles
 
   
 

Tips & Tricks: Double-curved surfaces in Allplan 2008

 
     
  Double-curved surfaces in Allplan 2008A surface is mathematically determined by 3 points. Suppose that we stretch one of the angular points of the upper surface, this will quite definitely lead to a buckling configuration.

In some cases however, a smooth transition or surface is required. This is possible by using the function Three-point canopy, Four-point canopy in Allplan 2008.

This function can be found in the Bonus Tools, tab 3D modelling. Select the 3 (or 4) angular points of the ‘canopy’ and specify in the concerned dialogue the number of divisions in the length and transverse directions, as well as the sag percentage in these two directions. If we choose for a ... more
 
   
 

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* Seven categories where you can win 1.250 Euro and a special 'Prize of the Jury' of 1.250 Euro; totals 10.000 Euro
 
   
 
 
       
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