Other recent tools for 3D volumetric steel connection analysis based on CalculiX
- ConnectFEA / SolidFEA by BIMWERX (https://bimwerxfea.com/ConnectFEA.html)
BIMWERX is a New Zealand software house specializing in the development of advanced soluti…
Over time, more tech-savvy users have started creating open-source tools:
- https://github.com/xcfem/xc
- https://forum.freecad.org/viewtopic.php?t=42390
In addition to Hilti PROFIS Engineering Suite, another FEM-based Anchor Design Software is Fixperience by fischer (https://www.fischer.it/it-it/ingegneria/progettazione/fixperience)
According by the site (https://www.cbfem.com/): The Component-Based Finite Element Method (CBFEM) is a code-compliant method for analyzing steel connections by combining the clarity of component-based design with the precision of finite element mode…
I found other books:
- A 2005 book of CSE in Italian (https://www.castaliaweb.com/ita/P/CSE/bookcse_ita.pdf)
- Cype Connect - Guía de uso in Spanish (https://www.amazon.com/-/es/Cype-Connect-Guía-uso-Spanish/dp/B0BKCWMQ6J)
- And the IDEA StatiCa …
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Other two Italian Steel Connection Design Softwares …