ETABS 2013

- Concrete frame design and shear wall design using the AS 3600-09/NZS 3101-06 codes have been updated for Amendment No. 3 in 2011 affecting the seismic load combinations.
- Multiple enhancements have been made to shear wall design using the Eurocode 2-2004 code for the uniform-reinforcing and section-designer section options.
- The output table Modal Direction Factors, primarily used for Chinese design, has been enhanced to include the contribution of all mass in the structure, not just the mass in rigid diaphragm constraints.
- Database tables can now be exported to an XML file that can be opened by Microsoft Access, allowing the export to Access on machines that do not have it installed.
- The loads from staged-construction load cases can now be exported to SAFE.
- Multiple enhancements have been made to the import of .DXF files for floor plans, 3D models, and grid systems.
- Multiple enhancements have been made to the import and export of IFC 4 files.
- Multiple enhancements have been made to the import of SDNF files.
- Multiple enhancements have been made to the import of CIS/2 files.
- Many additional Open API functions have been implemented.