SAP2000 V16 Overview V16

New graphical user interface with tabbed windows.
New DirectX graphics.
Display and output of frame stresses.
Load optimization feature to determine the optimal loading scale factors to achieve goals and limits on displacement and force response throughout the structure.
Built-in European concrete and steel material properties.
Canadian NBCC loading for wind, seismic, and response-spectrum.
American ASCE-7 loading for wind, seismic, and response-spectrum.
Italian NTC 2008 response-spectrum functions with geographic database.
Indian steel frame design code IS 800 2008.
New Zealand steel frame design code NZS 3404-1997.
Canadian steel frame design code CSA S16-2009.
Updated Hong Kong concrete frame design code to include Supplement 1.
Australian concrete frame design code AS3600-2009.
Enhanced Eurocode 3-2005 steel frame design, including design for Class 4 sections.
National annexes for Eurocode 2-2004 concrete frame design for Singapore, Germany, and Portugal.
National annexes for Eurocode 3-2005 steel frame design for Singapore, Germany, and Portugal.
Hybrid steel frame section property.
Simple arc for tendon profile definition.
Updated API functionality.
Import of StruCAD*3D design parameters and wave acceleration loading.
Note that the Bridge module has been moved to the CSiBridge product with expanded features and capabilities. Basic moving-load analysis has been retained for non-bridge applications.
Other minor enhancements.