What's new?
Version 3.0.2
New
- Page 'Project': List of joint configurations: A double-click selects the joint configuration and navigates to page 'joints' for editing
- Pages 'Joints'/'Results': When opening the combo box to select the current connection configuration: Instead of the list of joint configuration names, images and some joint data are now displayed so that the joint configuration to be selected can be easily recognised
Bug fixes
- Fixed: Setup: File 'ReleaseNotes.txt' was not redistributed. It can be found now in the COP installation folder. It can also be displayed when the setup is finished
- Fixed: Import CoP2-files: COP crashes when reading projects file containing composite joints. Now, such joint configurations are skipped during import
- Fixed: Import CoP2-files: Joint configurations are not imported in the correct order
- Fixed: Import CoP2-files: Hollow section joints: width and thickness of chord reinforcement plates not imported correctly
- Fixed: If positive z axis is defined as 'downwards', for example after importing a CoP2 file, 3D view does not show correctly the position of braces when changing the brace angle
A detailed list of all changes and corrections can be found in the “
release notes”.
Version 3.0.1
Bug fixes
- Fixed: The trial licence is not recognised in some cases
- Fixed: Import of CoP2 files with double sided joint configurations: stiffness class for simple joints not set correctly
Version 3.0
New
- Completely new user interface (appearance and operation similar to Microsoft Office)
- New 3D graphics
- 3D graphics: Optional second 3D view to show the joints (split view)
- 3D graphics: Layers, e.g. profiles, plates, bolts, which can be hidden individually
- Type 'Butt weld' for welds of haunch flange
- New database manager
- Help texts for 'Getting started' and 'How to' tips for many input masks
- Basic font size and sizes of screen areas can be customised as needed
- Project templates (standard and user defined)
- Menu 'Open' Selecting a project in list of last opened files shows a project preview
- Default values for the steel grades of members and connection plates can be individually defined
Amendments
- New project file format (.copx)
- COP 3.x will be installed in an other program directory than CoP2, i.e. a previous versions of CoP2 may be installed at the same time
Improvements
- Calculation results are displayed immediately after each change of the input data
- Input of internal forces: visualisation in 3D view
- Various improvements in the data checks
- Web plates: Data check added regarding position and height of the plate, so that they can be considered as effective.
- Design note (Output) includes 3D drawing of the joint configuration
- Support for workstations with multiple monitors
- Double sided beam-to-beam joint configurations: Both beam cross-section and the connection type/geometry can be different for the two joints
- Lattice girder joints: Any combination of supplementary chord flange and chord side plates can be used
- Lattice girder joints: Output: Better differentiation between options “main results”/“detailed results” => Design note for option “Main results” significantly shorter
Bug fixes
- Fixed: In the main results view, for the joint stiffenss Sj,ini/η the value of the initial stiffenss Sj,ini is displayed
- Fixed: Data checks: Warnings that web plates cannot be considered are only displayed in the design note but not in the UI messages.
- Fixed: Lattice girder joints: Orientation of IH brace on RHS chord must be strong axis
- Fixed: Title of figures in PDF output not translated
- Fixed: Simple joint with header plates: Problem when accounting for bearing resistance of supporting beam
Version 2.1.3
Last published version of CoP2