CASA Space Frame 3D

Contents
1 » Description3 » Technial Features
2 » Guided Tour & Usage4 » User Interface

Latest version: 1.3 — Functional upgrades

Description

Structural/Civil Engineering App for elastic analysis of general 3D space-frames.

Once again leading the way with structural analysis software, the CASA family revolutionises the use of mobile devices for structural engineering in the form of the CASA-Mobile flagship, Space Frame 3D.

3D structural models can be created and analysed. There is an emphasis on quick and precise input of high-resolution data through graphical tap-and-drag interaction, with numeric input available as an alternative. Automatic concurrent analysis ensures that up-to-date results are conveniently available after every edit. Clear graphical representations of deflections and force envelopes are interactive with slider bars for reading off results at any point along the members.

On-line help

A short tour and tutorial is available below. For more information on using the App please refer to the on-line help, which is also available in-App.

Contact

For pre-sale enquiries and post-purchase support for this product, please contact us by e-mail.

Guided Tour & Usage
Tour

 

Technical Features
  • Continuous automatic real-time analysis in response to changes.
  • Metric & imperial units.
  • Integrated extensive section library:
    • British: UB, UC, SHS, RHS, CHS, ERSA, URSA, RSC, PFC, RSJ, UBP
    • European: HD, HE, HL, HP, IPE, IPN, LE, LU, UAP, UPN
    • American: C, HP, W, HSS
    • Australian: UB, UC, WB, WC, SHS, RHS, CHS, EA, UA, PFC, TFB, UBP
    • Japanese: HJ
    • Russian: BFB, NFB, RSC
  • Integrated section generator for common shapes:
    • Open: I/H, channel, zed, angle, tee
    • Hollow: Oval, Rectangular
    • Solid: Oval, Rectangular
    • Calculates: Area, Inertia, Torsional constant, Elastic moduli, and mass per unit length
  • Integrated material library:
    • Steel, Aluminium, Concrete, Timber, Glass
  • Dimensional resolutions to 1mm (0.1” with imperial units).
  • Loading resolution to 2 significant figures.
  • Arbitrary combined loadings of point, couple, and trapezoidal loads, in both global and member-local axes.
  • Members can be rigid or pinned at either end.
  • Nodes may be restrained in a variety of ways.
  • Graphical and numerical results include:
    • Reactions.
    • Deflections.
    • Bending moments.
    • Shear forces.
    • Bending stress.
  • Results at any position along the beam.
    • Points of interest automatically determined.
User Interface
  • Universal App for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.
  • Four simple interactive screens:
    • Geometry: for creating and editing nodes, members, supports, and section properties.
    • Loading: for creating and editing loads.
    • Results: for reading numerical results and viewing graphical deflections and force envelopes.
    • Utilities: unit system choice; on-line help; load/save file; reset.
  • Easy and accurate graphical drag-and-tap controls:
    • Rotate, pan, and zoom with simple gestures.
    • High precision positioning of nodes and loads by dragging with a finger.
    • Simple graphical tap sequences to generate members and loadings.
    • Drag loads along to set position.
    • Drag loads and envelopes to specify magnitudes.
    • Drag marker along deflected shape or force envelope to read off value.
  • Numeric entry available if preferred:
    • Double-tap on an input variable to enter its value numerically instead of graphically.
    • A built-in calculator is provided to add flexibility to numeric input:
      • Add or subtract offsets to dimensions.
      • Multiply and divide to scale dimensions.
      • Or simply enter a new value.
  • Simple yet flexible actions make modelling easy:
    • Create & delete nodes, members, and loads.
    • Move & copy geometry.
    • Split members.
    • Slide nodes along members, with optional automatic sympathetic movement of other geometry.
    • Change member spans, with optional automatic sympathetic movement of other geometry.
    • Replicate loading across members.
    • Optionally pin member ends.
  • Section library presented as a straightforward selection:
    • Tap on button in geometry window to open library.
    • Tap on category (e.g. British UB).
    • Tap on section size.
    • Diagram and properties will appear; tap on a Use button to pick major or minor axis.
  • Custom property generator accessible in the library:
    • In library, choose custom category.
    • Diagram and properties will appear; double-tap on a dimension to edit it.
    • Properties will automatically recalculate when dimensions are changed.
    • Choose a material (optional) by tapping on the blue button.
    • Tap on the Use buttons to pick either major or minor axis.
  • PDF export via e-mail of analysis results.
  • Model import/export via e-mail.

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Contact

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Updates

1.3Functional upgrades

Additional features.

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1.2Improvement release

Additional features & bug fix.

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1.1Improvement release

Refinements.

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1.0Initial release

Please visit the App Store for updates.

We recommend all users to keep up to date with their software, especially with regard to bug-fix releases.

Models should be saved prior to updating the App as unsaved data may not be preserved by the updating process.