2024 SDS2 Release Notes

Enhancements:

Member and material routes were added to " Set ABM Sections By " which sorts whole pages by the selected criteria.
New options were added to the ABM Report Criteria window to separate ABM lines by major mark, minor mark, member camber, member end cutting, and member number.
Crane Rail material is now an available material type in ABM Qualifiers.
All SDS2 members are now available in ABM Qualifiers.
All SDS2 members now have ABM options in Member Edit.
Job Custom Properties can be added as a special label on drawings.
Boolean custom properties will now display the text for their “ Prompt ” field.
Removed the visible attribute from bolts in the Python API.
Python API has a new function, CustomProperties.SetPropertiesBulk which increases performance when updating multiple objects in one call. See help(CustomProperties.SetPropertiesBulk) for more details.
Print Job Settings will only include the bolt specifications for the Design Method specified in the Project Settings.
Detailing of beams, columns, and vertical braces now adds dimensions to all transverse stiffener materials.
End reaction loads on Erection View drawings can now be shown on independent lines.
The following properties have been exposed in the API: NonBearingSplice in SplicePlateSpecification, ColSpliceGap in SplicePlateSpecification, GussetToBeamAndEndplate in HorzBracePlateSpecificaton.
The .NET API2.0 Hole.GetSurface() function now returns hole surface in local hole coordinates. A new API method Hole.ToGlobalCoordinates returns a matrix that can be used to transform the hole surface to global coordinates.
The Python API has a new module, sds2.cis2 which provides access to CIS2 exports. Refer to Help (sds2.cis2) for more information.
The Python API has a new module, sds2.cis2 which provides access to CIS2 imports. Refer to Help (sds2.cis2) for more information.
For AISC 16th edition, F3148 bolts are always tension controlled. In the washer setup screen, the option for tension control is disabled.
The screen to choose a destination for multiple individual short calculation design calcs has been clarified.
Load name symbols displayed on the Reaction Nomenclature tab of the Erection View Member Labels screen can be customized.
Corrected moment reaction end loads to display units per Project Settings.
All Design Calculation reports are now created as PDFs.
ASD 16th Edition has been added to the list of available " Design Methods " for connection design.
LRFD 16th Edition has been added to the list of available " Design Methods " for connection design.
CISC 12th Edition has been added to the list of available " Design Methods " for connection design.
The Plate Stress Check for AISC 15th Edition design now properly uses Equation 9-1 and the plastic moment strength in load calculation 276.
SDS2 will now design a thin 8 bolt moment end plate per AISC Design Guide 39.
Moment end plates are designed using AISC Design Guide 39 for AISC 16th Edition jobs.
Updated the constant value, 0.038, in equation E7-7 for AISC 15th Edition.
Renamed the "Misc. calculations" section on the Design Calculations report as "Member properties".
Updated the check for Yielding of supporting web on bolted connections to column webs to utilize Eq (9-31) for AISC 15th Edition and Eq (9-45) for AISC 16th Edition.
Calculations 32 and 461 now show the slenderness comparisons made for connection plates in the expanded Design Calculations.
Consolidated the expanded Design Calculations into several new sections to improve navigation.
Moved the "Design Method" section to the "Member Specific" section of the Design Calculations report.
Shortened the erection view " End Reactions " to only show one decimal place.
The Phi/Omega/Gamma button has been removed from Design Settings.
Design calculations for multiple members will be opened in the default PDF viewer when combined into one document.
Added an assumption warning to the Notes and Conclusions section of the Design Calculation report for moment end plate connections per AISC 16th Edition Manual design.
Column member Left/Right End designation on Design Calculation reports are changed to Top/Bottom End.
Added an option, Design non-AISC axially loaded clip angles, to ignore the 3/8" minimum thickness requirement for axially loaded clip angles in the AISC 16th Edition design.
The default Design Method when creating a new job with a North American AISC license is ASD 16th Edition. When creating a new job with a North American CISC license the default design method is CISC 12th Edition.
Updated the default material grades when creating AISC 16th Edition jobs to match the standard material grades found in the Code of Standard Practice.
Improved vertical to first bolt calculations for bolts inside and outside the beam flanges in moment end plates per AISC 16th Edition.
Full-depth CJP welds are designed for MBMA flush end moment end plate flange welds.
Updated the Phi and Omega factor descriptions in the Job Settings report.
Clarified the note specifying minimum column thickness in AISC 15th Edition jobs.
Clarified the note specifying maximum slenderness ratio of braces loaded in both tension and compression in AISC 15th Edition jobs.
Clarified code references on the Design Calculation cover sheet notes for AISC 13th through AISC 15th Editions.
Clarified the note specifying the controlling limit state for seat connections in AISC 15th Edition jobs.
Updated the minimum required moment to be 60% of the yield strength of the connected beam flange per AISC Design Guide 16.
Default bolt edge distances have been added to the Job Settings report.
The material file for new ASD15 and LRFD15 jobs will now default to AISC_15thEd_1stPrint. The material file for ASD16 and LRFD16 jobs will default to usa_mtrl.
Set the default material file to can_mtrl for new CISC 12th Edition jobs.
Updated skewed shear tab fillet weld sizes and design for CISC design codes.
Updated the allowable tensile strength and allowable shear rupture in load calculation 120 for rod bracing pin connections.
F3148 bolts are now treated like F1852 and F2280 bolts when it comes to detailing and calling out the washers.
C1 small diameter values have been removed from Connection Erectability Settings.
Fixed the calculation of psi which is used in load calculations 113 and 446 to calculate the Flange Bending Strength of a column with a moment end plate attached.
Updated the calculation of TC in the Prying Checks section of the Design Calculation report to utilize Fu per AISC 15th Edition.
Updated the limit state table to include calculations that only check a geometry constraint and do not calculate a capacity. These load calculations will display "NA" in the capacity column of the limit state table.
Updated the flange to end plate fillet weld length on moment end plate connections to omit the length between the k1 values of the supported beam. Also, updated the MBMA style moment end plate flange to end plate fillet weld length to omit the weld length along the tips of the flange thickness.

Problems fixed:

The default width for Material Description in the ABM layout is now 20 characters.
ABM sorting options are saved when an ABM is created.
ABM exported as delimited file will follow the report order.
Copying and saving forms will not copy ABM ID, ABM Note, ABM Auto Length Checkbox or ABM Length.
Generating an ABM and limiting by zone will now include group members.
Secondary Girts no longer lose the ABM information when the member is processed and Use Member Mark for Member Main Material is enabled.
Group Members will behave as normal members with the ABM ID in the Bill of Material when Seq and Seq Qty are included.
Stairs with Plate Stringers will follow ABM Qualifier for Plate Thickness.
Changed the option for shear plates from "Design non-AISC single plate shear connections" to "Design non-standard single plate shear connections" as this is not AISC specific in Design Settings.
Changed the option for shear plates from "Design non-AISC welds for single plate shear connections" to "Design non-standard welds for single plate shear connections" as this is not AISC specific in Design Settings.
The Python API hole_add.HolePattern no longer marks holes as user.
Miscellaneous members no longer have stale information in a multi-user environment.
The reference for shear yielding of beam web limit state for AISC 13th-15th Editions was corrected.
Updated the default tightening and entering clearances for bolts on Connection Erectability Settings for AISC 15th Edition jobs.
Corrected the flanges on Cope Shop Weld #3 and Cope Field Weld #3 on members that also have web cuts. This results in the CNC output being more complete.
The SDS2 .NET API will initialize internal units to the units specified in the SDS2 job.
Removed extra space character from section size label "100x100x8 EA".
Multiple boolean custom properties will now be displayed correctly in the Bill of Materials.
Corrected an error with custom properties that are not configured in the Bill of Material layout.
Corrected a display issue with auto vs non-auto member loads in evu details or modeling.
Corrected SDS2 .NET API documentation for material objects.
Resolved a fatal error that occurred when a sheet outline referenced a job custom property and detail auto sheet loading was used.
.NET API documentation for RoutingDefinitions has been updated.
Hopper custom members now have a material marked as main material.
Custom Property erection view labels will be updated immediately in modeling when using the Member Properties command.
Purlin materials now retain their guids when processed.
Multiline custom properties set to Add to BOM no longer flag members for detailing when no changes were made.
Job using Legacy custom properties can no longer activate modular custom properties.
Declaring export_to_ifc in custom property plugins will make the checkbox in Project Settings for that property read-only. If it is not declared in the plugin, the field is active in Project Settings.
Custom Properties are now correctly reported in the bill plot reports.
Material custom properties will be copied when copying material if User Option is set to copy material custom properties.
Drafting station can now modify member and material custom properties that are set to Add to BOM.
Custom properties modified in Drafting station without any modifiers will now be saved properly.
Custom properties for group members will now open the Custom Property Edit dialog regardless of deleted members.
Custom properties can now be added during the initial input of members.
Corrected the bookmark hierarchy when generating the expanded Design Calculations.
Detailing Templates will properly underline or strikethrough text.
Keyboard shortcuts to a custom filter with spaces in its name no longer cause an error.
Added tool tips and links to documentation for "Cancel this view" and "Cancel all views" commands in EVU detailing.
ASAExport errors addressed.
Using Euro detailing-templates with imperial units will now properly callout the beam depth and flange width.
Status Display with unknown values in the criteria will no longer terminate SDS2 unexpectedly.
Vertical braces that use rod material will no longer error when set to Plain End.
The material grade for HSS vertical brace paddle plates now follow Project Settings when first created instead of always using A36 material.
The HybridSDS2Plugin has been updated to conform to recommendations as described in the .NET API tutorial.
32-bit binaries to support .Net API development have been removed.
Incorrect slot rotations on unfolded views have been corrected.
SDS2 now checks and designs MBMA flush moment end plate beam splices.
Added the missing 0.707 factor to the minimum plate thickness calculation for a fully effective weld per the CISC 11th Edition.
Material file AISC_16thEd_1stPrint has been merged into usa_mtrl and all_mtrl.
Corrected the calculation of the eccentricity values for 3pt vertical and horizontal braces. These eccentricity values are used when calculating the moment loads applied by the individual brace loads.
Updated the weld size note for a seat welded to an HSS column with a flare-bevel groove weld for AISC 13th Edition design.
Corrected an issue where the calculation report showed “nan (not a number)” for load calculation 459 on welds that could not be designed.
Fixed the calculation of the moment flange plate slenderness ratios, stiffened width and unstiffened width, in load calculation 461.
Clarified the limit state descriptions on the Design Calculation reports of vertical brace connections to a beam-column intersection.
Addressed moment end plate connections erroneously failing due to end plate material grade.
Updated calculation number 261 to always use equation (J10-4) for the AISC 15th Edition to check Web Crippling of the supporting beam connected to a vertical brace.
Updated bent plate bending strength calculation for multiple design methods.
The number of stiffeners for HSS columns using an Auto base/cap pl connection will now properly update when required instead of failing the connection.
Duplicate conversion factors no longer appear on expanded Design Calculations.
Corrected the calculation for a fully effective weld in load calculation 147 to properly use the minimum plate thickness.
Added a check for Block Shear Rupture for a vertical brace gusset to column bolted/bolted WT connection.
Calculations for a bolted gusset shear tee were using the incorrect Fy and Fu values
There is no longer a gap between the gusset and reinforcement plate of a 2- or 3-point brace gusset when the gusset is attached to an HSS beam or column.
The calculation of the Lateral-Torsional Buckling Modification Factor used in the calculation of shear plate buckling for AISC 15th Edition has been improved to match the AISC Design Manual and AISC Design Examples.
Beam to beam double clip angle connections bolted to the supporting member will no longer fail due to a message "Cannot erect the connection".
Corrected the references on beam connection Design Calculation reports for bolts under combined loads for CISC 10th, CISC 11th, and AISC 15th Editions.
Updated shear plate design that doesn't use the conventional or extended configuration to utilize a flexible support condition. This applies to AISC 13th Edition through AISC 15th Edition design methods.
Updated the calculation of vertical to 1st hole on sloped shear welded moment connections. Also updated the calculation to determine if the shear tab will fit in the supported beam depth.
Corrected the checks at a vertical brace connecting to a beam/column interface to now include Shear Yielding of the end plate and Yielding of the gusset plate at the end plate. The calculation of the gusset to end plate weld capacity has been updated and duplicate printing of the gusset tension check have been corrected.
Horizontal braces connecting to a beam web and end plate when using Euro design methods has been corrected.
Horizontal clip angles are now properly considering the supporting member axial web stress in the design of the connection.
The nominal depth value used in shear tab connections when calculating the minimum number of bolts was corrected.
Shear tab connections will calculate the edge distance correctly when a beam slopes downwards to a column.
End plate connections will be created correctly in a sloping beam-to-beam framing situation if Swap Member Ends is used.
Provide Minimum Cope selection negatively affecting not only the cope, but also the location of the connection was corrected.
Updated limit state labels in the Design Calculations for a beam-column-brace connection.
CISC material files now have a populated k1 dimension.