Online Introduction SSD/SOFiPLUS Version 2012
The following tutorial movies will help you to start working with the current SOFiSTiK software (version 2012), especially with the SOFiSTiK Structural Desktop (SSD) and SOFiPLUS(-X).
The movies will show you the main program features and guide you step by step through a small project example. Simply click on the picture and the movie will start immediately. After studying all movies you should be able to start working on your own projects.
For further examples, movies and tutorials go to our Infoportal.
We wish you now lots of fun while working with our software.
Your SOFiSTiK Team
Chapter 0: Welcome
- Wellcome
- Workflow of a SSD-project
- the SOFiSTiK-Database (CDB)
- What are structure elemnts
- Introduction example "simple slab"
Version 2012 (DVD 08/2011)
Chapter 1: starting a new Project
- How to start a new project
- The system information dialogue
- The task tree in SSD
Chapter 2: Input of Materials and Cross Sections
- Defining / changing material
- Defining cross sections
Chapter 3: Graphical Input of System and Loads
- Input of geometry
- Defining structure elements
- Input of loads
- Exporting system to database
- Checking the system
Chapter 4: Define Combinations
- The automatically generated combination rules
- Defining new combination rules
Chapter 5: Linear Analysis and Superpositioning
- Calculation of loadcases
selection of loadcases to be calculated
controling the text output
selecting the graphical output - Calculation of the superpositioning
- The table area in SSD
Chapter 6: Desing of Area and Beam Elements
- Task "Design Parameters"
types of reinforcement
group selection
parameters for reinforcement - Design of area elements in ULS and SLS
- Design of beam elements
Chapter 7: Result Documentation
- Creating a documentation with URSULA
- Inserting a table of contents
- Selecting content
- Adding additional graphics interactively
- 1.PrinPrinting document as PDF-file
Chapter 8: Help and Support
- Converting a task to a text file
- The manuals of the SOFiSTiK modules
- Colletction of examples, tutorials, movies --> Infoportal
- An einem SOFinar teilnehmen
- Sample files in TEDDY
- The SOFiSTiK forum
- How to create a support request out of SSD directly