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CSI ITALIA SRL
Galleria San Marco 4 33170 Pordenone Italy Phone +39 0434 28465
Working Hours
We are happy to meet you during our working hours. Please make an appointment.
VIS Software Updates
Version 17.3.0
Released October 1, 2024
Release notes:
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Possibility to optionally overwrite the length of the boundary regions of shear walls when importing the reinforcing from an existing model. In the previous versions, if the two sections had different boundary regions, the reinforcing was not imported.
Minor bug fixes.
Version 17.2.0
Released July 10, 2024
Release notes:
Minor bug fixes.
Version 17.1.0
Released April 2, 2024
Release notes:
Possibility to combine multiple connected Pier labels defined in an ETABS models to create a composite Wall Stack. The new object will be imported in VIS as a unique wall element and will be checked for PMM actions with reference to global forces using the resulting composite section. The shear check will instead be conducted separately for each leg with reference to the local forces.
The new command can be accessed directly from ETABS inside the menu Tools > Section Cutter.
New commands to Save and Load a configuration file containing the Code, Wizard a Colors preferences. This will allow to share the desired settings over different models.
Possibility to Lock a selection of elements to prevent them to be designed from the Design Wizard. This will allow to “freeze” the reinforcing assigned to these members over subsequent runs of the Wizard.
Minor bug fixes.
Version 17.0.0
Released January 10, 2024
Release notes:
The shear check window of walls and coupling beams has been renewed to provide a direct access to the calculation details.
A new detailed calculation report is available for the shear and shear capacity check of walls and coupling beams. The report can readily be opened through a click on the corresponding button from the shear check window.
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The new detailed report can directly be exported in .pdf or as an image, to facilitate its inclusion in the full calculation report.
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A new tool for the calculation of the detailed stress-strain distribution corresponding to a generic PMM set of forces is now available from the PMM check window.
The new strain plane window allows to combine multiple sections to study the behavior of coupled sections.
Minor bug fixes.
Version 16.3.0
Released October 3, 2023
Release notes:
The PMM check window of walls and coupling beams has been renewed to provide a direct access to the calculation details.
A new detailed calculation report is available for the PMM check of walls and coupling beams. The report can readily be opened through a click on the corresponding button from the PMM check window.
The new detailed report can directly be exported in .pdf or as an image, to facilitate its inclusion in the full calculation report.
Minor bug fixes.
Version 16.2.0
Released July 12, 2023
Release notes:
A new detailed calculation report is available for the PMM check of beams and columns. The report can readily be opened through a click on the corresponding button from the PMM check window.
The new detailed report can directly be exported in .pdf or as an image, to facilitate its inclusion in the full calculation report.
Minor bug fixes.
Version 16.1.0
Released April 20, 2023
Release notes:
The shear check window of beams and columns has been enhanced to explicitly display the checks for all the different stations and load combinations.
A new detailed calculation report is available for the shear check of beams and columns. The report can readily be opened through a click on the corresponding combination from the shear check window.
The new detailed report can directly be exported in .pdf or as an image, to facilitate its inclusion in the full calculation report.
The capacity shear check window of beams and columns has been enhanced to explicitly display the checks for all the different stations and axial load values.
A new detailed calculation report is available for the capacity shear check of beams and columns. The report can readily be opened through a click on the corresponding combination from the shear check window.
The new detailed report can directly be exported in .pdf or as an image, to facilitate its inclusion in the full calculation report.
Minor bug fixes.
Version 16.0.0
Released January 16, 2023
Release notes:
New ribbon tabs, for the design and check of all the different limit states at once.
Possibility to display the enveloped design results, including and excluding the detailing provisions, directly from the 3D interface.
Quick access to the member editor, through a right click on the contoured map.
Quick access to a dedicated context menu, through a right click on the object model.
Dedicated stirrups objects for the boundary regions of vertical walls.
Automatic design wizard, for transverse and confining reinforcement on shear walls.
Improved IFC export, to include boundary stirrups and internal ties of wall objects.
Version 15.3.0
Released October 3, 2022
Release notes:
New filter bar available for each object category inside the Navigation tab.
The in-plane bars of wall sections are now displayed as two separate rebars with bent anchors at each end and no more as a single rectangular object. The same enhancement has been applied to the .dxf and IFC export.
Possibility to select wall piers and spandrels directly through a mouse click or a selection band on the 3D view of the model.
Minor bug fixes.
Version 15.2.0
Released July 1, 2022
Release notes:
The boundary regions of critical and non-critical sections of vertical walls can now be fully customized. Two different lengths can be specified for each leg and, optionally, the user can delete the boundary region from any end.
A specific algorithm has been implemented to perform the automatic optimization of the boundary lengths based on the minimum cost. In addition, for critical sections of rectangular walls, the result of the optimization will eventually be further increased to account for the ductility requirements.
Each section cut associated to a vertical wall can now be set to be designed with uniform reinforcing or with reinforcing prevailing at ends of each leg, within boundary regions of appropriate lenghts. This attribute can be set independently for each wall.
Several enhancements to the walls Design Wizard have been implemented.
Minor bug fixes.
Version 15.1.0
Released April 4, 2022
Release notes:
The functionalities of the column editor have been greatly improved: the PMM and shear capacity checks of the joints are now visible from the editor window and a new dedicated “Joint” tab has been added to review and edit the joint shear reinforcing.
The Seismic Performance Finder plugin is now compatible withe Eurocode 8-3. The plugin allows for the automatic calculation of the critical elastic spectrum of existing RC buildings.
New functionality allowing the calculation of the elastic PMM domain of the sections using a parabolic stress distribution for the concrete in addition to the default linear distribution. This applies to the supported code only (NTC2018 and NTC2008).
Minor bug fixes.
Version 15.0.0
Released January 27, 2022
Release notes:
New plugin Towers for SAP2000 and CSiBridge now available. The new plugin provides extensive features for the analysis of multistory buildings like: calculation of centers of mass and rigidity, torsional flexibility check, test for second order sensitivity, calculation of maximum story displacement, maximum story drift, story forces, story shears and story response plots.
Information on joint shear reinforcing added to the column reinforcing table.
New functionality allowing the display only structural joints (joints connected to columns) added in the view option tab.
New functionality allowing the export the IFC of a wall directly from the reinforcing editor.
Minor bug fixes.
Version 14.3.0
Released October 1, 2021
Release notes:
New interactive diagram to plot the required top and bottom reinforcing in the beam editor. The new tool allows for the shifting of the required areas to account for shear-flexure interaction. It is also possible to perform moments redistribution and plot of the current reinforcing.
New functionality allowing the export of the diagram of the required reinforcing in the .dxf layout.
Dedicated snaps to End-Ofssets and Critical Regions added in the extension panel of the beam editor.
New functionality allowing the export the .dxf layout of beam lines, column lines and walls directly inside the corresponding editor.
New functionality allowing the export of the IFC file of beam lines, column lines and walls directly inside the corresponding editor.
Version 14.2.0
Released July 6, 2021
Release notes:
New options to fully customize the contents of the calculation report.
Deflection checks for beams as per EC2
Members geometry and reinforcing can now be exported in IFC format.
New Wizard algorithm for optimizing the layout of longitudinal reinforcing of columns.
Design checks for grade beams as per EC2 and EC8