On the 16th of November, 2016 the official presentation of new version of SP LIRA 10.6 took place at State Enterprise Ministry of Defense «Central Design Institute» in Kiev city.

Dear colleagues!
«LIRA» group of companies is welcoming you to take part in seminar which is dedicated to the release of new version of SP LIRA

Dear colleagues, we are informing about takeaways from research and practice conference

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LIRA group of companies took part in activities at XIV international research and practice conference «Innovative technologies regarding lifecycle of housing and civil, industrial and transportation objects», which took place on 19-23 of September, 2016 in Kamianets-Podilskyi city, Khmelnytskyi oblast, Ukraine.

Experts of LIRA group of companies presented following reports at plenary meeting:

• SOME PROBLEMS OF COMPUTER MODELING OF BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES AND WAYS OF THEIRS SOLUTION IN SP LIRA 10.6 report was presented by Marchenko Dmitry Vladimirovich, project manager, LIRA group of companies.
  
  
  Report dedicated to review of main topics and problems, faced by users of previous versions of SP LIRA. There have been suggested ways of these problems’ solution using toolkit of SP LIRA 10.6.
• IMPLEMENTATION OF PROVISIONS OF DSTU-N B EN 1998-1:2010 IN SP LIRA 10.6 report was presented by Geraymovych Yury Dmitriyevich, Candidate of Technical Sciences, executive director of LLC «PRIME CAD».
  
  
  Report presents a review of seismic analysis approaches, which were implemented in SP LIRA 10.6 software package in accordance to DSTU-N B EN 1998-1:2010: analysis using lateral forces approach, modal response spectrum analysis, nonlinear static analysis and nonlinear dynamic time history analysis.

Reports of SP LIRA experts have been accepted by audience with a keen interest and drew an active discussion.

You can get familiar with SP LIRA 10.6 innovations at conferences, seminars and workshops. Details regarding official release of new version will be provided later.

We would like to extend our appreciation to organizers of the conference for an excursion to Сhernivtsi National University named after Yurii Fedkovich. Central building of the University is an ex-residence of the metropolitans of Bukovina and Dalmatia, and it is included in the UNESCO heritage list.

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• Added export of architectural model to ifc format which leads to two-way interaction with Tekla Structures
• OpenGL version has been updated to 3.3 for new rendering algorithm of design model. Thereby, operations with large-scale models became even simpler and faster
• For cross sections analysis considering bending torsion, there was added 5 new loading types, utilized in model feature 7. Added an opportunity to perform displacements unification by W (warping) for model feature 7. Bending torsion may have a significant influence on steel thin-walled bars of open profile, such as I-beam (symmetrical or asymmetrical) and channel bar. Bending torsion comes with bending of certain parts of cross section. For example, horizontal bend of each flange in opposite directions takes place during torsion of I-beams (with vertical web and horizontal flanges). Two oppositely directed bending moments form flexural-torsional bimoment, and its value defines bending torsion
• In results conversion mode, there has been added a consideration of architectural elements, so users can promptly pass out to other software not only geometry changes, but cross sections changes, that were passed out manually earlier
• Significantly expanded steel gauge database, added more than 20 new gauges

«LIRA soft» company announces release and official start of sales of the new version - LIRA 10.4

«LIRA soft» company announces release and official start of sales of new version of multifunctional software for design and analysis of building and mechanical structures.

SP LIRA new version is even simpler and effective and that's why developers are sure that all users will appreciate the work that’s been completed.

SP LIRA 10.4 main innovations touched the following systems:

• Bridge
• Soil
• Variation of models
• PUSHOVER Analysis
• Finite elements with intermediate nodes on edges
• Reinforced concrete structures
• Graphics system
• Steel structures

SP LIRA 10.4 innovations are published in 10.4 version

SP LIRA 10.4 is a modern and convenient tool of the BIM – level, designated для computational analysis of structural strenght and stability using finite element method. Analysis with SP LIRA 10.4 will allow to avoid possible errors by increasing the assessment of reliability of adopted structural concepts.

Download distribution package SP LIRA 10.4 (R1.0)

«LIRA soft» company announces the release of new SP LIRA 10.2 R3.1.

Several computational algorithms are optimized and improved in 3.1 release.

Changes in SP LIRA 10.2 (R3.1):

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Graphics system:

• operations in displacement unification mode have been modified;
• operations of nodes copying, which belong to ARB, and nodes, which belong to displacement unification groups, have been improved;
• improved selection algorithm in filter by values;
• improved operations of axial alignment mode for plate elements;
• corrected import error of some cross sections from Revit Structure 2014;
• added an option of design model import from Revit Structure 2015;
• refined logic of DCF selection for simultaneous loadings;
• Help has been updated and extended.

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Reinforced concrete structures:

• accelerated analysis of elements, which belong to unified groups of DCF;
• corrected rarely occurred error during reinforcement calculation according to DCL;
• modified algorithm of reinforcement calculation for bars of hollow circular sections;

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Soil:

• modified algorithm of bedding values C1 and C2 calculation.

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Download distribution package SP LIRA 10.2 (R3.1)

«LIRA soft» company announces the release of new SP LIRA 10.2 R3.0.
SP LIRA improving, becomes faster, convenient and effective from with any new release.

SP LIRA 10.2 (R3.0) innovations:

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Added option to select language of the interface and documentation

• Added option to change interface language at any given software package's operational stage. Besides Russian interface language, which was implemented earlier, there were added English and Ukrainian languages;
• Added independent from interface language option to select documentation language (reports, tables of input data and calculation results).

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Extended Help

• Several additions and updates to the Help system were made;
• Added tutorial «Exercise 10 - Analysis of the structure on elastic foundation using Soil Editor».

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Added option to switch between the types of selected objects in "Select nodes and elements" mode

• In «Marks» mode there were implemented quick switches between types of selected objects using how keys at keyboard.

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Concepts of loadings editing and filter by loads value have been updated

• Improved graphic interface in Loads editing / Loads filter modes. Loads editing / filter takes place during displaying by list of all loads on the selected objects.

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Optimized logic of detachments assignment mode

• Corrected logic of assignment of relative detachments in model's elements. Interface of policy and assigning of detachments has been refined.

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There was added an option to factor in color mosaic during Vibration or Displacement recording

• Displayed color mosaics are factored in video file record in Deformation, Vibration modes and Buckling modes animation mode.

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Added auto diagnostics of possibility to delete cross sections, materials and structural design parameters

• Warning message is displayed if deleted cross sections, materials and structural design parameters are assigned to elements.

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Algorithm of spatial soil model creation using assigned boreholes has been improved. Graphics interface during assigning and editing of boreholes and loadings has been improved

• Algorithm of automatic soil model creation according to assigned geological conditions has been improved;
• Arbitrary profile generation algorithm of created spatial soil model has been modified;
• Settings of Soil Editor's graphic interface has been expanded.

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Download distribution package SP LIRA 10.2 (R3.0)

In the R 3.2 release

• Option to calculate loadings combinations (DCL). You can analyze displacements, internal forces, stresses and reaction forces using calculated DCL, as well as perform design calculations in structural design systems and evaluate buckling modes and stability factors;
• Option to use user-defined reinforcement patterns for bars and plates;
• Solid FE in import/export features to neu and iges formats;
• "Quick screen image capture" option;
• Option of arbitrary positioning of design model in space for rectangular and polar dynamic design grids;
• Option of bar FE merging in "Merging of FE" mode;
• Adding equally nodes spaced between selected points were simplified in "Add nodes" mode;
• Option to consider nodes, bars and plates, which intersect triangulation contour was added to Triangulation tab in "Add FE" mode;
• Sorting criteria during single selection of nodes and elements has been changed (objects, that are closer to the user, are placed higher in dropdown list of nodes and elements);
• Consideration of elements unification in table of critical DCF;
• «TC 1381 - 020 - 00186654 - 2011 Longitudinally welded steel tubes» gauge;
• Area of calculated or specified reinforcement has been placed into separate section of measurement units.