v1.0.8 - Beta Testing

The is a beta testing version (v1.0.8) of MSASect2, released on 16 Aug 2023.

Addings

Changings

• Section buckling
  • Analysis settings
    • The default value of "Minimum Length" for shell element method is now rounded to a proper integer.
    • The manual input of length list is now more user-friendly.
  • Mesh progress (shell element method)
    • Mesh progress pop-up window will be automatically closed on finishing when directly clicking "Run" button.
  • Results
    • The "xmin" value under buckling curve result window is now synchronized with the "Minimum Length" option in analysis settings.
    • A stand-alone label showing results on the cursor positon is add to the buckling curve window to enhance visualization.
    • The section position in 2D plot window can be now selected with manual inputs.
    • 2D plot window is now showing synchronize member length with the 3D plots.
    • Mode switching function in 2D plot window can be now achieved with a pull-down menu.
    • 2D plots can now automatically refreshed for all applied changes.

Fixings

• Section buckling
  • Analysis settings
    • Fixed the bug that the symbols of bending moments are shown uncorrectly.
    • Fixed the bug that manual inputs in length list may be overwritten upon accidental clicking on the options.
  • Show stress (finite strip method)
    • Fixed the bug that section stress distributions under geometric / principal axis modes are shown reversely.
    • Fixed the bug that the min/max stress labels will be placed in the same position if only axial load is applied.
  • Mesh progress (shell element method)
    • Fixed the bug that all section buckling windows will be closed when aborting the mesh progress.
  • Analysis progress (finite strip method)
    • Fixed the bug that the member legths utilized in the previous analysis will also appear in the following analysis.
  • Results
    • Fixed the bug that the label showing results on the cursor positon may somtimes disappear.