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Explanation of Levels
- Free Student level is available to students on their own personal machines, with a license key provided to them by an instructor.
- School level is free on-campus. This level is given to schools and educators for use in labs, staff offices or research machines. Students may optionally purchase the Paid Student level for use on their own personal machine.
- Commercial licenses are available for consulting or non-educational work at full cost. Commercial features shown for comparison purposes.
| Key Features in Levels | Educational | Commercial | |
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| Free Student | School or Paid-Student |
Advanced | |
| Size Limits | 50 members 100 plates 150 nodes |
unlimited | unlimited |
| Frames (Steel, Concrete, Wood, etc.) |  |
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| Trusses (Steel, Wood, Cold-formed, etc.) | |
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| Sketch Models | |
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| DXF/STAAD Import & Export |
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| Member and Nodal Loads | |
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| Building Code Load Combinations | |
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| Static Analysis (1st order) | |
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| P-delta, AISC Direct Analysis* | |
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| Result Graphics and Reports | |
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| Tapered Members, Offset Members |
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| Spring Supports | |
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| Parametric Generation | |
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| Copy & Paste Model & Loads | |
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| Mirror Copy* |
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| Member 'Format Painter'* | |
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| Smart Renaming |
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| Area Loads (tributary areas, independent from model elements) |
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| Thermal Loads | |
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| Plate Loads | |
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| Dynamic Mode Shapes | |
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| Dynamic Response Spectrum | |
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| Quick Saved Views | |
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| Animated Results | |
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| Element Search* | |
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| Find Tool / Zoom on Select* |
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| Node Merge* | |
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| AISC Steel Design Checks ASD / LRFD |
LRFD only Preliminary |
LRFD only Preliminary |
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| NDS Wood Design Checks ASD / LRFD |
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| ACI Concrete Beam / Column Checks |
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| ACI Flat Slab Checks |
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| NAS Cold-Formed Steel Checks |
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| Member Sizing for Design |
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| Auto-Meshed Plate Areas* |
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| Rigid-Link Members* | |
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| Scissor-Joints* | |
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| Import Load Combinations* |
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| Custom 'Blob' Shapes | |
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| Catenary Cable Elements | |
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| Rigid Diaphragms | |
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| Semi-Rigid Member Connections | |
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| Time History Analysis | |
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| Dynamic Forcing Function (e.g. machinery vibration) |
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| Moving Loads (truck & lane) | |
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| Envelope Results |
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| Result Superposition Combinations | |
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| Spreadsheet Report Tool |
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| Save Reports to MS Excel (.xls) |
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* New in VisualAnalysis 7.0