General
| VA 10.0 Upgrade Quick Start |
31 Minutes  |
A jump-start on VisualAnalysis 10.0 for customers running previous versions. This training session will demonstrate basic modeling, loading, analysis, design, and reporting functionality while pointing out the major additions and changes from VA 8 and 9. |
| Upgrading to VisualAnalysis 9.0 |
23 Minutes |
Get a quick introduction to the VisualAnalysis "work flow" and explore the most commonly used features of the program as we work through some simple example projects. We will take a look at some of the newest features in VisualAnalysis 9.0 along the way. |
| Power Selection in VA |
22 Minutes |
Learn the basic and advanced techniques for selecting various types of items and groups of items for editing. Included are Shift, Ctrl, selection boxes and other 'hot keys' to select only what you want or need. Using the Find Tool and Cut Views for selection. |
| Finding Information |
25 Minutes |
Learn how to use filters, the help pane, find tool, quick views and other features to understand and edit models. |
| Preference Settings |
38 Minutes |
Learn about the many ways you can customize VisualAnalysis to better meet your needs. Set good default values for your projects and explore ways to improve the display of VisualAnalysis on your machine. |
| Using Copy & Paste |
20 Minutes |
Save some time and learn some new tricks with the clipboard and VisualAnalysis. We'll look at modeling, loading, and getting reports to Word or Excel. |
Load
| Loading Tips and Tricks |
38 Minutes |
Have you got skewed forces or thermal activity? Maybe you have uneven settlements? If you want to put pressures on your plates rather than on your schedule, then this is the class for you |
|
Mastering
Load Cases |
35 Minutes |
How to set up load combinations for design checks, exporting to footing tools, and also for managing performance. A quick look at customization options. |
| ASCE 7 Wind Loading |
31 Minutes |
This webinar will focus on setting your model up for and generating ASCE 7-10 wind load cases. |
| Area Modeling and Loading |
45 Minutes |
Learn how to simplify loading and make smarter models with areas. These things can perform tributary area load distribution and more. |
| Area Edge Loading |
20 Minutes |
One of the major new features in VisualAnalysis 9.0 is the ability to apply Area Side Loads to wall or slab edges (meshed areas). We will cover when and how to use areas in modeling and applying area side loads. |
Analyze
| Dealing with Modeling Errors |
37 Minutes |
Understanding the Check Model for
Errors options, Result Validation checks, and dealing with
analysis failures. |
|
Interpreting Plate Results |
35 Minutes |
A look at plate element analysis
results, how to view them and how to use them. For example what
is the total shear force at the base of a wall? |
| Introduction to Dynamic Analysis |
30 Minutes |
Shake up your models! Learn how to set up and interpret dynamic mode shapes and perform a dynamic response analysis. We promise not to even tell you about eigenvectors or virtual strain energy density --just some very practical stuff! |
|
Area Edge Supports and Results |
34 Minutes
|
Added in VA 8.0 is the ability to support edges of areas such that supports are updated automatically when area meshes are modified. Area boundary results are available. Learn what results are available and how to find and report them. |
|
AISC Direct Analysis Method |
38 Minutes |
This training begins with
an overview of the AISC 13th Stability Provisions and their
implementation in VisualAnalysis. It then moves into the analysis and design of
moment frames and creating stability reports. |
Design
| VisualAnalysis Design Overview |
46 Minutes |
Explore the capabilities and limitations of member, plate, and connection design in VisualAnalysis. |
VAConnect: Base Plate (part 1)
Base Plate Anchorage part 2)
|
32 & 34 Minutes |
Introduction to the Base Plate design feature in VAConnect. Part 1 covers the base plate design according to AISC Design Guide #1. Part 2 covers anchorage calculations and operations. |
| VAConnect: Shear Tab Design |
16 Minutes |
Introduction to the Shear Tab design feature in VAConnect. Single-plate beam connection according to AISC 360-10. |
| Custom Shape Stress & Deflection Checks |
27 Minutes |
This Advanced level feature, new in version 10.0, is ideal for fast preliminary checks on custom shapes. Demonstrated will be how to check stress and deflection levels in any member of any material or shape, checking against any code or specification. Also covered will be the defining limits for performing stress checks for axial, bending or combined stress. We'll talk about custom shapes in VisualAnalysis and ShapeBuilder. |
| Connection Design |
25 Minutes |
Get up to speed with the VAConnect utility program for designing or checking member connections (steel connections per AISC). |
| Design Bracing |
19 Minutes |
Learn how to define design-bracing for beams and columns, with examples in steel. We will examine all of the bracing options provided by VisualAnalysis including the new features available in version 9.0. |
| Wood Truss Design |
50 Minutes |
Get an introduction to modeling issues and design checks in VisualAnalysis through examples with wood trusses. |
| Concrete Slab Design |
23 Minutes |
Get an overview of concrete plate design in VisualAnalysis 9.0. We will cover how to use the design process for both manual and auto-meshed plates, including the definitions of the input parameters as well as common pitfalls and limitations of the process. |
| Concrete Beam and Column Design |
40 Minutes |
Learn the basic features for beam and column design per ACI in VisualAnalysis. |
| Aluminum Design |
36 Minutes |
A brief look at how version 8.0 will help you create and check aluminum structures per the latest ADM 2010 specifications. |
| Static Seismic Design |
19 Minutes |
Explore Seismic Design in VisualAnalysis including setting up ASCE 7 criteria and load combinations and dealing with overstrength. We will also take a look at the new steel design features for seismic compactness. |
| Deflection Checks per IBC 1604 |
26 Minutes |
Are you bent out of shape regarding deflection checks in VisualAnalysis? Master them today as we explore IBC 1604 provisions and look at a variety of member deflection situations. |
| Rigid
vs. Flexible Diaphragms |
22 Minutes |
Ways to model floor and roof diaphragms in VisualAnalysis
and understanding the implications of modeling choices. |
| Steel Design for Torsion |
34 Minutes |
A first-look at torsion in members: what VisualAnalysis does and does not include during analysis. We will also demonstrate using the Advanced Warping Torsion Checks for steel design. |
Requires ShapeBuilder
Req. VisualFoundation
Req. QuickFooting
Requires VA Advanced and Revit Structure