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August 2009
| Table of Contents |
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| Bookmarks at IESweb |
| Maintenance Plans |
| VA 6.5 Preview |
New Bookmarks at IESweb
Quick links to IES resources
The redesigned IES web site is now fully functional and should help you find the information you need in a flash. There have been some directory changes, so if you have bookmarked places into our old web site, you might need to update those bookmarks. Here are links to pages you will likely want to bookmark:
Install or Update
All of our free-trial downloads, customer update
installations, and new product installations are found in one location:
There are new FAQ-type instructions on this page, links to popular legacy products and detailed "release notes" to help you discover what is new and to install exactly what you need any time, on any machine.
Product Information
The web site is a great place to get the "big picture" regarding
product capabilities and limitations. It is also the place to
start when investigating a new IES tool for your toolbox. There
are some nice lists comparing and contrasting the various IES products:
or jump directly to specific product pages which offer feature lists, demonstration movies, pdf user's guides and tutorials, and customer showcase areas:
www.iesweb.com/products/visualanalysis/
www.iesweb.com/products/quickrwall/
etc.
Product pages are getting updated periodically as we have time. These can help even long-time customers get better use from their IES investment.
Support or Service
If you have post-sale needs regarding your products, you should start
with the support pages, which have great information and links to help
you get answers quickly. Even when IES offices are closed.
Purchase and Licensing
If you have questions about your licenses or purchasing, the place to start is at the "Sales Office". You may call us at 800.707.0816 during business hours, but you will find most of the answers you need right here:
Placing Orders
The new online order form allows for new purchases, upgrades, extra
licenses, maintenance plan purchases, or paying an invoice, and even certain
special upgrade or conversion actions. If you want a quick quote,
the order form will often provide the numbers you need.
https://www.iesweb.com/order.htm
If you have network installations, lots of licenses, or just don't know what products you have or the options available, you may always call directly during business hours and Garrett (or any of us) will be happy to assist you.
VA Upgrade Preview
Version 7.0 is Coming Soon!
Our engineers are cranking out top-quality features for the next release of VisualAnalysis--features that you will absolutely love. With version 6.0 our goal was to make sure new customers could jump in and get work done without requiring a manual. This time around we are focusing on improving usability for our loyal veteran customers.
Keep it Simple and Friendly!
With version 7.0, we are listening very carefully to your suggestions and will be introducing some incredible ways to simplify how you use the software and to dramatically increase capabilities in ways that make practical, everyday sense. Our new feature list has grown long, with some powerful additions, yet all have been screened through the VisualAnalysis mantra: Easier, Friendlier, Painless.
Some Examples:
- Spreadsheet input or import for Nodes
- Areas version 2.0: Move, edit, delete holes, etc.
- Automatic Plate Meshing: Check a box!
- Tabbed Report View: One click to text reports
- Simplified Reporting Control: Fewer options, sorted lists, etc.
- Easier Graphics: Rotation, Zoom, Pan
- Quick Custom Materials
- Easier Shape Selection
Raw Power for Real Engineering
While the building codes continue to pile on the complexity, VisualAnalysis is growing to automate and manage much of the complexity for you. We can all work for better design specifications, but until that day, VisualAnalysis will help you stay focused on the engineering
Examples of Simplified Power
- Direct Analysis Method: AISC's new K=1 approach to design
- Fully Iterated P-Delta (P-d, P-D) Analysis: True 2nd-order analysis
- LRFD Wood Design: Easier design with steel & wood together
- Bearing Pressure calculations, for plates with spring supports
Improving Your Productivity
Getting you in and out of VisualAnalysis in minimal time is one of our top-priorities. IES Customers appreciate the ability to solve tricky little problems in just a few minutes without having to relearn complex commands or try to guess how the software works. We are introducing incredible productivity gains.
Examples of Enhanced Productivity
- Mirror-Copy command
- Scroll-Through Result Cases: Use arrow keys in a Result View
- Scissor Joints: Difficult to achieve manually, now check a box
- Group-Edit Member Loads: smarter editing
- Rigid-Links: Takes the guess-work out of FEA tricks.
- Dramatic Performance Gains: Cold-formed, Analysis, File I/O, etc.
Much More to Come
This is just a sampling of the many major and minor improvements that will help you enjoy your work in VisualAnalysis 7.0 and make your work easier than ever. Stay tuned for beta-test announcements and more details coming soon.
Maintenance Plans
Smooth the Financial Turbulence
With the troubled economy pushing many engineering offices to tighten budgets and spend wisely it might be good time for your office to consider an IES maintenance plan. We have overhauled our maintenance plan purchasing and pricing to simplify it and make it easier than ever.
- Budget your structural software expenses
- Protect your current investment in IES, with very little cash
- Obtain Price Stability: lock-in today's low prices
- Don't Fall Behind our technology or the building codes
- Get the Best Support with the newest IES products
Call today for a quote, or just go to the online order form and choose 'Add Maintenance' for each of your current products! To learn more about our maintenance plans, what they are and how they can save you time and money, please visit: Maintenance Plans.
Free Upgrades in Aug. & Sept. 2009!
IES uses maintenance plans to help tame the "boom or bust" cycles of software development and August/September are slow months, generally. To help you get into a maintenance plan, we are offering some limited free upgrades when you purchase a maintenance plan.
Normally all your products must be 'current versions', but we will waive that requirement for one or more of your products. Find out how much you could save by calling 800-707-0816 for a price quote before the end of September.