Version 12.0 (March 2023)

Watch the Upgrade Guide Video below to see the new features of VisualFoundation 12.0 in action.

Scripts & Command Line

• Command Line is a powerful new way to drive the program:
  • Definite slabs, piles, piers, grade beams, walls, etc.
  • Apply loads to regions, piers, grade beams, and walls
  • Adjust the analysis, stability, and soil settings
  • Extract plate results (displacements, shears, moments, etc.) and pile results
  • Add tables to report and export reports
• External Script files can automate common tasks and much more:
  • Generate foundations, apply loads, extract results
  • Refine the mesh until model converges
  • Perform model optimization

Other Features

• ACI 318-19 & CSA A23.3:19 concrete specifications added
• CSA S16:19 steel specification added
• Plate design diagrams
• Pier combined flexure and tension design
• Table of Contents report table

Upgrade Guide Video

A variety of new features have been added to VisualFoundation 12 including a command line, the ability to import external scripts, and plate design diagrams as discussed in this video.

Additional training videos can be found on the Training Videos page.