With an intuitive user interface, extensive libraries of structural components, and powerful tools for modeling, drafting, and reporting, Bentley Structural supports all phases of the structural workflow, from the design and modeling of structural systems to structural analysis and construction documentation. Integrating design, visualization, drawing production, and reporting, Bentley Structural is part of Bentleyْs BIM solution of integrated design, engineering, and management applications for the entire lifecycle of constructed assets. Used on large and complex projects around the world, Bentley Structural was specif- ically developed to support workgroups and distributed teams in a managed environment, allowing archi- tects, engineers, and contractors to build as one.BIM enables business-critical benefits over traditional computer-aided drafting (CAD), eliminates waste,significantly reduces errors and omissions, provides greater predictability of costs and performance, allows exploration of more design options, and ultimately results in better buildings. > BBC Broadcasting House(Image courtesy whitbybird) A comprehensive range of dedicated tools supports the design and modeling of structures in steel, concrete, and timber. Parametric components, such as walls, foundations, columns, beams, trusses, slabs, and bracings, allow dimension-driven creation and modification. Intersecting members are automatically coped or cut back from supporting members, and if necessary, rotated to the slope angle of their supports. > Detailed construction documentation (Image courtesy SSOE, Inc.) The building information model can be created and manipulated in a traditional 2D plan or an advanced 3D model environment - using the same tools and interface for either. > Simultaneously with the physical members, an analytical model is created, to which boundary conditions,member releases, and various load combinations can be added. This finite element information inte-grates directly with leading structural analysis applications. Integration with steel detailing and concrete reinforcement software is supported via industry-standard exchange formats. > Member schedules includingvolume and weight calculations Plans, framing layouts, sections, and elevations comply with user-definable drawing standards and rules for resymbolization and annotation. Options are provided for single- or double-line representation,removal or display of hidden lines, and extensive labeling and annotation of structural members. Coordination and consistency is thereby ensured across all documentation. > User-definable properties associated with structural members can be used to query the structural information model, to make selective or global changes to the geometry and nongraphical information,and to generate accurate component schedules that include lengths, volumes, weights, centers of mass,and more. Changes in Microsoft Excel spreadsheets, affecting attributes such as steel section size andheight of single or multiple structural components, update both physical and analytical models. > Visit us on the Web for more information about Bentley solutions and services. www .bentley .com >

Analytical (finite element) modelincluding loadsar joists ■ Structural design and construction documentation forstructures in steel, concrete, and timber > ■ Direct integration with GT STRUDL, STAAD.Pro,RAM, ROBOT, MIDAS/GENw, and SFRAME > ■ Choice to work in 2D plans, 3D models, or both - with a single set of tools > ■ Export and import of industry standards CIMsteel CIS/2 and SDNF for analysis, steel detailing, and fabrication > ■ Integrated analytical model with finite elements, nodes, boundary conditions and member releases, loads and load combinations > Wizards to create steel trusses, bar...