ATHENA2017 The upgrade with “More”

Clarity, ergonomics, functionality

– more of everything!
A new structural analysis module, a new
tool for the placement of profiled sheets,
a new ERPlus® link – apart from the
expanded functionality and the optimized
user-friendliness, various innovations are
included in the upgrade to ATHENA 2017.
Numerous requests from ATHENA users
have been incorporated, making the new
ATHENA version even more powerful and Load-case structural analysis
user-friendly. The new structural analysis module “Load-case structural analysis”
for the load-case calculation of bars replaces the former module “lx
required / deflection”. Now, loading cases can be calculated with a
significantly higher degree of freedom in the choice of conditions.
An overview of the innovations:
• Completely new dialog box with modern parameter input method
• Any number of supports
• Different types of bearing
• Any combination of loads (point and linear loads)
• Differentiation of usable load and permanent load
• Inclusion of safety factors (also freely definable)
• Check of the entered values for requirements and reliability.
• Indication of whether requirement criteria are satisfied
• Percentage figure for load factor
• Computation of the buckling stress and buckling force
• Report: Computation results as table or graphs (e.g. reaction forces,
max. deflection, max. stress in the cross section, etc.)

Additional texts for labels

Up to six individual attributes
(items of information) can now be
appended to ATHENA objects.
They cannot only be labeled, but
rather, along with the automati-
cally assigned information, they
can be transferred to a BIM
Arrange leaders to text model, e.g. Autodesk Revit® or
ATHENA leaders can now be Navisworks®, by means of IFC
arranged such that they are exactly export. This is also very important
flush with the start or end of the for transporting non-graphical
text. information to a BIM model.
Placement plan for profiled sheets
This new tool enables the fully automatic place-
ment of profiled sheet-metal panels within any
outlines, e.g. of walls or roofs, and the detailed
output.
A sheet placement plan with labeling is gener-
ated from the specification of the placement
orientation (horizontal or vertical), the choice
of a profiled sheet from the ATHENA database
and an outline via two diagonal corner points.
During this process, overlaps, tolerances and
sheet thickness values can be determined.
With just one step, a parts list, in which identi-
cal parts are summarized, can be output from
the sheet placement plan. The sheets can be
converted to 3D objects with the command
“Object to solid body” – for example, to use
them in a BIM project.

Profiled sheet
The command, “Profiled sheet” has been revised, but retains its name as “Profiled
sheet”. A new modern dialog box is easier to use and the functional features have
been expanded with the following points:
• New manufacturers have been added
• Sandwich panels and steel cassettes have been added.
• ATHENA surfaces (e.g. colors and treatments) can be assigned.
• On the new “Sections” tab countries can be switched on and off (as with the
“Standard parts” module) in order to use the country-specific products of certain
manufacturers.

ERPlus® item link Further new features:

With this link, users of ERPlus® from T.A.Project can ensure that items • New setup: System directories from older installations
in ATHENA and ERPlus have or are given the same item numbers. can be accepted
When selecting ATHENA parts (e.g. standard parts), an item search in • Various changes in the ribbon menu
the ERPlus item database can be carried out and a comparison of the
data made. In this way, automatic access to ERP data is already pos-
• ATHENA tables now with scaling
sible from the design drawing. • Expansion of “Profiled sheet” (formerly trapezoidal
sheet): More metal sheet manufacturers (depends on
country), sandwich panels and steel cassettes, surfaces
• New command “Label item” (item ID)
System requirements for ATHENA 2017 • “ATHENA leader: Texts can be inset
• AutoCAD 2014 - 2018 • “Copy label text” (New)
• AutoCAD Architecture 2014 - 2018 • “Edit dimensions” now multiples are also possible
• AutoCAD Mechanical 2014 - 2018 • “Dihedral angle” routine: Now also functions with null
Operating system: bars (lines) and infills
Windows 7, 8 und 10 • “Offset auxiliary line” now also possible with “0” or
Hardware: negative values
ATHENA requires the same hardware configuration as AutoCAD. • “Infills” dialog box optimized: “Layers” pick list now
AutoCAD, Revit und Naviswork – registered trademarks of Autodesk Inc.
ERPlus - registered trademark of T.A. Project GmbH.
dynamic
Windows (Vista, 7, 8, 10) – registered trademarks of Microsoft Inc. • And much more.

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